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Battle of Fredrikshamn The battle of Fredrikshamn was an attack by the Swedish archipelago fleet on their Russian counterparts near the town of Fredrikshamn during the Russo - Swedish War ( 1788 – 1790 ) . Order of Battle . Swedish coastal fleet was commanded by Gustav III . It consisted of 1 turuma , 1 pojama and 2 udema type archipelago frigates , 1 xebec , 18 galley s , 40 gun sloops ( kanonslup ) , 30 gun yawls ( kanonjolle ) , 9 cannon longboats ( kanonbarkass ) and 4 mortar longboats ( mörsarbarkass ) . Russian coastal naval unit was led by Pjotr Slisoff . It consisted of 1 turuma type archipelago frigate ( " Sällan Värre " ) , 1 galley , 10 half - galleys , 59 gun sloops and 2 gun prams " Tiger " and " Leopard " . In addition to the naval units the Russians had an artillery battery on the shore supporting them . Battle . The battle started in the early morning of May 15 , 1790 when the Swedish fleet approached Fredrikshamn . The Russian fleet at Fredrikshamn hastily scrambled and sailed to face them and a several hour long firefight commenced with devastating result for the Russians . The battle cost the Russians 26 ships sunk or captured including the turuma type archipelago frigate " Sällan Värre " that for the second time entered Swedish service after it originally had been captured by the Russians in the First battle of Svensksund . Defenders heaviest vessels were unable to navigate to the shallow waters in the bay and were easily captured by the attacker . After the battle the Swedish ships entered Fredrikshamn harbor and demanded the commander of the town fortifications to surrender along with the remainder of the Russian fleet . Any surprise initiative the Swedes had after the battle was lost when Gustav III allowed the Russian commander request of an hour of respite to value the demands of surrender . When the attack on the town resumed later that day the garrison was reinforced and ready . Any further Swedish attacks proved fruitless and in the evening of May 15 the Swedish fleet withdrew back to Svensksund . Aftermath and analysis . According to several historians the Swedish archipelago fleet under King Gustav III lost golden opportunity when instead of attacking 14 May 1790 they chose to delay until 15 May . At the time neither the Russian coastal fleet squadron nor the fort had been properly manned and would have likely been both lost under determined attack by the archipelago fleet alone . Final chance to capture the fort was lost on 15 May when king allowed an hour of respite which made it possible for the Russians to gather reinforcements and prepare their defenses .
Air Force ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation The following table presents images of the rank insignia used by the Russian Federation Air Force ( VVS ) . The Russia inherited the ranks of the Soviet Union , although the insignia and uniform was altered a little , especially the re - introduction of the old Czarist crown and double eagle . The Russian Air Force is an independent organization . The Russian Air Force follows the same rank structure as the Russian Ground Forces , with the addition of the title " of aviation " to each officers rank , now abandoned . The English title for each rank is given first , followed by the Russian title , an English transliteration , then the United States Air Force equivalent . Images of each insignia are provided in the table , along with images of the USAF equivalent . Russian armed forces have two styles of ranks - troop ranks ( army style ranks ) and deck ranks ( navy style ranks ) . The army uses troop ranks , and so does the Air Force . The following table of Ranks is based on those of the Russian Federation . The Russian Federation eliminated the descriptor " of Aviation " following ranks , however , that descriptor is still in use in this service branch . The rank of a serviceman of a " Guards " unit or formation may be followed by the word “ Guards . ” The rank of a citizen of the legal , medical or veterinary professions shall be followed by the words “ of Justice , ” “ of the Medical service , ” or “ of the Veterinary service , ” to their respective ranks . The rank of a citizen having reserve or retired status shall be followed by the words “ Reserve ” or “ Retired , ” respectively . Table of Ranks . The rank insignia shown here are in the old duty uniforms , the new parade dress uniform epaulettes are air force blue for NCOs and airmen and gold and blue for the officer corps while everyday dress uniforms retain the old design save for NCOs and airmen epaulette insignia .
United Kingdom Special Forces The United Kingdom Special Forces ( UKSF ) is a Ministry of Defence directorate which provides a joint special operations task force headquarters . The UKSF is commanded by Director Special Forces . The directorate consists of the Special Air Service , Special Boat Service , Special Reconnaissance Regiment , Special Forces Support Group , 18 Signal Regiment and the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing . Formation . The UKSF was formed in 1987 to draw together the Army ' s Special Air Service and the Naval Service ' s Special Boat Squadron , which was renamed the Special Boat Service during the formation , into a unified command , based around the former Director SAS who was given the additional title of Director Special Forces . The directorate has been expanded by the creation of the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing , the Special Reconnaissance Regiment , the 18 Signal Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group . Roles and tasks . UKSF ' assets undertake a number of roles , with a degree of interaction and interoperability :
John Gaimes Lieutenant - Commander John Austin Gaimes , DSO , was a submarine commander for the Royal Navy . He died 20 January 1921 , at the age of 33 , when the HMS " K5 " sank with the loss of all hands during a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay . References . " The Lost Commander " . ( 24 January 1921 ) . " The Times " , p . 12 .
Japanese destroyer Yūgumo The Yūgumo was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Imperial Japanese Navy . Participated in the Battles of Midway , Eastern Solomons , and the Santa Cruz Islands . Made troop transport runs to Guadalcanal Nov 7 and 10 , 1942 . troop transport run to Buna , New Guinea November 17 and 22 . Troop evacuation runs to Guadalcanal February 1 and 4 , 1943 . Troop evacuation run to the Russell Islands February 7 . Troop transport run to Kolombangara April 1 and 5 . Troop evacuation run to Kiska July 29 , evacuated 479 . Troop evacuation run to Kolombangara October 2 , 1943 On the night of 6 – 7 October 1943 , " Yūgumo " was on a troop evacuation run to Vella Lavella . In the Battle of Vella Lavella , she charged U . S . destroyers , irreparably damaging with a torpedo . She was sunk in turn by gunfire and at least one torpedo from " Chevalier " and , 15 miles ( 27 km ) northwest of Vella Lavella ( ) , with 138 killed . U . S . PT boat s rescued 78 survivors and another 25 reached friendly lines in an abandoned U . S . lifeboat , but Commander Osako was killed in action .
Charles T . Menoher Major General Charles Thomas Menoher ( March 10 , 1862 - August 11 , 1930 ) was a U . S . Army general , first Chief of the United States Army Air Service from 1918 - 1921 , and commanded the U . S . Army Hawaiian Department from 1924 - 1925 . The son of a Civil War veteran , Menoher was born in Johnstown , Pennsylvania in 1862 and graduated from the United States Military Academy at Westpoint , New York in 1886 with a commission as an artillery officer . He later graduated from the Army War College and was selected for the original General Staff Corps , where he served from 1903 - 1907 . He was commander of the 5th Field Artillery Regiment from 1916 - 1917 . After being promoted to brigadier general in August 1917 , Menoher commanded the Rainbow Division in France during World War I , participating in the Champagne - Marne offensive and in the successful Allied offensives of Saint Mihiel and Meuse - Argonne . Menoher was succeeded by General Douglas MacArthur in this position . At war ' s end , Menoher commanded the VI Corps ( United States ) and received the Distinguished Service Medal , along with foreign awards from France , Belgium , and Italy . Following World War I , Menoher became first Director and then Chief of Air Service , where he began a famous ( and ultimately losing ) conflict with his Assistant Chief , Brigadier General Billy Mitchell . He was promoted to major general in March 1921 . Requesting an assignment with troops , Menoher then took command of the Hawaiian Division in 1922 before taking over the entire Hawaiian Department . After this , he commanded the IX Corps Area in San Francisco until his mandatory retirement on March 20 , 1926 . He died on August 11 , 1930 . His three youngest sons all graduated from West Point , and served in the Army during World War II . Pearson ( 1892 - 1958 ) , a classmate of Dwight D . Eisenhower , reached the rank of Major General during the Korean War .
25P Microwave Systems Operator / Maintainer 25P is a military Occupational Specialty code in the United States Army Signal Corps for the job " Microwave Systems Operator / Maintainer " . ( Prior to Oct 2004 , the MOS was called 31P . ) " Major duties . The microwave systems operator - maintainer supervises , installs , operates , and maintains microwave communications systems , and associated antennas , multiplexing , and communication security equipment . Performs engineering quality control and continuity testing of circuits , trunks , links , systems , and facilities . " 25P Soldiers work all over the world to maintain the Army ' s Global Information Grid ( a Wide Area Network ) , as well as operate and repair broadband ( microwave ) radios and equipment . Training for the 25P MOS takes place at Fort Gordon , Georgia . Soldiers are trained on Multiplexers , routers , IP switches , tactical or strategic microwave radios , troubleshooting circuits , administrative duties , ATM switches , Prominas , various types of modems , COMSEC , and more . The course has added equipment and training in recent years to be closer to what a 25P Soldier needs to know in a technical control environment .
Berthold Korts Berthold Korts ( 21 May 1912 – 29 August 1943 ) was a German World War II fighter ace and was credited with 113 aerial victories — that is , 113 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft . 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 . Career . Berthold Korts military career began with the artillery before he began his pilot training in the summer of 1940 . Holding the rank of " Feldwebel " , he was transferred to 9th Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 ( JG 52 — 52nd Fighter Wing ) on the Eastern front as in June 1942 . In spring of 1943 he served with the Stab of III . / JG 52 . Promoted to an officers rank and " Staffelkapitän " ( squadron leader ) he led the 9th Staffel of JG 52 as of 11 May 1943 . Over the Kuban bridgehead he achieved his 23rd – 26th aerial victory on 15 April 1943 , 36th – 40th on 27 May 1943 and the 50th on 2 June 1943 . The 75th aerial victory was claimed on 3 August 1943 and the century mark was reached on 17 August 1943 — 39 aerial victories in month of August . He received the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross on the day he went missing in action . Korts and his wingman " Unteroffizier " Hans - Otto Müller were last seen in combat with Soviet P - 39 Airacobra fighters on 29 August 1943 .
Douglas Walter Belcher Douglas Walter Belcher VC ( 15 July 1889 – 3 June 1953 ) 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 . Personal information . Belcher was born on 15 July 1889 in Surbiton , then in Surrey , now in Greater London , and was educated at Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames until 1903 . Following his death on 3 June 1953 , aged 63 , he was buried at Holy Trinity Churchyard , Claygate . Award of the Victoria Cross . Belcher was a lance - sergeant in the 1 / 5th ( City of London ) Battalion , London Regiment ( The London Rifle Brigade ) , British Army , during the First World War , when the deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . He was 25 years old . On 13 May 1915 , south of the Wieltje - St . Julien Road , Belgium , Belcher was in charge of a portion of an advanced breastwork during continuous bombardment by the enemy . With very few men , Belcher elected to remain and try to hold his position after the troops near him had been withdrawn , and with great skill he succeeded in his objective , opening rapid fire on the enemy , who were only 150 - 200 yards away , whenever he saw them collecting for an attack . This bold action prevented the enemy breaking through and averted an attack on the flank of one of our divisions . The Medal . His medal is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester .
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains Built in murus dacicus style , the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains , in Romania , were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest . Their extensive and well - preserved remains present a picture of a vigorous and innovative ancient civilization . Today , treasure - hunters sometimes search the area , as Romania lacks legislation in this domain . The six fortresses - Sarmizegetusa Regia , Costeşti - Cetăţuie , Costeşti - Blidaru , Piatra Roşie , Bănița and Căpâlna - that formed the defensive system of Decebalus were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 , as well as the settlement and fortifications at Fețele Albe . Sarmizegetusa Regia . The town of Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and major fortress of the Dacian kingdom , probably built in the mid first century BCE . It consisted of perimeter walls and fortifications , a sacred precinct , and a settlement area primarily for nobles and supporting servants . It was located at the top of a 1200 meter hill with excellent visibility of the surrounding lands . The sacred precinct was on the east side of the town , with a prominent plaza and circular shrines . There were two settlement areas one on the east side and a larger one on the west . In addition to dwellings they included workshops , storage buildings , and agricultural processing areas . Notable for the time is a distribution system for drinking water that used ceramic pipes . Piatra Roșie . Piatra Roșie , which means " Red Rock " , was a Dacian hill fort two days march to the west from Costești - Cetățuie , at Luncani in Boşorod municipality . It was built in two phases . In the first phase a long ( 102 m ) rectangular main citadel was built at the height of land with watch towers on each end and two outlying watch towers . Later the larger area inside the watch towers was enclosed with walls . It appears that the hilltop was flattened in the process in order to produce a usable space . Fețele Albe . Fețele Albe is a Dacian settlement on the southern side of Muncelului Hill , situated north of Sarmizegetusa Regia , separated from it by a sharp declivity . Along with numerous walls and resulting terraces , the site contained a sanctuary with circular stone pillars on the third terrace . The settlement was destroyed during the First Dacian War and rebuilt only to be finally destroyed by fire by Trajan ' s army during the Second Dacian War in 106 CE . The Romans then built a military camp ( castrum ) on the site .
HMS Abingdon ( J23 ) HMS " Abingdon " was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I . Initially she served with the Aegean Squadron . From 1919 - 1935 she was held in reserve at Malta , then joined the 2nd Minesweeping Flotilla in Malta and Hong Kong . Following a successful Warship Week National Savings campaign in February 1942 she was adopted by Kirkby - in - Ashfield , Nottinghamshire . Returning to Malta at the start of World War II , " Abingdon " was damaged by a mine in 1941 . She was bombed and severely damaged by Italian aircraft 5 April 1942 at Kalkara Creek , Malta and was beached with a broken back at Bighi . She was broken up there in 1950 .
Eugene McDaniel Eugene McDaniel is a former American POW from the Vietnam War . He was released from captivity on March 4 , 1973 , after 6 years of confinement . Eugene " Red " McDaniel was shot down while flying his A - 6 Intruder aircraft . He was listed as " missing in action " until 1970 , when the Hanoi government acknowledged that he was being held prisoner . When Red McDaniel returned home from Vietnam , he was awarded the Navy ' s second highest award for bravery , the Navy Cross . Among his other military decorations are two Silver Star s , the Legion of Merit with Combat " V " , the Distinguished Flying Cross , three Bronze Star s with Combat " V " , and two Purple Heart s for wounds received at the hands of the North Vietnamese torturers . Captain McDaniel resumed active duty and served as Commanding Officer of USS Niagara Falls ( AFS - 3 ) and Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington ( CV - 16 ) . Under his command , " Lexington " experienced no serious accidents while accomplishing more than 20 , 000 carrier landings . Red McDaniel served as Director of Navy / Marine Corps Liaison to the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981 . In this capacity , Captain McDaniel worked daily with Congress on national defense planning and provided legislators with information vital to the strategic development of Navy forces throughout the world . He retired from the Navy in 1982 . McDaniel subsequently became involved in the Vietnam War POW / MIA issue , leading to a " grassroots campaign to focus attention on American servicemen still missing in Southeast Asia . " Today , Captain " Red " McDaniel is President of the American Defense Institute , a non - profit organization headquartered in Washington , D . C . He founded ADI to increase public awareness of the need for a strong national defense . Red McDaniel was one of the most brutally tortured prisoners of the Vietnam War . This torture resulted from his active role in camp communications during an organized escape attempt by his fellow prisoners . He is the author of " Scars and Stripes " , a book telling about his six years in a communist prison . While Captain McDaniel was commander of the Lexington , Gerard Bianco was commissioned by the Navy to go aboard and paint the most exciting thing he found . Bianco chose to paint the Captain , a war hero . The portrait hangs in the U . S . Navy Museum in Washington , D . C .
George Eric Fairbairn George Eric Fairbairn ( 18 August 1888 – 20 June 1915 ) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics . He was killed in action in the First World War . Fairbairn was born at Melbourne Australia , the son of Thomas Fairbairn , a pastoralist and his wife Lena Carmyle . He was also the nephew of rower Steve Fairbairn . He was educated at Jesus College , Cambridge and rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1908 . At the 1908 Summer Olympics , most of the Cambridge crew competed in the eight which won bronze medal , but Fairbairn went into the coxless pair s with Philip Verdon and won the silver medal . In 1909 he missed the Boat Race because of illness . Fairbairn also played rugby for Rosslyn Park F . C . During the First World War , Fairbairn served as a second lieutenant with the Durham Light Infantry and was killed in action at Bailleul . He was buried at the Bailleul Communal Cemetery nearby .
Fieseler Fi 168 The Fieseler Fi 168 was a projected German ground attack aircraft designed in 1938 by Frederik Kassel , who created the aircraft after a request from the " Technisches Amt " ( Technical Department ) of the RLM " Reichsluftfahrtministerium " - ( German aviation ministry ) . The two - engine aircraft was a strut - braced high - wing monoplane with two tail - booms and a narrow fuselage pod carried by struts under the centre - section , and was designed to operate in areas featuring rough terrain , and boasted two rigidly mounted forward - facing machine gun s . The former development director Erich Bachem described the Fi 168 as a flying " tank destroyer " . The project was discontinued at the direction of the RLM in September 1939 .
DT Quokka ( 1801 ) DT " Quokka " ( 1801 ) was a medium harbour tug operated by the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) until 1998 . She was constructed by Shoreline Engineers , Portland , Victoria in 1982 and completed in December 1983 . " Quokka " spent most of her RAN career at in Western Australia , except for a brief stint in Darwin , and was sold in 1998 . " Quokka " is now operated by Defence Maritime Services .
John Phillip Rilley John Phillip Riley or Rilley ( January 22 , 1877 - November 16 , 1950 ) was a landsman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish – American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . Biography . Rilley was born January 22 , 1877 in Allentown , Pennsylvania and after entering the navy was sent to fight in the Spanish – American War aboard the U . S . S . Nashville as a landsman . He died on November 16 , 1950 and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery Salem , Massachusetts . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Landsman , U . S . Navy . Born : 22 January 1877 , Allentown , Pa . Accredited to : Massachusetts . G . O . No . : 521 , July 1899 . Citation : On board the U . S . S . Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos , Cuba , 11 May 1898 . Facing the heavy fire of the enemy , Rilley displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action .