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Branko Mamula Branko " Đuro " Mamula ( ; born 1921 ) is a retired Yugoslav officer that participated in the Yugoslav Front of World War II . He was the Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1988 . Biography . Mamula was born in Kordun , now part of Croatia , to an ethnic Serb family . Mamula joined Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1940 and at the start of World War II in Yugoslavia in 1941 he joined the Partisan resistance movement . During the war he was put in charge of numerous units , moving through the ranks of the Partisan army . Before he became the Defence Minister he held the rank of Admiral as Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslav People ' s Army from 1979 – 1982 . After becoming Defence Minister in 1983 he was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet . He lived in Opatija until 1991 . Since 2007 he is living in Tivat , Montenegro .
Battle of Burgos The Battle of Burgos , also known as Battle of Gamonal , was fought on November 10 , 1808 , during the Peninsular War . A powerful French army under Marshal Bessières overwhelmed and destroyed the outnumbered Spanish under General Belveder , opening central Spain to invasion . Spanish history remembers this battle for the vain gallantry of the Guard and Walloon regiments under Don Vicente Genaro de Quesada . Forming a rearguard for the shattered Spanish lines , these troops repelled repeated charges by General Lasalle ' s . The cost was high for the Spaniards : of the 307 men in the rearguard only 74 survived , caked with blood ; uniforms in tatters ; bayonets bent and blunted . It is said that Bessières personally returned Quesada ' s sword and had his wounds treated in the French field hospital . These acts of chivalry became increasingly rare as the Peninsular War dragged on .
Parczew partisans Parczew partisans were fighters in irregular military groups participating in the Jewish resistance movement against Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II . Partisan activity . The area including Parczew and Włodawa counties near Lublin in the General Government became one of the primary battlefields of the Jewish partisan movement . An area of forests and lakes with few passable roads , the Parczew forests were an ideal location for partisan activity . Notable partisan leaders included Ephraim ( Frank ) Bleichman and Shmuel ( Mieczysław ) Gruber . Gruber became the second - in - command to Yechiel Grynszpan , who led Jewish forces in the Parczew forest , and Bleichman was one of Grynszpan ' s two platoon commanders . The group fought along with the People ' s Guard ( ) in a number of intense engagements against German forces , making use of machine guns , explosives for mining railways , and food and other supplies air - dropped by Soviet forces . They participated in the takeover of the city of Parczew on April 16 , 1944 . The " Holocaust Encyclopedia " claims that the Polish Home Army usually " refused " to accept Jews . This information however , is challenged on statistical grounds by the Jewish veteran of the Polish Home Army First Armoured Division , Willie Glaser who wrote , that Jewish resistance fighters were members of the Armia Krajowa in considerable numbers as well .
Disaster of Curalaba The Disaster of Curalaba is the name given to the battle ( or surprise attack ) between Spanish conquerors led by Martín García Óñez de Loyola and Mapuche people led by Pelantaru at Curalaba ( " broken stone " in Mapudungun ) in southern Chile . In Chilean historiography this event marks the end of the " Conquista " period in Chile ' s history , although the fast Spanish expansion in the south had already been halted in the 1550s . History . On December 21 , 1598 , governor Martín García Oñez de Loyola traveled to Purén leading only 50 men . On the second day they camped in Curalaba without taking protective measures . The Mapuche people aware of their presence , with their cavalry led by Pelantaru and his lieutenants , Anganamón and Guaiquimilla , with three hundred men , shadowed his movements and made a surprise night raid . Completely surprised , the governor and almost all of his soldiers and companions were killed . This event was called the " Disaster of Curalaba " by the Spaniards . It involved not only the death of the Spanish governor , but the news rapidly spread among the Mapuche and triggered a general revolt , long - prepared by the toqui Paillamachu , that destroyed Spanish camps and towns south of the Bío - Bío River over the next few years .
Jonas Wærn Jonas Wærn ( 1915 – 2003 ) was a Swedish military officer who led Swedish , Irish , and Indian peacekeeping troops in the Congo Crisis . He also commanded Swedish forces on Cyprus in 1964 . Later , he served as adjutant to Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden .
Henry Ward ( VC ) Henry Ward VC ( 1823 – 12 September 1867 ) was an English soldier and a 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 . He was born in Harleston , Norfolk , and died in Malvern , Worcestershire . Details . Ward was approximately 34 years old , and a private in the 78th Regiment of Foot ( later The Seaforth Highlanders Ross - shire Buffs , Duke of Albany ' s ) , British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 25 and 26 September 1857 in Lucknow , British India , for which he was awarded the VC : Ward later became the personal servant of Sir Henry Havelock whose life was saved by Ward in his VC action and later achieved the rank of quartermaster - sergeant . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of Queens Own Highlanders in Fort George , Inverness - shire , Scotland .
Battle of Martinique ( 1794 ) The Battle of Martinique was a successful British invasion in 1794 of the island of Martinique in the West Indies , during the French Revolutionary Wars . During the invasion the British were in negotiation with a French planter , Louis - François Dubuc , who wished to gain British protection , as the French Constitutional Assembly was passing a law abolishing slavery . However the Whitehall Accord was not signed until after the British had landed . On 5 February , a fleet under the command of Admiral Sir John Jervis landed troops under the command of General Charles Grey . The invasion was completed with the surrender of Fort Bourbon on 24 March .
Trafalgar 200 Trafalgar 200 was a series of events in 2005 held mostly in the United Kingdom to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar , where a British fleet led by Admiral Nelson ( who died in the battle ) defeated a joint Franco - Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars . During the summer of 2005 there was an International Fleet Review , the first since 1977 . Dinners and other commemorations focussed on Trafalgar Day 21 October at , Trafalgar Square ( T Square 200 ) and other locations . International Fleet Review . The Trafalgar 200 celebrations were perhaps most remembered for the International Fleet Review , held in the Solent in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom . Planning this event was an enormous task , and Admiral Sir Alan West , then First Sea Lord , is shown here with the official chart of anchorages for the International Fleet Review .
Special Service Squadron The Special Service Squadron was a component of the United States Navy during the 1920s and 1930s . Under the United States Fleet , the squadron patrolled the Caribbean Sea as an instrument of gunboat diplomacy . It was headquartered in Balboa , Panama Canal Zone .
French ship Régulus ( 1805 ) The Régulus was a " Téméraire " class 74 - gun ship of the line of the French Navy . From 25 May 1801 , her armament was upgraded to carry between 80 and 86 guns . During the Atlantic campaign of 1806 , she was the flagship of L ' Hermite ' s squadron ( also comprising frigates " Président " and " Cybèle " and corvette " Surveillant " ) during L ' Hermite ' s expedition . She patrolled from the Gulf of Guinea to Brazil and the Caribbean . On 6 January 1806 the French squadron captured the 16 - gun sloop of war HMS " Favourite " . The squadron also captured about 20 merchantman , notably including the ships " Otway " and " Plowers " . In 1808 , " Régulus " was in station with the Brest squadron . In 1809 , she was transferred to Rochefort . She famously took part in the Battle of the Basque Roads from 11 April 1809 , under Captain Lucas , where she ran aground between Les Palles and Fouras . For 17 days , the stranded ship repelled assaults by the British , before refloating and returning to Rochefort on 29 . Fate . " Régulus " was scuttled by fire on 7 April 1814 near Meschers - sur - Gironde to avoid capture by the British vessels HMS " Egmont " and HMS " Centaur . Legacy . The scuttling of " Régulus " occurred off a limestone cliff dotted by numerous caves . The site was named in honour of the ship .
Arctic Tower An Arctic Tower ( Tower AB - 343 / FPS ) is a 20 ft diameter cylindrical radar station structure of the AN / GPA - 33 Radar Set Group for protecting a USAF radar ' s antenna and electronic cabinets . Designed for low temperatures and strong winds , the 25 ft high tower ' s top platform supported an antenna group and a 20 ft high CW - 313 / FPS radome ( truncated sphere of 25 ft diameter , 450 lb ) which was " capable of withstanding two inches of ice " and winds of 109 knots . The 25 , 000 lb Arctic Tower was designed for supporting Radar Set AN / / TPS - 10D ( AN / FPS - 4 ) or Radar Set AN / TPS - 1D , and could support other systems up to a load of 100psf on the 20 foot diameter platform , the interior 2nd floor , or the ground floor . In addition to protecting a radar system , the tower housed other AN / GPA - 33 equipment such as the Radome Interior Control Group ( OA - 709 / GPA - 33 ) which included For crewmembers to remotely monitor the status of the Radome Interior Control Group ( wind speed , temperatures , etc . ) , the Radar Set Group also included an Indicator Panel ( ID - 312 / FPS - 3 ) positioned within the squadron ' s " operations shelter " and connected to the Arctic Tower by cabling ( e . g . , in overhead cable trays supported by posts ) . Radar measurements from the Arctic Tower ( e . g . , radar return video for AN / FPS - 4 ) were similarly passed via cable to the squadron ' s shelter to operations equipment such as the Burroughs AN / FST - 2 Coordinate Data Transmitting Set that created the Semi Automatic Ground Environment at the station ( antenna movement was also controlled from the shelter . )
Command ship Command ships serve as the flagship s of the commander of a fleet . They provide communications , office space , and accommodations for a fleet commander and his staff , and serve to coordinate fleet activities . An auxiliary command ship features the command and control components prevalent on landing ships ( command ) and also feature the capability to land troops and equipment . These forces will be slightly less than on a pure landing ship due to the nature of the ship as a command vessel and hence will also house the assault commander , the flotilla commander or someone of similar status ( generally of NATO OF - 9 or OF - 10 rank - such as a vice admiral or major general ) . Currently , the United States Navy operates two command ships , and , both of the purpose - built " Blue Ridge " class . The was decommissioned in March , 2005 and sunk as target in support of fleet training exercise , 11 April 2007 . The was decommissioned and sunk as part of live - fire exercise " Valiant Shield 2012 " .
Mariano Arista José Mariano Martín Buenaventura Ignacio Nepomuceno García de Arista Nuez ( 26 July 1802 – 7 August 1855 ) was a noted veteran of many of Mexico ' s nineteenth - century wars who served as president of Mexico from 15 January 1851 to 6 January 1853 . He was born in the state of San Luis Potosí . Originally an officer in the Spanish Army , Arista later joined the revolutionary army of Agustín de Iturbide . Later , he served under Antonio López de Santa Anna , Mexico ' s on - again / off - again dictator during the attempt to put down the 1836 Texas Revolution . In 1846 , Arista was given command of the Army of the North and sent to expel American troops from Mexican territory in Texas . The resulting engagement ignited the bloody Mexican - American War of 1846 – 1848 . Arista was in command of Mexican forces during the Battle of Palo Alto and the Battle of Resaca de la Palma . Personally quite brave , Arista was a dedicated republican – a member of Mexico ' s liberal faction , and therefore the natural enemy of his largely conservative general staff . At both the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma , Arista was ill served by the political division among his staff . After Resaca de la Palma , Mexico ' s government recalled Arista , and he was removed from command . Later absolved of guilt for the defeats at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma , Arista spent the rest of the war as a functionary , seeing little combat . In 1851 , Arista succeeded José Joaquín de Herrera as president and sought to bring fiscal stability to the nation . Conservative resistance to Arista ' s rule and an eventual revolt by the said conservatives led to his resignation and exile in 1853 . He died on board the English steamer " Tagus " while traveling from Lisbon , Portugal , to France on 7 August 1855 . In 1880 his remains were returned to Mexico , where the Liberal faction named him a national hero .
HMCS Preserver ( AOR 510 ) HMCS " Preserver " is a Canadian " Protecteur " - class auxiliary oiler replenishment of the Royal Canadian Navy commissioned in 1970 . Built by Saint John Shipbuilding in Saint John , New Brunswick , she underwent a major refit in 2005 , after the ship was plagued by electrical problems . Badge Description - Azure a life preserver Argent cabled Or charged on the centre chief point with a maple leaf slipped Gules and within the ring a starburst also Argent She is the second ship to bear the name " Preserver " . Commissioned 11 July 1942 , the first HMCS " Preserver " served in World War II as a Fairmile motor launch base supply ship under the East Coast ' s ' Newfoundland Force ' . She was paid off 6 November 1945 . Service history . The ship has served Canada ' s fleet in domestic and international exercises in the 1980s and 1990s . She was a vital part of operations during the first Gulf War and then again in 2001 for OPERATION APOLLO , Canada ' s initial response to the Global War on Terror ( GWOT ) . She is currently serving in the Royal Canadian Navy Atlantic Fleet out of Halifax , Nova Scotia . Built by Saint John Shipbuilding in Saint John , New Brunswick , she underwent a major refit in 2005 , after the ship was plagued by electrical problems . Electrical problems have yet to be resolved . In 2010 while refuelling she spilled several cubic meters of fuel in Halifax harbour . The cause was the failure of Irving ship building to complete the circuit of pipes required . The ship will continue to operate until the Joint Support Ship Project is eventually completed .
USNS Samuel L . Cobb ( T - AOT - 1123 ) USNS " Samuel L Cobb " ( T - AOT - 1123 ) was originally named the MV " Samuel L Cobb " and used for transport of military assets in various theaters . It was not until the outbreak of the Iraq war in 2003 when the ship was purchased by the United States Navy that it was fully put under the operation of Military Sealift Command . This ship also had a refit to expand its abilities to do underway replenishment of multiple ships . The ship was named after Samuel L . Cobb , the Master of the during World War II . Cobb was awarded the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal for heroism and meritorious service under unusual hazards .
SIG MG 50 The SIG MG50 is a general - purpose machine gun of Swiss origin and was chambered in many calibres . It was designed to replace the Maxim and Furrer M25 guns in service of pre - WWII design so around 1944 / 51 , SIG industries decided to manufacture a series of gas - operated machine guns fed by using drum magazines and ammo belts . The MG50 lost in the trials to the MG51 ; however , it continued sales for a time . A version chambered in the . 30 - 06 calibre was adopted by Denmark as the SIG M / 51 , while another variant was tested in Sweden as the SIG MG53 but again was turned down . Overview . The MG50 is an air - cooled , gas - operated weapon and is fed by ammo belt . The barrel is designed to be interchanged quickly when in field conditions .
USS Wanderer ( SP - 2440 ) The second USS " Wanderer " ( SP - 2440 ) was a patrol vessel that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1918 . " Wanderer " was a motorboat built in 1913 at Norfolk , Virginia , by Craig Brothers , and owned by R . F . Barret of Norfolk . She was acquired by the U . S . Navy for service as a section patrol boat during World War I . Inspected at the 5th Naval District on 13 April 1917 and designated SP - 2440 , she was placed in commission on the same day as USS " Wanderer " . " Wanderer " operated on local and section patrol duties for the duration of World War I . She was returned to her owner on 30 December 1918 . " Wanderer " was one of two U . S . Navy ships named USS " Wanderer " in service simultaneously during World War I , the other being USS " Wanderer " ( SP - 132 ) .
Timoléon d ' Espinay Timoléon d ' Espinay ( 1580 – 1644 ) , French soldier , was the eldest of the four sons of François d ' Espinay , seigneur de Saint Luc ( 1554 – 1597 ) , and was himself marquis de Saint Luc . In 1603 he accompanied Sully in his embassy to London . In 1622 , in his capacity as vice - admiral of France , he gained some advantages over the defenders of La Rochelle , obliging the Huguenot commander , Benjamin de Rohan , seigneur de Soubise , to evacuate the islands of Ré and Oléron . In 1627 he was named lieutenant - general of Guienne and Marshal of France .
Walter Wessel Walter Wessel ( 21 April 1892 – 20 July 1943 ) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 12th Panzer Division . He was also a recipient 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 . Walter Wessel was killed in an auto accident on 20 July 1943 near Morano , Italy . Walter Wessel was also responsible for the Massacre in Ciepielów , at Ciepielów , Poland .
Friedrich Ihn " Kapitanleutenant " Friedrich Ihn ( 24 August 1885 — 31 May 1916 ) was a German naval officer killed in World War I . He died commanding the torpedo boat " S35 " during the Battle of Jutland . The Second World War German destroyer " Z14 " was named " Friedrich Ihn " in his honour .
Roaring Meg ( cannon ) Roaring Meg was the name of several powerful cannons used in the 17th century . It is not to be confused with Mons Meg , a medieval cannon preserved at Edinburgh Castle . English Civil War . Created by Colonel Birch for the Siege of Goodrich Castle . Roaring Meg was a mortar cast in 1646 for the siege of Goodrich Castle . With a 15 . 5 inch barrel diameter and firing a 2cwt hollow ball filled with gunpowder , Roaring Meg was the largest mortar of the war . She was instrumental in the capture of Goodrich Castle in 1646 by Sir Thomas Fairfax . During the siege the Roundhead commander , Colonel Birch , was so excited with his new weapon he personally fired the last 19 balls . Roaring Meg is preserved by Herefordshire Council and has been on display at Goodrich Castle since 2004 . A cannon in the Earl of Northampton ' s Regiment . Roaring Meg was also the name of a cannon used earlier in the war by the Cavalier Earl of Northampton ' s Regiment . Later cannon . Roaring Meg was also the name of a cannon used during the Siege of Derry in 1689 . This one is preserved on Derry ' s city walls but is currently undergoing restoration . In popular culture . A rock band and a retail park in Stevenage have been named after the famous cannon . A Blonde Beer brewed by the Springhead brewery in Sutton on Trent takes its name from the cannon .
Siege of Colonia del Sacramento The Siege of Colonia del Sacramento was a successful siege in 1704 by Spanish forces of the Portuguese colonial town of Colonia del Sacramento , opposite Buenos Aires and now in the nation of Uruguay . Four thousand natives and 650 Spaniards , led by the governor of Buenos Aires , Don Alonso Juan de Valdes e Inclán , and Baltasar García Ros , besieged the city beginning late in 1704 . One week after a frontal assault failed , in early February 1705 , the Portuguese abandoned Colonia del Sacramento .
Dutch West Indies campaign The Dutch West Indies campaign was a series of minor conflicts in 1781 and 1782 , in the Fourth Anglo - Dutch War and the American War of Independence . Following Great Britain ' s declaration of war on the Dutch Republic in December 1780 , British Admiral George Brydges Rodney , the commander of the Royal Navy in the West Indies , was notified by a fast - sailing packet of the declaration . He immediately acted to gain control over as many of the Dutch colonies as possible , seizing Sint Eustatius , a vital entrepot of French and Dutch trade with the Americans , in early February 1781 . He also captured Saba and Sint Maarten , and orchestrated the seizure of the Dutch colonial outposts of Berbice , Demerara , and Essequibo in South America . A planned expedition by Samuel Hood against Curaçao was called off on rumors that a French fleet was approaching . French action later in 1781 and in 1782 recovered the territories taken by the British , although Sint Eustatius never recovered its importance as a trading point . ASIN B0011HSJG8
James I . Poynter James Irsley Poynter ( December 1 , 1916 – November 4 , 1950 ) was a United States Marine who was posthumous ly awarded the United States ' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his action on November 4 , 1950 , in which he was killed while he singlehandedly eliminated three enemy machine gun crews . He was the eleventh Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea . Poynter was a Marine veteran of World War II and father of six children . He reenlisted in the Marine Corps at the outbreak of the Korean War . Biography . James Irsley Poynter was born on December 1 , 1916 in Bloomington , Illinois . He enlisted in the regular Marine Corps in February 1942 . He fought in the Pacific Theatre during World War II , participating in the Guadalcanal , Southern Solomons , Saipan , Tinian and Okinawa campaigns . Poynter was discharged in February 1946 . At the beginning of the Korean War , he re - enlisted in the Marine Corps , joining the 13th Infantry Battalion , Marine Corps Reserve in Los Angeles on July 19 , 1950 . He arrived in Korea in time to aid in the recapture of Seoul after the Inchon landing . Sgt Poynter was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat “ V ” for “ outstanding leadership , ability and courageous aggressiveness against the enemy ” as a squad leader in from September 24 , to October 4 , 1950 . On November 4 , 1950 , Sgt Poynter was a squad leader of Company A , 7th Marines . While defending Hill 532 , south of Sudong , Korea , he was wounded in hand - to - hand combat . In spite of his wounds , when he saw three machine guns setting up only away , he charged the enemy position with hand grenade s from fallen comrades , and was able to take out all three machine gun crews before being killed . His heroic actions enabled his outnumbered platoon to beat off the enemy assault and move to more defensible positions . Sgt Poynter was buried with full military honors in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery , San Diego , California . Medal of Honor citation . The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to SERGEANT JAMES I . POYNTER UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION : / S / HARRY S . TRUMAN