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USS Willimantic ( ID - 3549 ) USS " Willimantic " ( ID - 3549 ) was a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 . Construction , acquisition , and commissioning . " Willimantic " was constructed in 1918 as the commercial steam cargo ship SS " Willimantic " for the United States Shipping Board by the Todd Drydock and Construction Company at Seattle , Washington . She was launched on 29 May 1918 and completed in October 1918 . On 2 November 1918 , the Shipping Board transferred her to the U . S . Navy at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton , Washington , for naval use during World War I ; the Navy assigned her the naval registry identification number 3549 and commissioned her the same day as USS " Willimantic " ( ID - 3549 ) with Lieutenant Commander Erik G . Froberg , USNRF , in command . The Armistice with Germany ended World War I nine days later on 11 November 1918 . Operational history . Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service , " Willimantic " completed sea trials , then loaded a cargo of 6 , 400 tons of flour and put to sea on 14 December 1918 . She transited the Panama Canal and arrived at New York City on 9 January 1919 . After bunkering , she departed New York on 21 January 1919 bound for Gibraltar , where she was to await further orders . Still carrying her flour , " Willimantic " arrived at Gibraltar on 7 February 1919 , but remained there only briefly because she immediately received orders to gut underway for Fiume on the coast of the Adriatic Sea . She reached Fiume on 18 February 1919 and unloaded her flour , which was used to relieve hunger in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War I . After almost a month at Fiume , " Willimantic " departed on 12 March 1919 for Gibraltar loaded only with water for ballast . From Gibraltar she proceeded to the Azores and then to New York City , where she arrived on 13 April 1919 . Decommissioning and later career . " Willimantic " was decommissioned at New York on 21 April 1919 . The Navy transferred her back to the U . S . Shipping Board the same day . Once again SS " Willimantic " , she remained in the custody of the Shipping Board and its successor , the United States Maritime Commission , until early in 1942 , when she was transferred to the United Kingdom for service during World War II . She was sunk by gunfire from the German submarine under the command of Werner Hartenstein on 24 June 1942 .
Battle of Shizugatake The was a battle in Sengoku period Japan between supporters of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobutaka . Description . In May 1583 , a former general of Nobunaga ' s named Shibata Katsuie coordinated a number of simultaneous attacks on Shizugatake , a series of forts held by Hideyoshi ' s generals among whom was Nakagawa Kiyohide . Sakuma Morimasa attacked on orders from Shibata Katsuie , and Nakagawa was killed , but the fortress ' defenses held . On hearing this Shibata Katsuie immediately ordered Sakuma Morimasa to withdraw his troops as they were dangerously over extended and isolated from Katsuie ' s own force . Sakuma , however did not heed his lord ' s orders and made camp , planning to launch another offensive . It was understood that Hideyoshi was at least four days ' march away during Sakuma ' s attack . However , as soon as Hideyoshi learned of Sakuma ' s actions he led his men on a forced march through the night and reached Shizugatake within a day and a half . Hearing that Hideyoshi was coming with reinforcements , Sakuma ordered his men to break the siege lines and prepare to defend themselves . By this time it was too late and Hideyoshi ' s forces easily smashed through the defenses of the besieging army . Pursuit and victory . Hideyoshi ' s army pushed Sakuma ' s forces into a rout and pursued them back to Shibata Katsuie ' s fortress at Kitanosho Castle ( Fukui ) in Echizen province . They seized the castle but not before Shibata set the keep on fire , killed his family and committed " seppuku " . Aftermath . Hideyoshi ' s chief seven generals in the battle at Shizugatake earned a great degree of fame and honor , and came to be known as the " shichi - hon yari " or " Seven Spears " of Shizugatake . Among these generals were men who would later become some of Hideyoshi ' s closest retainers , such as Katō Kiyomasa .
Edward E . Kinzer Edward B . Kinzer ( 1917 – 1942 ) was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions in combat during World War II . Naval career . Edward Blaine Kinzer was born in Rock , West Virginia , on 22 August 1917 . He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 26 February 1941 , was appointed Aviation Cadet on 3 April 1941 , and was commissioned as an ensign on 20 October 1941 . On 12 November 1941 he was assigned to Scouting Squadron 5 on board the aircraft carrier USS " Yorktown " ( CV - 5 ) as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot . Considered an aggressive and skillful pilot , Kinzer flew with Scouting Squadron 5 in the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II . He contributed materially to the sinking or damaging of eight Japan ese vessels in Tulagi Harbor on 4 May 1942 and the sinking of the Japanese aircraft carrier " Shōhō " on 7 May 1942 . On 8 May 1942 , while piloting his dive bomber on anti - torpedo plane patrol during the battle , he died while fiercely engaging " the continued attack of enemy bombing and torpedo planes and their fighter support . " Awards . Kinzer was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism and extreme disregard of his own personal safety during the Battle of Coral Sea . Namesake . The U . S . Navy destroyer escort USS " Kinzer " ( DE - 232 ) was named for Ensign Kinzer . After she was launched in 1943 , she was converted into the fast transport USS " Kinzer " ( APD - 91 ) , and was in commission as such from 1944 to 1946 .
Nguyễn Cửu Đàm Nguyễn Cửu Đàm ( died 1777 ) was a Vietnamese general under the Nguyễn lords who built the citadel in Saigon in 1772 to protect the newly acquired southern territories against the Siamese army . He also built the kênh Ruột Ngựa ( Sino - Vietnamese : Mã Trường Giang ) " Horse Entrails canal . "
Donald Simpson Bell Donald Simpson Bell VC ( 3 December 1890 – 10 July 1916 ) was an English school teacher and professional footballer . During the First World War he was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions in the Somme . Football . Bell was born on 3 December 1890 to Smith and Annie Bell , who resided in Queen ' s Rd , Harrogate . He attended Harrogate Grammar School before going to Westminster College . A noted sportsman at college while studying he played as an amateur with Crystal Palace and later for Newcastle United . He returned to Harrogate and became a schoolteacher at Starbeck School and a member of the National Union of Teachers , and to supplement his salary in 1912 he signed professional forms with Bradford ( Park Avenue ) . He was married to Rhoda Bell . World War I . When World War I broke out , he became the first professional footballer to enlist into the British Army – joining the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1915 . He was rapidly promoted to Lance Corporal and then was commissioned into the 9th Battalion , The Yorkshire Regiment ( Alexandra , Princess of Wales ' Own ) in 1915 . He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 5 July 1916 at Horseshoe Trench , Somme , France . He was killed in action on 10 July 1916 . He is buried at Gordon Dump Cemetery , France at the following location : 4m NE of Albert . Plot IV . Row A . Grave 8 . Headstone . His Victoria Cross was formerly displayed at the Green Howards Museum in Richmond , Yorkshire . On 25 November 2010 it was auctioned by London medal specialists , Spink . It was purchased for a reported £252 , 000 by the Professional Footballers ' Association and will go on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester .
7th Hussar Regiment ( France ) The 7th Hussar Regiment ( " 7e régiment de hussards " ) was a regiment of hussar s in the French Army . First established as the " 8th Hussar Regiment " on 23 November 1792 , it entered the French Revolutionary Army as the " hussards de Lamothe " . The unit was promoted to 7th Hussar Regiment on 4 June 1793 following the defection of the 4th Hussar Regiment to the counter revolutionary Armée des Émigrés . In 1814 it was renamed the " régiment de hussards d ' Orléans " and on the Bourbon Restoration it took the name " Colonel - général des hussards " , briefly reverting to " 7th Hussar Regiment " during the Hundred Days before being disbanded in November 1815 . The 7th Hussars had several notable commanders including Pierre David de Colbert - Chabanais and Jean Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de Marbot ( during the Hundred Days ) . Hercule Corbineau ( 1780 – 1823 ) , and future cavalry generals Louis Bro ( 1781 – 1844 ) and Antoine Fortuné Brack ( 1807 – 1813 ) also served with the regiment . In 1840 the cavalry unit was re - formed as the " 7th Hussar Regiment " out of elements of the 4th , 5th , 6th and 12th Mounted Chasseur Regiment s and of the 5th Hussar Regiment . It was finally disbanded in 1928 . It was briefly re - formed as the " 7th Hussar Regiment " for the Algerian War between 1956 and 1959 .
Kuldip Singh Chandpuri Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri MVC , VSM ( born 22 November 1940 ) is a retired officer in the Indian Army . He was known for his heroic leadership in the famous Battle of Longewala , for which he was awarded Maha Vir Chakra by the Government of India . Early life . Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was born into a Gujjar Sikh family on 22 November 1940 at Montgomery in the Punjab region of undivided India . His family then moved to their native village , Chandpur Rurki in Balachaur . He was an active member of the NCC and cleared the NCC examination when he graduated from the Government College , Hoshiarpur in 1962 . Career . Chandpuri was recruited into the Indian Army in 1962 , and commissioned from Officers Training Academy in 1963 into the 23rd Battalion of The Punjab Regiment , which is one of the oldest and highly decorated units of the Indian army . He took part in the 1965 war in the western sector . After the war , he served in the United Nations Emergency Force ( UNEF ) at Gaza ( Egypt ) for a year . He also served twice as an instructor at the prestigious Infantry School , Mhow ( MP ) where the elite of the Indian army are imparted instructions and combat training . Battle of Longewala . Kuldip Singh Chandpuri held the rank of major in the Indian Army ' s 23rd Battalion , Punjab Regiment when the Pakistani army attacked the Longewala post in the state of Rajasthan , India , early in the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 . Chandpuri and his company of 120 soldiers , defended the post , in spite of considerable odds , against the 2000 - 3000 strong assault force of the 51st Infantry Brigade , backed by the 22nd Armored Regiment . Chandpuri and his company held the Pakistanis at bay for a full night until the Indian Air Force arrived in the morning . Chandpuri inspired his men , moving from bunker to bunker , encouraging them to beat back the enemy until reinforcements arrived . Kuldip Singh Chandpuri and his men inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy , and forced them to retreat , leaving behind twelve tanks . For his conspicuous gallantry and leadership , Chandpuri was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra ( MVC ) by the Indian Army . Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri retired from the army as a brigadier .
Skoda T - 15 " not to be confused with Škoda 15 T , a modern tram " The T - 15 was an experimental German - Czechoslovakia n light tank developed by Škoda Works for the German armed forces from 1941 to 1943 . The T - 15 never entered mass production or combat , and only no more than five prototypes - including two in mild steel - were built . The T - 15 weighed 11 - 13 tonnes , and was armed with a 37mm gun and MG34 machine gun . Interest in the development of the tank declined in 1942 as the Panzer II Ausf . L was more advanced , however Skoda continued the development project .
Charles Brun ( France ) Charles Brun ( 22 November 1821 in Toulon – 13 January 1897 in Paris ) was a 1st class engineer of the French Navy stationed at Rochefort , France . He was famously involved in building the submarine " Plongeur " , which had been designed by Simon Bourgeois , in 1862 . Charles Brun later became :
John Grey ( died 1760 ) Major - General John Grey ( died 10 March 1760 ) was an officer of the British Army . Background . Entering the Army on 17 February 1710 as an ensign Grey served in the King ' s Regiment of Foot . On 22 December 1712 he was promoted lieutenant , but was placed on half - pay when his company was reduced in 1713 . He was restored to full - pay in 1716 , promoted captain - lieutenant on 1 January 1727 , and to captain on 10 December 1731 . Grey served with the King ' s Regiment as a captain in the campaign of 1743 . Towards the end of the Battle of Dettingen he took command of the regiment after Lieutenant - Colonel Keightley and Major Barry were wounded . For his services at Dettingen he was promoted major on 14 July 1743 , following Barry ' s death . He was later present at the Battle of Fontenoy , where he was wounded . Grey was promoted to lieutenant - colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot on 17 February 1746 , and colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot on 5 April 1757 . He was promoted to major - general on 25 June 1759 and died on 10 March 1760 .
Grimsby Chums The Grimsby Chums was a British First World War Pals battalion of Kitchener ' s Army raised in and around the town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire in 1914 . When the battalion was taken over by the British Army it was officially named the 10th Battalion , The Lincolnshire Regiment . It was the only ' pals battalion ' to be called ' chums ' . When the call came from Lord Kitchener for volunteers , the headmaster of Wintringham Grammar School in Grimsby decided to raise a 250 - strong company of former pupils which would be offered to one of the local Territorial battalions . When other Grimsby men expressed a wish to join , the process was handed over to the town council which set about recruiting sufficient men to form an entire battalion . Men were accepted from neighbouring towns such as Boston , Louth and Scunthorpe . In order to complete the battalion , a group was sent from Wakefield in Yorkshire . The Grimsby Chums joined the 101st Brigade of the 34th Division where they were joined by the two battalions of the Edinburgh City Pals . The division moved to France in January 1916 and first saw action in the Battle of the Somme . On 1 July 1916 , the first day on the Somme , the Grimsby Chums were in the first wave attacking the fortified village of La Boisselle , just south of the Albert - Bapaume road . To aid their attack , a massive mine , known as the Lochnagar mine , was detonated beneath the German trenches at 7 . 28 am , two minutes before Zero hour . At 7 . 30 am , the Grimsby Chums rushed forward to occupy the crater . Here many were trapped for the rest of the day , harassed by both German and British artillery . A few of the Grimsby Chums made it into the German trenches . The only officer to make it was 2nd Lieutenant Harold P . Hendin who led five men to the German reserve trench ( the third trench in the front - line system ) and , gathering stragglers as the day progressed , he held off a series of German counter - attacks before having to retire . In total the Grimsby Chums suffered 502 casualties on 1 July ; 15 officers and 487 other ranks . Only 2 of the officers came back unwounded , and only about 100 men . In February 1918 the battalion moved to the 103rd Brigade , 34th Division . The 10th Battalion was disbanded on 3 June 1919 . A memorial in St James Church , Grimsby was erected to the memory of the 810 members of the 10th ( Service ) Battalion who were killed in action or died on service .
242nd Infantry Division ( Wehrmacht ) The 242nd Infantry Division was a division of the German Army in World War II . In 1944 , the division was in southern France , and fought against the Western Allies in Operation Dragoon . Order of Battle 1944 . The fourth battalions of all three Grenadier regiments were battalions of the Ostlegionen conscripts from Poland and Russia .
Action of March 1677 The action of March 1677 in the West Indies took place between a Dutch fleet under Jacob Binckes and a French force attempting to recapture the island of Tobago . There was much death and destruction on both sides . One of the Dutch supply ships caught fire and exploded ; the fire then quickly spread in the narrow bay causing several ships , among them the French flagship " Glorieux " , to catch fire and explode in turn which resulted in great loss of life . The French under Jean II d ' Estrées retreated but would make a second attempt at the end of the year with a much stronger fleet . The Facebook game " Solitaire Blitz " has a level dedicated to the " Glorieux " , where a user plays a pirate version of Solitaire and retrieves items such as a flag , a shield , a set of swords and the " Glorieux " ' s silenced bell , the latter of which is left of the ship .
USS LST - 995 USS " LST - 995 " was an " LST - 542 " - class tank landing ship in the United States Navy . Like many of her class , she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation . " LST - 995 " was laid down on 12 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard ; launched on 2 May 1944 ; and commissioned on 20 May 1944 , Lt . ( jg . ) G . W . Chamberlin , USNR , in command . During World War II , " LST - 995 " was assigned to the European theater and participated in Operation Dragoon , the invasion of southern France , in August and September 1944 . Following the war , she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946 . She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 15 August 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 25 September that same year . On 4 November 1947 , the ship was sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service , and was transferred to Argentina , where she was named " Don Nicolas " . " LST - 995 " earned one battle star for World War II service . Argentine Navy Service . In Argentine Navy service beginning in 1948 , " Don Nicolas " was redesignated BDT - 2 ( Buque Desembarco de Tanques ) , and was named ARA " Cabo San Diego " . She was retired in 1966 .
Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Base on Adak Island is significant for having served as a staging area for the American assaults , during World War II , on Japanese - held Aleutian Islands of Kiska and Attu . The set of bases was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 . , Only ruins of the bases survive today .
Territorial Army The Territorial Army ( TA ) is the volunteer principal reserve force of the British Army . It is composed mostly of part - time soldiers , who are paid at a similar rate as their Regular equivalents whilst engaged on military activities . This is in contrast to the Regular Army Reserve , which currently comprises people who have a mobilization obligation for six years after their former full - time service in the regular army . The TA forms about a quarter of the overall manpower strength of the British Army . During periods of total war , the Territorial Army is incorporated by the Royal Prerogative into Regular Service under one code of Military Law for the duration of hostilities until re - activation is decided upon . After World War 2 for example , the TA was not demobilised until 1947 Modern Territorial soldiers ( Territorials ) are volunteers who undergo military training in their spare time , either as part of a formed local unit or as specialists in a professional field . TA members have a minimum commitment to serve 27 training days per annum , with specialists only required to serve 19 days , which normally includes a two - week annual camp . As a volunteer military reserve raised from local civilians , the TA may be considered a militia , and several units bear the title " militia " . However historically , the British official term " Militia " designated a specific force , distinct from the Volunteers and the Yeomanry .
Franz Podezin Franz Podezin ( b . 1911 Vienna , Austria ) was an SS - Hauptscharführer and Gestapo chief in Rechnitz , Austria . On the night of March 24 – 25 , 1945 allegedly on the direction of the " Killer Countess " , Margaret of Batthyanyu daughter of Baron Heinrich Thyssen , Podezin engaged in the massacre of at least 180 Hungarian Jewish slave laborers in Rechnitz who were assigned to dig anti - tank ditches in anticipation of the approaching Red Army . The slave laborers were machine gunned to death allegedly as part of a perverse celebration of Nazi functionaries at Batthyanyu ' s Schloss Rechnitz . There has been controversy over the version of events as reported by British journalist David Litchfield . The fact that the killings occurred and Podezin took part is not disputed . The dispute stems over whether or not the killings were done to amuse the guests at the party and if party guests took part in the murders . Podezin escaped justice and was last seen alive in South Africa in 1963 .
John Cunningham ( VC 1917 ) John Cunningham , ( born 1890 – 16 April 1917 ) was a British soldier during the First World War , 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 . Details . Cunningham , born in Thurles , County Tipperary on 22 October 1890 , was one of two sons of Johanna and Joseph Cunningham . He was 26 years old , and a corporal in the 2nd Battalion , Prince of Wales ' s Leinster Regiment , when he performed a deed on 12 April 1917 at Bois - en - Hache , near Barlin , France which earned him the Victoria Cross . Cunningham later died as a result of his injuries . He is buried in Barlin cemetery , Pas de Calais , plot 1 , row A , grave 39 . The Medal . His medals are on loan to the Imperial War Museum in London . References . Listed in order of publication year
Young gentlemen Young gentlemen is an archaic term that was used in the Royal Navy to refer to boys aspiring to become a commissioned officer . Until promotion to lieutenant , these boys would serve in various rating s , and the term was used to group all these boys together . A similar term today would be officer candidate s or cadet s . History . In the 18th century Royal Navy , rank and position on board ship was defined by a mix of two hierarchies , an official hierarchy of ranks and a conventionally - recognized social divide between gentlemen and non - gentlemen . Boys aspiring for a commission were often called ' young gentlemen ' instead of their substantive rating to distinguish their higher social standing from the ordinary sailors . Boys would join the navy around the age of 12 , and they would serve as a servant for one of the officers , as a volunteer , or as a seaman . After about 3 years , they would be promoted to midshipman . ' Young gentlemen ' was also used as a synonym for midshipmen . Occasionally , a midshipman would be posted aboard a ship in a lower rating such as able seaman but would eat and sleep with his social equals in the cockpit . Horatio Nelson served as an able seaman aboard the " Seahorse " . The HMS " Bounty " was limited to two midshipman posts , but it carried multiple boys that would have been rated as midshipmen aboard other ships , including Peter Heywood , and George Stewart , who was mustered as an able seaman but served as acting master ' s mate after Fletcher Christian was promoted to acting lieutenant .