naist-nlp/zeshel huggingface dataset:
William Chaine Lieutenant - Colonel William Chaine , MVO ( 1 January 1838 - 3 July 1916 ) was a British military officer and courtier . Military and Court career . Chaine was born in Antrim in 1838 , and was a Lieutenant of the Antrim Artillery Militia in his early teens . He was commissioned as a Cornet in the 7th Dragoon Guards in December 1856 , promoted to Lieutenant in October 1857 , and Captain ( by purchase ) in May 1864 . One month later , in June 1864 , he exchanged from the Dragoon guards to the 10th Hussars , where he remained until he retired from the army . In October 1877 came a Brevet promotion to Major . He retired from the army in July 1881 , and received the honorary rank of Lieutenant - colonel . On 4 March 1881 Chaine was appointed Marshal of the Ceremonies to Queen Victoria , and in 1887 he advanced to Assistant Master of the Ceremonies to the Queen . He resigned shortly after the accession of King Edward VII in 1901 . He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order ( MVO ) by King Edward VII in July 1901 ( the order was gazetted 16 August 1901 ) . Family . Chaine was married , in the Private Chapel , Kensington Palace , on 4 December 1872 , to Maria Henrietta Sophia Phipps ( 1837 - 1915 ) , widow of Captain Frederick Sayer , and the daughter of Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps , KCB ( 1801 - 1866 ) by his wife Margaret Anne ( née Bathurst ) . They had a son , W . R . Chaine . Mrs . Chaine held the office of " Keeper of the State Apartments " at Kensington Palace , and the couple were allowed the use of a grace and favour appartement at the palace , a rare gift . She died at Kensington Palace 21 December 1915 , and he himself died at Kensington Palace in July the following year .
16th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 16th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 16th Illinois Cavalry was organized at Camp Butler , Illinois between January and April 1863 from numerous independent companies of Illinois cavalry . The regiment mustered out on August 19 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 3 officers and 30 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 228 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 262 fatalities .
No . 330 Squadron RAF No . 330 ( Norwegian ) Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron formed at RAF Reykjavik , Iceland on 25 April 1941 manned by exiled Norwegian aircrew and , initially , Norwegian procured aircraft . The squadron operated throughout the Second World War . History . After the squadron ' s formation in 1941 at RAF Reykjavik , Iceland it flew Northrop N - 3PB Nomads on convoy escort , anti - submarine patrols , anti - shipping sorties and other operations across the North East Atlantic . At the end of the war the squadron was disbanded by the RAF on 21 November 1945 and then transferred to Norwegian control as No . 330 Squadron RNoAF whose squadron number and markings they retain to this day .
Battle of Leuze The Battle of Leuze took place on 18 September 1691 , and was a famous French cavalry victory in the Nine Years ' War , against a superior allied force . Marshal Luxembourg was informed that William III of Orange had left for England in the supposition that the campaign of 1691 was at its end . He was also informed that Waldeck , who was left in charge , was preparing to retire into winter quarters . Marshal Luxembourg was near Tournai and sent out reconnaissance under Marsilly , that told him that the main body of the allied army was moving away , leaving a rear - guard of cavalry at Leuze . Luxembourg acted immediately . He send a detachment to follow the movements of the main body , and with the squadrons of Villars and Marsilly he attacked without warning . The French cavalry charged , only using their swords . The allied cavalry was superior in numbers , but could not deploy because of the limited space they were manoeuvred into . The allied infantry , including Mackay ' s Regiment also took part in the battle but did not see much action . The battle lasted for only 2 hours , but was a complete victory for the French . The fleeing remainder of the allied cavalry was saved by troops sent back by Waldeck . Luxembourg had been in the thick of the action and had to beat off an attack directed at his person .
Malcolm C . Grow Major General Malcolm C . Grow ( November 19 , 1887 – October 20 , 1960 ) was the first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force from July 1 , 1949 to November 30 , 1949 . Biography . Grow received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1909 . In August , 1915 Dr . Grow met Dr . Edward Egbert , Chief Surgeon of the American Red Cross Hospital in Kiev , in Washington , D . C . Dr . Egbert convinced Grow to travel with him to St . Petersburg , Russia , to assist in the Russian war effort . Dr . Grow was commissioned Lt . Colonel in the Imperial Russian Medical Corps and served as regimental surgeon in the First Division of the First Siberian Army Corps in Galicia . Surgeon Grow twice distinguished himself and received the Order of Saint Stanislus , 3rd class with swords , and was awarded the Order of St . George , 4th class for gallantry in action . Dr . Grow left Russia after the February Revolution of 1917 , and entered the U . S . Army Medical Service later the same year . While chief flight surgeon of the Army Air Corps from 1934 to 1939 he ( in conjunction with Major General Harry G . Armstrong ) founded the Aero Medical Laboratory at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio . In July 1943 , General Grow received the Legion of Merit for developing body armor to protect combat crews . A study of wounds incurred by members of combat crews showed that nearly 70 percent were caused by missiles of relatively low velocity . He led the way in developing a light body armor and steel helmet that saved many lives and materially improved combat crew morale . In May 1944 , General Grow was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for developing a device to protect gunners from windblast ; electrically heated clothing , gloves , boots , handwarmers and casualty bags for wounded ; wind and fire resistant face and neck protectors ; and a special combat ration for use on long bombing missions . Frostbite cases decreased and flight efficiency increased . After a study of psychiatric failures in combat , he helped institute rest homes , a new special pass system , and special training for medical officers in tactical units . As a result , every casualty of this type was returned to duty . Such efforts , especially in research , won for him the John Jeffries Award in 1947 , the Gorgas Award in 1950 and many others , including many from other nations . Just prior to his retirement , he received an oak leaf cluster to his Distinguished Service Medal for his efforts in promoting the study of aeromedicine , airborne medical equipment , and organizational planning . Grow was appointed acting air surgeon for the Army Air Forces in 1945 and Air Surgeon in 1946 . He served as the first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force from July 1 , 1949 to November 30 , 1949 . Retirement and death . He retired from the Air Force on December 1 , 1949 , and died October 20 , 1960 . Books . Grow , Malcolm C . Surgeon Grow . An American in the Russian Fighting . New York , NY : Frederick A . Stokes Company . 1918
Phillip C . Katz Phillip Carl Katz ( December 12 , 1889 - October 29 , 1987 ) was a sergeant in the U . S . Army during War World I . He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat . Medal of Honor citation . Citation : After his company had withdrawn for a distance of 200 yards on a line with the units on its flanks , Sgt . Katz learned that one of his comrades had been left wounded in an exposed position at the point from which the withdrawal had taken place . Voluntarily crossing an area swept by heavy machine gun fire , he advanced to where the wounded soldier lay and carried him to a place of safety .
French frigate Chevalier Paul ( D621 ) The Chevalier Paul is a " Horizon " class destroyer of the French " Marine Nationale " commissioned in June 2009 . It is the third vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Chevalier Paul . The " Chevalier Paul " was launched by DCN in Lorient on 12 July 2006 It is the sister - ship of the " Forbin " . In August 29 , 2013 , she left the port city of Toulon . Some reports claimed it has been deployed to the eastern Mediterranean in response to the Syrian Civil War , but the shipping authorities declined to confirm that it is headed to Syria .
HMS Pelorus ( J291 ) HMS " Pelorus " ( J291 ) was an , built by Lobnitz of Renfrew , Scotland and launched on 19 June 1943 . While equipped with minesweeping gear , she was primarily assigned to convoy escort duty in the Atlantic . In 1944 , she led the D - Day invasion of Normandy . In 1947 the ship was sold to the South African Navy and renamed HMSAS " Pietermaritzburg ( and later SAS " Pietermaritzburg ) . Still afloat well into the 1990s , many people wished to turn the ship into a maritime museum , but instead she was scuttled on 12 November 1994 to make an artificial reef at Miller ' s Point near Simon ’ s Town , South Africa . The wreck settled upright on the sand and remained fully intact for a number of years . During storms in 2006 , the wreck was badly damaged and broke into three parts . However there are still a few places for divers to penetrate , therefore still making it a good wreck to dive . It houses abundant marine life and is a safe haven for a many species of fish . Maximum depth is on the sand . The wreck and surrounding 300m has been declared a South African National Heritage Site on 23 August 2013 . The " Pelorus " displaced 850 tons and had a crew complement of 85 men . Her armament consisted of a single 4 " antiaircraft gun , and four 20 mm guns . She was powered by reciprocating engines generating 2000 shp driving two shafts .
Bandon ( Byzantine Empire ) The bandon ( ) was the basic military and territorial administrative unit of the middle Byzantine Empire . Its name derived from Latin " bandum " , " ensign , banner " , which in turn had a Germanic origin . The term was used already in the 6th century as a term for a battle standard , and soon came to be applied to the unit bearing such a standard itself . In the Byzantine army of the 8th – 11th centuries , the " bandon " formed the basic unit , with five to seven " banda " forming a " tourma " , the major subdivision of a Byzantine theme , a combined military - civilian province . Each " bandon " was commanded by a " komes " ( " count " ) , with infantry " banda " 200 – 400 strong and cavalry " banda " 50 – 100 strong . Unlike other middle Byzantine administrative and military terms , the " bandon " survived well into the late Byzantine period , and remained the basic territorial unit of the Empire of Trebizond until its fall .
USNS Mendonca ( T - AKR - 303 ) USNS " Mendonca " ( T - AKR - 303 ) is a " Bob Hope " - class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy . She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems , New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 30 January 2001 . They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense ' s Military Sealift Command . " Mendonca " is named for Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Leroy A . Mendonca , and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to the Military Sealift Command . She is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4 .
Bandkanon 1 The Bandkanon 1 ( bkan 1 ) was a Swedish self - propelled artillery vehicle in use with the Swedish Army from 1967 to 2003 . Bkan 1 was one of the world ' s heaviest self - propelled artillery vehicles in use during its service and since the engines were dimensioned for the lighter S - tank the bkan was somewhat underpowered . Despite this it had very good mobility . It had an exceptionally high rate of fire , being able to fire 14 shells in 45 seconds . With one round already loaded in the gun beside the two seven - round clips in the magazine , the rate of fire rose to official world record of 15 rounds in 45 seconds . The magazine could then be reloaded with a built - in hoist in about 2 minutes . Each shell had a weight of 47 kg and a tactical range of 25 km . Use . The plan was to produce about 70 vehicles , but due to cuts in defence budget only 26 bandkanon 1s were manufactured . They were used as divisional artillery in Norrland , used by Boden artillery regiment and later Norrbottens regiment . They were organized in two battalion s of 12 vehicles each until the late 1980s and after that , three battalions of 8 vehicles each until the bandkanon 1 was discontinued in 2003 . History . When the KRV tank project was canceled , the chassis was developed by AB Landsverk under the designation artillerikanonvagn 151 ( akv 151 ) . As the concept seemed promising , the self - propelled gun was re - designed by Landsverk under supervison of Kungliga Arméförvaltnigen to use the same drive train as the S - tank and a main gun constructed by AB Bofors . Bandkanon 1 appeared in two versions , the original version was bandkanon 1 ( later designated bandkanon 1A ) . After modification done to the vehicle during the 1980s , the new version was designated bandkanon 1C . The main difference was the introduction of a drive train more similar to the one introduced on the new " C " version of stridsvagn 103 , other modifications were the removal of the built - in ammunition crane and the introduction of the POS 2 system for navigation , positioning and directing .
Arthur Wollaston Bartholomew Major - General Arthur Wollaston Bartholomew CB CMG CBE DSO ( 5 May 1878 – 29 January 1945 ) was Commander of British Troops in China . Military career . Bartholomew was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1900 . He was a keen cricketer and played for Berkshire County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Championship . He became an Adjutant in 1910 and then served in World War I , initially as a Brigade Major and then as a General Staff Officer . In 1929 he became an Instructor at the Senior Officers ' School and in 1931 he was made Commander Royal Artillery for 4th Division Then in 1933 he was appointed Inspector of the Royal Artillery . He became Commander of British Troops in China in 1935 . He retired in 1938 and became Lieutenant of the Tower of London . He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1942 until his death and Aide - de - Camp to King George V . He lived at The Manor House in Ottery St Mary in Devon .
August Thiele August Adolf Karl Hermann Thiele ( 3 March 1894 – 2 November 1967 ) was a " Vizeadmiral " with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of the heavy cruiser " Lützow " . He was awarded 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 . " Kapitän zur See " Thiele received the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross for his command of the heavy cruiser " Lützow " and his leadership of " Kampfgruppe V " ( 5th battle group ) during the occupation of Oslo . Thiele had taken command of the battle group after the sinking of " Blücher " . He was promoted to " Vizeadmiral " ( Vice Admiral ) on 1 April 1943 and was appointed commander of the " Kampfgruppe II " ( 2nd battle group ) in the Baltic Sea on 28 July 1944 and commander of " Kampfgruppe " " Thiele " on 23 March 1945 . With the heavy cruiser " Prinz Eugen " , " Admiral Hipper " , " Admiral Scheer " and " Lützow " , and the ships of the line " Schlesien " and " Schleswig - Holstein " and the light cruiser s " Emden " , " Köln " , " Leipzig " and " Nürnberg " he participated from sea in the land battles for Courland and in Samland .
Harold E . Shear Harold Edson Shear ( December 6 , 1918 – February 1 , 1999 ) was an admiral in the United States Navy . Born in New York City , Shear graduated from the United States Naval Academy soon after December 7 , 1941 ; ( oral history , per Mrs . Elizabeth Shear , conversation with MSSN Raymond Olsen , steward , Villa Nike , residence of Adm . Harold E . Shear , Naples , Italy , 1977 - 1980 . ) During World War II , he served on the USS Sawfish , earning a Silver Star As a full admiral , Shear held the commands of Commander in Chief , U . S . Naval Forces Europe ( CINCUSNAVEUR ) , 1974 – 1975 , Vice Chief of Naval Operations ( VCNO ) , 1975 – 1977 , Commander in Chief , Allied Forces Southern Europe ( CINCSOUTH ) , July 18 , 1977 to 1980 . Retiring at the age of 62 in May 1980 , he later became the administrator of the United States Maritime Administration . He died after a long illness in 1999 .
Lee and Grant at Appomattox Lee and Grant at Appomattox is an historical fiction children ’ s novel by MacKinlay Kantor . It was originally published in 1950 by Random House , and later published in paperback by Sterling Point Books . Plot . The plot of " Lee and Grant at Appomattox " is centralized around the surrender of the Confederate States of America to Union soldiers . In specific , it portrays the surrender of General Robert E . Lee to General Ulysses S . Grant at Appomattox Court House , helping to bring about the end of the American Civil War . Kantor mainly discusses the feelings of each army , both victorious and shellacked , and pays special attention to the history and interaction between Grant and Lee . The story also addresses the lasting bitterness between the North and South for years following the Civil War . Literary significance and reception . Historian William Marvel has cited the book as piquing his interest in studying the subject of Appomattox as a child . Some have accused the book of displaying a bias towards General Lee and presenting an inaccurate portrayal of General Grant . References to history . The Appomattox Court House was the site of the actual surrender of General Lee to General Grant in 1865 . The story makes reference to many actual battles of the Civil War . References in other works . Gary Gallagher mentions the book in his collection of essays ‘ ’ Lee and His Generals in War and Memory ’ ’ as an example of southern hypocrisy dictating how the memories of Lee and Grant are recalled . William Marvel named the book as a childhood influence in his book ‘ ’ A Place Called Appomattox ’ ’ .
Iraqi M90 helmet The Iraqi M90 helmet was a locally produced version of the M80 helmet , which was purchased from South Korea , and was inspired by the M1 helmet . The Iraqi M90 was of lower quality than the M80 , but was issued in the Iraqi armed forces from 1990 until 2003 . The Iraqi M90 helmet is sought after by military collectors and are hard to find in good condition .
Herbert Schwender Herbert Schwender ( 22 December 1912 – 22 September 1944 ) was a highly decorated " oberst " in the Wehrmacht during World War II , and one of only 882 recipients 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 . Herbert Schwender was killed on 22 September 1944 in Valga , Estonia . Gerhard von Seemen , author and researcher of the 1955 published book " Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939 – 1945 " — The Knight ' s Cross Bearers 1939 – 1945 , had listed Herbert Schwender as a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords . A nomination by the troop was never received by the " Oberkommando des Heeres " or had been denied during the approval process .
DM - 39 mine The DM - 39 is a German anti - personnel , cylindrical - shaped and plastic - made blast mine intended for emplacement under an anti - tank mine . It is pressure initiated and has a clockwork delayed arming mechanism , making it suitable for its anti - lift role . A secondary fuze well is located on the lower side of the mine , allowing for use of a secondary anti - disturbance fuze . The mine measures 100 by 40 mm with a 300 - gram TNT / RDX explosive charge , with three variants of the same dimensions , the DM - 39A1 , the DM - 68 and the DM - 68A1 . The DM - 39A1 is the metal - case version of the DM - 68 , a plastic - case training mine with a smoke charge device instead of an explosive one .
15 cm sIG 33 ( Sf ) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B The 15 cm sIG 33 ( Sf ) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B ( sometimes referred to as the Sturmpanzer I Bison ) was a German self - propelled heavy infantry gun used during World War II . Development and history . The Invasion of Poland had shown that the towed sIG 33 guns assigned to the infantry gun companies of the motorized infantry regiments had difficulties keeping up with the tanks during combat . The easiest solution was to modify a spare tank chassis to carry it into battle . A sIG 33 was mounted on the chassis of the Panzer I " Ausf . " B , complete with carriage and wheels , in place of the turret and superstructure . Plates thick were used to form a tall , open - topped fighting compartment on the forward part of the hull . This protected little more than the gun and the gunner himself from small arms fire and shell fragments , the loaders were completely exposed . The rearmost section of armor was hinged to ease reloading . There was no room to stow any ammunition so it had to be carried by a separate vehicle . When mounted , the sIG 33 had a total 25° of traverse and could elevate from - 4° to + 75° . It used a Rblf36 sight . The chassis was overloaded and breakdowns were frequent . The vehicle ' s extreme height and lack of on - board ammunition were severe tactical drawbacks . Thirty - eight were produced in February 1940 by Alkett . Thirty - six of these were organized into independent " schwere Infanteriegeschütz - Kompanie " ( " Self - propelled Heavy Infantry Gun Companies " ) ; " mot . S . " Numbers 701 - 706 and these were assigned to the 1st , 2nd , 5th , 7th , 9th , and 10th Panzer Division s in the Battle of France as well as Operation Barbarossa , ( the invasion of the Soviet Union ) . The 705th and 706th were destroyed at this time , belonging to the 7th and 10th Panzer Divisions respectively . Of the remaining companies , only the 701st participated in the opening stages of the subsequent Case Blue in 1942 , although it , and its parent 9th Panzer Division , were transferred to Army Group Center by the end of the summer of 1942 . The last reference to them is with the 704th Company of the 5th Panzer Division during the middle of 1943 .