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Herbert Barefoot Acting Major Herbert John Leslie Barefoot GC ( 15 May 1887 – 23 December 1958 ) was an English recipient of the George Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry for actions not involving direct enemy action granted to British military personnel ( and certain Commonwealth countries ) . Biography . He was educated as Dulwich College between 1900 and 1905 . Before the First World War , he trained as an architect . In the war , he served in the ranks with Royal Army Medical Corps in Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( 1916 - 1919 ) and was mentioned in dispatches . After demobilisation in 1919 , he continued to practice as an architect , becoming President of the Suffolk Association of Architects ( 1936 - 1938 ) , and of the East Anglian Society of Architects in 1938 . World War II . In the Second World War , he joined the Royal Engineers , working in bomb disposal . He was awarded the George Cross in 1940 " for most conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner . . . " . The citation includes the following comments : He was promoted major in 1941 and returned to his architectural practice after the war . He died aged 71 in 1958 . Medals . Barefoot ' s medals are currently on display at the Imperial War Museum in London .
Siege of Hijiyama The 1581 was one of the crucial battles in Oda Nobunaga ' s campaigns to seize Iga province during Japan ' s Sengoku period . After a lengthy siege , and several successful sallies by the defenders , the castle eventually fell and was destroyed . Gamō Ujisato and Tsutsui Junkei commanded Nobunaga ' s forces , Gamō attacking the castle ' s neighboring towns near modern - day Ueno , Mie prefecture while Tsutsui approached from the west . The defensive force rose from those villages and gathered at the fortress , some preparing an ambush halfway up the hill . Gamō and Tsutsui launched their assault at night , pressing up the hill and meeting fierce resistance before being pushed back entirely by the ambush . The defenders threw rocks and even trees , and fired bows , and muskets , from the castle . Several nights later , the garrison launched a secret attack of their own on the enemy camp at Nagaokayama . Approaching from three directions , they lit torches upon a signal and closed in . Tsutsui ' s forces were alarmed and confused , and began firing arrows in every direction . Shortly , however , the torches were blown out by a fierce wind , and the battle was plunged into darkness . The garrison ' s warriors allegedly used passwords to help them determine friend from foe , while their foes killed many of their own in the confusion . Despite this assault , the fortress was still under siege , badly outnumbered , and running out of food . When Gamō and Tsutsui attacked the fortress once more , they found the weather to be perfect for setting the entire complex ablaze . Wind from the mountains and dry weather combined to fan the flames and spread them across the wooden stockades , destroying the entire fortress , along with the nearby Hachiman Shintō shrine .
Georges Lachmann Capitaine Georges Marcel Lachmann was a French World War I flying ace . He was credited with nine confirmed aerial victories . World War I . On 21 July 1914 , Georges Marcel Lachman was awarded the civil pilot ' s license he had earned . On 2 August 1914 , as France began World War I , Sergeant Lachmann reported to duty with the 2eme Group d ' Aviation and received Military Pilot ' s Brevet No . 499 . He would be one of the rare aces who began and ended World War I with aviation , and he served on all major fronts of the war . He was first assigned to Escadrille 27 ; it was while he was with them he flew his first war mission , on 31 August . In January 1915 , he was transferred to Escadrille 15 , which was also operating Robert Esnault - Pelterie K - 80 airplanes . On 8 March 1915 , he was promoted to Adjutant . A month later , he was retrained on different airplanes . On 26 May 1915 , he continued his peripatetic career by being posted to Escadrille 57 on the Western Front in France . On 31 July 1915 , he was commissioned as a Sous lieutenant . On 13 August 1915 , he was transferred to Escadrille 92 on the Italian Front . At first , he was only one of three pilots and three observers assigned to fly Nieuport 10 s in defense of Venice , though later Escadrille 92 gained three more pilots . He was a major participant in the hour ' s air combat of 15 October 1915 that discouraged further Austro - Hungarian raids on the city . On 24 March 1916 , he returned to the Western Front and Escadrille 57 . On 15 July 1916 , Lachmann scored his first aerial victory , using a Nieuport to destroy an enemy observation balloon over Ham . On 28 July , he teamed with Georges Flachaire and Jean Matton to share in a win over an Albatros two - seater observation plane . On 12 August 1916 , Lachmann downed another foe . Georges Marcel Lachmann was inducted into the " Legion d ' honneur " on 6 January 1917 . On 21 March 1917 , Lachmann was posted to the Russian Front to serve in Escadrille 581 as a Spad pilot . He was wounded in action on 26 June 1917 . On 8 July 1917 , he assumed command of the squadron . During September and October 1917 , he scored six victories , three over enemy airplanes and three as a balloon buster . On 24 December 1917 , he was promoted to Lieutenant . On 7 January 1918 , Lachmann ' s command expanded to include a second squadron , Escadrille 406 . In February 1918 , he was withdrawn from Russia . In April , he was posted as an advisor to the Military Attache in Leghorn , Italy . In August , he returned to Russia ; in November , he was back in France . Post World War I . Lachmann went to Africa , and spent some time surveying landing fields . He died at Tonnerre on 12 August 1961 . Honours and awards . Legion d ' honneur < br > Medaille Militaire < br > Croix de guerre with ten palmes < br > Croce di Guerra ( Italy ) < br > Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy < br > Knight of the Order of Saint George ( Russia )
Browning Hi - Power The Browning Hi - Power is a 9mm semi - automatic handgun made by FN Herstal based on John Browning designs . It ' s used and by several armies worldwide . Description . Initially , the " High Power " pistol was designed by John M . Browning in 1925 and was patented in the USA in 1927 , soon after the death of the Browning . The design was acquired by Belgian state - owned company FN Herstal , and improved by FN designer Dieudonne Saive . The resulting pistol was shelved until 1935 , when Belgian army was ready to adopt new sidearm . The HP was offered for trials and won , and was adopted as a Model 1935 pistol . Soon after that it was also adopted by Belgian police and by many foreign countries , including Britich Commonwealth ones ( UK , Canada , Australia etc . ) . The High Power is the only sidearm that served for both sides in WWII - Germany used many HPs manufactured in occupied Belgium , while Allies used HPs manufactured mostly in Canada by company Inglis . The HP continues its service well into XXI century with Belgian Army and Police , British army and many other military and Law Enforcement agencies , being second longest living service pistols after the another famous Brownings ' design , the Colt 1911 . Thechnically , the High Power pistol , also known as Browning HP 35 , GP 35 or Model 1935 , is a recoil operated , locked breech pistol . It uses linkless barrel to slide locking ( see picture above ) , invented by Browning . The trigger is single action , with external hammer . Original HPs featured frame mounted safety at the left side of the frame , that locks both sear and slide . Modern versions , since Mark II , also featured ambidextrous safety levers , that are also more comfortable to operate . Original HPs were available with two sight wersions - with standart fixed sights , and with rear tangent sights ajustable for distance from 50 to 500 meters . Some pre - and WW2 - time guns also featured backstraps with cuts to accommodate removable shoulder stocks / holsters . Grip panels were made from wood , and pistols were availabli with or without lanyard rings . The HP was the first military pistol to have high capacity , staggered column magazine for 13 rounds plus one loaded in the chamber . Newer Military / LE versions , such as Mk . II and recent Mk . III ( also marketed under the name of HP - SA with added firing pin safety ) , featured more modern fixed combat sights and polymer grip panels . Commercial models may feature different sight options and finiches . Lates addition to the High Power family is a variation chambered in . 40S & W cartridge . It has redesigned and strengthened slide to accommodate more powerful cartridge , and magazine capacity of 10 rounds . In 1980 ' s or so FN also developed version of the HP with double action trigger , that was named HP - DA . It is still marketed by FN , but didn ' t catch the market as well as its predecessor did . Copies and clones of the HP are still manufactured around the world , such as Hungarian FEG 9 , Bulgarian Arcus 94 etc .
HMS Carrere ( 1801 ) Carrère was a French frigate that served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1801 , naming her HMS " Carrere " . She seems never to have seen any meaningful active duty after her capture as she was laid up in 1802 and finally sold in 1814 . French service . " Carrère " was one of two 38 - gun frigates that were building on the stocks in Venice in May 1797 , when Napoleon took the city during the Campaign of Italy . Pierre - Alexandre Forfait ordered the two frigates completed , which they were in August 1797 under the names " Carrère " and " Muiron " . The French named " Carrère " after an esteemed artillery colonel who had fallen at Unzmarkt fighting the Austrians . " Carrère " and " Muiron " both served during the French invasion of Egypt in 1798 . They then accompanied Napoleon on his return to France after the failure of that campaign . The captain of the " Carrère " was Commodore Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley , and with him travelled generals Lannes , Murat , and Marmont . Capture . The British " Pomone " of 48 guns , in company with " Phoenix " and " Pearl " , captured " Carrère " near Elba on 3 August 1801 after a short fight . She was escorting a small convoy from Porto Ercole to Porto Longone during the Siege of Porto Ferrajo . " Pomone " lost two men killed and four wounded , of whom two died later . The French casualty list was not initially available . The Royal Navy took her in as HMS " Carrere " , but rated at 36 guns . Frederick Lewis Maitland was her first captain . Fate . " Carrère " s active duty career in the Royal Navy was short . She was paid off on 4 October 1802 and then laid up in ordinary . She was sold on 1 September 1814 . The purchasers had to post a bond of £3000 that they would not sell or otherwise dispose of her but would break her up within 12 months from the day of sale .
Thomas Wheeler Thomas Wheeler ( c . 1620 , England - December 16 , 1686 , Concord , Massachusetts ) was a colonial soldier of the Massachusetts Bay Colony . In 1675 he took part in King Philip ' s War ; later he wrote a narrative based on his experiences . Biography . He emigrated from England to the North American colonies in 1642 . In 1644 he was living in Fairfield , Connecticut . In the 1650s Wheeler was a trader ; in 1657 he purchased the right to trade with the Native American tribes for twenty five pounds . Around 1661 he was one of the first people to purchase land in the Ockocangansett plantation , which later became the town of Middleborough , Massachusetts . He was made a lieutenant on October 12 , 1669 and a captain in 1671 . In 1675 he took part in King Philip ' s War against the Wampanoag and Nipmuck tribes . At the beginning of the hostilities he was assigned as military escort to Cpt . Edward Hutchinson and together with him , led his men into an ambush , carried out by the Nipmucks under Muttawmp and Matoonas , at Brookfield , Massachusetts , that has become known as Wheeler ' s Surprise . His horse was shot out from under him and he was seriously wounded , but eventually survived the battle . His son , also named Thomas Wheeler was also wounded , in the loins and arm , but also managed to survive . Thomas Wheeler ( senior ) eventually wrote an account of the engagement which was first published in 1676 by Samuel Green , under the title " " A Thankfulle Remembrence of Gods Mercy . To several Persons at Quabaug or BROOKFIELD " " . Wheeler ' s work exemplifies the Puritan conception of heroism , in which a person ' s piety is their virtue while the credit for the victory in battle is ascribed to God . He died in 1686 due to complications from the wounds received at the battle of Brookfield .
Siege of Cassel ( 1762 ) The Siege of Cassel took place between October and November 1762 , when an allied force of Hanoverian , Hessian and British troops under the command of the Duke of Brunswick besieged and captured the French - held town of Cassel . It was the final engagement of the Seven Years War war in Western Europe , as the conflict was brought to an end by the Peace of Paris ( 1763 ) . News of the town ' s capture arrived after the prelimaries of the peace treaty had been signed in Paris , so it did not have the dramatic impact that Brunswick had hoped for . It was acknowledged that the garrison ' s unexpectedly long resistance had allowed the French to negotiate from a much stronger position .
Henry Smith ( VC ) Henry Smith VC ( 1825 – 18 August 1862 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . Smith was about 32 years old , and a lance corporal in the 52nd ( Oxfordshire ) Regiment of Foot ( later the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry ) , British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 14 September 1857 at Delhi , India for which he was awarded the VC : Further information . He later achieved the rank of sergeant , and died of cholera while serving in India . He was buried in a mass grave . The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum , Winchester , England .
Walden Castle Walden Castle was a medieval castle in Essex , England , built during the Anarchy of the 12th century . History . Walden Castle was built in the town of Saffron Walden in Essex at the start of the civil war known as the Anarchy by Geoffrey de Mandeville , with much of the work occurring between 1141 and 1143 . This was one of several castles built by Geoffrey to reinforce his power across the region . The castle stood on a natural high point within the town ( ) and featured a square Norman keep and a bailey wall , forming a substantial fortification . Geoffrey was arrested under questionable circumstances by King Stephen in 1143 , and ordered to hand over various castles , including Walden ; Geoffrey initially agreed , but promptly reneged on this agreement once released , launching a military campaign against the king ' s strongholds in Cambridgeshire in an attempt to free up the route south to Walden . Geoffrey died during a siege the following year , still not having reclaimed Walden . Henry II ordered the castle , with the keep probably still unfinished , to be slighted in 1157 . Today the town of Saffron Walden ' s streets are still shaped by the outline of the castle bailey . Only the ruined core of the castle remain , with most of the stones stolen over the intervening centuries ; the castle is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building .
Takahide Aioi During the Pacific campaign of World War II , Aioi participated in the conquest of the Philippines as a pilot aboard the aircraft carrier " Ryūjō " . Later , he served as a group leader in the 202 Air Group in the Solomon Islands Campaign . Aioi experienced the Battle of Leyte Gulf aboard the carrier " Zuikaku " in 1944 . He ended the war as executive officer of the 343 Air Group in Japan .
War Museum of Chania War Museum of Chania is a museum in Chania , Crete , Greece , annex of the War Museum of Athens . It was founded on July 1995 . The museum exhibits photographs , war artifacts and other items from the national wars and revolutions of the Greek History . It is housed in a building , built in 1870 and designed by the Italian architect Makouzo , which in the past has been used as barracks by the Italian Army during World War II .
Danish ironclad Rolf Krake " Rolf Krake " was a Danish ironclad named after Rolf Krake , a hero of Danish saga . The vessel was designed by Cowper Phipps Coles , a pioneering naval architect , and was the first warship of any navy to carry a turret of the type designed by Coles . She was the first all - iron , steam - powered vessel acquired by Denmark . She was laid down in Glasgow in 1862 , was launched on May 6 , 1863 , and was commissioned upon her arrival in Copenhagen , on July 1 , 1863 . Following her commissioning , the Rolf Krake engaged in sea trials from 18 July to 20 August 1863 . Rolf Krake ' s coal - fired steam engine produced 700 horsepower , which provided a maximum speed of 9½ knots , and she reached 10½ knots on trials . She had three masts for auxiliary propulsion . She was armed with four 8 " smoothbore cannon , in two turrets . She saw service in the Second War of Schleswig .
Zastava M72 The Zastava M72 is a light machine gun developed and manufactured by then Yugoslav Zastava Arms company . Generally , the M72 is almost a direct copy of the Soviet RPK light machine gun , the only visual differences being in barrel , wooden stock , no side rail mount and slightly in design of the wooden handguard . Overview . The Zastava M72 chambers and fires the 7 . 62x39mm M43 round . It is a gas - operated , air - cooled , drum - fed firearm with a fixed stock . This weapon is a near copy of the Soviet RPK light machine gun . There are a few differences on the M72 / M72A . It does not have a scope side rail mount , the butt is also different , having the shape of a regular AK - 47 rifle . It has a reinforced receiver , night sights and no carrying handle . The barrel also differs from other RPK rifles because of the cooling fins to help with heat dissipation from prolonged fire . The M72 only appears with a heavy profile barrel as opposed to Russian and Romanian RPK rifles that can come in both light or heavy barrel configurations . Variants . Many variants have also been made in Iraq under the name of ' Tabuk ' , which are direct copies of the M70A and the M72 . Century Arms International assembles semi - automatic ( self - loading ) only , rifles for American collectors and sportsmen , using American - made receivers , surplus M72 parts kits and several small US made parts to comply with import restrictions . Design details . The Zastava M72 / M72A is a gas - operated , air - cooled , drum - fed , selective fire , shoulder - fired weapon with a bipod . It is a squad automatic weapon , like the Soviet RPK but has unique design features .
Aldo Vidussoni Aldo Vidussoni ( 1914 , Fogliano Redipuglia , in Gorizia – 1982 , Cagliari ) was an Italian lawyer and Fascist politician . After law studies at the University of Trieste , Vidussoni joined the Partito Nazionale Fascista ( PNF ) in May 1936 . He was a volunteer soldier in the Second Italo - Abyssinian War , and then on Francisco Franco ' s side in the Spanish Civil War ; he lost an eye and an arm on the Santander front , and was awarded a gold medal for valor in combat . Aldo Vidussoni ' s reputation made him an asset with the Benito Mussolini régime , and he became an important figure in the hierarchy of the Fascist university corporations - the Gruppi universitari fascisti ( GUF ) . First a secretary of the GUF for the Province of Trieste ( in 1938 ) , he was ( 1940 – 1941 ) inspector for the GUF in Enna , and , in November – December 1941 , national secretary of the GUF . Fascist Party leadership . On 26 December 1941 , while still quite young , Vidussoni was appointed national secretary of the PNF , replacing Adelchi Serena by order of Mussolini . His scant political experience and the constant criticism of other leaders had made him ill - suited for the task : despite his initial appeal as a decorated soldier , he soon became widely regarded as ineffective , even " ridiculous " . Vidussoni was abruptly replaced by the ruthless " squadrista " Carlo Scorza in early 1943 . After the pro - Allied coup d ' état inside the Grand Council of Fascism in late July 1943 and the armistice signed by the Pietro Badoglio government in Cassibile , Vidussoni chose to side with the Nazi - backed Italian Social Republic ( established and led by Mussolini in the north ) . He became a leading member of the refounded PNF , the " Partito Fascista Repubblicano " ( Republican Fascist Party ) . After World War II , Aldo Vidussoni lived in Verona and then Cagliari . He worked in insurance .
1st Infantry Division ( Greece ) The 1st Infantry Division ( " I Merarchia Pezikou " , I ΜΠ for short ) is an elite division of the Hellenic Army . It was founded in 1897 and is currently headquartered in Veroia , Macedonia . Despite its title , it is not a conventional infantry division , but a formation comprising the various special forces of the Hellenic Army . Organization . 1st Infantry Division ( I ΜΠ ) based in Veroia Emblem and Motto . The emblem depicts a " tsarouhi " , the traditional footwear of the Evzones , and a bayonet . The motto of the I Infantry Division is " ( Like The ) Wind " ( , " Aera " ) , the traditional battle cry of Greek infantrymen when attacking the enemy .