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Dan K . McNeill Dan Kelly McNeill ( born July 23 , 1946 ) is a retired four - star general in the United States Army . He served Commander , Coalition Forces , Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003 and as Commanding General , U . S . Army Forces Command ( FORSCOM ) from 2004 to 2007 . He then served as Commander , International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) in Afghanistan from February 1 , 2007 to June 3 , 2008 . According to " Eurasianet " , McNeill opposed the local ceasefires and economic development programs that had been favored by the outgoing NATO commander , British General David Richards . The attempted targeting of Taliban commander Abdul Ghafour , through aerial bombardment , on February 4 , 2007 , was seen as a sign of the policy changes McNeill wanted to introduce . Officials in several European countries have quietly expressed concern about placing an American general in charge of the NATO force . Richards tried to create a less harsh , more economic - development - oriented identity for NATO in Afghanistan , as compared to the " kicking - down - doors " image that US forces have . Many local analysts expect NATO forces to embrace a more aggressive stance under McNeill , who is believed to oppose the type of local peace arrangements that Richards promoted . The danger at this point is that an overly aggressive NATO force in Afghanistan could alienate Afghans , and thus cause the Taliban ’ s support base to grow . McNeill was featured in the Academy award - winning documentary " Taxi to the Dark Side " ( 2007 ) . The film captured McNeil , refusing to admit ' any blunt force trauma ' that caused Dilawar ' s death , despite the fact that the certificate of death had already stated ' Homicide ' . Awards and decorations . His awards and decorations included the
Bogdanovka Bogdanovka was a concentration camp for Jews that was established by the Romania n authorities during World War II as part of the Holocaust , during the 1941 Odessa massacre which saw the extermination of Jews in Odessa and surrounding towns in Transnistria during the autumn of 1941 and the winter of 1942 in a series of massacres and killings during the Holocaust by Romanian forces , under German control , encouragement and instruction . Location . Three concentration camps were situated near the villages of Bogdanovka , Domanovka and Acmecetca on the Southern Bug river , in Golta district , Transnistria with Bogdanoka holding 54 , 000 people by the end of 1941 . Massacres . In December 1941 , a few cases of typhus which is a disease spread by lice and fleas broke out in the camp . A decision was made by the German adviser to the Romanian administration of the district and the Romanian District Commissioner to murder all the inmates . The " Aktion " began on December 21 , and was carried out by Romanian soldiers and gendarmes , Ukrainian police and civilians from Golta , and local ethnic Germans under the commander of the Ukrainian regular police , Kazachievici . Thousands of disabled and ill inmates were forced into two locked stables , which were doused with kerosene and set ablaze , burning alive all those inside . Other inmates were led in groups to a ravine in a nearby forest and shot in the neck . The remaining Jews dug pits with their bare hands in the bitter cold , and packed them with frozen corpses . Thousands of Jews froze to death . A break was made for Christmas , but the killing resumed on December 28 . By December 31 , over 40 , 000 Jews had been killed .
USS Conquest ( AM - 488 ) USS " Conquest " ( MSO - 488 ) was an in the United States Navy . " Conquest " was laid down by the J . M . Martinac Shipbuilding Corp . of Tacoma , Washington on 26 March 1953 as AM - 488 , launched on 20 March 1954 by Mrs . C . D . Henderson . She was reclassified MSO - 488 on 7 February 1955 , and commissioned on 8 July 1955 with Lieutenant E . L . Davis in command . Service history . Part of Operation Earnest Will , 1988 , searching for Iranian laid mines . Had two of the Navy ' s best Sonar operators , STG2 Mark Marston and STG3 Jeff " trail dust " Cox both originally from USS Pledge out of Seattle Washington . One of a new type of non - magnetic minesweepers , " Conquest " remained operating out of Long Beach , California on trials and training until 2 October 1956 . She sailed to Acapulco , Mexico , for a good will visit from 10 to 14 October , then returned to Long Beach to prepare for her first tour of duty in the Far East . Sailing 4 March 1957 , " Conquest " visited Chinhae , South Korea , and Kaohsiung , Formosa for operations with the Republic of China Navy ; Hong Kong , and various ports in Japan before returning to Long Beach on 13 September 1957 for overhaul . During 1958 she operated locally out of Long Beach and conducted a series of minesweeping exercises at Esquimalt , Nootka Sound , and Vancouver , British Columbia , from 6 October to 19 November . Between 17 August 1959 and 13 March 1960 , she again served in the Far East , returning to local operations through June 1960 . " Conquest " was decommissioned on 29 June 1994 , stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 29 June 1994 and sold on 1 March 1995 . " Conquest " was sold to Taiwan to be designated " Yung Tzu " ( MSO - 1307 ) for $ 742 , 779 Call sign : " November - Tango - Alpha - Whiskey " Awards . " Conquest " received 26 unit awards and citations :
Battle of Nisko The Battle of Nisko took place on March 28 , 1656 , and was one of battles of the Swedish invasion of Poland . It resulted in a victory of Swedish forces , commanded by King Charles X Gustav . The battle took place during Swedish raid of southern part of the Kingdom of Poland , in which King Charles X Gustav tried to finally destroy Polish forces loyal to King John II Casimir Vasa . The badly organized Swedish campaign was terminated after the Battle of Jaroslaw , when Charles X Gustav decided to order a retreat towards central Poland . At the same time , Polish forces , concentrated near Lwow , began guerilla attacks on the Swedish Army . The retreat took place in adverse weather conditions , and Swedish losses were high . On March 28 , 1656 , Swedish Army camped near Nisko . Hungry soldiers immediately began combing the area in search of food , while those sick and wounded remained at lightly guarded camp . Stefan Czarniecki decided to take advantage of this , and his cavalry entered the camp . Alarm was raised by Swedish drummers , and units which had scattered in the countryside returned to the camp . According to the plan , a Polish unit under Colonel Aleksander Hilary Polubinski was to attack the camp from its rear , but due to a misunderstanding , Polubinski failed to appear at Nisko , so after some time , Polish division faced whole Swedish Army . Czarniecki ’ s forces were forced to flee , and the Hetman was almost captured by the enemy . Polish plan failed , while Swedish soldiers once again proved their professionalism . Nevertheless , after the skirmish , remaining Polish banners , which had been loyal to Charles Gustav , switched sides and returned to John II Casimir Vasa . A few days later Swedish Army was blocked by Poles and Lithuanians in the confluence of the Vistula and San river .
Pyotr Kotlyarevsky Pyotr Stepanovich Kotlyarevsky ( June 23 , 1782 – November 2 , 1852 ) was a Russia n military hero of the early 19th century . Biography . He was born in the village of Olkhovatka near Kharkov into a cleric ' s family . Kotlyarevsky was brought up in an infantry regiment quartered near Mozdok . He was promoted officer for his exploits during Count Zubov ' s Persian Campaign in 1796 . His leadership and boldness made him a national celebrity during the war against Persia , which lasted between 1804 and 1813 . In 1810 he took hold of Meghri Citadel , withstood a siege by the Persian army and then routed them on the Araks River . In 1812 , he defeated Abbas Mirza in the Battle of Aslanduz and stormed Lenkoran with as little as 2 , 000 soldiers . Thereupon the Persians sued for peace , and Kotlyarevsky was promoted General of Infantry ( a rank equal to that of Full General in other armies ) . Suffering from wounds , he had to retire from active service and spent the rest of his life in Feodosiya . A local artist , Ivan Aivazovsky , devised Kotlyarevsky ' s mausoleum , while Prince Vorontsov ordered his statue to be erected in Ganja .
Rice Mansel Sir Rhys Mansel ( c . 1487 – 1559 ) , also Sir Rice Mansel , also Sir Rice Manxell , also Sir Rice Maunsell , Vice - Admiral , was High Sheriff of Glamorgan , a Commissioner of Peace and served as Chamberlain of Chester to King Henry VIII of England . Sir Rice owned estates at Penrice and Oxwich , and at the Dissolution of the Monasteries he purchased Margam Abbey , which remained the property of his descendants until 1941 . He was High Sheriff of Glamorgan for 1542 .
German submarine U - 756 German submarine " U - 756 " was a Type VIIC U - boat built for the German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II . Launched from Werk 139 at the Kriegsmarinewerft ( KMW ) in Wilhelmshaven Lower Saxony ( then , the Free State of Oldenburg ) , she served with 6th U - boat flotilla from December 30th , 1941 to September 1st , 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Klaus Harney . " U - 756 " did not survive to complete her first patrol and did not sink or damage any ships . Eighteen days into her first patrol , on September 1 , 1942 " U - 756 " was in position " 58 . 08N , 27 . 33W " in the mid North - Atlantic when she was attacked by the Canadian corvette HMCS " Morden " . Heavily damaged , the vessel went down with all 43 aboard .
James Abercrombie ( British Army general ) General James Abercrombie or Abercromby ( 1706 – April 23 , 1781 ) was a British Army general and commander - in - chief of forces in North America during the French and Indian War , best known for the disastrous British losses in the 1758 Battle of Carillon . Early life . Abercrombie was born in Glassaugh , Banffshire , Scotland to a wealthy family , and purchased a major ' s commission to enter the army in 1742 . He was promoted to colonel in 1746 . While he was a colonel , he served in the Flemish Campaign of the War of Austrian Succession . After gaining this experience he was promoted to major - general in 1756 . Seven Years War . After his promotion , he was order to America as second in command to Lord Loudoun . Abercrombie commanded a brigade at Louisbourg in 1757 and became commander - in - chief of the British forces in North America after the departure of John Campbell in December 1757 ( see Commander - in - Chief , North America ) . Regardless of his title , the majority of his decision were predetermined by the ministry in London . That summer , he was ordered to lead an expedition against Fort Carillon ( later known as Fort Ticonderoga ) , to prepare to take Montreal . Abercrombie was a genius at organization , but vacillated in his leadership to the point where his troops called him " Mrs . Nanny Cromby " . He managed the remarkable feat of assembling 15 , 000 troops and moving them and their supplies through the wilderness . Then , on July 8 , he directed his troops into a frontal assault on a fortified French position , without the benefit of artillery support . More than 2 , 000 men were killed or wounded . Eventually his force panicked and fled , and he retreated to his fortified camp south of Lake George . This disaster caused his replacement by General Jeffrey Amherst and his recall to Great Britain in 1759 . Despite his failure , he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1759 , and general in 1772 . On his return to Britain , he sat as a member of parliament , and supported the coercive policy toward the American colonies . He is virtually unknown in Britain today . A reference to " General Abercrombie " is almost certainly to be taken as a reference to the Scots soldier Sir Ralph Abercrombie .
HMAS Launceston ( FCPB 207 ) HMAS " Launceston " ( FCPB 207 ) , named for the city of Launceston , Tasmania , was a " Fremantle " class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) . Design and construction . Starting in the late 1960s , planning began for a new class of patrol boat to replace the " Attack " class , with designs calling for improved seakeeping capability , and updated weapons and equipment . The " Fremantle " s had a full load displacement of , were long overall , had a beam of , and a maximum draught of . Main propulsion machinery consisted of two MTU series 538 diesel engines , which supplied to the two propeller shafts . Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel , like most ships , but through vents below the waterline . The patrol boat could reach a maximum speed of , and had a maximum range of at . The ship ' s company consisted of 22 personnel . Each patrol boat was armed with a single 40 mm Bofors gun as main armament , supplemented by two . 50 cal Browning machineguns and an 81 - mm mortar , although the mortar was removed from all ships sometime after 1988 . The main weapon was originally to be two 30 - mm guns on a twin - mount , but the reconditioned Bofors were selected to keep costs down ; provision was made to install an updated weapon later in the class ' service life , but this did not eventuate . " Launceston " was laid down by North Queensland Engineers and Agents at Cairns , Queensland on 29 March 1980 . She was launched on 23 January 1981 , and commissioned into the RAN on 6 March 1982 . Fate . " Launceston " was decommissioned in Darwin on 8 September 2006 .
Battle of Wertingen In the Battle of Wertingen on October 8 , 1805 , French forces led by Marshals Joachim Murat and Jean Lannes mauled a small Austrian corps commanded by Feldmarschall - Leutnant ( FML ) Franz Auffenberg . This was the opening battle of the Ulm Campaign . Background . Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte had launched his 200 , 000 - man Grand Army across the Rhine . This huge mass of maneuver wheeled to the south and crossed the Danube River to the east of ( i . e . , behind ) General Karl von Mack ' s concentration at Ulm . Unaware of the force bearing down on him , Mack stayed in place as Napoleon ' s corps spread south across the Danube , slicing across his lines of communication with Vienna . Forces . Murat ' s advance guard included the heavy cavalry divisions of Klein ( 16 squadrons of the 1st , 14th , 20th and 26th Dragoon Regiments ) and Beaumont ( 18 sqdns . of the 4th , 5th , 8th , 9th , 12th and 16th Dragoons ) , plus Antoine Lasalle ' s light cavalry brigade ( 8 sqdns . of 9th and 10th Hussars ) , a total of 42 squadrons . These were supported by eight battalions of Nicolas Oudinot ' s Grenadier division and three battalions of the 28th Light Infantry Regiment . Auffenberg ' s command included 26 battalions , 20 cavalry squadrons and 24 guns . FML Maximilien de Baillet ' s division included Infantry Regiments Kaunitz # 20 , Archduke Ludwig # 8 , Franjo Jelačić # 62 , a brigade of four grenadier battalions , Cuirassier Regt . Albert # 3 and Light Horse Regt . Rosenberg # 6 . FML Friedrich Hohenzollern - Hechingen ' s division was made up of Infantry Regts . Spork # 25 , Wurttemberg # 38 , Reuss - Greitz # 55 , Stuart # 18 , Hussar Regt . Palatine # 12 and Light Horse Regt . Latour # 4 . Battle . Apparently because his troops were surprised , Auffenberg seems to have only brought nine battalions and one squadron , about 5 , 500 men , into action . There are conflicting accounts . One historian talks about individual battalions being broken by cavalry or surrounded and forced to surrender . Another writer says that Austrian grenadiers formed in a massive square which resisted cavalry charges until the French brought up Oudinot ' s grenadiers . French losses are stated as 319 killed and wounded . The Austrian suffered 400 killed and wounded , plus 2 , 900 men and 6 cannons captured . One historian says 2 , 000 Austrian were captured . Cut off from Vienna , the Austrians retreated westward toward their base at Ulm . Commentary . One historian remarks , " It is not clear why . . . Mack had sent this small force to such an isolated position . " He added , " His continual reorganization of the troops on the battlefield sowed confusion and demoralization . "
Walter K . Wilson , Jr . Walter King Wilson , Jr . ( August 26 , 1906 – December 6 , 1985 ) , was an Officer of the United States Army with the rank of Lieutenant General . He is most noted as a Chief of Engineers during years 1961 – 1965 . He was the son of Major General Walter K . Wilson , Sr . . Biography . He was born at Fort Barrancas , Florida , the son of artillery officer and WWII Major General Walter K . Wilson , Sr . ( 1880 – 1954 ) . He graduated from West Point in 1929 and was commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers . Before 1942 he served with troops , continued his military and engineering education , and was an instructor at West Point . From 1942 to 1943 , he commanded the 79th Engineer Combat Regiment From 1943 to 1945 , Wilson served as Deputy Engineer - in - Chief with the South East Asia Command at New Delhi , India , and Kandy , Ceylon . He became Commanding General , Advance Section , U . S . Forces , India - Burma Theater , and Chief of Staff of the Chinese Army in India . Later , he commanded Intermediate and Base Sections and consolidated all three , commanding all ground forces remaining in the theater . After the war he was District Engineer in St . Paul , Minnesota ( 1946 – 49 ) , and Mobile , Alabama ( 1949 – 52 ) , and then South Atlantic ( 1952 – 53 ) and Mediterranean Division Engineer ( 1953 – 55 ) . He assumed command of the 18th Engineer Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri , in 1955 . He served as Deputy Chief of Engineers for Construction from 1956 to 1960 . Wilson was Commanding General of the Army Engineer Center and Fort Belvoir and Commandant of the Army Engineer School in 1960 - 61 . Wilson ' s military honors included a Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster , a Soldier ' s Medal and membership in the French Legion of Honor . He retired as Chief of Engineers on June 30 , 1965 and died on December 6 , 1985 in Mobile , Alabama . Wilson was part of a military family . His younger brother John Newton Wilson ( 1913 - 1944 ) was a Lieutenant Colonel who was killed in the Battle of Normandy . His son Walter King Wilson III ( 1937 - 2008 ) also served in the Engineer Corps and reached the rank of Colonel . Dates of rank . Decorations . References . " This article contains public domain text from "
Naryan - Mar Airport Naryan - Mar Airport ( ) is an airport in Russia located 3 km east of Naryan - Mar . It is a mixed civilian - military field , and is the only major facility airfield on the Barents Sea coast between Arkhangelsk and Novaya Zemlya . It served as a rear operations air base for Rogachevo air base on Novaya Zemlya .
Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies There was a succession of Soviet secret police agencies over time . The first secret police after the Russian Revolution , created by Vladimir Lenin ' s decree on December 20 , 1917 , was called " Cheka " ( ЧК ) . Officers were referred to as " chekists " , a name that is still informally applied to people under the Federal Security Service of Russia , the KGB ' s successor in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union . For most agencies listed here secret policing operations were only part of their function ; for instance , the KGB was both the secret police and the intelligence agency . Chronology . Detailed chronology . February 6 , 1922 : Cheka transforms into GPU , a department of the NKVD of the Russian SFSR . November 15 , 1923 : GPU leaves the NKVD and becomes all - union OGPU under direct control of the Council of People ' s Commissars of the USSR . July 10 , 1934 : NKVD of the Russian SFSR ceases to exist and transforms into the all - union NKVD of the USSR ; OGPU becomes GUGB ( " Main Directorate for State Security " ) in the all - union NKVD . February 3 , 1941 : The GUGB of the NKVD was briefly separated out into the NKGB , then merged back in , and then on April 14 , 1943 separated out again . March 18 , 1946 : All People ' s Commissariat s were renamed to Ministries . The East German secret police , the Stasi , took their name from this iteration . May 30 , 1947 : Official decision with the expressed purpose of " upgrading coordination of different intelligence services and concentrating their efforts on major directions " . In the summer of 1948 the military personnel in KI were returned to the Soviet military to reconstitute foreign military intelligence service ( GRU ) . KI sections dealing with the new East Bloc and Soviet émigrés were returned to the MGB in late 1948 . In 1951 the KI returned to the MGB . March 5 , 1953 : MVD and MGB are merged into the MVD by Lavrentiy Beria . March 13 , 1954 : Newly independent force became the KGB , as Beria was purged and the MVD divested itself again of the functions of secret policing . After renamings and tumults , the KGB remained stable until 1991 . In 1991 , after the State Emergency Committee failed to overthrow Gorbachev and Yeltsin took over , General Vadim Bakatin was given instructions to dissolve the KGB . In Russia today , KGB functions are performed by the Foreign Intelligence Service ( SVR ) , the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation ( FSB ) , and the Federal Protective Service ( FSO ) . The GRU , Main Intelligence Directorate , continues to operate as well .