naist-nlp/zeshel huggingface dataset:
George Goodman Simpson Captain ( later Squadron Leader ) George Goodman Simpson was an Australian - born flying ace credited with eight confirmed victories while flying for the Royal Naval Air Service during the World War I . He would serve his country again during World War II . Early life . George Goodman Simpson was born in Saint Kilda , Victoria , Australia , on the outskirts of Melbourne on 14 September 1896 , to Minna Alice Lazarus and George Green Simpson . By 1901 , the Simpson family , which included elder brother Rolfe , was living at Swaynes Hall , Saint Mary ' s Church National School , in Saffron Walden , England . In 1916 , George Goodman Simpson lived in Regents Park . In later life Simpson would claim to be native to London , England . He joined the Artists Rifles as a private soldier before World War I . World War I . Simpson joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 8 August 1915 . After pilot ' s training , he was awarded his pilot ' s certificate at Chingford on 29 January 1916 . He was then assigned to No . 1 Wing , where he flew Sopwith Pup s and Nieuport s . Simpson then transferred to 8 Naval Squadron . During this posting , he scored his first aerial victory with a Nieuport , as well as becoming A Flight ' s commander . When the squadron upgraded to Sopwith Triplane s , he would score five more victories with his personal plane , number N5460 . He would continue to fly a Triplane after a posting to 9 Naval Squadron , tallying two more wins while flying number N5462 . His final victory was scored while 9 Naval was staged at Leffrinckoucke , France . He was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for his exploits : After leaving 9 Naval for England , Simpson flew Home Defence sorties from RAF Cranwell during the latter part of 1917 , though without results . He then became a test pilot at RAF Martlesham Heath during 1918 . Simpson married Constance Vera Baker at Christ Church on Albany Street in London on 21 July 1918 . List of aerial victories . See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Post World War I . On 31 January 1919 , Simpson was confirmed in rank as a Captain . He then disappears into the mists of history until the Second World War . On 10 July 1939 Captain Goodman was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant in Class CC of the Royal Air Force reserves . On 1 September 1939 , as the Second World War heated up , he was still ranked as Flight Lieutenant but had been moved up to the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve . One December 1941 saw him promoted to temporary Squadron Leader . Nothing more is known of his service in this war . Several years after the war , on 10 February 1954 , he gave up his commission but retained the honorary rank of Squadron Leader . George Goodman Simpson died in Horsham in April 1990 .
Georg Hurdelbrink Georg Hurdelbrink ( 6 October 1919 — 26 August 2002 ) 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 . Georg Hurdelbrink was born on the 16 October 1919 in Altenmelle near Niedersachsen . During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS and was commissioned in April 1942 . was the commander of the 1st Battery , 12th SS Panzerjäger Battalion , 12th SS Panzer Division " Hitlerjugend " . he was awarded the Knight ' s Cross for his bravery and leadership of the 1st Battery during the allied defeat in Operation Totalise and around Hill 111 against the 10th Polish Armoured Brigade , the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division . Hurdlebrink survived the war and died on the 26 August 2002 .
HNoMS King Haakon VII HNoMS " King Haakon VII " , was a Royal Norwegian Navy escort ship during World War II , named after King Haakon VII of Norway . She was gifted to the RNoN by the United States on 16 September 1942 , in the presence of President Franklin D . Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha . Handover ceremony . The original intention of the US authorities had been to hand over the warship to the exiled Norwegians on 3 August 1942 , on the 70th birthday of King Haakon VII . This plan could however not be carried out as Crown Princess Märtha was going spend that day with her father - in - law the King in London and the handover date was postponed . During the handover ceremony Roosevelt delivered his famous " Look to Norway " - speech . " King Haakon VII " was formerly part of the U . S . Navy as USS " PC 467 " . The ship was built in Neponset , Massachusetts where she was launched on 29 April 1942 . Norwegian service . HNoMS " King Haakon VII " , under her first commander kapteinløytnant ( Lieutenant ) Leif R . Lund , was first based at Halifax . Later on she was moved to Red Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador . In November 1942 she took part in the escorting of eastbound transatlantic convoy SC - 108 . This trip showed that the small vessel was not sturdy enough for transatlantic escorting and after a spell in the UK she relocated to St . John ' s , Newfoundland and Labrador in May 1943 . For the rest of World War II " King Haakon VII " escorted convoys on the coast of North and Central America , from the coast of Labrador to the Caribbean . During her war service " King Haakon VII " sailed and escorted 79 convoys without accidents . No men were lost or seriously injured on the " King Haakon VII " during the war years . From 3 May to 2 June 1945 " King Haakon VII " was at Key West for maintenance and repairs , this delaying her the start of her return voyage to Norway until 4 June . On 26 June 1945 " King Haakon VII " arrived at the southern Norwegian port of Kristiansand . Decommissioning and sale . She was decommissioned on 1 February 1951 and laid up in Trondheim . On 26 June 1952 the Norwegian Parliament decided that " King Haakon VII " was to be decommissioned and sold off . In August 1953 she was sold to Rogaland Sjøguttskole ( ) for .
474th Bombardment Squadron The 474th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last was assigned to the 335th Bombardment Group , stationed at Barksdale Army Airfield , Louisiana . It was inactivated on 1 May 1944 . History . Established in 1942 as a B - 26 Marauder Operational Training Unit . Inactivated in 1944 .
Ukishima Maru Ukishima Maru was a Japanese naval transport vessel . She was originally built as a passenger ship in March 1937 . During World War II , she served as a naval vessel after receiving heavy armament . She measured 4 , 731 gross register tons . The " Ukishima Maru " incident . On 22 August 1945 , " Ukishima Maru " was carrying 3 , 725 Korean labourers and their families from a military facility in the Aomori prefecture , headed towards the Korean port of Busan . On the 24th , the ship entered the port of Maizuru , where the ship struck an American naval mine , exploded and sank , killing 524 Koreans and 25 Japanese on board , according to Japanese government figures . However , the actual numbers of passengers and victims are unknown . The American and Japanese government both officially reported that the sea mine was the cause of the explosion . The Korean view . Koreans , both the South and the North , view this incident as a deliberate Japanese war crime committed by the Japanese government of the time to conceal information about the Japanese military base . This view was illustrated in the 2001 North Korean film " Souls Protest " . Eighty South Koreans , survivors and relatives of the victims of the incident , have filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government , seeking some in compensation , an official apology , and the remains of the victims that are kept in a shrine in Japan . In 2005 , a South Korean man , claiming to be a survivor of the incident , told an internet - based news media that shortly before the explosion , most Japanese soldiers and officers left the vessel and also that the explosives were hidden inside the hull . The Japanese Court Ruling . The Kyoto District Court has ordered , on 27 August 2001 , the Japanese government to pay to 15 South Koreans , who are survivors and the relatives of the victims of the incident . The court ruled that the Japanese government had failed in its duty to transport passengers safely as a legal relation was established between the government and the passengers at that time . The court rejected , however , claims of the plaintiffs demanding official apologies and return of the remains of the victims . The court also rejected claims of 65 plaintiffs on the ground that their relationship with the victims could not be established .
Le Quesnel Memorial The Le Quesnel Memorial is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps during the 1918 Battle of Amiens during World War I . The battle marked the beginning of a 96 day period that saw the crumbling of the German Army and ultimately the Armistice that ended the war The memorial is located just to the southwest of the village of Le Quesnel ( from which it takes its name ) , on the road between Amiens and Roye , in northern France . Monument . Selection . At the end of the war , The Imperial War Graves Commission granted Canada 8 sites - 3 in France and 5 in Belgium , on which to erect memorials . Each site represented a significant Canadian engagement in the war and for this reason it was originally decided that each battlefield would be treated equally and graced with identical monuments . The Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission was formed in November 1920 to discuss the process and conditions for holding a memorial competition for the European sites . In October 1922 , the submission of Toronto sculptor and designer Walter Seymour Allward was selected as the winner of the competition , and the submission of Frederick Chapman Clemesha placed second . The commission selected Vimy Ridge in France as the preferred site for Allward ' s design . Clemesha ' s " Brooding Soldier " design was selected for the remaining sites but was later , for a number of reasons , erected only at St . Julien in Belgium . The remaining six sites received identical Canadian white granite blocks inscribed in both English and French with a brief description of the battle they commemorate . The blocks are situated in small parks that vary in shape and design and are typically situated on key points of the battlefield they memorialize . < br > The site chosen for the Le Quesnel Memorial was selected because it marks the location of the deepest penetration the Canadians ( and indeed any of the Allied armies ) achieved on the first day of the Battle of Amiens , over 8 miles or 13 kilometres into German - held territory from their starting point . Location & Design . The Le Quesnel Memorial site is a small keyhole shaped park situated beside the D934 highway between Amiens and Roye on the southwest fringe of Le Quesnel village . Fittingly , maple trees and a hedge of holly line the edges of the park and well kept lawns and stone pathways surround the low circular flagstone terrace that the granite memorial block rests on .
Bessonneau hangar The Bessonneau hangar was a portable timber and canvas aircraft hangar used by the Royal Flying Corps during World War I . History . In about 1908 , the Bessonneau hangar was designed and manufactured by the French rope and canvas manufacturer Etablissements Bessonneau , headed by Julien Bessonneau ( 1842 – 1916 ) and based at Angers . The hangar , then referred to as a Bessonneau tent , was first used in the area of Maine - et - Loire , and in 1910 specifically employed to protect aircraft participating in a race from Angers to Saumur . In World War I , the design was adopted by the Royal Flying Corps ( RFC ) to house aircraft in both Great Britain and France . From about 1917 , Bessonneau hangars were increasingly used for temporary protection for RFC aircraft pending construction and development of permanent hangars . They were also extensively used at RFC Aircraft Acceptance Parks , where aircraft were assembled and tested before delivery , and for squadrons that moved from Britain to advancing battlefronts in France . After World War I , Bessonneau hangars were often used for cheap and portable storage for civilian aircraft . Into World War II , the Royal Air Force continued to employ the hangars , later designated as ' Aircraft Hangar ( Type H ) ' and defined by Air Publication AP . 4488A . After World War II , British military use of Bessonneau hangars continued for the purpose of storing powered aircraft and gliders operated by the Air Training Corps ( ' Air Cadets ' ) , until about 1990 . A few hangars then briefly survived with gliding clubs for military personnel , but they typically succumbed to bad weather and inadequate maintenance and support . Construction . The hangar was supplied as a kit of parts that could be easily erected , dismantled , transported and re - erected at another location . The principal material of the framework was wood , joined by wooden plates , steel brackets and steel bolts . Vertical stanchion s supported roof truss es , with extensively triangulated ties and beams . Bays ( units ) of stanchions and trusses were built up and connected to each other , with each hangar assembled with 6 , 9 or 12 bays to achieve different hangar lengths . Wooden flying buttress es were applied to the sides and rear , to ensure rigidity , and ropes were used to tie down the whole structure onto steel picket s driven into the ground . Snow poles were attached to the underside of selected trusses , and hinged to allow them to be lowered for extra roof support in the event of heavy snow or high winds . The tailored canvas covering was tied to the framework with ropes . Over 1000 covers were made for the hangars at Messrs Paull & Co in Martock , Somerset The most common variant in Britain was the 6 - bay design , providing inside clear dimensions of width ( span ) 20 metres ( 65 ft 6 in ) , length 24 metres ( 79 ft ) and height 4 metres ( 13 ft 2 in ) . Outside dimensions were width 22 metres ( 72 ft ) , length 28 metres ( 91 ft 10 in ) , height 7 . 7 metres ( 25 ft 5 in ) , excluding picketing ropes .
87th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 87th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry , later the 87th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Mounted Infantry , was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 87th Illinois Infantry was organized at Shawneetown , Illinois and mustered into Federal service on October 3 , 1862 . It was mounted in November , 1863 . The regiment was mustered out on June 16 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 1 officer and 15 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 219 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 238 fatalities .
Battle of the Segre The Battle of Segre is the collective name of a series of battles that took place along the Segre River between 4 April 1938 and the 3 January 1939 , during the Spanish Civil War after the Nationalist Faction had broken the lines of the Spanish Republican Army in the Aragon Offensive . Photographer Robert Capa took pictures of the Spanish Republican Navy Marines of the 151 Brigada Mixta who fought in this battle .
Nikolai Biryukov Nikolai Ivanovich Biryukov ( 6 December 1901 – 22 June 1980 , Russian : Николай Иванович Бирюков ) was a Soviet Army soldier and officer . He fought in the Russian Civil War and in World War II , where he attained the rank of lieutenant general , and was decorated Hero of the Soviet Union . He joined the Red Army in March 1920 , and shortly thereafter he participated in the suppression of the Tambov Rebellion . He steadily progressed thorough the ranks during the interwar years , and in February 1939 he was given command of the 186th Infantry Division of the Urals military district . At the beginning of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union , Biryukov ' s division was attached to the 22nd Army and sent to the Western front . Biryukov was wounded in the Battle of Smolensk . After his recovery , he was given command of the 214th Rifle Division , with which he participated in the Battle of Stalingrad . In June 1943 , Biryukov was given command of the 20th Guards Rifle Corps , part of the 4th Guards Army , a position he held until the end of the war . In 1945 , Biryukov ' s Corps fought with distinction against the German counteroffensive at Lake Balaton , for which Biryukov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in April 1945 . Biryukov ' s memoirs were published in 1968 in 100 , 000 copies . His son , Anatoly Biryukov , became infamous as a serial killer .
Yawara The yawara ( also called pasak or dulodulo in Filipino martial arts ) is a Japanese weapon used in various martial arts . The Yawara originated from the use of Kongou , a Buddhist symbolic object , by various monks during Feudal Japan . The Yawara takes the form of one or two small , thick sticks which stick out about an inch from each side of the hand . They are usually used in pairs to initiate throws , bone breaks , and pressure point strikes . The yawara stick was popularized for police officers in the 1940s by Professor Frank A . Matsuyama . Matsuyama also made his own lethal version in 1937 or earlier . Legality . In the United States , yawaras are not intrinsically illegal in every jurisdiction . In the United Kingdom , " any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person , or intended by the person having it with him for such use " is defined as an offensive weapon under the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 thus potentially including a yawara stick . Yawarajutsu . Yawarajutsu is a martial art focusing on the yawara . It is sometimes simply referred to as yawara , and this name has been used interchangeably with jujutsu . There are similarities in the kanji for yawara ( 柔 ) and jujutsu ( 柔術 ) . The yawari , tessen ( iron fan ) , and short stick are used to apply yawara or jujutsu techniques . The yawara movements are believed to have been derived from the sheathed knife techniques of tantojutsu .
SS Clara Barton SS " Clara Barton " ( Hull Number 636 ) was a Type EC2 - S - C1 Liberty ship built by the California Shipbuilding Corporation , Terminal Island , for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II . She was named after Clara Barton , the founder of the American Red Cross . The ship was laid down on 19 July 1942 , then launched on 25 August 1942 . The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships that survived did ; she was scrapped in 1970 . Service history . " Clara Barton " was chartered to the Army Transportation Service and participated in the Normandy Invasion on D - Day and made many trips from the UK to various ports on the continent as the invasion progressed . On D - Day the ship was hit by a tank shell which passed clear through the ship with minimal damage before detonating . On one of her trips as the invasion progressed the " Clara Barton " blew a major packing in her main engine and limped back to port through E - boat ( German PT - boat equivalents ) infested waters powered by the jacking engine , a small engine intended only to get the main engine off dead center . On a subsequent trip the same packing blew again and then the jacking engine failed , leaving her dead in the water again in E - boat infested waters . After an anxious wait she was safely towed back to port .
75th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 75th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment established in 1941 . Currently , only 1st Squadron ( 1 - 75 CAV ) , assigned to the 101st Airborne Division , is active . Training and Activation . 1st Squadron , 75th Cavalry ( Widowmakers ) , a Reconnaissance , Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron ( RSTA ) , was formed under the U . S . Army ' s transformation in September 2004 . The squadron was formed under 2BCT , 101st Airborne Division ( AASLT ) in place of 3 - 502nd Infantry . The first commander of the squadron was LTC Alfonso J . Ahuja with CSM Scott C . Schroeder . The lineage of the Squadron dates back to World War II , as the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion which was attached to the 502nd Infantry Regiment . The motto of 1 - 75 CAV ( Widowmakers ) is " STRIKE CAV ! " Deployment . The 1 - 75 Cavalry deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in autumn of 2005 . The squadron remained with 2BCT , 101st Airborne Division based out of Camp Striker . The squadron , along with the rest of 2BCT , patrolled Southwest Baghdad in an area known as the " triangle of death " . 1 - 75 CAV is noted for locating and destroying multiple weapons caches as well as detaining several ranking members of Al - Qaeda in Iraq . In January 2006 the Squadron was moved to protect a deadly Main Supply Route ( MSR ) leading into Baghdad . While controlling this supply route , the squadron successfully decreased improvised explosive device and small arms attacks by over 80 % , thus enabling safe transport of supplies and materials into central and northern Iraq . During the time spent on MSR security , the squadron suffered two casualties . 1 - 75 Cavalry returned to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in October 2007 . 1 - 75 Cavalry returned from Iraq in late November 2008 . 1 - 75 Cavalry deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in June 2010 and returned in April 2011 .
Battle of Satala ( 298 ) The Battle of Satala was fought in 298 between the forces of the Roman Empire under the Tetrarch Galerius and the forces of the Sassanid Persian ruler Narseh . The battle was a decisive Roman victory . Galerius ' forces caught the Persians by surprise and routed them , capturing the Persian camp , including Narseh ' s family , harem and treasure . The battle was followed by the Treaty of Nisibis , highly advantageous to Rome .
Richard Yorke Richard Francis Charles Yorke ( 28 July 1885 – 22 December 1914 ) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics . In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase event . Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres event as well as of the 1500 metres competition . Yorke was killed in action during the First World War , serving as a serjeant with the London Scottish Regiment near Arras . He is buried in the Arras Road Cemetery in Roclincourt .