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1 Special Service Battalion 1 Special Service Battalion ( usually abbreviated to " 1SSB " ) is an armour ed regiment of the South African Army and only one of two such in its regular forces . The Regiment is based at Tempe near Bloemfontein . It was previously known both as in English 1 Special Service Battalion , and in the Afrikaans Language as 1 Spesiale Diens Bataljon ( 1 SSB and 1 SDB ) . History . Following World War II , the Special Service Battalion was re - organised into 2 battalions - 1 Special Service Battalion and 1 South African Infantry Battalion . When the South African Armoured Corps was thus officially proclaimed in 1946 and Special Service Battalion was included in the corps as the only full - time unit , its symbols and colours were incorporated . 1SSB also took part in the South African Border War , serving in South - West Africa and Angola . More recently , the unit also took part in Operation Boleas , which was a South African intervention in its neighbouring country of Lesotho in 1998 . 1SSB had a sister unit for a number of years in the post - World War II era , designated " 2 Special Service Battalion " , which was based in the town of Zeerust . This unit has now been disbanded . Equipment . The regiment is equipped primarily with Ratel armoured personnel carriers and Rooikat Armoured cars . It will most likely be re - equipped with new Hoefyster armoured personnel carriers ( Finnish Patria AMV s ) in the near future . Future . This unit will together with 1 SA Tank Regiment form the Armoured Brigade of the new Mechanized Division to be formed under Army vision 2020 . See also . South African Armoured Corps
List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients The Victoria Cross ( VC ) is a military decoration awarded for valour " in the presence of the enemy " to members of the Australia Armed Forces . It may be awarded to a person of any in any service , and to civilians under military command . Being the highest award in the Australian Honours Order of Wearing , the Victoria Cross takes precedence over all other postnominals and Australian orders and decorations . The Victoria Cross was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856 , initially to reward acts of valour during the Crimean War . Because of its rarity and inherent significance , the VC is highly prized , both as an award and as a collector ' s item , with one medal being sold for over A $ 1 million at auction . Australians have received the Victoria Cross under the Imperial honours system and later under the Australian Honours System , when in 1991 a new but equivalent award was established by letters patent within the Commonwealth of Australia and its Territories , known as the Victoria Cross for Australia . The Victoria Cross for Australia has been awarded only three times : twice to Special Air Service Regiment members and one to a member of the 6th Battalion , Royal Australian Regiment . All three were for actions in the War in Afghanistan . The Imperial Victoria Cross has been awarded to ninety - six Australians — 91 were received for actions whilst serving with Australian forces , and another 5 were received for actions whilst serving with South African and British forces . The majority of the awards were for action in the First World War when a total of 64 medals were awarded . Nine of these awards were for action during the Gallipoli Campaign . 20 medals were awarded for action in the Second World War , 6 in the Second Boer War , 4 in the Vietnam War and 2 in the Russian Civil War . Twenty - eight Australians have been awarded the medal posthumously . Notably , one recipient — Captain Alfred Shout VC , MC ( who was also Mentioned in Despatches ) — was Australia ' s most decorated soldier of the Gallipoli campaign . His Victoria Cross was posthumously awarded after Shout died of his wounds during the Battle of Lone Pine . Another nineteen VCs have been awarded to soldiers who were either born in Australia , or died there , but did not serve in Australian units and as such these are not included in this list . With the death of Edward Kenna on 8 July 2009 , Keith Payne is the only living recipient of the original Victoria Cross ; three recipients of the Victoria Cross for Australia are still serving in the Australian Defence Force . Recipients . < br > AWM =
Order of battle of the German Ninth Army , October 1941 Order of battle of the German Ninth Army , October 1941 represents the order of battle for the German Ninth Army during Operation Typhoon as part of the German Army Group Center as it attempted to capture Moscow during World War II .
Canadian war memorials The history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada , and the role of the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide . Many of these armed engagements are commemorated today with memorials across Canada and around the world . Canadian memorials commemorate the sacrifices made as early as the Seven Years ' War to the modern day War on Terror . As Newfoundland was a British Dominion until joining in 1949 , there are several monuments in Newfoundland and Labrador and abroad which were dedicated to Newfoundland servicemen and women . There are currently 6 , 293 war memorials in Canada that are registered with the Directorate of History and Heritage , which is under the Canadian Department of National Defence . There are also war memorials across the world , some of which are operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission , which are dedicated to Canada as well as the Commonwealth members . There currently are 17 in France , 6 in Belgium , 4 in the United Kingdom , 2 in Afghanistan and South Korea and 1 in Egypt , Hong Kong , Italy , Malta , the Netherlands , Singapore and the United Arab Emirates . Legacy . The 31 paintings of Canadian War Memorials by F . A . ( Tex ) Dawson were unveiled just outside Currie Hall in the Mackenzie Building at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston , Ontario on Wednesday 7 April 2010 . Jack Pike , the chairman of the Royal Military College of Canada Museum ' s board of directors , said they had found a permanent and appropriate home . " We are delighted to have these paintings , " he said in front of the assemblage of paintings , each representing a different memorial in a different setting and different seasons . " These are symbolic of sacrifice and remembrance and they do the whole thing so well . " Mapping . < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br > < br >
Elisha Marshall Elisha Gaylord Marshall ( January 26 , 1829 - – August 3 , 1883 ) was a Brevet Brigadier General for the Union Army in the American Civil War . Life and career . Born in Seneca Falls , New York on January 26 , 1829 , Marshall graduated from West Point in 1850 . He served in the Utah War as a First Lieutenant . He also fought in the Battle of the Colorado River in 1859 during the Mohave War in Arizona . He was promoted to Captain in May 1861 , and became a Colonel of volunteers in April 1862 . He was seriously wounded while leading the 13th New York Volunteers in the Battle of Fredericksburg , and did not return to active duty until early 1864 . He was captured in the Battle of the Crater , and was held as a prisoner of war until April , 1865 . Marshall received brevet promotion to Brigadier General of volunteers in December , 1862 to recognize his service at Fredericksburg and Brigadier General of the regular Army in March , 1865 to recognize his service throughout the war . Following the war , he was reduced in rank to Major , and served in the army until retiring with the permanent rank of Colonel in September 1867 . His first wife was Hannah Viola Ericsson ( 1844 - 1873 ) . They had two children , Nora ( 1861 - 1865 ) and Aaron ( 1872 - 1873 ) . In 1875 Marshall married Janet Rutherford . They later separated , and Mrs . Marshall lived at Marshall Hill , a fourteen room mansion the Marshalls built on a red shale hill near the Lehigh River and Blue Mountain in Palmerton , Pennsylvania . Janet Rutherford Marshall died in 1911 , and her estate was appraised at more than one million dollars , equivalent to about $ 24 million in 2013 . He died Canandaigua , New York on January 26 , 1883 . , and was buried with his first wife in Rochester ' s Mount Hope Cemetery . In June , 2000 Marshall ' s grave was broken into , his skull was stolen , and his remains were scattered around his grave . The perpetrators were not caught , and Marshall ' s remains , minus the skull , were reinterred .
Ty Arbour Joseph Merille Ernest " Ty " Arbour ( born June 29 , 1896 in Waubaushene , Ontario - d . February 11 , 1979 ) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the Western Canada Hockey League . The elder brother of Jack Arbour , Ty began his career out west following his service during World War I . He would go on to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates and captain the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL before finishing his career in the minors .
USS Chain ( ARS - 20 ) USS " Chain " ( ARS - 20 / T - AGOR - 17 ) was a " Diver " - class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U . S . Navy during World War II . Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels . " Chain " ( ARS 20 ) was launched 3 June 1943 by Basalt Rock Company in Napa , California ; sponsored by Mrs . P . F . Roach ; and commissioned 31 March 1944 , Lieutenant Commander F . J . George , USNR , in command . World War II service . " Chain " sailed from San Diego , California on 14 May 1944 , bound for the Panama Canal , and Trinidad , which she reached 2 June . She towed barge " YF - 324 " to Recife , Brazil , where on 2 July she joined the U . S . 4th Fleet for operations as tug and salvage ship from Recife and Bahia , Brazil , until 18 June 1945 , when she cleared Recife for Norfolk , Virginia . Her essential support played an important , if humble , part in enabling the 4th Fleet to carry out its mission of protecting the South Atlantic Ocean . Convoying Italian submarines . After overhaul and training at Norfolk , on 22 September 1945 " Chain " cleared for Key West , Florida , where she made rendezvous with three Italian submarines . Sailing east , her little convoy was enlarged by four additional Italian submarines at Bermuda , and she arrived at Taranto , Italy , with her charges 3 November . " Chain " returned by way of Palermo , Sicily , where she took barge " YF - 445 " in tow , to Charleston , South Carolina , arriving 31 December 1945 . Grounded in Block Island Sound . " Chain " operated along the U . S . East Coast , towing barges and decommissioned ships until she grounded in Block Island Sound 29 March 1946 . Quickly floated by Coast Guard Cutter " Dix " , " Chain " ' s bottom was heavily damaged , and from 3 April until 25 June , she was repaired at New London , Connecticut . Post - war decommissioning . She left New London astern 25 June , steaming to Orange , Texas , where she was decommissioned and placed in reserve 9 November 1946 . Reassignment as research vessel . She was assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service ( MSTS ) in 1958 , and reclassified Oceanographic Research Ship USNS " Chain " ( T - AGOR - 17 ) . She was operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute . Final decommissioning . " Chain " was struck from the Naval Register on 30 December 1977 and scrapped in June 1979 .
SS Empire Curlew ( 1945 ) Empire Curlew was a 4 , 273 GRT ferry that was built in 1945 as LST Mk . 3 HMS " LST 3042 by Harland & Wolff , Govan , Scotland for the Royal Navy . In 1947 , she was renamed HMS " Hunter . During the Suez Crisis in 1956 , she was transferred to the Ministry of Transport and renamed " Empire Curlew " . She served until 1962 , when she was scrapped . Description . The ship was built in 1945 by Harland & Wolff , Govan . She was Yard Number 1298 , The ship was long , with a beam of . She had a depth of , and a summer draught of . She was assessed at 4 , 273 GRT , 2 , 296 NRT . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine . The engine was built by Lobnitz , Renfrew . It drove twin screw propellers and could propel the ship at . In Royal Navy service , the ship had a complement of 14 and capacity for 90 troops . Armament was 8 x 20mm AA guns . History . HMS " LST 3042 " was launched on 31 January 1945 , and completed in November 1945 . She was commissioned on 16 November 1945 . In 1947 , she was renamed HMS " Hunter " . " Hunter " was later laid up on the River Clyde . In 1956 , during the Suez Crisis , she was requisitioned by the Ministry of Transport and renamed " Empire Curlew " . She was converted by John Brown & Company at their Dalmuir yard . She was placed under the management of the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company . In 1962 , management was transferred to the British - India Steam Navigation Co Ltd . In April 1962 , " Empire Curlew " was advertised for sale as lying at Malta , along with . She arrived 20 August 1962 at La Spezia , Italy for scrapping .
Californian ( schooner ) Californian was built in 1984 as a replica of the revenue service cutter " C . W . Lawrence " , which operated off the Californian coast in the 1850s . On July 23 , 2003 , Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Bill No . 965 , making her the " official state tall ship " of California . Originally commissioned by the Nautical Heritage Society , she has flown the flag of California up and down the coast and in ports ranging from Hawaii , Mexico , and the East Coast . She also represented the state at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . The model for her figurehead was actress Catherine Bach , who was chosen as she was descended from one of the state ' s early families . Recently acquired by the Maritime Museum of San Diego , she underwent a complete overhaul and has now returned to providing sail training and sea educational programs up and down the Californian coast . The public can go on a sail every Saturday in the summer .
Battle of al - Harrah The Battle of al - Harrah is a battle fought at al - Harrah on 26 Dhu al - Hijjah 63 H . / 26 August 683 CE , then lying to the northeast of Medina . The battle was fought against the armies of Yazid ibn Muawiyah by Abdullah ibn Zubayr and his allies , the people of Medina and several notable Sahaba s , many of whom were killed in the battle . It is the second most infamous battle during the reign of Yazid bin Muawiyah , the 2nd Umayyad Caliph . Background . When Yazid ibn Muawiyah ( Arabic : يزيد بن معاوية بن أبي سفيان ) became Umayyad Caliph in 680 CE he faced two major crises . First was the dissent of Husayn ibn Ali ( Arabic : حسين بن علي بن أبي طالب ) and the other was the revolt of Abdullah ibn Zubayr ( Arabic : عبد الله بن الزبير ) . Husayn ibn Ali rejected the legitimacy of Yazid ibn Muawiyah as Caliph , which ultimately led to his death in the Battle of Karbala on October 10 , 680 . This event further deepened the schism between Sunni and Shia denominations . After killing of Husayn ibn Ali that Abdullah ibn Zubayr , the hero of the Battle of Sufetula which was fought in 647 against the Exarch Gregory of Byzantine Rome in Africa , decided to stand up against Yazid ibn Muawiyah . He refused to swear allegiance to Caliph Yazid ibn Muawiyah . Abdullah bin Zubayr later launched an insurgency in the Hejaz region , the heartland of Islam , where Makkah and Medina are located . The people of Medina were not quick to join Abdullah ibn Zubayr ’ s revolt . They first sent their emissaries to speak with Yazid ibn Muawiyah but returned disenfranchised with his approach to the problems of the region , his general policies and governing style . When the emissaries returned they held a council with other Medinites of status and decided to expel the Umayyad Governor of Medina , Uthman ibn Muhammad , as well as his aide , Marwan ibn Hakam . Other Umayyad supporters were expelled along with them . Yazid sent an army of 10 , 000 Syrians against Medina in 683 under General Muslim bin Uqbah al - Marri . A young soldier , Al - Hajjaj ibn Yusuf , who later played a major role in the politics of the Umayyad Caliphate , was in this army and participated in the Battle of al - Harrah against the Medinites . Abu Sa ` id al - Khudri , a Medinite Sahaba , also fought against the Umayyad army in this battle . Aftermath . Following their victory , the Syrian army looted the city for three consecutive days . A large number of occupants were killed . The depravity of the people of Medina by the Umayyad army became a " cause celebre " that was invoked by future generations . Muslim bin Uqbah al - Marri was henceforth known as " Musrif " meaning " he who exceeds all bounds of propriety " . Medina was recaptured and Makkah was also besieged . During the siege , the Holy Kaaba was damaged . The siege ended when Yazid died suddenly in 683 CE .
187th ( Central Alberta ) Battalion , CEF The 187th ( Central Alberta ) Battalion , CEF , was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Red Deer , Alberta , the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915 / 16 in that city and the surrounding district . After sailing to England in December 1916 , the battalion was absorbed into the 21st Reserve Battalion on February 20 , 1917 . The 187th ( Central Alberta ) Battalion , CEF , had one officer commanding : Lieutenant - Colonel C . W . Robinson . Perpetuation of the 187th Battalion was assigned to the Alberta Regiment in 1920 . When this regiment split in two in 1924 , the South Alberta Regiment carried the perpetuation . The South Alberta Regiment merged into the South Alberta Light Horse ( 29th Armoured Regiment ) in 1954 , and this regiment ( now simply the South Alberta Light Horse ) carries on the perpetuation of the 187th Battalion .
HMCS Festubert HMCS " Festubert " was one of twelve Battle class naval trawler s used by the Royal Canadian Navy . Built at Polson Iron Works in Toronto , " Festubert " was commissioned on 13 November 1917 . Laid up on the east coast after the end of the war , she was recommissioned for training and other duties in May 1923 , but was again placed in reserve in 1934 . During the Second World War , " Festubert " , designated " Gate Vessel 17 " , was one of the gate vessels in Halifax , Nova Scotia . Sold in 1946 and renamed " Inverleigh " , on 30 June 1971 she was scuttled off Burgeo , Newfoundland .
SM U - 104 SM " U - 104 " was a German Type U 57 U - boat during the First World War . " U - 104 " was built at AG Weser in Bremen , launched on 3 July 1917 and commissioned on 12 August 1917 . She completed four patrols under commander Kurt Bernis and was responsible for the sinking of eight vessels of a total of . Among these was the American lightship " LV 71 " , stationed at Diamond Shoals ; the latter reported the submarine ' s presence in the area , at which point Bernis notified the lightship of his intentions and allowed her crew to depart before shelling the vessel and sinking her . Loss . On 25 April 1918 the " U - 104 " was engaged by in St . George ' s Channel and severely damaged . Later the same day came upon her and dropped further depth - charge s , sinking her and leaving but a single survivor of her 42 - member crew . The wreckage lies at position .
XII Corps ( India ) XII Corps is a corps of the Indian Army . It is the only corps in the Army ’ s Jaipur - based South Western Command . With two combat divisions on the order of battle of Southern Command and increasing operational importance of the desert sector , by January 1987 , a Corps Headquarters was sanctioned . HQ 12 Corps was raised at Jodhpur under Lt Gen A K Chatterjee in February 1987 , during the volatile days of Operation Trident . It currently consists of :
French ship Impérial ( 1811 ) The Impérial was a first - rate 118 - gun ship of the line of the French Navy , of the " Océan " type , designed by Jacques - Noël Sané and built by François Poncet . She was begun at Toulon in 1810 and completed in 1812 . She was the French flagship during the Action of 5 November 1813 . She was renamed " Royal Louis " in April 1814 following the downfall of the First Empire , but resumed the name " Impérial " in March 1815 when Napoléon returned to France . After the Hundred Days and the restitution of Louis XVIII , she was again renamed " Royal Louis " in July 1815 , being disarmed in June 1816 . She was condemned in March 1825 and broken up later that year .
Soviet order of battle for invasion of Poland in 1939 The Soviet order of battle for the invasion of Poland in 1939 details the major combat units arrayed for the Soviet invasion of Poland on September 17 , 1939 . Joining battle after the Germans had already launched their attacks , the Soviets met little resistance and were prepared for battle . Several fights between German and Soviet forces did occur , but neither government was prepared for starting a larger conflict , and these were soon referred to as " misunderstandings " . Like the Germans , the Soviets employed two primary offensive axes , each managed by a Front . Each Front commander had at his disposal a mobile group of forces created from cavalry and mechanised troops ; a precursor of the cavalry - mechanised group s of the Second World War . The effects of the purge are visible in the ranks of the commanders in the order of battle , with only one Army commander serving in the appropriate rank of the Army General , in this case 2nd Class ( Komandarm 2nd rank , ) , the rest serving in being Corps ( Komcor ) and Divisional ( Komdiv ) Commander rank ) Belorussian Front . The Belorussian Front included four Armies and was the northern of the two fronts invading . Its commander was Komandarm 2nd rank Mikhail Kovalyov . As of September 17 , 1939 , the Front included : 3rd Army . The 3rd Army ( Komkor Kuznetsov ) included one Corps and one operational group . 11th Army . The 11th Army ( Komdiv Medvedev ) Cavalry - mechanised Group ( Komkor Boldin ) 10th Army . The 10th Army ( Komkor Zakharkin ) comprised one corps . 4th Army . The 4th Army ( Komdiv Vasily Chuikov ) Ukrainian front . The Ukrainian Front covered the southern sector of the Polish front in 1939 , and included three Armies , commanded by Komandarm 1st rank Semyon Timoshenko . As of September 17 , 1939 , the Front included : 5th Army . The 5th Army ( Komdiv Ivan Sovetnikov ) comprised two corps . 6th Army . The 6th Army ( Komcor Filipp Golikov ) comprised two corps . 12th Army . The 12th Army ( Komandarm Tulenev ) comprised four corps . Front Cavalry Group ( from 28 September )