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John Danaher John Danaher VC also known as John Danagher ( 25 June 1860 – 9 January 1919 ) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Early life . Born in Limerick , Ireland , Danaher moved to South Africa shortly after completion of his schooling . Upon the outbreak of the First Boer War , Danaher joined the Nourse ' s Horse ( Transvaal ) , South African Forces . Military career . He was 20 years old , and a Trooper , on an excursion from Pretoria with the Nourse ' s Horse ( Transvaal ) when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 16 January 1881 at Elandsfontein , near Pretoria , South Africa , Trooper Danaher , with a lance - corporal of the Connaught Rangers , ( James Murray ) advanced for 500 yards under heavy fire from a party of about 60 of the enemy , and brought out of action a private who had been severely wounded . Danaher resigned from the Nourse ' s Horse in March 1881 , and subsequently joined a British Army unit , the Connaught Rangers . He returned to Limerick with the Rangers in 1882 , and later achieved the rank of sergeant before retiring from military service in 1908 . Danaher moved to Portsmouth , becoming a publican . He was landlord of the Dog & Duck Public House at 115 Fratton Road , Portsmouth from 1913 until his death on 9 January 1919 . His wife , Mrs B . Danagher , succeeded him as Landlady and his son subsequently took over as Landlord in 1936 / 7 . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum " ( Chelsea , England ) " . Listed in order of publication year
USS Julia Luckenbach ( ID - 2407 ) USS " Julia Luckenbach " ( ID - 1662 ) was a cargo ship and troop transport that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919 . SS " Julia Luckenbach " was built as a commercial cargo ship in 1917 at Quincy , Massachusetts , by Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation for Luckenbach Steamship Company of New York City . For about a year in 1917 and 1918 , she operated under charter to the United States Army . The U . S . Navy acquired her for World War I service on 7 August 1918 . Assigned Identification Number ( Id . No . ) 2407 , she was commissioned on 15 August 1918 as USS " Julia Luckenbach " with Lieutenant Commander George C . Benner , USNRF , in command . Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service , " Julia Luckenbach " departed New York City on 10 September 1918 with cargo for U . S . military forces in Europe , arriving at Marseilles , France , on 24 September 1918 . After the Armistice with Germany was signed on 11 November 1918 , bringing World War I to an end , " Julia Luckenbach " was transferred to the Cruiser and Transport Force . In her new postwar role as a troop transport , she continued to transport cargo to France while returning to the United States with troops , patients , and other military personnel coming home after the war . " Julia Luckenbach " arrived in New York at the end of her final cruise in U . S . Navy service in July 1919 and remained there until she decommissioned on 9 September 1919 . She was returned to Luckenbach Steamship Company the same day . Once again SS " Julia Luckenbach " , she resumed commercial service as a cargo ship , continuing in this role until September 1943 when , during World War II , she was badly damaged and declared a " constructive total loss . "
Battle of Getaria The Battle of Getaria or the Battle of Guetaria are the names given to a battle in the Franco - Spanish War ( 1635 - 1659 ) , which took place on 22 August 1638 at Getaria , northern Spain , when a French fleet under de Sourdis attacked and destroyed a Spanish fleet under Lope de Hoces . The battle . In June 1638 a large French army crossed the Pyrenees to besiege Fuenterrabía . The French army was accompanied by a fleet between 27 and 44 French warships under Henri de Sourdis , who had to stop any help reaching Fuenterrabia over the sea . De Hoces was ordered to attack the French fleet , but had only 12 galleons and some smaller ships at his disposal . The Spanish fleet sailed into the harbor of Getaria on August 17 and took up defensive positions close to the shore . This had several advantages : The largest French ships could not approach because of the shallow waters , the usual French tactics of close combat followed by boarding was impossible and the Spanish fleet had supporting fire from the shore . < br > De Sourdis decided to first batter the Spanish fleet with his superior fire power , then send in his fireships and cut off any escape route with his smaller vessels . But first the wind had to blow towards the shore , which happened on August 22 . The French plan works extremely well . De Hoces had made no precautions against fireships , because this weapon was normally not used by the French , and de Sourdis had his fireships disguised as normal war vessels . The entire Spanish fleet caught fire , except the " Santiago " . Only 1 , 000 Spanish survivors reached the shores alive , including Lope de Hoces . Chevalier Paul distinguished himself during this action . Consequences . The battle was a first important victory for the new French navy built under Cardinal Richelieu , who was very excited and thankful towards the French commanders . < br > The victory gave the French temporary naval control of the Bay of Biscay . Despite this naval victory , the French effort at the Siege of Fuenterrabía ( 1638 ) was a failure for the combined French sea and land forces , which had to withdraw on September 8 , only 3 weeks after the victory at sea . The destruction of the Spanish fleet by fireships had made a deep impression on Abraham Duquesne , who successfully used the same tactics at the Battle of Palermo in 1676 .
USS Content ( SP - 538 ) USS " Content " ( SP - 538 ) was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919 . " Content " was built in 1912 at Port Clinton , Ohio as the civilian pleasure craft " Dolph II " . She was later renamed " Content " . After the United States entered World War I , the U . S . Navy chartered " Content " for use as a patrol vessel . She was commissioned as USS " Content " ( SP - 538 ) on 22 May 1917 with Boatswain W . F . Jordan , USNRF , in command . She was assigned to the 1st Naval District , where she patrolled in defense of coastal waters in northern New England through the end of the war . " Content " was decommissioned on 30 January 1919 . On 3 February 1919 she was returned to her owner .
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe The Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe ( Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe ) was a " Luftwaffe " award established on 27 February 1940 by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring , the " Reich " Minister of Aviation and Commander in Chief of the " Luftwaffe " . It was officially known as the " Ehrenpokal " für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg " " , or Honor Goblet " For Special Achievement in the Air War " . The award was given only to flying personnel ( pilots and aircrew ) . Recipients ' named were published in the periodical " Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe " ( Honor List of the German Air Force ) . German archival records indicate that approximately 58 , 000 were given to " on paper " , but only 13 - 15 , 000 goblets were actually awarded according to the records . The first soldier to receive the goblet was Johann Schalk on 21 August 1940 . The award was made to aircrew who had already been awarded the Iron Cross First Class but whose performance was not considered to merit the German Cross or Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The actual goblet coulld be produced in two materials , fine silver ( German : Feinsilber ) or also in German Silver ( German : Alpaka ) or Nickel silver . The size is about 200 mm tall x 100 mm in diameter . The goblet was produced in two pieces which were fitted together into one unit . The obverse depicts two eagles in mortal combat . while the reverse bears an Iron Cross in high relief . Oak leaves and acorns adorn the stem . The legend " Für Besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg " are formed into the base . World War I predecessors . The design of the " Ehrenpokal " was based on a World War I aviation award , the " Ehrenbecher für den Sieger im Luftkampfe " , or Honor Goblet for the Victor in Air Combat . This award was generally given upon one ' s first victory in aerial combat ( though the actual award bestowal might come some time after the victory ) . It has been reported ( though the late aviation historian Neal O ' Connor was unable to confirm before his death ) that the requirement for aerial victories may have increased later in the war , since air combat became more common The total number of awards presented is unknown , but it was fewer than its World War II successor . Among notable recipients of the " Ehrenbecher für den Sieger im Luftkampfe " were : The Imperial German Navy had its own aviation forces in World War I , and created its own non - portable award for victory in aerial combat . This was the " Ehrenpreis für Vernichtung eines feindlichen Flugzeugs " , or Honor Prize for the Destruction of an Enemy Aircraft . This was not a goblet , but a trophy of two eagles engaged in a mid - air fight . There was also another , even rarer , Imperial German award , the " Ehrenbecher für erfolgreiche Angriffe aus der Luft " , or Honor Goblet for Successful Attacks from the Air . This was apparently only bestowed a very few times to members of bomber or Zeppelin crews for successful attacks .
Medium Tank Trials Unit ( Australia ) The Medium Tank Trials Unit ( MTTU ) was a temporary Australian Army unit formed to test M60 Patton and Leopard 1 tanks to determine the most suitable replacement for the Army ' s Centurion tank s . The MTTU was formed in early 1972 by converting B Squadron , 1st Armoured Regiment . The MTTU ' s personnel were trained in the United States and Germany in early 1972 and received two M60A1 Pattons , two Leopard 1A2s and a Leopard 1 armoured recovery vehicle in the middle of the year . The tank trials commenced in late 1972 and were conducted at Puckapunyal and the Tully - Innisfail region of north Queensland . The trials were completed in March 1973 and the MTTU reverted to B Squadron , 1st Armoured Regiment on 1 June 1973 . The Leopard 1 tank was selected on the basis of the results of the trials and entered service with the Australian Army in 1976 .
Camp Adair Camp Adair was a United States Army division training facility established north of Corvallis , Oregon , operating from 1942 to 1946 . Part of the site is now contained within the E . E . Wilson Wildlife Area operated by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ( ODFW ) , with other parts of Camp Adair becoming the city of Adair Village . History . Camp Adair was named for Henry Rodney Adair , who was a native of Astoria , Oregon and a member of a prominent Oregon pioneer family . After graduating from West Point , he became a cavalry lieutenant . He was killed during the Pancho Villa Expedition at the Battle of Carrizal on June 21 , 1916 . The site was built during 1942 – 1943 as a World War II division training and cantonment camp , and had temporary quarters for 2 , 133 officers and 37 , 081 enlisted personnel . Although the site was dedicated as " Camp Adair " on September 4 , 1943 , it had been occupied by troops before that date . Camp Adair post office operated from 1942 – 1946 . From 1944 – 1946 - 07 - 23 , Camp Adair served as a prisoner - of - war camp , housing German and Italian POWs . In 1957 , Camp Adair became Adair Air Force Station and SAGE Support Facility , anticipating the construction of a CIM - 10 Bomarc launch facility . Construction of the launch facility was not completed due to drastic reduction in the Bomarc program , but the infrastructure that was completed remains at the site .
Giovanni Battista Calvi Giovanni Battista Calvi ( also known as Giovan Battista Calvi , Gianbattista Calvi and / or Juan Bautista Calvi ) was an Italian military engineer at the service of the Spanish Monarchy during the 16th century . Early career . Despite popular belief that Calvi was born in Sardinia , he was actually born in Lombardy in the early 16th century . Prior to working for the Spanish Monarchy he worked as a civil engineer in Rome , under the direction of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger , on the façade of Palazzo Farnese . He later worked in Siena , at the time also under Spanish sovereignty , with Diego Hurtado de Mendoza as governor of the garrison . In 1552 , he was sought out by Philip II ( then only a Prince ) to fortify the Spanish coasts and the frontier with France in the Roussillon . Reputation . Calvi was the first engineer to provide comprehensive reports on the status of the defensive projects of Spain and the Spanish North - African possessions . Besides his works in the Franco - Spanish frontier , he worked in the Balearic Islands , where he designed St . Philip ' s Castle in Port Mahon ( since 1554 , finished in 1558 ; it was one of the first forts to incorporate bastion s in Spain ) , and the walls of Ibiza ( since 1555 ) ; Barcelona ( where he built the bastions of the Royal Shipyard ) ; , Roses , Cádiz ( where he refurbished the walls ) " or Gibraltar ( where he was responsible for building Charles V Wall , protecting the town from southern attacks ) . During his inspection trips , he visited Mers El Kébir , Oran , Melilla , Valencia , Burgos , Medina del Campo , Valladolid or Granada . Calvi ' s relevance in the history of the military architecture in Spain has been remarked . It has been said that his work " is the basis of all what was subsequently accomplished in the fortifications of the Peninsular kingdoms " and that he was " one of the best engineers of the 16th century , the first to devise a global plan for the defense of the [ Iberian ] Peninsula " . He died in Perpignan in 1564 .
Casualties of the 2006 Lebanon War There have been many casualties in the 2006 Lebanon War , leading to condemnation of both sides , however the exact distribution of casualties has been disputed . The Lebanese Higher Relief Council ( HRC ) , UNICEF , and various press agencies and news organizations have stated that most of those killed were Lebanese civilians , however the Lebanese government does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in death toll figures . The Israeli government identified 43 Israeli civilians killed by Hezbollah rocket attacks , including four who died of heart attacks during rocket attacks . The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) death toll ranges from 118 to 121 , depending on the source and whether or not casualties that occurred after the ceasefire are included . The figures for the Hezbollah fighters killed are the most varying , with Hezbollah claiming 250 of its fighters killed , while Israel claimed to have identified 532 dead Hezbollah fighters . The IDF estimates 600 - 700 dead Hizballah fighters . Sources can be conflicting . Lebanese . A report on August 4 , documenting Iran ' s financial help to the families of Hezbollah fighters , claimed Hezbollah has already lost 500 men , plus 1500 wounded . The report said , that the wounded are being treated in Syria to make the wounded harder to count . United Nations . UN personnel were subjected to dozens of attacks and near misses from both sides during the present conflict , most prominently the 25 July Israeli bombing of a UNTSO position , which killed four UNTSO unarmed observers ( Austrian , Canadian , Chinese and Finnish ) . Diplomats familiar with the probe say that the strike was carried out with a precision - guided missile . Secretary - General Kofi Annan said in a statement from Rome that he was " . . . shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting by Israeli Defence Forces . " On 26 July 2006 , Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert phoned Kofi Annan and expressed his deep regret over the death of the four UN observers . He promised that Israel would thoroughly investigate the incident and would share the findings with Annan , but says he was taken aback by secretary general ’ s statement saying that the Israeli attack on the UN post was " apparently deliberate " . After the attack , Dan Gillerman , Israel ' s UN representative , said Israel would not allow the UN itself to participate in an investigation of the airstrike that killed the four UN observers . Just before the end of bombing , on 14 August , the IDF targeted what it said was a Palestinian faction in the Ein el - Hilweh refugee camp in Saida . Two missiles were fired into a civilian residential area and killed UNRWA / UN staff member Abdel Saghir . Few days before two civilians were killed .
96th Engineer Battalion ( United States ) The 96th Engineer Battalion was a military engineer unit in the United States Army . The battalion , which was composed mainly of African - American troops , served during World War II and was also known as the 96th Engineer General Service Regiment . History . The 96th Engineer Battalion was activated as the 9th Engineer Battalion ( Separate ) at Fort Bragg on 1 June 1941 . It embarked at New York on 4 March 1942 and arrived in Australia on 9 April 1942 . Troops from US 96th Engineers were stationed at a base at Townsville ' s western outskirts known as Kelso . This was the site for a large - scale siege lasting eight hours , which was sparked by racial taunts and violence . The soldiers took to the machine guns and anti - aircraft weapons and fired into tents where their white American counterparts were drinking , killing one , severely injuring dozens and expending 700 rounds . After this they were stationed at Port Moresby on 28 April . On 29 July 1942 it was redesignated the 96th Engineer General Service Regiment . It moved to the Philippines on 22 April 1945 , and was inactivated there on 15 February 1946 .
USS H - 5 ( SS - 148 ) The Imperial Russian Navy ordered 18 " H " - class submarines from the Electric Boat Company in 1915 . Eleven were delivered , and served as the American Holland class submarines , but shipment of the final six was held up pending the outcome of the Russian Revolution of 1917 , and the boats were stored in knockdown condition at Vancouver , British Columbia . All six were purchased by the United States Navy on 20 May 1918 and assembled at Puget Sound Navy Yard . " H - 5 " ( SS - 148 ) was launched on 24 September 1918 , and commissioned on 30 September 1918 with Lieutenant Gordon Hutchins in command . Operating out of San Pedro , California , with Submarine Division 6 and 7 ( SubDivs 6 and SubDiv 7 ) , " H - 5 " participated in various training and battle exercises , with periodic overhauls at Mare Island . She departed San Francisco , California on 25 July 1922 in company with both divisions and arrived at Norfolk , Virginia on 14 September . " H - 5 " decommissioned at Norfolk on 20 October . Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 26 February 1931 . She was sold for scrapping on 28 November 1933 .
Yugoslav Ministry of Defence The Yugoslav Ministry of Defence ( Serbian : Savezni Sekretarijat za Narodnu Odbranu - SSNO ) was the governmental department responsible for defending the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from internal and external military threats . The building of the Ministry of Defence , which was considered to be a masterpiece of post - war architecture , was bombed on 7th May 1999 during Operation Allied Force . The building was built in 1963 and it was designed by Serbian architect , Nikola Dobrović . The building is divided by Nemanjina Street and the design of the building is meant to resemble a canyon of the Sutjeska river ( where one of the most significant battles of the WWII in Yugoslavia was fought ) , with the street as a river divided the two sides . Nemanjina street , coming up the hill from the main railway station to the city , passes between the two parts of the building as a symbolic gate . The building is today Belgrade ’ s most famous ruin . The reconstruction is not planned .
Battle of Poimanenon The Battle of Poimanenon or Poemanenum was fought in early 1224 ( or possibly late 1223 ) between the forces of two of the main successor states of the Byzantine Empire , the Latin Empire and the Byzantine Greek Empire of Nicaea . Since the Treaty of Nymphaeum in 1214 , the Latin Empire had controlled the northwestern littoral of Asia Minor , from Nicomedia to Adramyttium , as well as the Mysia n plain . In 1222 , the energetic founder of the Nicaean Empire , Theodore I Laskaris , died , and was succeeded by his son - in - law , John III Doukas Vatatzes . The succession was disputed by Theodore ' s brothers , the " sebastokrator es " Isaac and Alexios , who rose up in revolt and requested the aid of the Latin emperor , Robert of Courtenay . At the head of a Latin army , they marched against Vatatzes . The two armies met at Poimanenon , near a church dedicated to the Archangel Michael . In the ensuing battle , Vatatzes achieved a decisive victory ; among the captives taken were the two Laskaris brothers , who were blinded . This victory opened up the way for the recovery of most of the Latin possessions in Asia . Threatened both by Nicaea in Asia and Epirus in Europe , the Latin emperor sued for peace , which was concluded in 1225 . According to its terms , the Latins abandoned all their Asian possessions except for the eastern shore of the Bosporus and the city of Nicomedia with the surrounding region .
HMCS Yellowknife HMCS " Yellowknife " ( MM 706 ) is a that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1998 . " Yellowknife " is the seventh ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project . She is the first vessel to use the designation . " Yellowknife " was laid down on 7 November 1996 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd . , Halifax and was launched on 5 June 1997 . She was officially commissioned into the CF on 18 April 1998 and carries the pennant number 706 . She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific ( MARPAC ) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt .