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Cannock Chase German war cemetery The Cannock Chase German war cemetery ( ) is on Cannock Chase , Staffordshire , England . On 16 October 1959 , the governments of the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany made an agreement about the future care of the remains of German military personnel and German civilian internees of both World Wars , which at the time were interred in scattered cemeteries not already maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . It was agreed that the remains would be transferred to a single central cemetery established on Cannock Chase for this purpose . The German War Graves Commission ( " " ) made the necessary arrangements and the inauguration and dedication of this cemetery - which is maintained under the inter - government agreement by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - took place in June 1967 . It contains nearly 5 , 000 German and Austrian graves . There is a small separate section for the crews of the four airships ( SL 11 , L32 , L31 , L48 ) shot down in World War I . According to the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge , there are just over 1000 German World War II casualties who are still buried elsewhere , including 111 at St . Peter Port ( Foulon ) on Guernsey , and others at Brookwood in Surrey . The remainder are interred in Commonwealth War Graves Commission administered plots all over the UK , often near to where their bodies were found or where they died . For example , three Luftwaffe bomber crew whose Dornier ditched in the sea off Kingsdown , Kent in 1940 were buried in the military section of Hamilton Road Cemetery , Deal , Kent . This is a distance of less than 2 miles . Notable people include :
USS Tontogany ( YTB - 821 ) USS " Tontogany " ( YTB - 821 ) was a United States Navy large district harbor tug named for Tontogany , Ohio . Construction and commissioning . The contract for " Tontogany " was awarded 9 August 1971 . She was laid down down on 4 December 1972 at Marinette , Wisconsin , by Marinette Marine and launched 16 May 1973 . Operational history . Delivered to the Navy on 28 July 1973 , " Tontogany " was attached to the 5th Naval District and operated at Norfolk , Va . , where she provided tug and towing services , waterfront fire protection , and pilot assistance . Late in 1977 , she was shifted to the 6th Naval District , Charleston , SC , where she served into October 1979 . Stricken from the Navy List 13 March 2001 , ex - " Tontogany " was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service ( DRMS ) 20 November 2001 . Acquired by McAllister Towing and Transportation , she was renamed " Dorothy McAllister " .
Battle of Kupa The Battle of Kupa occurred at Kupa River in 819 . It involved the Guduscans of Lika , led by Prince Borna of Littoral Croatia against Prince Ljudevit Posavski of Pannonian Croatia , who was Borna ' s nephew . Battle . During the battle , the Guduscans abandoned Borna and joined Ljudevit . While Borna forces suffered massive losses , he managed to escape with his bodyguards . However , Dragomuž , Liudevit ' s father - in - law , who sided with Borna , was killed . According to Borna ' s reports , Liudevit suffered heavy casualties that included 3 , 000 soldiers and over 300 horses . Aftermath . Liudevit used the momentum to invade Littoral Croatia in December 819 .
Reuben D . Mussey , Jr . Reuben D . Mussey , Jr . ( often called RD Mussey ) ( May 30 , 1833 – May 29 , 1892 ) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War and a distinguished lawyer . Between April 1865 and November 1865 , Mussey was President Andrew Johnson ' s private secretary . Johnson nominated Mussey for appointment to the brevet grade of brigadier general of volunteers , but the U . S . Senate did not confirm the appointment . Mussey was the husband of Ellen Spencer Mussey who was also his law partner and became the head of the practice upon his death . Biography . Mussey was the son of the medical doctor Reuben D . Mussey and his wife Hettie Osgood . He was born in Hanover , New Hampshire on May 30 , 1833 . After matriculating from Dummer Academy , RD Mussey graduated from Dartmouth College in 1854 . He campaigned for Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and at the outbreak of the Civil War began serving in the regular army of the United States as captain of the 19th U . S . Infantry Regiment . Some sources list his name as Reuben Delevan Mussey , suggesting that Jr . may not be technically correct , but since both he and his father are referred to as Reuben D . Mussey or Reuben Mussey , the Jr . is the best way to distinguish the two . Mussey was an anti - slavery officer in the Union Army who contributed to the end of slavery in Tennessee by his actions as a recruiter and regimental commander there . Mussey was a strong advocate of enlisting African - American soldiers and in correspondence with his superiors took issue with William T . Sherman ' s view on this issue . As a captain of the 19th U . S . Infantry Regiment from May 14 , 1861 until June 14 , 1864 , Mussey helped recruit African - American soldiers for the Union Army . On June 14 , 1864 , Mussey was appointed colonel of the 100th U . S . Colored Infantry . Mussey served as President Andrew Johnson ' s private secretary from April 1865 to November 1865 . At some date for which the record has not been found , Johnson nominated Mussey for appointment to the brevet grade of brigadier general in the regular army , to rank from March 13 , 1865 , but the U . S . Senate did not confirm the appointment . Mussey was mustered out of the volunteers on December 26 , 1865 and resigned from the regular army on February 19 , 1866 . Soon after this date , he began a law practice in Washington D . C . He had two daughters with his first wife . It was after her death he met and latter married Ellen Spencer . Mussey also served as an adjunct professor of law at Howard University . Reuben Delevan Mussey died in Washington , D . C . on May 29 , 1892 . He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery ( Washington , D . C . ) .
USS Spitfire ( 1776 ) USS " Spitfire " was a " row galley " authorized and constructed by Rhode Island during the American Revolution , and was placed in service in 1776 . During this age of sail , row galleys were highly maneuverable compared to sailing ships whose movements were dependent on the wind . " Spitfire " had a reportedly successful career , helping to capture British cargo ships and engaging in the fight against British warships . Ordered by Rhode Island . Late in 1775 , the $ 3 ordered the construction of two galleys , " Washington " and " Spitfire " . In January 1776 , the General Assembly appointed John Grimes Commodore of the galleys and , presumably soon thereafter , they were placed in service in Narragansett Bay . Capturing British cargo ships . They cruised in defense of American shipping , acted as transports , and assisted landing parties seeking forage and supplies . On 11 April 1776 , they recaptured the brigantine " Georgia Packet " and sloop " Speedwell " which HMS " Scarborough " had captured and brought into the bay , braving the fire of " Scarborough " s guns as they took the prizes from under her stern . In July 1776 , the galleys were ordered to New York City to help protect the Hudson River , and they reached New York harbor on 1 August . There they cooperated with a flotilla created by George Washington . Attacking British warships . On the afternoon of 3 August , " Spitfire " joined " Lady Washington " and " Washington " in an attack on HMS " Phoenix " and HMS " Rose " and engaged the British warships for over two hours before retiring . One man on " Spitfire " was killed and two were badly wounded . Her hull and rigging sustained much damage . The two galleys returned to Providence , Rhode Island , late in the month . In mid - September , libels were filed in court on Little is known about the curious action which resulted in this litigation in Admiralty court - not even when it occurred . Swashbuckling . The quotation above does suggest that " Spitfire " , on at least one more occasion , continued her swashbuckling . Few records have survived to fill out the galley ' s subsequent career . She was apparently sent to New London , Connecticut , early in October 1776 “ to strengthen the naval force as much as possible . ” Nothing of the galley is recorded until the summer of 1778 , by which time " Spitfire " “ had been captured or destroyed by the enemy ” .
Fort Belknap ( Texas ) Fort Belknap , located near Newcastle , Texas , was established in 1851 by brevet Brigadier William G . Belknap to protect the Texas frontier against raids by the Kiowa and Comanche . It was the northernmost fort in a line from the Rio Grande to the Red River . The fort functioned as a base of operations rather than as a fortified point , and it became the center of a substantial network of roads , including the Butterfield Overland Mail . Some notable officers who were stationed at Fort Belknap include Captain Randolph B . Marcy and Lieutenant George B . McClellan . Together , the officers explored the Canadian River and found the headwaters of the Red River . Prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War the post was abandoned , partly as a pullback of Federal troops to the north , and partly due to the fort ' s unreliable water supply . The fort was briefly re - occupied in 1867 , then abandoned for the last time . The fort was gradually dismantled for building materials , so that by 1936 only the magazine and part of the cornhouse remained . Beginning with the Texas Centennial , portions of the fort were rebuilt and restored . mostly on their original foundations . The fort is home to the Fort Belknap Archives , which houses records from North Texas .
65th Army ( People ' s Republic of China ) The 65th Group Army is a military formation of China ' s People ' s Liberation Army and one of three active group armies belonging to the Beijing Military Region . It is based in Zhangjiakou , Hebei and is composed of the 193rd Division , an artillery division , an armored brigade , two motorized infantry brigades , and an anti - aircraft artillery brigade . Its unit ID number is 66455 . History . The 65th Group Army traces its lineage to its original incarnation , the 5th Column of the North China Field Army established sometime around 1946 . It was initially composed of three brigades , the 13th , 14th , and 15th . In 1949 the unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 65th Army under the command of Hsiao Ying - t ' ang . In 1949 the 65th Army was composed of the 193rd , 194th and 195th Division s . The 65th Army was deployed to Korea in 1951 . Following the Korean War the 65th Army was redeployed to Hebei in 1953 . In May 1989 , the 65th Army ’ s 193rd and 194th Infantry Divisions along with the 3rd Reserved Division were deployed to Beijing to enforce martial law and suppress the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 . In 2002 , the formation ' s ID number was changed from 50156 to 66455 .
Gianni Widmer Gianni Widmer ( April 25 , 1892 , Trieste , then in Austro - Hungarian Empire , October 30 , 1971 , Milan , Italy ) ( Slovenian : Ivan Vidmar , German : Johann Widmer ) was an Italian civil and military aviator of Slovenian descent , a pioneer of airmail . He was interred at the cemetery of S . Anna in Trieste . Noted achievements . On Septhember 24 , 1911 he flew from Venice to Trieste across the Adriatic Sea in 1h 15 min . There is a monument to Gianni Widmer in San Marino on the mountain of Monte Carlo ( Fiorentino commune ) to commemorate his landing there on April 16 , 1913 . It was authored by sculptor Carlo Reffi , inscription by Pietro Franciosi . It is the second monument to an aviator ( the first one being to Alberto Santos - Dumont in Paris , France ) . He was also awarded the San Marino Gold Medal of Civil Merit of first class for this feat .
Bases ( fashion ) The term bases is used to describe both the cloth military skirts ( often part of a doublet or a jerkin ) , generally richly embroidered , worn over the armour of later men - at - arms such as French gendarmes in the late 15th to early 16th century , as well as the plate armour skirt later developed in imitation of cloth bases for supplemental upper - leg protection , worn by men - at - arms for foot combat . Cloth bases . Italian armoured cavalry had been wearing bases , with or without a jerkin or vest for the chest as well , since the late 15th century . It appears that French gendarmes picked up the fashion in their interventions in Italy during the Italian Wars . Adopted by the French sometime after 1495 , the fashion soon spread throughout Europe , and may be seen in illustrations throughout the Italian Wars . Such bases were knee - length and cartridge - pleated . Such skirts eventually evolved into quilted or padded breeches worn in the early 17th century . Plate armour bases . Plate armour for the upper legs , in imitation of the shape and style of cloth bases , came into fashion in the middle of the sixteenth century as well , and was also called " bases . " It was worn for dismounted combat . There was a detachable rear piece for the steel bases to allow the man - at - arms to sit on his horse , although even without such rear piece it must have been rather difficult to mount and dismount when wearing plate armour bases .
USS Gretchen ( SP - 423 ) The first USS " Gretchen " ( SP - 423 ) was a patrol vessel acquired by the United States Navy in 1917 . " Gretchen " was built as a private motorboat . On 30 July 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , Sylvanus Stokes , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was placed in service as USS " Gretchen " ( SP - 423 ) . Assigned to the 5th Naval District , " Gretchen " was found unsuited for use in patrol duties . The Navy returned her to her owner on 1 November 1917 . " Gretchen " should not be confused with , another patrol vessel in U . S . Navy service at the same time .
Andrzej Kowerski Andrzej Kowerski ( ; Łabunie , Zamość County , Lublin Province , eastern Poland , 18 May 1912 – 8 December 1988 , Munich ) was a Polish Army officer and SOE agent in World War II . From 1941 he used the " nom de guerre " " Andrew Kennedy . " Life . During the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 , Lieutenant Kowerski fought gallantly as a member of Poland ' s 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade , commanded by Col . Stanisław Maczek , winning his country ' s highest military decoration , the " Virtuti Militari " . When Soviet forces invaded eastern Poland on September 17 , forcing Poland ' s government to evacuate south into Romania , Kowerski and his " Black Brigade " ( so called after their black leather jackets ) evacuated to neighboring Hungary . There he busied himself covertly exfiltrating interned Polish , and other Allied , military personnel out of Hungary . When Kowerski subsequently worked for British Intelligence and the Special Operations Executive , he was given the cover name " Andrew Kennedy . " Having lost part of a leg in a prewar hunting accident , he became the first disabled man to complete SOE ' s parachute training . ( His lover , Krystyna Skarbek , aka Christine Granville , was the first woman to pass the same course . )
John Wilton ( general ) General Sir John Gordon Noel Wilton ( 22 November 1910 – 10 May 1981 ) was the most senior military figure in Australia from May 1966 to November 1970 . Early career . On graduation from Royal Military College Duntroon , Wilton was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the British Army ' s Royal Artillery on 9 December 1930 ( with seniority from 22 November ) . Having returned to the Australian forces , he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order ( DSO ) on 27 April 1944 serving in the South West Pacific in the Second World War . For his war service he was subsequently appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) on 6 March 1947 . Post - war he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) in the 1962 Queen ' s Birthday Honours , and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( KBE ) in the 1964 New Year Honours .
Castle Campbell Castle Campbell , lowland seat of the Duke of Argyll , is a medieval castle situated above the town of Dollar , Clackmannanshire , in central Scotland . It was the seat of the earls and dukes of Argyll , chiefs of Clan Campbell , and was visited by Mary , Queen of Scots , in the 16th century . History . The tower house was built in the early 15th century and was known as Castle Glume . The castle was originally a property of the Clan Stuart but passed by marriage to Colin Campbell , 1st Earl of Argyll and Lord Chancellor of Scotland . He had the name of the castle changed to Castle Campbell by an Act of Parliament in 1489 . The Hall Range was constructed about 1500 and would originally have provided additional lodging and public reception . In 1645 , during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms , the Royalist James Graham , 1st Marquess of Montrose , led an attack in which the Clan Ogilvy , seeking revenge for the burning of the " Bonnie House of Airlie " and other strongholds of the clan , along with the Macleans , overran the castle but apparently failed to destroy it . After the killing of King Charles I , the Campbells supported Charles II against Oliver Cromwell , although Archibald Campbell , 1st Marquess of Argyll , later switched his allegiance to Cromwell . Cromwell ' s forces occupied the castle in 1653 , and it was burned in 1654 by the Scots in retaliation for Campbell ' s support of Cromwell . Only part of the castle was restored , and its use as a residence ended . Just seven years later the 8th Earl of Argyll was executed for treason to the king . In 1948 Castle Campbell was given into the care of the Government . It is now administered by Historic Scotland .
Peter Christian Petersen Peter Christian Petersen ( 22 June 1791 – 4 July 1853 ) was a Norwegian naval officer . He was born in Christianssand , and was a brother of Hans Petersen . In December 1819 he married Betzy Mørch ( 1799 – 1875 ) , a daughter of Constitutional Founding Father Ole Clausen Mørch . In 1808 , during the Gunboat War , he was given the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Royal Danish - Norwegian Navy . He was stationed on the brig " Kiel " from 1811 , and became second - in - command there in 1812 . In the same year he participated in the Battle of Lyngør . He took over the command of " Kiel " in 1814 . In 1814 the Royal Norwegian Navy was re - established , and Petersen was made Premier Lieutenant here in 1815 . He was promoted to Lieutenant Captain in 1821 and Captain in 1825 . He was an aide - de - camp of King Charles III John for some years , and commanded the ship " Ørnen " from 1840 and " Freia " from 1844 . From 1843 to 1844 he was also acting director of Fredriksvern Verft . He was also a member of several public commissions . In 1845 Petersen reached the rank of Rear Admiral . He succeeded Jochum Nicolai Müller , and commanded the Navy until his death , which occurred in July 1853 in Kristiania .
CFAV Glendyne ( YTB 640 ) CFAV " Glendyne " ( YTB 640 ) is a Glen class naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy . It was built at Yarrow Shipyard in Esquimalt , British Columbia . The ship was launched in 1975 and delivered on 8 August 1975 . Attached to Maritime Forces Pacific , the ship is based at CFB Esquimalt .
James Anderton ( RAF officer ) Flight Lieutenant James Lawrence Anderton was a company director , motorcycle dealer , pilot and RAF officer . James Anderton founded Anderton Bros Motor Cycles Ltd of Bolton , Lancashire with his brother Syl Anderton in 1935 . He qualified as a pilot before World War II but was drafted into the RAF Volunteer Reserve at the outbreak of hostilities , and remained in RAF service until the surrender of Japan in September 1945 . He served in several RAF squadrons and an Operational Training Unit , as a heavy bomber pilot — flying Vickers Wellington s and B - 24 Liberators . While serving in 37 Squadron he participated in the bombing of the German battleship " Gneisenau " . When an instructor at No . 21 Operational Training Unit he participated in the first Thousand - Bomber Raid over Cologne , Germany . In 1944 , Anderton was posted to 99 Squadron in Dhubulia , India . There , he participated in the longest formation mission of the war , to bomb targets in Burma — including the Burma Railway . He was awarded the Air Force Cross and was three - times Mentioned in Despatches .
Edward Henderson ( bishop ) Edward Barry Henderson ( 1910 – 1986 ) was Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1960 to 1975 . The son of Edward Henderson , former Dean of Salisbury , Henderson was educated at Radley and Trinity College , Cambridge . After a curacy in Pimlico he was Rector of Holy Trinity , Ayr from 1939 until 1947 ( a period which encompassed wartime service in the RNVR ) and Vicar of St Paul ' s Knightsbridge from 1947 until his elevation to the suffragan bishop ric of Tewkesbury , translation to the of Bath See following in 1960 . After 15 years he resigned to begin retirement in Somerset .
Alexander Paterson ( penologist ) Sir Alexander ( Alec ) Henry Paterson MC ( 20 November 1884 – 7 November 1947 ) was a British penologist who , as Commissioner of Prisons , introduced reforms that would provide a humane regime in penal institutions and encourage rehabilitation among inmates . Paterson was born in Bowdon , near Altrincham , Cheshire . He attended school in Manchester and later studied at University College , Oxford where he obtained an honours degree in Greats . During his time at Oxford , he joined the Church of England , which he preferred to his former denomination , Unitarianism . Not long after he graduated , Paterson went to work with the Oxford Medical Mission , a Christian charity which dealt with underprivileged youth in Bermondsey , South London . He recounted his experiences there in his 1911 book , " Across the Bridges " . Later , he became the first chairman of the charity , Toc H . Paterson served in the East Surrey Regiment during World War I , reaching the rank of Captain and receiving a Military Cross . In 1922 , he was appointed Commissioner of Prisons and Director of Convict Prisons , a position he held until his retirement in 1946 . During his period as Commissioner of Prisons , Paterson used Wakefield Prison as a testing ground for his reforms , such as establishing a farm within the prison in which inmates could learn agricultural skills . Prisoners were also allowed to earn small sums working , attend training courses and participate in games . Paterson was knighted in 1947 and died shortly afterwards in London at the age of 62 .