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Saunders Alexius Abbott Major - General Saunders Alexius Abbott ( 9 July 1811 – 7 February 1894 ) was an army officer in the British East India Company . Family background . Saunders was the 4th son of Henry Alexius Abbott , a retired Calcutta merchant of Blackheath , Kent , and his wife Margaret Welsh , the daughter of William Welsh of Edinburgh . He had the following siblings : Career . Abbott was educated privately and at Addiscombe Military Seminary . In 1828 , he joined the Bengal Infantry . He was appointed in 1836 to be Assistant in the Revenue Survey under Henry Montgomery Lawrence . Abbott held Survey charges from 1838 to 1842 . Abbott fought in the First Anglo - Sikh War . At the Battle of Mudki , he forced marched reserves from Kasauli and Sabathu . He served later as aide - de - camp to Sir Henry Hardinge at the Battle of Ferozeshah , during which he was dangerously wounded . In 1846 he was a brevet - major . Abbott was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Umbala in 1847 . He was appointed to the same post in Hoshiarpur in 1849 and held the post during a mutiny . From 1858 to 1863 he was Commissioner of Lucknow . He was an honorary aide - de - camp to the governors - general until his retirement in September 1864 . After his retirement , Abbott became an agent for a railway company in Lahore before being promoted to its board of directors . He died in Brighton on 7 February 1894 .
Diphridas Diphridas was a Spartan general in the Corinthian War . In 391 BC , he was placed in command of Spartan forces in Asia Minor , whose previous commander , Thibron , had been killed in an ambush . Diphridas continued his predecessor ' s policy of launching plundering raids into the territory of Persian satrap in the region , Struthas . These raids were highly successful ; Diphridas at one point captured Struthas ' s son - in - law , and with the plunder he took he was able to hire mercenaries to enlarge his force .
Wartime perception of the Chinese Communists The Wartime perception of the Chinese Communists was a matter of debate in the United States before and during World War II in both the public and the government . The debate revolved around the post - war character and intent of the Communist Party of China , as an " agrarian reformer , " a European - styled socialist nation that would preserve levels of capitalism for an extended time until a peaceful transition to a fully realized communist society ; or as a Marxist like communist party which would enact violent change in the same manner as the Bolsheviks in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Pre - War perception . " For a more detailed history , see Communist Party of China " Founded in 1921 , the Communist Party was initially allied with the Kuomintang until the second half of the 1920s , when it was purged from membership within the unified national government under Chiang Kai - shek . In 1934 , the party nearly annihilated , the rememnants under the guidance of future Chairman Mao Zedong launched an ambitious march to escape destruction by the Kuomintang . The resulting action became known as The Long March . It was through the Long March that the United States , and much of the Western world , was first introduced to the communists in China via " Red Star Over China " , a narrative of the march and introductory biography for several Communist leaders , by the American journalist , Edgar Snow . Snow ' s work cast the communists in a positive light and as those who wished to reform their country .
Erhard Mösslacher Erhard Mösslacher was an Obersturmführer ( First Lieutenant ) in the Waffen - SS during World War II . He was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross , which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II . Erhard Mösslacher was born on the 16 June 1921 , in Weißbach bei Lofer Austria . During World War II he volunteered to join the SS - VT and was posted to the 8th SS Cavalry Division " Florian Geyer " . He was awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Close Combat Clasp in Silver during September 1943 . As the commander of the 6th Squadron , 16th SS Cavalry Regiment he was awarded the Knight ' s Cross on 9 February , just before being killed in action near Budapest on the 12 February 1945 .
Amage Amage was a Sarmatian queen who , as Polyaenus reports , ruled as regent for her incapacitated husband in the 4th century BC . She was very warlike , and once sent a letter to a Scythian prince warning him to stop his incursions on her protectorates in the Crimea . When he ignored this warning , Amage rode with 120 men to Scythia and attacked him , killing his guards , killing his friends and family , and personally killing the prince herself " in a sword duel " . She allowed his son to live and rule his people on the condition that he obey her edicts .
Lloyd Merriman Lloyd Archer Merriman ( August 2 , 1924 – January 20 , 2004 ) was an American professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from to for the Cincinnati Reds , Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs . Born in Clovis , California , Merriman played college baseball and football at Stanford University . He served as a United States naval aviator during World War II and was recalled to active duty while in the United States Marine Corps reserves during the Korean War . He served in Korea from January to August 1953 at K - 3 in Pohang with the 1st Marine Air Wing and flew 87 combat missions in a Grumman F9F Panther jet fighter . As a baseball player , Merriman threw and batted left - handed , stood tall and weighed . Because of his wartime service , he was nearly 24 when he was signed by Cincinnati in 1948 . He had one year of minor league experience , with the 1948 Columbia Reds of the Class A Sally League , and batted . 298 before becoming a member of the Major League Reds in 1949 . He was the Reds ' regular center fielder that season , but he batted only . 230 with limited home run power , and was a reserve outfielder for the 1950 – 1951 Reds before being called back into military service as a Marine pilot . He returned to the Majors in 1954 and batted a career - high . 268 in limited service before closing out his MLB career in 1955 playing for both Chicago clubs . In retirement , he operated an insurance business and raised and trained horses in his native California . He died at 79 in Fresno , California . Merriman is enshrined in the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame .
USNS David C . Shanks ( T - AP - 180 ) David C . Shanks was a troop transport that served with the US Army during World War II as USAT " David C . Shanks " , and during the Korean War with the US Navy ' s Military Sea Transportation Service as the USNS " David C . Shanks " ( T - AP - 180 ) . Service history . The ship was originally laid down under the name SS " American Farmer " as a Maritime Commission Type C3 ship ( specifically , a Type C3 - 1N - P & C , or Passenger & Cargo type ) by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula , Mississippi . She was delivered on 24 April 1943 and turned over to the US Army Transportation Service , who renamed her USAT " David C . Shanks " . On 15 March 1950 the ship was transferred to the MSTS and became the USNS " David C . Shanks " ( T - AP - 180 ) . The ship participated in operations to contain the Communist Chinese advance in Korea during the conflict there between December 1950 - January 1951 , and earned a battle star for her service . " David C . Shanks " was inactivated and returned to the Maritime Administration in October 1958 , after which she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet . She was scrapped in 1973 .
L . Scott Rice Major General Leon Scott Rice ( born 27 May 1958 ) currently serves as commander of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and as an assistant to Phillip A . Breedlove , Commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe . Rice has also served as Commander , Air Force Forces for United States Central Command in the Middle East Area of Operations . He is concurrently a Boeing 777 First Officer flying for United Airlines in Washington , District of Columbia . On 3 April 2012 he was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick as acting Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard . Early life . Leon Scott Rice was born 27 May 1958 to Leon Harold Rice ( 1919 – 2002 ) and Margery Ann ( Miller ) Rice ( 1918 – 2005 ) in Bedford , New Hampshire ; a military family with his mother serving as a Captain during WWII in the Army Nurse Corps , and eventually becoming in 1990 the first female Commander of the Department of New Hampshire Veterans of Foreign Wars . Rice is a direct descendant of Edmund Rice , an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony . Rice attended local public schools and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1972 .
Emil Vogel Emil Wilhelm Vogel ( 20 July 1894 – 1 October 1985 ) was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXVI . Gebirgskorps . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Emil Vogel was captured by British troops in Norway in 1945 , he was released in 1947 .
HMS Ossory ( 1682 ) HMS " Ossory was a 90 - gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched in 1682 at Portsmouth Dockyard . She was renamed HMS " Prince in 1705 . " Prince " was rebuilt as a 90 - gun second rate of the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard , from where she was relaunched on 21 July 1711 . She was renamed HMS " Princess on 2 January 1716 , and subsequently renamed HMS " Princess Royal on 26 July 1728 . The " Princess Royal " continued to serve until 1773 , when she was broken up .
Anagnostis Petimezas Anagnostis Petimezas ( , 1765 - 1822 ) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence . He was born in 1765 in Soudena near Kalavryta and was descended from the historic Petmeza des family . He was the son of Sotiris , brother of Athanasios which he in Voussoka . He took part in the battles of Kalavryta , Acrocorinth , Tripoli where he was a mandate of Theodoros Kolokotronis , etc . He was assassinated with his son Sotiris in a Turkish ambush at Vasiliko near Sikyona and Corinth in 1822 as he was on his way to fight against Dramali Pasha .
Danish steam frigate Jylland Jylland is the world ' s last screw - propelled steam frigate . During the Second War of Schleswig in 1864 , it participated in the naval action against the Austrian - Prussian fleet in the Battle of Heligoland on 9 May 1864 . " Jylland " along with the " Niels Juel " and " Heimdall " bested two Austrian frigates and 3 small Prussian gun boats , but were unable to maintain the blockade of the Prussian North Sea ports . " Jylland " sustained considerable damage during the battle . In the 1890s the ship was reduced to stationary use and barely escaped scrapping in 1908 . It was , however , decided to preserve her and she was towed to Ebeltoft in 1960 . The hulked frigate further deteriorated until she was placed in dry dock in 1984 . Restoration proved to be a major task ; over 60 % of the timber had to be replaced in addition to the rigging , armament , engines and loose gear . In Danish , the ship is known as simply Fregatten Jylland , although several ships have used this name . The restoration efforts were completed in 1994 and the ship is currently on display in the town of Ebeltoft , Denmark . It is advertised as one of the world ' s largest wooden ships . A commemorative coin was issued by the National Bank of Denmark . Notes . Brouwer , Norman J . " The International Register of Historic Ships " . 3rd ed . London : Chatham Publishing , 1999 . Robert J Gardiner ( ed . ) . " Conway ' s All the World ' s Fighting Ships 1860 – 1905 " . London : Conway Maritime Press , 1979 .
Wilhelm Beier Wilhelm Beier ( 18 November 1913 – 12 July 1977 ) was a Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Beier claimed 38 aerial victories , all of them at night .
Lutsk ( U205 ) Lutsk is an anti - submarine corvette of the Ukrainian Navy . Board number U205 ( to July 1994 was number 400 , from 1994 until January 2007 — U200 ) . History . Lutsk is the ship 1124ME project ( NATO reporting name : " Grisha V class " , in the Soviet classification : " Albatros " class ) . Russian type designation is Small Anti - Submarine Ship . The Grisha class anti - submarine ship is designed to search for and destroy enemy submarines found in coastal areas . They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA - N - 4 surface - to - air missile launcher . All were fitted with retractable fin stabilizers . Some of them ( The Grisha II class ) were built for the border guard . The Grisha V class ships were built between 1985 and 2002 . This incorporated further modifications with the twin 57 mm guns being replaced by a single 76 mm gun . Thirty ships were built . About 28 ships remain in the Russian Navy . Two ships — Lutsk and Ternopil were built in Ukraine . Lutsk was launched on May 22 , 1993 and Ternopil were entered service in February 16 , 2006 with the Ukrainian Navy . Service . The Corvette was laid down on January 11 , 1991 at the Leninska Kuznya shipyard . The actual building of the ship started on December 27 , 1992 and the ship was launched on May 22 , 1993 . The ships crew began to move in on October 14 , 1993 . The corvette was moved from Kiev to Mykolaiv between November 4 to 16th of 1993 . Five day later the Corvette was moved again , this time to a port of Sevastopol . On December 30 , 1993 an act was signed adding the ship to Ukrainian Navy . The Ukrainian naval flag was raised on the ship on February 12 , 1994 . In January 2002 the Corvette was added to Joint Rapid Reaction Force Former Captains . In active ( 2009 ) Captain , 3rd rank Gregory Bryeyev .
Otto Kähler Otto Kähler ( 3 March 1894 – 2 November 1967 ) was a " Konteradmiral " with the " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . He commanded the , a merchant raider , on two combat patrols and sank or captured 12 ships , for a combined tonnage of of Allied shipping . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ( " Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub " ) . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Kähler relinquished command of " Thor " on 20 July 1941 to Günther Gumprich , who would also received the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross as commander of " Thor " . References . Citations Bibliography
Battle of Otonetë The battle of Otonetë occurred on September 27 , 1446 , in upper Dibra in Albania . The Ottoman commander , Mustafa Pasha , was sent into Albania , but was soon intercepted and defeated by Skanderbeg . It was one of the many victories won by Skanderbeg . Background . Soon after Skanderbeg united the Albanian princes in 1443 , the Ottoman Empire sent forces to quell the rebellion . The first army to be sent was defeated in 1444 at Torvioll . Another force was sent one year later but was again defeated by Skanderbeg at Mokra . After establishing diplomatic relations with many major European powers , Murad II resumed his campaign to crush all remaining resistance in the Balkans . Prelude and battle . As Murad prepared his forces to launch a campaign against Hunyadi , who was in that year proclaimed regent of Hungary , he sent a force of 15 , 000 cavalry under Mustafa Pasha into Albania . The Turkish plan was to fight a war of attrition , pillaging the land and inflicting terror on the population , while avoiding pitched battle . Mustafa split his force into two and sent one contingent into combat while keeping the other in a fortified position : Otonetë . When Skanderbeg learned that the Ottoman army was split , he attacked Otonetë with 5 , 000 men . The camp was set in disorder as the Albanians pierced through , " turning it into a slaughterhouse " . Aftermath . 5 , 000 Ottoman soldiers fell and 300 were made prisoners . The whole camp and its supplies fell into Skanderbeg ' s hands . After this defeat , Murad ordered Mustafa to defend the border and to not perform any actions which may cause another defeat . The year was successful for the Albanians except that Pal Dukagjini , one of Skanderbeg ' s closest and strongest allies died of natural causes .
Rutland Yeomanry Cavalry The Rutland Yeomanry Cavalry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army , first raised as the Rutland Fencible Cavalry in Rutland in 1794 and finally disbanded in 1825 . The regiment was raised following a meeting on 31 March 1794 , at Oakham Castle , where it was resolved to form three troops of fencible Light Dragoons ; it was the first regiment to be accepted by the Crown as complete . In 1803 it was absorbed into the Rutland Legion , a mixed force of volunteer cavalry and infantry . When the Legion was disbanded in 1825 , the Leicestershire Yeomanry began to recruit from Rutland , and no subsequent yeomanry regiment was raised . The Riding School built for the Rutland Fencibles by the MP Gerard Noel Edwards now houses the Rutland County Museum .
MV Uhana The MV " Uhana " was a Sri Lankan merchant vessel that was subjected to a suicide attack in June 2000 while being escorted to Jaffna by the Sri Lankan Navy . A speedboat loaded with explosives positioned itself next to the Sri Lankan vessel , near Point Pedro , before blowing itself up . According to Rohitha Bogollagama , the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka , the Tamil Tigers were behind the attack . He compared the attack on the " Uhana " to al Qaeda ' s attack on the USS " Cole " , four months later . He suggested that al Qaeda and the Tamil Tigers learned techniques from one another .
Southard ' s Independent Company Southard ' s Independent Company , Pennsylvania ( Colored ) Infantry was a United States Colored Troops unit briefly formed during the Civil War . The unit was organized at Camp William Penn , Pennsylvania on July 28 , 1864 It was named for its commander , Captain Converse Southard . The unit was disbanded November 14 , 1864 at Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and its remaining members sent to reinforce existing U . S . C . T . regiments . Purpose . Not much is known about this unit , except that it did not see combat . It was enlisted for a period of only 100 days ; enlistments of 3 to 4 months or so were usually for emergencies . Many members transferred to other units before the unit was disbanded , including its officers . An army under CSA General Jubal Early had threatened Washington DC in the beginning of July but had fled to West Virginia by August . The troops may have been raised to serve in the defense of Washington DC or replace Pennsylvania units sent to Maryland . Known members . There were 100 men ( 3 officers , 18 NCOs , 2 Musicians , and 77 ? Soldiers ) assigned to the unit at formation .
USS Sterope ( AK - 96 ) USS Sterope ( AK - 96 ) was an " Crater " - class cargo ship commissioned by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II . She was responsible for delivering troops , goods and equipment to locations in the war zone . " Sterope " ( AK - 96 ) , ex - " SS James Wilson " ( MC hull 183 ) , was laid down on 9 December 1941 by the Oregon Shipbuilding Co . , Portland , Oregon ; launched on 22 February 1942 ; sponsored by Mrs . John Spady ; acquired by the Navy on 27 March 1943 ; and commissioned on 14 May 1943 , Lt . Comdr . Leo P . Toolin , USCG , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . " Sterope " was converted to Navy specifications by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Co . , and completed her shakedown cruise on 10 June . The ship - - - assigned to the Naval Transportation Service - - - proceeded to San Francisco , California , loaded , and sailed on 24 June for New Caledonia . " Sterope " arrived at Noumea on 16 July 1943 and , for the next two years , shuttled supplies to advanced bases as a part of the Service Force , Pacific Fleet . Highlights of her service came in July 1944 when she delivered supplies to American forces engaged in recapturing Guam and in May 1945 when she took supplies to troops fighting for Okinawa . End - of - war operations . Late in July 1945 , " Sterope " headed for Pearl Harbor and the U . S . west coast . She reached San Francisco on 6 August and was undergoing overhaul there when the war ended . On 9 October 1945 , the ship sailed for Guam and moved varied cargo among the islands of the Central Pacific for the next six months . Post - war decommissioning . " Sterope " arrived at Pearl Harbor on 18 April 1946 and was decommissioned there on 16 May . In August 1947 , she was towed to San Francisco and returned to the Maritime Commission . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 19 November 1947 . Military awards and honors . " Sterope " received two battle stars for World War II service . Her crew was eligible for the following medals :
MV Gadila MV " Gadila " was one of nine Anglo Saxon Royal Dutch / Shell oil tankers converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier ( MAC ship ) . The group is collectively known as the " Rapana " class . MV " Gadila " was built at the Howaldtswerke , Kiel , Germany and completed 11 April 1935 as an oil tanker for the Anglo Saxon Royal Dutch / Shell line . She was converted at Smith ' s Dock , North Shields between April 1943 and 1 February 1944 . She entered service as a MAC ship in March 1944 , and operated under the Netherlands Mercantile Marine flag . As a MAC ship , she had no aircraft hangar , and continued to carry normal cargoes with a mercantile ship ' s crew , although operating under Royal Navy control . Only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were Naval personnel . In the case of the " Gadila " , these were provided by the Royal Netherlands Navy and served as elements of Fleet Air Arm 860 ( Dutch ) Naval Air Squadron . The " Gadila " and her sister MV " Macoma " were the first aircraft carrying vessels to be operated under the flag of the Netherlands . At the end of the war , " Gadila " was reconverted to an entirely mercantile oil tanker and served in this capacity until broken up for scrap in Hong Kong in 1958 .
Albin Wolf Albin Wolf ( 28 October 1920 – 2 April 1944 ) was a German World War II Luftwaffe 144 victories Flying ace and a posthumous recipient of the coveted Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ( " Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub " ) . A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat . He was shot down by anti - aircraft fire and killed in action on 2 April 1944 . Military career . Wolf was transferred to the 6th squadron of Jagdgeschwader 54 ( JG 54 — 54th Fighter Wing ) in May 1942 on the Eastern Front . He achieved his aerial victories 37 – 40 on 3 August 1943 . By 4 September 1943 he had accumulated 78 victories . Wolf received the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross ( " Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes " ) for 117 victories on 22 November 1943 . Wolf crash landed on a transfer flight on 29 December 1943 and was severely wounded . He was appointed " Staffelkapitän " ( squadron leader ) of the 6 . / JG 54 on 11 March 1944 . Albin Wolf ' s 135th aerial victory claimed on 23 March 1944 was also Jagdgeschwader 54 ' s 7000th of the war . Wolf was killed in action south - east of Pskov on 2 April 1944 . His Focke - Wulf Fw 190 A - 6 ( " Werknummer " 551142 — factory number ) took a direct hit from an anti - aircraft shell . He was posthumously promoted to " Oberleutnant " and honoured with the 464th Oak Leaves to his Knight ' s Cross ( " Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub " ) on 27 April 1944 .