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Edward N . Kirk Edward Needles Kirk ( February 29 , 1828 – July 21 , 1863 ) was a Quaker school teacher , attorney , and then a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Early life and career . Kirk was born in rural Jefferson County , Ohio . He was educated at the Friends ' Academy in Mount Pleasant , Ohio , and subsequently taught school . He studied law for two years in Cadiz , Ohio , and passed the bar exam in 1853 . He established a practice in Baltimore , Maryland . In the spring of 1854 , he relocated to Sterling , Illinois . He married Marcella Cameron in Philadelphia on October 17 , 1855 . The couple would have two sons . In 1857 , with his business quickly prospering , Kirk built a large mansion , now known as the Paul W . Dillon Home . Civil War service . At the start of the Civil War , Kirk recruited and organized the 34th Illinois Infantry , serving as the regiment ' s first colonel dating from September 1861 . He saw duty in Kentucky and Tennessee . He commanded a brigade of four regiments during the Battle of Shiloh , where he was wounded in the shoulder on April 7 , 1862 , and eventually shipped home to recuperate . Following his lengthy convalescence , Kirk returned to the field in late August , although he was still partially invalided . He and his men participated in parts of the Kentucky Campaign . He was appointed as a brigadier general dating from November 29 , 1862 . A little more than a month later , he was severely wounded in the hip during the Battle of Stones River near Murfreesboro , Tennessee , the Minié ball lodging near his spine . He was transported to a field hospital and then eventually taken to the Tremont House in Chicago , where he died several months later . He is buried in the Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago . Battery Edward N . Kirk at Fort Stark in New Hampshire was named in his memory . His son , Edward C . Kirk , became one of Pennsylvania ' s leading dental surgeons and medical educators .
23rd Panzer Division ( Wehrmacht ) The 23rd Panzer Division was established on the 14th of March 1942 in France . It was built around the " 101 Panzer - Brigade " and two infantry regiments . The units worked with " booty tanks " . In April the division went to the Eastern Front near Kharkov . It stayed on this front for the rest of the war and surrendered on the 8th of May , 1945 . The division was interned at Tamsweg Mauterndorf .
Special Operations Training Group The Special Operations Training Group , or SOTG , is a training section of the United States Marine Corps that provides Marine Expeditionary Force ( MEF ) commanders with training facilities and a liaison for Marine Expeditionary Units ( MEU ) . They also conduct special skills courses that trains Marines and Sailors , and other cross - services as well . They participate in the MEUs ' Special Operations Capable Certification , by acting as the " Training and Evaluation Board " for the exercises and events during the MEU annual training cycles . The SOTG maintains training facilities at Stone Bay , Camp Lejeune , North Carolina . Courses . The SOTG curriculum contains many courses of instruction for Marines , Sailors , and other service personnel in methods and procedures of skills that are required to perform special operations .
Etna - class corvette The " Etna " class was a class of six 16 or 18 - gun corvette s with a flat hull , designed by Joseph Augustin Normand . Winfield gives the names of the designers as Pierre - Alexandre - Laurent Forfait and his pupil Charles - Henri Tellier . He further describes the vessels as being flush - decked and designed to carry a 12 " mortar . However , as the British navy captured " Etna " within a year and a half of her launch at which time she was not carrying any mortar , it is possible that the design was modified quite early . The Royal Navy captured three of the six vessels in the class . Three members of the class ( including two in Royal Navy service ) , were lost to wrecking or grounding . Only one of the corvettes served for over 20 years .
Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service Militaire Inlichtingen - en Veiligheidsdienst ( MIVD ) is the Military Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands . It was formerly known as the Militaire Inlichtingendienst ( MID ) . History . The forerunner of all intelligence services in the Netherlands was the GS III , which was created shortly before World War I . This service later ( after WW II ) became the LAMID ( Army Intelligence Service ) . In 1986 the Dutch government started a reform of all ( navy , army and airforce ) military intelligence and security services . The MID ( Military Intelligence Service ) was formed . In 1989 / 1990 the existing branches ( navy / army / airforce and general intelligence ) of the MID were fused to make the service stronger . After that reform one , military intelligence service , renamed 2002 into Military Intelligence and Security Service ( MIVD ) , emerged , fitted for all challenges the 21st century expectedly presents . Oversight and accountability . The Dutch minister of defence is politically responsible for the MIVD . Oversight is provided by ( 1 ) the Committee for the Intelligence and Security Services , comprising the leaders of all political parties represented in the Second Chamber of the Estates - General , and ( 2 ) an Oversight Committee appointed by the same . Although until 2009 The Socialist Party ( SP ) was not and did not want to be part of this committee .
George Reade George Reade ( 1687 – 28 March 1756 ) was a British Army officer , fourth son of Sir Edward Reade , 2nd Baronet . Reade entered the Army in 1703 as a lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards , ranking as a captain in the Army . He served several campaigns in the wars of Queen Anne , and was promoted to captain - lieutenant ( with the rank of lieutenant - colonel in the Army ) in 1708 and captain in 1709 . He unsuccessfully stood for election as Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury at a by - election in 1721 , but was returned at the general election in 1722 and re - elected without opposition in 1727 . King George II promoted him to the commission of second major of the 1st Foot Guards ( with the rank of colonel in the Army ) in 1729 , and in 1733 appointed him to the colonelcy of the 29th Regiment of Foot ; on 28 August 1739 he was removed to the 9th Regiment of Foot . In 1743 he was promoted to the rank of major - general , and to that of lieutenant - general in 1747 . In 1749 he was removed to the 9th Regiment of Dragoons , holding that colonelcy to his death . He married Jane Nowes , daughter of Charles Nowes , in 1744 . He died on 28 March 1756 , without issue .
Biljoen Castle Castle Biljoen lies between the Veluwe and the IJssel near Velp . This " Noble House " from the 16th century was rebuilt by Alexander van Spaen ( 1619 – 1692 ) into the present day castle with four equal corner towers . History . The castle almost certainly originated as a large farm that was first mentioned in 1076 . Only in 1530 did Charles , Duke of Guelders built a castle out of it . The towers also date from this time . From the rest of the building it has not been confirmed what is original and what is not . The family Van Spaen rebuilt the castle around the 18th century into its current state . In 1795 French troops were quartered in the castle . After they left the castle was plundered and the interior largely destroyed . The damage was restored with amongst others ornamental plaster and ceiling paintings . Ownership . The estate was originally called " Broekerhof " , and was a place where taxes were collected . In 1076 it was donated by Henry IV , Holy Roman Emperor to the Sint - Pieter Chapter in Utrecht . In 1530 it was sold to Charles , Duke of Guelders . He in turn had to sell it again in 1535 because of debts . It came into possession of Charles ' general Roelof van Lennep . Roelof ' s son Carl , mayor of Arnhem , inherited it in 1546 . His son Roelof inherited it in turn in 1567 . After family divisions it was sold to the baronial family Van Spaen in 1661 . In 1849 baron Van Hardenbroek allowed Anna Pavlovna of Russia to use it temporarily . In 1872 it was inherited by the family Lüps , until 2008 . On July 25 , 2008 part of the inventory of the castle was sold at Christie ' s in Amsterdam .
Roger Cruickshank Roger Cruickshank ( born 18 October 1982 ) is a Scottish trainee pilot in the Royal Air Force , a Flying Officer , and one of United Kingdom ' s top downhill skiers . In March 2005 , Cruickshank crashed whilst skiing , which shattered his left tibia and required a metal plate with nine pins to be permanently fixed in his leg . After regaining the ability to walk in June 2005 , he qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . In the Men ' s Downhill event , skiing with a knee - brace , Cruickshank finished 37th .
Aviatik B . II The Aviatik B . II was a reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany and Austria - Hungary during World War I . It was a two - seat biplane of conventional configuration that seated its pilot and observer in tandem , open cockpits . Compared to its predecessor , the B . I , the B . II had a more powerful engine and revised nose design that faired the powerplant in more neatly , and a single " rhino horn " collector stack for the exhaust . A variety of two - and three - bay wing designs were utilised during production . While originally no armament was fitted ( in common with other B - class aircraft ) , later production versions received a machine gun for the observer . All were withdrawn from front line service by early 1916 , however the type continued in use as a trainer for a time with advanced flying training units ( it is known that the B . II served in this role at FEA 9 at Darmstadt during 1916 ) . Austro - Hungarian built D . IIs featured revised , enlarged ailerons , and Austro - Daimler engines .
USS Elrod ( FFG - 55 ) USS " Elrod " ( FFG - 55 ) , an " Oliver Hazard Perry " - class frigate , is a ship of the United States Navy named after Captain Henry T . Elrod ( 1905 – 1941 ) , a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II . Ship history . " Elrod " was built at the Bath Iron Works in Maine , and was commissioned on 18 May 1985 . The ship was originally home ported in Charleston , SC and shifted to Norfolk , VA in March 1995 . " Elrod " has completed five deployments to the Persian Gulf , three to the Mediterranean Sea , and one to the Adriatic Sea , and has participated in numerous operations in the Atlantic Ocean , the Mediterranean Sea , the Black Sea and the Caribbean Sea . " Elrod " ' s third Persian Gulf deployment followed Operation Desert Storm and supported aggressive air and surface surveillance operations . " Elrod " conducted naval exercises with units of Gulf Cooperation Council nations to strengthen and further develop the bonds that were forged during Desert Shield and Desert Storm . The ship participated in TEAMWORK ' 92 , NATO ' s Arctic Ocean anti - submarine exercise , and Operation Sharp Guard , in support of multi - national enforcement of United Nations sanctions and embargoing war materials to the Balkans . " Elrod " demonstrated America ' s commitment to her NATO allies by providing a presence among the Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean ( SNFM ) and Standing Naval Forces Atlantic ( SNFL ) during Operation Enduring Freedom . Recently , " Elrod " completed another NATO deployment in 2004 in support of Operation Active Endeavor , and helped protect the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , in Operation Distinguished Games . " Elrod " crew members have served with pride and distinction as ambassadors of America and spokesmen for the US Navy , hosting official and unofficial visits for foreign military , business and civilian dignitaries throughout the world , including Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , Qatar , Kuwait , the United Arab Emirates , Spain , Bulgaria , Turkey , Israel , Greece , Italy , France and Croatia . " Elrod " has sailed the major oceans of the world , transited the Panama and Suez canals , crossed the equator and the Arctic Circle . In addition to a reputation for operational readiness and fighting skills , " Elrod " has earned a reputation for community support and participation in charitable projects . The ship has been recognized for the crew ' s contributions by designation as a Presidential " Point of Light " . " Elrod " has also earned numerous awards during her commissioned service , including the Joint Meritorious Unit Award , Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation , Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation , Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal , several Battle Efficiency Excellence Awards , Secretary of the Navy Energy Conservation Award , Armed Forces Recreation Society Award and various departmental and mission - specific awards for excellence . The current captain of the Elrod is Commander Jackie L . Killman . External links . USS USS " Elrod " ( FFG - 55 ) command histories – Naval History & Heritage Command
Milton C . Pickens Milton Chester Pickens ( 1924 - May 26 , 1944 ) was a Naval Ensign during World War II . Originally from Houston , Texas , Pickens was based out of the Glenview Naval Air Base . During a training flight on May 26 , 1944 , Pickens lost altitude above Deerfield and circled the village ' s downtown while trying to regain altitude . He crashed into the garden of Stanley Antes , who was working in the garden at the time . The plane buried itself six feet into the ground and Pickens was killed . The site , at 914 Waukegan Road , is now the location of the Deerfield Public Library . A plaque commemorates Pickens ' s death .
Politionele acties " Politionele Acties " ( Dutch for " police actions " ) refers to two major military offensives undertaken by the Netherlands on Java and Sumatra against the Republic of Indonesia during its struggle for independence in the Indonesian National Revolution . In Indonesia they are known individually as " Agresi Militer Belanda " ( ' Dutch Military Aggressions ' ) , although the term " Aksi Polisionil " is also known .
Friedrich Balduin von Gagern Friedrich Balduin , Baron von Gagern ( 1794 – 1848 ) was a German soldier . Life . He was the eldest of the sons of Hans Christoph Ernst von Gagern . He was born at Weilburg on the 24th of October 1794 . He entered the University of Göttingen , but soon left , and , taking service in the Austrian army , took part in the Russian campaign of 1812 , and fought in the following year at Dresden , Kulm and Leipzig . He then entered the Dutch service , took part in the campaigns of 1815 , and , after studying another year at Heidelberg , was member for Luxemburg of the military commission of the German federal diet ( 1824 , 1825 ) . In 1830 and 1831 he took part in the Dutch campaign in Belgium , and in 1844 , after being promoted to the rank of general , was sent on an important mission to the Dutch East Indies to inquire into the state of their military defences . In 1847 , he was appointed governor at the Hague , and commandant in South Holland . In the spring of 1848 he was in Germany , and on the outbreak of the revolutionary troubles he accepted the invitation of the government of Baden to take the command against the insurgent “ free companies ” ( Freischaaren ) in the Hecker Uprising led by Friedrich Hecker . At Kandern , on the 20th of April , he made a vain effort to persuade the leaders to submit , and was about to order his troops to attack , when he was mortally wounded by the bullets of the insurgents .
German submarine U - 323 German submarine " U - 323 " was a Type VIIC / 41 U - boat of the Nazi German " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . She carried out no patrols and sank or damaged no ships . The boat was scuttled in May 1945 in northern Germany . Service history . The submarine was laid down on 12 March 1942 by the Flender Werke yard at Lübeck as ' werk ' 323 , launched on 12 January 1944 and commissioned on 2 March under the command of " Kapitänleutnant " Siegfried Pregel . She served with the 4th U - boat Flotilla for training , from 2 March 1944 to 3 May 1945 . Fate . The boat was scuttled on 3 May 1945 near Nordenham , ( across the River Weser from Bremerhaven ) .
Gerhard Hoffmann ( pilot ) Gerhard Hoffmann ( 6 November 1919 – 17 April 1945 ) was a " Luftwaffe " flying ace of World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross ( ) . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Hoffmann was credited with 130 aerial victories — that is , 130 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft . Career . " Unteroffizier " Hoffmann was transferred to the 4 . / Jagdgeschwader 52 ( JG 52 ) in June 1942 on the Eastern front . His first streak of success was achieved in April and May 1943 over the Kuban bridgehead where he claimed his 42nd aerial victory on 30 May 1943 . He was wounded on 25 September 1943 and claimed his century mark in the middle of March 1944 over the Crimea . His victory tally stood at 125 when he was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 . He was transferred to the Ergänzungs - Jagdgruppe West at the end of April 1944 as a fighter pilot instructor and promoted to " Leutnant " . He was put in command of the 4 . / Ergänzungs - Jagdgeschwader 1 ( EJG 1 ) . He claimed 4 aerial victories in March 1945 at the Oder front with this Staffel and was made " Staffelkapitän " of the 11 . / JG 52 . He shuttled an aircraft to Breslau on 11 April 1945 . On this flight he crashed and was killed . The reasons for this crash remain unanswered .
Thermos Bomb Thermos Bomb was the informal name for the AR - 4 , an air dropped anti - personnel mine used by the Italian Air Force during World War II . Large numbers were used against Malta and in the Middle East . It was named for its superficial appearance to a Thermos bottle , a popular brand of vacuum flask . The bomb was a cylinder 31 centimetres long and weighing 3 . 68 kilograms . It could be fitted with a very sensitive motion - sensitive fuze that would detonate if any attempt was made to move it , and could be lethal in the open up to around 35 metres away . Because of this , unexploded thermos bombs were normally destroyed where they fell , generally by attaching a long piece of string to it and giving it a jerk , or detonating a small explosive charge next to them . A later variant of the fuze introduced an additional time delayed detonation , which was triggered between 60 to 80 hours after the fuze had armed .
French submarine Créole ( Q193 ) " Créole " ( Q193 ) was an of the French navy . The " Créole " was launched on 8 June 1940 at Le Havre . To avoid capture by the advancing German armies , the " Créole " , still unfinished , was towed to La Pallice , and on 18 June she was taken in tow from La Pallice to Swansea . On 1 July 1940 , she was taken in British custody during Operation Catapult . The " Créole " was completed after the war and commissioned in the French Navy on 1 April 1949 . Her silhouette was departed from the pre - war design , with a modified sail and a schnorchel . The " Créole " took part in the Suez Crisis , and sustained damage in a friendly fire incident with airplanes from the " Arromanches " . On 23 March 1962 , she collided with the " Sidi Ferruch " , off Toulon , severely damaging her sail plan . She was eventually decommissioned and broken up in 1963 .
History of the Korean People ' s Navy The history of the Korean People ' s Navy is short compared to most modern navies . It began with the creation of a " Maritime Security Force " on June 5 , 1946 . The headquarters for the force was based in the North Korean city of Wonsan , and was operational by July 1946 . The headquarters were then expanded and moved to the capital , Pyongyang , for more effective management of seabound traffic , and the forces were renamed Marine Patrols in December of the same year . The Marine Patrol Academy was established in Wonsan in June 1947 in order to train and commission a professional corps of naval officers . Initially operating under the North Korean Ministry of Interior , commanding authority was transferred to the National Security Department on August 20 , 1949 . The introduction of a torpedo squadron into the unit on August 29 , made it formally recognized as a naval force , and the date was commemorated as Navy Day until it was changed to honour the June 5th date in 1993 . Operations and engagements . Landing operation near Kangnung and Samcheok . June 25 , 1950 , North Korean troops invade South Korea . At the morning of 25 June an armed North Korean steamer ( ex US transport of 1000t , taken by South Korean communists to the North in October 1949 ) tried to disembark about 600 troops in 18 miles off Pusan , but it was sighted and sank by ROK Navy patrol craft " Bak Du San " ( " PC 701 " ) . This was first naval surface action of war . The same time North Korean convoy ( 2 submarine chasers , 1 minesweeper and 20 schooners ) start disembarkation of 4 battalions in Kangnung area ; another convoy ( 2 minesweepers , 1 patrol ship , 1 submarine chaser ) - disembarkation of communist guerrilla near Samcheok . ROK minesweeper " YMS - 509 " , patrolling the area near Okgye , tried to prevent disembarkation , but after short battle with North Korean minesweeper " No 31 " was forced to withdraw to the south . . . Totally , in this landing operations North Korean Navy lost 1 transport and 2 schooners ( last two was sank by ROK " YMS - 509 " ) . Chumunjin battle . July 2 , 1950 , at 06 : 15 of the morning South Korean Support Group ( cruisers USS " Juneau " & HMS " Jamaica " , frigate HMS " Black Swan " ) sighted a North Korean Navy convoy ( four torpedo boats , two motor gunboats and ten motor trawlers loaded with ammunition ) heading north from Chumunjin . As the cruisers put on speed to intercept the enemy , the torpedo boats , with more bravery than discretion , turned to attack . Fire was opened at 11 , 000 yards , and by the time the range had closed to 4 , 000 one PT had been sunk ( " No 24 " ) and one stopped ( " No 22 " ) , a third was heading for the beach ( " No 23 " ) , and the fourth ( " No 21 " ) was escaping seaward . The final score of the engagement was three torpedo boats and both gunboats destroyed , and two prisoners taken by HMS " Jamaica " . Following this first engagement with the North Korean Navy , also in effect the last , the cruisers bombarded shore batteries at Kangnung .