The "arrondissement" of Pamiers is the most northern of the "arrondissements" of the Ariège department. It has the Haute-Garonne department to the west and north, the Aude department to the east, the Arrondissement of Foix to the south and the Saint-Girons "arrondissement" to the southwest.
It is the smallest of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , and the one with more people living in it with 73,702 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Pamiers, there are 5 cantons whose "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Arize-Lèze, Mirepoix, Pamiers-1, Pamiers-2 and Portes d'Ariège as can be seen in the following table:
The "arrondissement" of Pamiers has 115 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Saint-Girons
The arrondissement of Saint-Girons is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Ariège "département". Its capital is the city of Saint-Girons.
When the Ariège department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Girons was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Girons is the most western of the "arrondissements" of the Ariège department. It has the Haute-Garonne department to the west and north, the Pamiers "arrondissement" to the northeast, the Arrondissement of Foix to the east and Spain to the south.
It is the second in area, after Foix, of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , but it is the one with fewest people living in it with 27,399 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km².
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Saint-Girons, there are 2 cantons whose "communes" are in the "arrondissement": the Couserans Ouest and the Portes du Couserans (28 "communes") as can be seen in the following table:
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Girons has 82 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
China National Highways
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Colon Cemetery
Colon Cemetery is the national cemetery of Cuba. It is in the center of Havana. Building of the cemetery started in 1871. It opened in 1886 with a chapel in the center of the cemetery. the cemetery also has memorials and monuments.
Anjou
Anjou () is a former county, duchy (1360) and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. Its traditional Latin name was "Andegavia".
Anjou, or then the Angevin march (border lands) formed the border between Neustria and Aquitaine. It also bordered between Neustria and Brittany. Sitting on a black slate rock was the Roman of Angers. It guarded the rivers Mayenne and Loire that flowed around it.
The founder or first count of Anjou was Ingelger.
Anjou became a part of England from 1151-1199, when Henry II inherited the county. He became the Count of Anjou in addition to his other titles. His (third) son Richard the Lionheart became count after his father. At the peak of its power the Angevin Empire spread from Ulster to the Pyrenees. Richard had no legitimate issue, so in 1199 Anjou passed to his nephew, Arthur of Brittany. He was the son of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany. The Crown of England passed to Henry II’s fifth son and Richard’s youngest brother, John. Arthur was taken prisoner by King John in 1203 and was never seen again. In 1204, Anjou was taken back by Philip II of France. It was later elevated to a duchy for Prince Louis, the second son of John II of France. It remained a duchy until the French Revolution. Today, Anjou corresponds largely to the present-day "département" of Maine-et-Loire.
Transfiguration
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National People's Army
The National People's Army (NPA; , "NVA") was the armed forces of East Germany.
The NPA was founded on 1 March 1956. It developed from the "Kasernierte Volkspolizei" (Barracked People's Police), which was started in 1952. Serving with the army was voluntary at first. Conscription was introduced on 24 January 1962. Conscription was for male citizens between the ages of 18 and 26. If they were selected, they had to serve in the NPA for 18 months. The NVA was at its largest in 1987. It had about 175,000 soldiers at this time.
The NVA was modeled on Soviet military philosophy. Its leadership and operations were governed by the officer corp. The non-commissioned officer corps was limited in terms of authority and responsibility, unlike in the West German army. There were also political officers throughout the NVA, whose job it was to guarantee the loyalty of the military to the ruling political party.
The NVA was made up of four main branches:
The NVA also had a large number of reserve and paramilitary forces. These could be called to serve during a crisis.
The NVA was merged into the Bundeswehr in October 1990 upon the reunification of Germany. The merging of the two German militaries was not done equally. Many non-commissioned officers and almost all commissioned officers were not accepted into the Bundeswehr. Instead, they were discharged from service. Those who were given a place in the Bundeswehr were usually demoted by one rank. Most of the barracks were closed and much of the NVA's equipment was sold or donated to other nations.
Serse
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Land Forces of the National People's Army
The Land Forces of the National People's Army () was the ground-based military branch of the National People's Army. It was the largest branch, with 120,000 soldiers.
The "LaSK" had a peacetime organisation since 1972 under the command of the "Kommando Landstreitkräfte". Its largest formations during peacetime were Military Districts III and V.
In addition to Military Districts III and V, additional artillery and support units, as well as paratroopers of the Luftsturmregiment 40 (Prior to 1986, the 40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon), were also under direct command of the "Kdo. LaSK".
In wartime, both military districts would have been transformed into armies under Soviet high command.
Order of battle (1986-1990):
Volksmarine
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Buddy Scott
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Scott was born in Goodman, Mississippi on January 9, 1935. His family came from Chicago, Illinois. Buddy formed a group called Scotty and the Rib Tips and recorded several singles late in the 1960s. They played locally in Chicago blues establishments for over a generation.
Scott signed a recording contract with Verve in 1993, and released his debut major-label release, "Bad Avenue", that year, but died of stomach cancer in Chicago, Illinois, not long after the album's release.
Barrett Deems
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Deems was born in Springfield, Illinois on March 1, 1914.