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RAF Wombleton Royal Air Force Station Wombleton or RAF Wombleton is a former Royal Air Force station located south west of Helmsley , North Yorkshire and north east of Easingwold , North Yorkshire , England . Station history . Wombleton opened in 1943 as a sub - station of RAF Topcliffe . It was part of RAF Bomber Command ' s No . 6 Group RCAF , and along with the main station at Topcliffe and the station at Dishforth , was designated part of No 61 ( Training ) Base . In November 1944 , No 61 Base was transferred to No 7 ( Training ) Group and it was renumbered No 76 Training Base . No 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit ( HCU ) was the first unit to move to Wombleton . Aircrew who were originally trained on twin - engined aircraft such as Wellingtons or Whitley s received conversion training on heavy four - engined bombers such as the Halifax or Lancaster . No 1666 HCU remained at Wombleton until the end of the war . The RAF took over the station and stayed for several years . Current use . Wombleton airport is now used for recreational flying .
Siege of Bilär The siege of Bilär was a battle for the capital city of the Volga Bulgaria between the Volga Bulgars and the Mongols . It took place in autumn 1236 and lasted for 45 days . It ended with the total destruction of Bilär and the massacre of its population , estimated several dozen thousands . After the battle of Samara Bend the Bolghars renovated all fortification of Bilär , the city was encircled with the third 11 - kilometre - long wall of stone and wood . However , after the Mongols besieged the city , it withstood the siege only for 45 days . By the material , provided by archaeological excavations the city was burnt , the unburied remains of its population could be found all over Bilär . The excavations prove the Kazan Tatar legends and the Russian chronicles , which wrote that the Mongols : Then Mongols destroyed many Bulgarian cities , but the north of the country remained intact , so many survivals resettled to the North and to the West from the Bulgarian mainland . The country was incorporated to the Ulus Jochi , but the resistance lasted for forty years . Some years after the fall of Bilär , Bolghars tried to revive the Great City , but this attempt had no result .
Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Installations West ( MCI WEST ) is the regional authority tasked with providing support and oversight of seven United States Marine Corps installations on the West Coast . The purpose behind MCI WEST is to ensure warfighters receive a level of support that exceeds expectations while at the same time realizing cost and resource savings for the Corps . As the parent command of the west coast installations , MCI WEST has the regional authority to allow the Marine Corps to more quickly take advantage of economies of scale , improve fixed asset utilization , improve support of ranges , and centralize strategic planning of regional priorities , as well as a realign redundant overhead . Mission . Implement policies , develops regional strategies and plans , prioritizes resources and provides services , direction , and oversight through assigned U . S . Marine Corps Installations in order to support the Operating Forces , tenant commands and activities . Purpose . MCI WEST standardizes the quality of support and service Marines receive on the various bases and stations . As the parent command for these installations , MCI WEST takes the best practices from its subordinate commands and apply them to all the other commands . It also strives to better supports the Corps ’ warfighting requirements by returning more Marines to the operational forces . The restructuring of base and station management enables MCI WEST to support deploying units more efficiently and with fewer Marines . By standardizing support practices , MCI WEST eliminates manpower redundancies throughout the bases and stations . Finally , MCI WEST better supports the Corps ’ warfighting requirements by saving money . By managing bases and stations more efficiently through the basic warfighting precept of centralized command and decentralized execution , MCI WEST will have oversight of regional funds and resources and allocate them just where they are needed . As a regional command , MCI WEST seeks to eliminate resource redundancies throughout the bases and stations and ensures that funds are utilized effectively while continuing to provide thorough support to the operational units .
Roger Hay Lieutenant Roger Bolton Hay MC was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . Hay was one of the founding members of 48 Squadron , which was the first to be equipped with Bristol F . 2 Fighter s . He began his victory string during Bloody April , 1917 , with wins on 23 , 24 , and 27 April . The first two victories are shared with fellow aces Fred Holliday , Anthony Wall , Ernest Moore , and William Winkler . The third is also shared , with Maurice Benjamin and William Price . He scored twice more , on 15 June and 12 July 1917 . His final total was two destroyed and three driven down out of control . References . " Above the Trenches : a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 - 1920 . " Christopher F . Shores , Norman L . R . Franks , Russell Guest . Grub Street , 1990 . ISBN 0 - 948817 - 19 - 4 , ISBN 978 - 0 - 948817 - 19 - 9 .
Dromkeen Ambush The Dromkeen Ambush took place on 3 February 1921 , during the Irish War of Independence , at Dromkeen in County Limerick . The Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) ambushed a Royal Irish Constabulary ( RIC ) patrol , killing 11 policemen . The ambush was carried out by the flying column s of the East and Mid Limerick Brigades IRA , some 45 riflemen , under the command of Donnocha O ' Hannigan commander of East Limerick Brigade Flying Column . Some time earlier the RIC had found the arms dump of the Mid - Limerick Brigade . Only one IRA volunteer — Liam Hayes — was wounded . Only two of the RIC got away . Nine were killed in action and another two were executed after being taken prisoner . Three of the dead RIC officers were Irish and the rest were British Black and Tans . In reprisal , British forces burnt ten homes and farms in the area . It has been claimed that three of the RIC dead were executed after they had surrendered . Particular suspicion for this alleged killing of prisoners has fallen on Maurice Meade , a former British soldier who was captured by the Germans in the First World War and had joined Roger Casement ' s Irish Brigade . In February 2009 , up to 2 , 000 people turned up for the unveiling of a memorial to the ambush .
HMS Nonsuch ( 1646 ) HMS " Nonsuch " was a 34 - gun fourth rate frigate of the English Royal Navy , built by Peter Pett I at Woolwich and launched in 1646 . The term ' frigate ' during the period of this ship referred to a method of construction , rather than a role which did not develop until the following century . " Nonsuch " was wrecked in 1664 .
Confederate Monument in Frankfort The Confederate Monument in Frankfort , in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort , Kentucky , is a monument dedicated to the Confederate States of America that is on the National Register of Historic Places . The statue depicts a Confederate soldier standing ready . It is made of white marble , and stands atop a granite pedestal and limestone base . On the pedestal is part of the " Bivouac of the Dead " , written by Theodore O ' Hara , who is also buried in Frankfort Cemetery . Frankfort would be the only Union state capital captured in the war . Confederate general Kirby Smith would capture the town on September 3 , 1862 , and would continue a Confederate force until the Battle of Perryville , which forced the Confederacy away from any future control of Kentucky during the American Civil War . This would cause the Union citizenry to build two forts to protect Frankfort . These forts prevented John Hunt Morgan from recapturing the city for the Confederacy in 1864 . On July 17 , 1997 , the Confederate Monument in Frankfort was one of 60 different monuments related to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places , as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission . The Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort is the only other one in Frankfort , located in Green Hill Cemetery to the east of Frankfort Cemetery .
Ural - 375D The Ural - 375D is a general purpose 4 . 5 ton 6x6 truck , produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in the Russian SFSR since 1961 . The ZIL - 157 was the standard Soviet truck until it was replaced by the Ural - 375D , which became the standard Soviet truck in 1979 . The Ural - 375D was soon replaced by the Ural - 4320 . The Soviets found the trucks an ideal platform for the BM - 21 Grad rocket launcher . Other modes for the Ural - 375D included troop carrier , supply carrier , etc . Varieties . The Ural - 375D came in a variety of forms :
Stjepan Šiber Stjepan Šiber ( born 20 June 1938 , Gradačac ) was a war time general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . After finishing high school in Gradacac , he went to Ljubljana where he finished schooling at the military academy . Afterward , he became an officer in the Yugoslav People ' s Army . By 1992 , he had become a Lieutenant Colonel in the JNA . In 2000 , he was elected to the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Bosnian War . In April 1992 , he was accepted into a seat in the Presidency of Bosnia , where he would replace the commanding general of the army . Then , in 1993 , he was promoted to Brigadier General and obtained a seat in the embassy of Bosnia in Switzerland . After the war . He is a member of the Republicans Party BIH , together with Stjepan Kljuić , a fellow war member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Michael H . Miller Michael Harold " Mike " Miller ( born c . 1952 ) is a vice admiral in the United States Navy , and was the first active - duty officer to direct the White House Military Office . He is currently serving as the 61st Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy . Education and early career . Miller was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and commissioned at the United States Naval Academy in 1974 . He earned his " Wings of Gold " at Pensacola in January 1976 . Subsequent flying tours were primarily out of NAS Cecil Field , Florida , flying the S - 3A / B Viking on deployments around the world , including combat operations against Libya , the " Achille Lauro " incident , and squadron command in the Persian Gulf during Desert Shield / Desert Storm . Miller ' s shore assignments include duty as Flag Lieutenant and Aide to the Deputy Commander in Chief , U . S . Atlantic Fleet ( 1979 ) , Chief Staff Officer to Sea Strike Wing One ( 1986 ) , and Executive Assistant to the Commander , Naval Air Forces Pacific ( 1994 ) . Miller has served at sea as Air Operations Officer for Commander , Carrier Group 8 , Executive Officer on board , and in command of the Third Fleet Flagship , . During this tour , he was responsible for a state - of - the - art technology infusion into the command ship for the eastern Pacific . Command and flag . Following " Coronado " , Miller was assigned as the Operations Officer for the Seventh Fleet on board , home ported in Yokosuka , Japan . He returned to " John F . Kennedy " in August 1999 as her 23rd Commanding Officer , and left almost immediately for an extended deployment to the Persian Gulf . He reported for duty as the Deputy Director of the White House Military Office ( WHMO ) in November 2000 . Miller was commissioned as a Deputy Assistant to the President and the first - ever active duty Director of the White House Military Office in November 2002 . Miller assumed command of Carrier Strike Group Seven / " Ronald Reagan " Strike Group on April 15 , 2005 . As of 2008 , he is Chief of the Navy ' s Office of Legislative Affairs . Miller ’ s personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal , the Legion of Merit ( 4 awards ) , the Bronze Star , three Air Medals , the Meritorious Service Medal ( 3 awards ) , the Joint Service Commendation Medal , the Navy Commendation Medal ( 2 awards ) , Navy Achievement Medal and various service and campaign awards . On August 3 , 2010 , Miller relieved Vice Admiral Jeffrey Fowler as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy .
Separation ( United States military ) In the U . S . armed forces , separation means that a person is leaving active duty , but not necessarily leaving the service entirely . Separation typically occurs when someone reaches the date of their Expiration of Term of Service ( ETS ) and are released from active duty , but still must complete their military reserve obligations . Upon separation , they receive form DD214 , which indicates their former and future status . When a person completes their full military obligation , they are discharged and receive a formal certificate of discharge , usually an Honorable Discharge .
33rd Armoured Brigade ( United Kingdom ) The 33rd Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade active in 1944 - 45 , in the 1970s , and in 1980 - 92 . History . Normandy . The brigade was formed in the UK on 17 March 1944 by re - designating of the 33rd Tank Brigade . The brigade took part in the Normandy campaign and landed on Gold Beach on 6 June 1944 . The brigade , consisting of three armoured regiments , was assigned to any infantry who were in need of armoured support ; because of this mission , the brigade rarely fought as a single unit . The brigade took part in several actions that comprised the Battle for Caen . On 11 June the brigade took part in fighting at Le Mesnil - Patry . Between 8 – 9 July the brigade participated in Operation Charnwood ; the capture of northern Caen . Supplementing the 59th ( Staffordshire ) Infantry Division , on 16 July , the brigade took part in Operation Pomegranate , part of the Second Battle of the Odon ; an attack launched to divert German attention away from the upcoming Operation Goodwood attack . Following the Battle for Caen the brigade was then involved in the First Canadian Army ’ s attack towards Falaise ; on 8 August the brigade took part in Operation Totalize . Rhine Crossing . The brigade was reformed and re - equipped with LVT 4 ( Buffalo amphibious armoured fighting vehicles ) for the Rhine crossing and was placed under the command of the 79th Armoured Division . Post War . On 1 December 1977 the brigade was renamed Task Force Echo . Three years later , on 1 January 1980 , Task Force Echo was reverted to 33rd Armoured Brigade . Following the fall of the Berlin Wall , in December 1992 , the brigade was merged with the 20th Armoured Brigade and disbanded as part of the Options for Change programme . Formation . 1980 - 1992 . The Following served with the Brigade during this time . RHD / G 1 Royal Scots QLR
ForceSelect ForceSelect is a specialist recruitment consultancy for service leavers and ex service personnel . They provide a free mentoring service for those they place into employment to ensure a smooth transition to civilian life and also have a registered charitable foundation aimed at supporting military service leavers and small military charities across the UK . It aims to raise funds to support smaller military charities that are struggling for funds . It was founded in 2009 by former Army captain Hugh Andrée . Most of the recruitment staff are ex - services and partner organisations include Macdonalds and UPS , it was named one of the brightest new organisations of 2010 by a business survey . The Ministry of Defence has given its support to ForceSelect , recognising the work it does to support military service leavers who are looking for a new career on civvy street . Other directors include former chief of the general staff General Sir Mike Jackson , and bestselling author Andy McNab , ForceSelect founder Hugh Andrée grilled UK Chancellor George Osborne on 6 October 2010 at the Conservative Party Conference about the need to support military service leavers in the UK . Head of the Trustees is General Sir Mike Jackson . The ForceSelect Foundation gets its income from a percentage of the profits from the ForceSelect recruitment business as well as a wide range of fundraising activities , such as a collaboration with Lionsgate films for the UK premiere of " The Expendables " in August 2010 . Military charities across the UK are invited to apply for grants which are awarded by the Board of trustees twice a year .
Gordon Noel Humphreys Gordon Noel Humphreys ( 1883 – 1966 ) was a British born surveyor , pilot , botanist , explorer and doctor . Originally trained as a surveyor , Humphreys worked in both Mexico and Uganda . During World War I he served as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps , was shot down and spent his internment training himself in botany . Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition . After the war it was his survey work and exploration of the Ruwenzori Range in Uganda that brought him to the attention of Edward Shackleton . Humphreys was chosen as the leader and head surveyor of the " Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition " ( OUELE ) by Shackleton , who was the organiser of the expedition . Consisting of Shackleton , photographer and biologist A . W . Moore ( sometimes listed as Morris ) , H . W . Stallworthy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , geologist R . Bentham and ornithologist David Haig - Thomas , along with their Greenland Inuit guides , Inutuk and Nukapinguaq , they set up camp at Etah , Greenland in 1934 . From the camp Inutuk , Nukapinguaq , Stallworthy and Moore proceeded to Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island , Canada where they set up camp . From there Moore and Nukapinguaq continued up the Gilman Glacier and then made the first known ascent of Mount Oxford . Naming the mountain after the University of Oxford , Moore estimated the height to be , it rises to about . From the summit they could see a mountain range that the " great imperialist " ( as Humphreys was called by Shackleton in 1937 ) named the British Empire Range . Again Moore was to overestimate the height of the range at , in fact the highest point , Barbeau Peak , is . By the end of May 1935 the group had returned to Etah and to England in late September the same year . Mount Everest . In 1936 Humphreys was a member of the 6th British Expedition to attempt to climb Mount Everest . The expedition , led by Hugh Ruttledge , reached a height of on the North Col . However , due to bad weather they could not go any higher . Included in the party were Eric Shipton and Tenzing Norgay . Retirement . Humphreys retired to Devon and died there in 1966 .
Adnan bin Saidi Adnan bin Saidi , ( 191514 February 1942 ) , was a Malayan soldier of the 1st Infantry Brigade which fought the Japanese in the Battle of Singapore . He is regarded by Malaysia ns and Singaporeans today as a hero for his actions on Bukit Chandu . Personal life . Adnan Bin Saidi was born at Sungai Ramal near Kajang , Selangor and was a Muslim of Minangkabau descent . He was the eldest child in his whole family . His younger siblings , Ahmad Saidi and Amarullah Saidi , were also soldiers . Ahmad was killed in action after his ship , HMS " Pelanduk " , was sunk by the Japanese on route to Australia . Amarullah survived the war and now resides in Kajang , Selangor . Adnan was married to his wife Sophia Pakir , an Islamic religious teacher . She died in 1949 . They had two sons and a daughter , who died soon after birth . Their sons , Mokhtar and Zainudin Adnan now live in the state ' s of Seremban and Johor respectively . Battle of Pasir Panjang . Adnan led a 42 - strong platoon from the Malay Regiment in the defense of Singapore against the invading Japanese . The soldiers fought at the Battle of Pasir Panjang , at Pasir Panjang Ridge in the Bukit Chandu ( Opium Hill ) area on 12 – 14 February 1942 . Although heavily outnumbered , Adnan refused to surrender and urged his men to fight until the end . They held off the Japanese for two days amid heavy enemy shelling and shortages of food and ammunition . Adnan was shot but carried on fighting until he succumbed to his injury . After the battle was lost , the Japanese soldiers tied his body to a cherry tree and bayonet ed it . Because of his actions Adnan is currently considered by Malaysians and Singaporeans today as a hero . In their textbooks , he is also credited as the soldier who caught the disguised " Indian troops " marching error in four abreast ( Japanese marching style ) instead of a line of three ( British style of marching ) . Portrayal in film . Adnan was portrayed by actor Hairie Othman in the 1999 film " Leftenan Adnan " . He was also portrayed by an unknown Malay actor in the TV series " A War Diary " . Aaron Aziz is the latest actor to have portrayed him in " Life Story " , which also covers his personal life .
Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village used to be Lyemun Barracks , barracks for the British Soldiers stationed in Hong Kong . Old Lyemun Barracks . Lyemun Barracks was named after the fishing village of Lei Yue Mun . During the Japanese Occupation ( 1941 - 1945 ) , the Barracks fell into the hands of the Japanese . The Barracks housed the Depot and Record Office of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps between 1948 and 1985 . The Barracks were handed over to the Government in 1985 and were subsequently converted into Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village . The whole former barracks compound is graded as Grade I historic building because of its historic significance . The buildings of the compound are graded as Grade I , II and III historic buildings separately , however . The barracks block 10 , 18 , 21 and 25 are graded as Grade I historic buildings . The barrack block 07 is graded as Grade II historic building . The blocks 02 , 03 , 05 , 17 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 and 34 are graded as Grade III historic buildings . Facilities . It has transformed into a park / holiday village , with facilities such as rope courses , a horse - riding school ( with a very steep hiking / hacking route up the nearby hillsides ) , tennis courts , basketball courts , football pitches , as well as many indoor games . The rooms that used to be for soldiers have been transformed into small living quarters for the holiday village . The riding school has a large and a small paddock . it has about 30 stalls to accommodate about 30 horses and also a hacking route with spectacular views . Horses and ponies currently in lymprs include : Retired Racehorses : Historic Buildings . The whole compound was graded as Grade I historic buildings ; the historic buildings were graded separately . Following blocks of ex - Lyemun Barracks were converted to the facilities of the Holiday Village .
Friedrich Pein Friedrich Pein ( October 20 , 1915 - February 14 , 1975 ) was a renowned Austrian sniper with the German army during World War II , and one of two to have been awarded the " Ritterkreuz " ( the other being Matthias Hetzenauer ; sometimes Josef Allerberger is also referred to as a Knight ' s Cross recipient , however no evidence sustaining his claim prevailed World War II ) . The son of a farmer , he enlisted in the Wehrmacht in October 1938 . His first combat role came as a sniper in the 12th company Gebirgsjägerregiment 143 serving in the Soviet Union . At the start of 1944 , he was transferred to the 2nd Company Jäger - Regiment 227 where he served in the Adolf Grubinger Group . He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on December 1 , and eight days later was awarded the 1st Class . On February 28 , 1945 , he was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross marking his 200th kill as a sniper , and that spring also saw him awarded the Close Combat Clasp . Over the course of the war , he was wounded three times before being captured and held as a POW .