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# Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands

The attorney general of the United States Virgin Islands supervises and directs the Department of Justice. The current attorney general is Gordon C. Rhea. In 1962, the Virgin Islands Department of Law was established as an executive department in the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands pursuant to the Virgin Islands Code (Title 3, Chapter 8). With the passage of Act No. 5265 in 1987, the department was now referred to as the Virgin Islands Department of Justice. Additionally, the passage of Act No. 5265 placed the Bureau of Corrections under the jurisdiction and administration of the Department of Justice—remaining there until October 1, 2009. The department has the following divisions:
* Solicitor General Division
* Civil Division
* Criminal Division
* Domestic Violence Unit
* Family/Special Victims United
* Bureau of Investigations
* White Collar Crime and Public Corruption Section
* The Division of Gaming Enforcement
* Virgin Islands Civil Rights Commission
* Paternity & Child Support Division
* Victim Services Unit
* Sexual Offender Registry

## List of attorneys general (1961–present)

* Francisco Cornerio (1961–1969)
* Peter J. O'Dea (1969–1971)
* Ronald H. Tonkin (1971–1973)
* Verne A. Hodge (1973–1976)
* Edgar D. Ross (1977–1978)
* Iver A. Swan (1978–1980)
* J'Ada Finch-Sheen (1981–1984) [1st female]
* Leroy A. Mercer (1984–1986)
* Godfrey deCastro (1986–1990)
* Rosalie S. Ballentine (1991–1995)
* Julio A. Brady (1995–1999)
* Iver A. Stridiron (1999–2004)
* Alva A. Swan (2004–2005)
* Kerry Drue (2005–2006)
* Vincent Franklin Frazer (2006–2015)
* Terri Griffiths (2015) [Acting]
* Claude E. Walker (2015–2019)
* Denise George-Counts (2019–2023)
* Carol Thomas-Jacobs Acting (2023–2023)
* Ariel K. Smith (2023–2024)
* Ian Clement Acting (2024–present)
# Baljkovac

Baljkovac (Serbian: Баљковац) is a village in the Pivara municipality of Kragujevac in the Šumadija District of central Serbia.
# Mainz Nord station

Mainz Nord station (German: Haltepunkt Mainz Nord) is a railway station in the municipality of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is adjacent to Schott AG, Römheld & Moelle and Werner & Mertz.
# Sorkh Bid

Sorkh Bid (Persian: سرخ بيد, also Romanized as Sorkh Bīd) is a village in Sarbanan Rural District, in the Central District of Zarand County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 38, in 10 families.
# Gong Zhen

Gong Zhen (simplified Chinese: 巩珍; traditional Chinese: 鞏珍) was a fifteenth-century translator and writer famous for his association with the Chinese admiral Zheng He.

## Life

Born near Nanjing in present-day Jiangsu Province during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Gong Zhen's dates of birth and death are not recorded but it is known that his father was a soldier. Gong Zhen was first appointed as an advisor to the Xuande Emperor (r. 1425–1435), then in 1431 he became secretary to the admiral Zheng He.
Gong Zhen accompanied Zheng He on his voyages to the Western Ocean until 1433. His role was as advisor, translator and diarist in the various countries that Zheng He's treasure fleet visited.
Gong Zhen is best known as the author of Xiyang Fanguo Zhi (西洋番国志; 西洋番國誌; 'The Annals of Foreign Nations in the Western Ocean') published in 1434.
# Noqsan-e Kapari

Noqsan-e Kapari (Persian: نقصان كپري, also Romanized as Noqşān-e Kaparī) is a village in Jazmurian Rural District, Jazmurian District, Rudbar-e Jonubi County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 85, in 16 families.
# Podvyaznovo

Podvyaznovo (Russian: Подвязново) is a rural locality (a village) in Pekshinskoye Rural Settlement, Petushinsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 36 as of 2010.

## Geography

Podvyaznovo is located 33 km northeast of Petushki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pakhomovo is the nearest rural locality.
# Academy (1996 film)

Academy is an Australian television drama film made by the Australian Film & TV Academy and Catholic Radio & TV and produced with a low budget on the Gold Coast.

## Cast

* Paula Duncan as Jennifer Haywood
* Tony Bonner as Jack Steele
* Michael McGlinchey as William
* Heath Williams as Tim
* Jessica Orcsik as Natalie Steele
* Asia Matthews as Lilly Zabriski
* Suellen Underwood as Geraldine
* Pauline Campton-Lowe as Doris
* Bryan Williams as David Stolz
* Matt Flanagan as Tom
* Azura Adams as Joanna Parsons
# Kamandan, Lorestan

Kamandan (Persian: كمندان, also Romanized as Kamandān) is a village in Pachehlak-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Azna County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 729, in 136 families.
# 24th Uhlan Regiment (Poland)

24th Uhlan Regiment of Crown Hetman Stanislaw Zolkiewski (Polish: 24 Pulk Ulanów im. Hetmana Wielkiego Koronnego Stanislawa Zolkiewskiego, 24 p.ul.) was a cavalry unit of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic. Formed in June 1920, it fought both in the Polish–Soviet War and the 1939 Invasion of Poland. The regiment was garrisoned in the town of Kraśnik, and belonged to the elite 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade.
The history of the regiment dates back to June 1920, when it was formed in Lwów and Stanisławów. The unit was based on the 214th Volunteer Army Uhlan Regiment, and soon after forming, it was sent to fight against the Red Army in the area of Zamość, Volhynia and then Central Lithuania.
During the interbellum period the regiment was garrisoned in Kraśnik. As part of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade, in late autumn of 1938 it entered the areas that had belonged to Czechoslovakia (see Trans-Olza, Independent Operational Group Silesia). On 27 November 1938, the regiment clashed with Czechoslovak forces near the town of Ždiar, Slovakia.
During the Invasion of Poland, the regiment fought in the Battle of Jordanów, the Battle of Wysoka, and several other locations, including Łańcut, Rzeszów and Radymno. On 19 September 1939, it crossed the Hungarian border, escaping German or Soviet captivity. In recognition of the bravery of its soldiers, the unit was awarded the Virtuti Militari.
In 1940, the Kraśnik Uhlans were re-created in France, and then in England. In 1943, the regiment became an armoured unit, fighting in Western Europe as part of the 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade.

## Commandants

* Colonel Tadeusz Zolkiewski (1920),
* Major Jan Kanty Olszewski (1921),
* Colonel Rudolf Lang (1921–1929),
* Colonel Kazimierz Halicki (1929–1932),
* Colonel Kazimierz Dworak (1932–1940),
* Colonel Jerzy Deskur (1940–1942),
* Colonel Bogumil Szumski (1942–1943),
* Major Jan Kanski (1943–1944),
* Colonel Romuald Dowbor (1944–1947),
* Major Tadeusz Wysocki (1947).

## Symbols

Regimental flag, funded by former soldiers of the 214th Volunteer Army Uhlan Regiment, was handed to the unit by Józef Piłsudski, in Warsaw on 30 April 1923. It featured the sign "214 PU A.O." and the inscription "Honour and Fatherland" on one side, and the number 24 together with the White Eagle on the other side. In the autumn of 1939, the flag was taken to France, and then to Great Britain. On 11 November 1966 in London, the flag was awarded Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, by General Władysław Anders.
The badge, approved in January 1928, was shaped after the Cross of Valour, with a silver Eagle in the middle.

## Sources

* Piotr Bauer: Zarys historii wojennej pułków polskich w kampanii wrześniowej. 17 Pułk Ułanów Wielkopolskich. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Ajaks", 1994
* Henryk Smaczny: Księga kawalerii polskiej 1914–1947: rodowody, barwa, broń. Warszawa: TESCO, 1989
# Tuyuqchi

Tuyuqchi (Persian: طويوقچي, also Romanized as Ţūyūqchī; also known as Ţopoqchī) is a village in Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District, Ziaabad District, Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran. In the 2006 census, its population was 791 residents in 211 families.
# Ally, Haute-Loire

Ally (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Ali) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
# Kenneth Kronholm

Kenneth Kronholm (born October 14, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. The son of an American father and a German mother, Kenneth Kronholm was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia but grew up mostly in Heidelberg, Germany. Following a long career in Germany, he transferred to the Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire FC in 2019. Following the 2021 season, Kronholm's contract option was declined by Chicago.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 23 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Hansa Rostock II | 2007–08 | Overliga Nord | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Hansa Rostock II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Hansa Rostock II | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Eintracht Trier | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| SV Elversberg | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| SV Elversberg | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 38 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| SV Elversberg | Total | Total | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Holstein Kiel | Total | Total | 135 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| Chicago Fire | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Fire | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 287 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 303 | 0 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
# Lukas Hupfauf

Lukas Hupfauf (born 11 July 1997) is an Austrian footballer who plays as defender for German club FSV Frankfurt.
# Jahan Shahi, Kerman

Jahan Shahi (Persian: جهانشاهي, also Romanized as Jahān Shāhī) is a village in Kuh Panj Rural District, in the Central District of Bardsir County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12, in 4 families.
# Bet-Car Records

Bet-Car Records was a record label founded by jazz singer Betty Carter in 1970 to release her own recordings after her negative experiences with other record companies. In 1983 Bet-Car also began to serve as her production and management company under the name Bet-Car Productions. Bet-Car maintained offices in houses that Carter and her family owned in Detroit and later in San Francisco.
The first album released on the Bet-Car label was the eponymous Betty Carter (reissued by Verve as Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard) with the catalog number MK 1001 (MK were the initials of her two sons, Myles and Kagle). Other albums originally released on Bet-Car as an independent record label include The Betty Carter Album, The Audience with Betty Carter, and Whatever Happened to Love?.
In 1987 Carter reached an agreement with Verve that gave her artistic control over future releases and that turned Bet-Car into an imprint of Verve. Her first Bet-Car release under Verve's auspices was Look What I Got!. Verve also issued her previous Bet-Car recordings on CD for the first time.
# Hesar-e Sorkh, Fariman

Hesar-e Sorkh (Persian: حصارسرخ, also Romanized as Ḩeşār-e Sorkh) is a village in Sang Bast Rural District, in the Central District of Fariman County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 185, in 45 families.
# Pierrerue, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Pierrerue (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Peirarua) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
# PB-30 Panjgur-II

PB-30 Panjgur-II (پی بی-30 پنجگور-2)is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.

## General elections 2024

Provincial election 2024: PB-30 Panjgur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NP | Rahmat Saleh Baloch | 9,876 | 49.48 |
| | BNP (A) | Shakeel Ahmed | 8,521 | 42.69 |
| | Others | Others (seven candidates) | 1,563 | 7.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,588 | 30.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,960 | 96.95 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 628 | 3.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,355 | 6.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,712 | |
# Wonji Stadium

Wonji Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Wenji Gefersa, Oromia, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Muger Cement and Wonji Sugar. It has a capacity of 14,000 spectators.
8°27′13″N 39°13′21″E﻿ / ﻿8.4536°N 39.2225°E﻿ / 8.4536; 39.2225
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# Kai-David Bösing

Kai-David Bösing (born 7 March 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Mittelrheinliga club VfL Vichttal.

## Career

In his youth, Bösing played at Roda JC in the Netherlands. In 2012, he moved from the youth academy to the second team. In the 2014–15 season, Bösing was included in the first team squad, which played in the Dutch second league, the Eerste Divisie. However, he never made an appearance.
In the summer of 2015 he joined Fortuna Köln. He made his 3. Liga debut on 15 August 2015, matchday 3. He came on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Kusi Kwame in the 2–4 defeat against Hansa Rostock.
For the 2022–23 season, Bösing joined fifth-tier Mittelrheinliga club Eintracht Hohkeppel. The following year, he joined fellow Mittelrheinliga club VfL Vichttal.
# Yevgeni Goshev

Yevgeni Nikolayevich Goshev (Russian: Евгений Николаевич Гошев; born 17 June 1997) is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tyumen.

## Club career

He played his first game for the main squad of Rostov on 24 September 2015 in a Russian Cup game against Tosno.
He made his Russian Football National League debut for Shinnik Yaroslavl on 1 September 2018 in a game against Nizhny Novgorod.
Goshev made his Russian Premier League debut for Orenburg on 16 July 2022 against Krylia Sovetov Samara.
Goshev's contract with Orenburg was terminated by mutual consent on 4 August 2023.
On 20 June 2024, Goshev left Dynamo Makhachkala by mutual consent.

## International career
### Youth

Goshev made his debut for Russia U-19 on 10 October 2015 in a friendly match against Greece U-19.

## Career statistics

    As of 25 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rostov | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rostov | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Rostov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Rostov | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Orenburg | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Orenburg | 2021–22 | Russian First League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Orenburg | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Orenburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Orenburg | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Orenburg-2 | 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Dynamo-2 Makhachkala | 2024 | Russian Second League B | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 37 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the FNL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the promotion play-offs
# Dara Mohammed

Dara Mohammed Habib (Arabic: دارا محمد حبيب; born June 25, 1987) is an Iraqi football player of Kurdish ethnicity, who played at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

## Info

Dara Mohammed, who turns 22 on 19 June, raised quite a few eyebrows when he earned a place in Iraq's FIFA Confederations Cup squad in preference to many of the country's seasoned full-backs. Yet despite his youth, few question that he has the potential to develop into one of the nation's most dependable defenders. Born in 1987 in Kirkuk in the north-east of Iraq, the Kurdish player has spent his relatively short career with two regional clubs. After spending a couple of seasons with Sulaymaniyah FC, where he announced his emergence as a promising star, he quickly earned a lucrative contract with Iraqi giants Erbil FC in 2007.
His stint with Erbil FC proved short, but it was impressive nonetheless as he won his first national league title in his first and only season with the club. The next season saw him come full circle, returning to Sulaymaniyah FC, with whom he has remained until this day.
Having thrived at left-back position on the domestic scene, Mohammed was charged with the task of shoring up Iraq's defence during the qualifying campaign for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament at Beijing 2008. His reward for some solid showings at that level was a call-up to the Iraqi senior team for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifier against Pakistan, and now a place at the Festival of Champions in South Africa.

## Personal life

On 17 March 2018, it was reported that Dara is suffering from cancer.
# Vorderkaiserfelden Hut

The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut (German: Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte) is an alpine hut in the Kufstein district, Austria. It is located at 1,384 metres (4,541 ft) on the southwest slope of the Zahmer Kaiser below the Naunspitze and high above the Kaisertal valley in the Kaisergebirge mountain range. It has a good view over the Inn valley and Kufstein and across to the Mangfall Mountains and the Wilder Kaiser.

## Description

The hut is managed by the German Alpine Club's Oberland section. It has a 56 dormitory mattresses, 20 beds in double rooms and 11 in multibed rooms.
The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut is open year-round except three weeks in December and after Easter. It can be accessed from Kufstein, the hike takes about 2.5 hours, or from Ebbs, also within about 2.5 hours.
Already in 1889, a hut with 6 communal bunks and 14 beds existed.
In September 2023, the Oberland section announced that a replacement building for the Vorderkaiserfelden Hut is being planned due to structural defects.

## Access

* by bus from Munich in 1h 15min to Kufstein station
* by bus from Kufstein station on line 4030 to Sparchen or to Ebbs/Reit "Cafe Zacherl"
* by car to the payment car park at the entrance to the Kaisertal valley in the Kufstein suburb of Sparchen.

## Approaches

* from Kufstein-Sparchen via Sparchenstiege, Veitenhof and Rietzaualm in 2.5 hours.
* from Ebbs/Reit via the "Musikantenweg" (No.811) in 3 hours.
* from the Gasthof "Zur Schanze" via the Rietzaualm in 2.5 hours.

## Crossings

* Stripsenjochhaus (1,577 m) via Höhenweg, Hochalm and Feldalm saddle, duration: 4 hours
* Anton Karg Haus and Hans Berger Haus via the Hechleitenalm, easy, duration: 2 hours

## Ascents

* Naunspitze (1,633 m), medium, duration: 45 minutes
* Petersköpfl (1,745 m), medium, duration: 1 hour
* Pyramidenspitze (1,998 m), via the Zahmer Kaiser plateau, medium, duration: 2.5 hours
* Pyramidenspitze (1,998 m), via Hinterkaiserfeldenalm, medium, duration: 2.5 hours
* Vordere Kesselschneid (2,002 m), via Höhenweg, Ochsweidkar cirque, medium, duration: 3 hours
* Route to the Zahmer Kaiser over the Pyramidenspitze with descent through the Winkelkar cirque to Durchholzen.
* various climbing routes on the Naunspitze, the Petersköpfl and the Steingrubenwand as well as the Heimköpfl climbing garden (Klettergarten).

## Gallery

* The terrasse of the Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
* A little below the Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
* En route to the Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
# Pakhomovo

Pakhomovo (Russian: Пахомово) is a rural locality (a village) in Pekshinskoye Rural Settlement, Petushinsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 205 as of 2010.

## Geography

Pakhomovo is located on the Nergel River, 33 km northeast of Petushki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Denisovo is the nearest rural locality.
# Royères

Royères (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Roiéra) in a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

## Personalities

Royères was the birthplace of the Dominican inquisitor, Bishop of Lodève and prolific author Bernard Gui, circa 1261.
# Bagh Tak

Bagh Tak (Persian: باغ تك, also Romanized as Bāgh Tak) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the time of the 2006 census, its population was 171 people, belonging to 50 families.
# French War Memorial (Puducherry)

The French War Memorial in Puducherry, India (French: Monument aux combattants des Indes francaises morts pour la patrie) is a war memorial dedicated to residents of French India who died for the country during the First World War. It is on Goubert Avenue in Puducherry, located opposite to the Gandhi statue.

## Background

France had decided in 1915 to reinforce her army with recruits from her Asian possessions; a recruitment campaign was launched in December 1915.
   "India is indebted to France in different ways, it is now the duty of every Indian to stand with France during this period of adversity (...) France will never forget those who have come to her during these difficult times. They will be treated like her own children. Thank you for joining the French army." – from a communique during this period by Alfred Martineau, the governor of French India.
Pondicherry would offer 800 recruits, send 500 combatants overseas and would see 75 deaths from this group.

## History

The monument was erected in 1937 and inaugurated on 3 April 1938 by governor Crocicchia.A subsidy of 5,000 rupees was entered into the colonial budget and was granted "to the committee designated by the decree of 14 January 1936, for the erection of a monument to the memory of the inhabitants of French India who died for France during the 1914–1918 war." It was designed by the sculptor Gaston Petit and an architect named Delafon.
A bronze plaque lists the names of soldiers who died during the First World War. Further plaques were added, listing the names of soldiers who died during World War II, the French War in Indochina and the Algerian War. The monument remains the property of France.
The memorial is decorated and illuminated yearly on Bastille Day (14 July) in honour of the soldiers from the colony who took part in World War I. French government officials visit the memorial on occasion and lay flowers at the foot of the monument. A "Defense and Citizenship Day" is held every November, offering students from the Lycée français de Pondichéry and other local schools the chance to attend presentations on the rights and duties of French citizen followed by presentations on national defense. They then attend a ceremony at the memorial on 11 November to honour the end of the First World War.