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Herb Petras Major - General ( Ret ' d ) Herb Petras , CMM , CD , began his military career at the age of 16 when he joined the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers . He attained the rank of Warrant Officer . On graduation from university he transferred to the infantry , where he commanded the Second Battalion , Irish Regiment and Northern Ontario Militia District ( now 33 Canadian Brigade Group ) . In 1980 , he was selected to attend the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College ( Reserve ) in Quantico , Virginia , USA . This was followed by a tour as a DS on the Militia Officer Staff Course in Kingston . On relinquishing command General Petras was posted to Land Force Central Area Headquarters , where he served in strategic planning , the Director of the Militia Officer Training School , responsible for all officer staff training , Deputy Chief of Staff ( Operations ) and Deputy Commander of Land Force Central Area . In August 1999 , he was posted to Chief of Land Staff , to do Language and Senior Leadership training . The following year , Major - General Petras was appointed Director General Land Reserves . During his tour as DGLRes he played a major role in implementing Phases I and II of Land Force Reserve Restructure . In July 2003 , he was appointed Director General Land Combat Development , a new position , with the mandate to shape , and re - energize the capability development process for the army . He served in that role until his appointment as Chief - Reserves and Cadets in December 2004 . In addition to being the principal advisor to the CDS on all matters Reserve , he led the preparation of the CF Transformation Directive " The Future of the CF Reserve " which focused on Reserves as an operational , as well as a strategic capability , and set the foundation for the ongoing transformation of the Reserves in the Canadian Forces . Major General Petras also served as chair of the NATO Reserve Forces Committee , where his work contributed to highlighting Canada ’ s leadership role in NATO . Major General Petras was appointed Commander in the Order of Military Merit in 2006 . His military career complemented his civilian career in the education sector , where he served as Director of Athletics , and then Principal of St Charles College and Secondary School Coordinator at the Sudbury Catholic School Board . Major General Petras has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Laurentian University and a Masters Degree from the University of Toronto . He retired from the Canadian Forces in 2008 , and is currently a member of the Senior Directing Staff at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto .
Walter Storp Walter Storp ( 2 February 1910 – 9 August 1981 ) was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot and commander of various bomber wings . Walter Storp was the twenty - second recipient of the Knight ' s Cross with Oak Leaves on 14 July 1941 . 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 . Storp survived the war with the rank of Generalmajor and commander of the 5th Fliegerdivision in Norway , he was captured by the British and released in 1948 . Military career . August Franz Walter Storp was born on 2 February 1910 in Schnecken , East Prussia , the son of a forester . After he received his " Abitur " ( diploma ) in 1928 he joined the military service in the Reichsmarine on 1 April 1928 . His military training began at the Naval Academy at Mürwik followed by a tour on board the cruiser " Emden " and the " Köln " , as well a numerous flying courses at the " Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule " ( German Air Transport School ) in Warnemünde . He then transferred to the military service of the Luftwaffe on 1 October 1934 . Holding the rank of " Oberleutnant " he served in the " Bordfliegerstaffel " 1 . / 106 ( on board flyers squadron ) until February 1936 . From May to September he was a pilot aboard the heavy cruiser " Admiral Scheer " , participating in the ship ' s first cruise of the Spanish Civil War in August 1936 . He was assigned to the " Reichsluftfahrtministerium " ( RLM — Ministry of Aviation ) on 1 October 1938 and at the same time became the chief pilot of general Hans Jeschonnek . Serving briefly with KG 30 in early 1940 , Storp became temporary " Gruppenkommandeur " of III " gruppe , " KG 4 between May and August 1940 . He was then appointed " Gruppenkommandeur " ( Group Commander ) of II . / Kampfgeschwader 76 ( II . / KG 76 — 2nd Group of the 76th Bomber Wing ) on 12 September 1940 . He and his crew performed a successful low altitude attack over the English Midlands on 27 September 1940 . This feat earned him the first of two references in the " Wehrmachtbericht " . This was also the first time a combat pilot and his crew were mentioned in the " Wehrmachtbericht " . The " Wehrmachtbericht " was an information bulletin issued by the headquarters of the Wehrmacht . In April 1941 Storp was appointed " Geschwaderkommodore " of Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 , leading the unit during operations against the Soviet Union during 1941 . He then was transferred to a RLM staff appointment in October 1941 , before a further move in September 1942 , as " Geschwaderkommodore " of Kampfgeschwader 6 . A return to KG 76 occurred in June 1944 , while in February 1945 he became Commander of the " 5th Flieger - Division " until the end of the war .
STA platoon STA platoons were the " Surveillance and Target Acquisition " platoons of the United States Marine Corps . They were assigned to the Headquarters and Service Company of a U . S . Marine rifle battalion and were the home of Marines working directly for the S - 2 ( Intelligence ) that were specially trained at close range reconnaissance and information gathering for the battalion commander . Operations . These Marines worked in small teams ( as little as two and or three men ) employing ground surveillance radar and night observation devices to aid the battalion commander in locating the enemy at the forward edge of the battle area . STA platoon was also the home of the Marine Scout - Snipers . Marine Scout Sniper s can act on immediate information to reduce the enemy , deny the enemy access to flanks and protected areas , or slow the enemy ' s ability to maneuver through long - range precision fire . The STA platoon is still in use at the battalion and regiment al level . They have been in heavy use since the first Gulf War up until OIF / OEF . The STA platoon is the " sharp edge of the sword " for the Marine Rifle Battalion .
Willy Langkeit Willy Langkeit ( 2 June 1907 – 27 October 1969 ) was an Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II , and one of only 882 recipients 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 . Willy Langkeit was taken prisoner by American troops in May 1945 and transferred to British custody later that month . He was held until 1947 and later joined the Bundesgrenzschutz ( Federal Border Guards ) in 1951 , retiring in 1967 .
Stratonice of Macedon " For other persons with the same name , see Stratonice " Stratonice ( in Greek Στρατoνικη ; lived in the 3rd century BC ) of Macedonia was the daughter of Stratonice of Syria and of the Seleucid king Antiochus I Soter ( 281 – 261 BC ) . She was married to Demetrius II ( 239 – 229 BC ) , king of Macedonia . Stratonice bore Demetrius II , a daughter called Apama . The period of their marriage is unknown ; but she appears to have remained in Macedonia until about 239 BC , when she left Demetrius in disgust , on account of his second marriage to Phthia , the daughter of Olympias , and retired to Syria . Here she in vain incited her nephew Seleucus II Callinicus ( 246 – 225 BC ) to avenge the insult offered her by declaring war against the Macedonian king . According to another account , she was hoping to induce Seleucus himself to marry her ; but that monarch was wholly occupied with the recovery of Babylonia and the upper provinces of the empire . While he was thus engaged , Stratonice took advantage of his absence to raise a revolt against him at Antioch ; but she was easily expelled from that city on the return of Seleucus , and took refuge in Seleucia , where she was besieged , taken prisoner , and put to death .
USS Bluegill ( SS - 242 ) , a " Gato " - class submarine , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bluegill , a freshwater sunfish of the Mississippi River basin and Great Lakes . Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton , Connecticut on 17 December 1942 . She was launched on 8 August 1943 ( sponsored by Mrs . Cole , wife of Congressman W . Sterling Cole of New York ) , and commissioned on 11 November 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Eric L . Barr , Jr . ( Class of 1934 ) in command , and reported to the Pacific Fleet . " Bluegill " ’ s war operations cover the period between 1 April 1944 and 21 June 1945 , during which time she completed six war patrols in an area extending from New Guinea to Formosa and through the South China Sea and Java Sea . " Bluegill " sank ten Japanese vessels , totaling 46 , 212 tons , including the light cruiser " Yubari " ( on 27 April 1944 ) and a submarine chaser . During January 1945 " Bluegill " made reconnaissances in support of American liberation of the Philippines . On 28 May she conducted a reconnaissance and bombardment of Pratas Island . Twelve men were landed and discovered that the island had recently been evacuated by the Japanese naval garrison . In a fitting ceremony , on 29 May " Bluegill " raised the American flag on Pratas Island and proclaimed it to be " Bluegill Island . " " Bluegill " arrived at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 1945 from her last war patrol . She continued to serve with the Pacific Fleet until 1 March 1946 when she was placed out of commission in reserve at Mare Island Naval Shipyard . " Bluegill " was recommissioned on 3 May 1951 and reported to the Pacific Fleet for training duty . On 7 July 1952 she was placed out of commission in reserve and redesignated a " hunter - killer " submarine ( SSK - 242 and recommissioned 2 May 1953 . " Bluegill " again saw wartime service during the Vietnam War . In 1965 she spent time in the Gulf of Tonkin , conducting reconnaissance and pilot rescue . " Bluegill " was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 28 June 1969 . In 1971 she was sunk and moored to the bottom as a salvage trainer about two kilometers off Lahaina in of water . For the next 13 years , her hull was used for underwater rescue training . In November 1984 , after a month of preparatory work , the twin " Edenton " - class salvage and rescue ships " Bluegill " received the Navy Unit Commendation for her first war patrol during which she sank " Yubari " . In addition , she was awarded four battle star s for World War II service .
Chimay Castle Chimay Castle ( ) is a ruined castle in Chimay , Hainaut , Belgium . History . Chimay Castle , the castle of the princes of Chimay , is an ancient stronghold which some documents suggest may be as old as the year 1000 . Through the years the medieval bastion became a fortress . In the 15th century the castle was altered : five new towers were linked by corridors to the keep to increase its defensive potential . The castle has been diminished by many wars , looters and pillagers . Finally , in 1935 a fire destroyed much of what was left , including many irreplaceable works of art . Initially , writings relate the presence of the town of Chimay in the 11th century , though the settlement may have existed in the 9th century already . An act dating from 1065 and 1070 reveals the presence of Gauthier de Chimay . The strategic position of crossing White Water is a logical explanation for the establishment of an important family on the promontory . The history of the castle of Chimay is rather vague during the Middle Ages ; it seems that the Chimay branch became extinct in 1226 . The land then passed to the domination of the Counts of Soissons , who held it until 1317 , when the castle of Chimay was owned by the Count of Hainaut , then of Blois . In 1445 it was bought by John II of Croÿ Philip the Good . Jean II de Croy was exiled and then pardoned by Charles I in 1446 , leaving descendants of the line of Croÿ to lead the new county of Chimay . The place was at the height of its power in the early 15th century : in 1486 , Maximilian of Austria erected Chimay in the Principality . Unfortunately , waves of invading Austrian and French successively undermined the citadel .
HMS Bat ( 1896 ) HMS " Bat " was a Palmer three funnel , 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates . She was the third ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1815 for a revenue cutter in service until 1848 . Construction . HMS " Bat " was one of four 30 - knotter destroyers ( " Bat " , " Chamois " , " Crane " and " Flying Fish " ) ordered from Palmer ' s of Jarrow on 8 January 1896 as part of the 1895 – 1896 shipbuilding programme , following on from two destroyers ( " Star " and " Whiting " ) ordered from Palmer ' s on 23 December 1895 as part of the same programme . She was laid down on 28 May 1896 at the Palmer shipyard at Jarrow - on - Tyne and launched on 7 October 1896 . During her builder ’ s trials she made her contracted speed requirement . She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in August 1897 . Pre - War . After commissioning she was assigned to the 2nd Fleet and based at Devonport on training duties . In October 1898 , the ship became the first destroyer in the Royal Navy to receive a torpedo fitted for a gyroscope , drawn from the Portsmouth Depot , a single 18 - in R . G . F . Mark IV Torpedo , SL type , manufactured by Whitehead . In 1899 she was the leader of the Devonport Flotilla under the command of Commander Ludvik Duff during exercises in July . Her next commanding officer , from 1901 to 1903 , was Commander Roger Keyes , who pioneered new aggressive tactics for destroyers during this period . " Bat " was deployed to the Mediterranean between 1902 and 1905 . On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by alpha characters starting with the letter ' A ' . Since her design speed was 30 - knots and she had three funnels she was assigned to the C Class . After 30 September 1913 , she was known as an C - class destroyer and had the letter ‘ C ’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel . World War I . For the test mobilization in July 1914 she was assigned to the 8th Destroyer Flotilla based at Chatham tendered to . During her deployment there she was involved in anti - submarine and counter - mining patrols . In November 1916 she was redeployed to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at the Humber River . During her deployment there she was employed in anti - submarine and counter - mining patrols . She would remain there for the remainder of the war . Disposition . In 1919 " Bat " was paid off and laid - up in reserve awaiting disposal . She was sold on 10 June 1919 to Hayes of Porthcawl for breaking .
George William Burdett Clare George William Burdett Clare VC ( 18 May 1889 – 29 November 1917 ) 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 . Clare was born on 18 May 1889 in St Ives , Huntingdonshire to George and Rhoda Clare . He was 28 years old , and a private in the 5th Lancers ( Royal Irish ) , he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 28 / 29 November 1917 at Bourlon Wood , France during the Battle of Cambrai at which he was killed . Citation . His Victoria Cross will be displayed at The Queen ' s Royal Lancers Regimental Museum at Thoresby Park , Nottinghamshire He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing , France ; in St Peter and St Paul ' s Church , Chatteris , Cambridgeshire and on Chatteris War Memorial .
159 Supply Regiment RLC ( V ) 159 Supply Regiment , The Royal Logistic Corps ( Volunteers ) is a regiment of the Territorial Army , the volunteer reserve force of the British Army . It has its Regimental Headquarters at Carters Green , West Bromwich , in the West Midlands conurbation . It is part of 102 Logistic Brigade . History of the Regiment . The regiment was formed on 1 April 2007 as a product of Future Army Structures ( FAS ) with the aim of providing the contingent component to 6 Supply Regiment . The forming of functional sub - units into a distinct group was a deliberate Corps policy , which has provided a geographic span of command challenge . The regiment is made - up of one sub - unit from the Scottish Transport Regiment , one squadron from 150 ( Northumbrian ) Transport Regiment and two squadrons from the Welsh Transport Regiment . A newly established regimental headquarters ( RHQ ) and future HQ and Medical Supply Squadron , were phased in between 2008 and 2010 . When fully formed , the all - up strength will be 623 , making it one of the largest units in the British Army . History of the Regimental Emblem . The regimental emblem was designed around the concept that it needed to be instantly recognisable . It is also required to follow established martial insignia conventions , in that it should look like a military badge . The geographic spread of the unit results in a diverse cultural mix and this spread means that the opportunities to train as a regiment are rare . As a consequence , the unit is similar in its makeup and ethos to the Barbarians Rugby Football Club and the chosen background colours of black and white are those of the Barbarians . The numbering of the regiment is a simple 159 in Roman numerals , a design concept used by the British in martial insignia since the formation of the New Model Army . The numerals sit inside a dominant V , which clearly denotes the Volunteer status of the regiment .
Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces The Supreme Commander ( ; acronym : ÖB ) is the highest ranked professional military officer in the Swedish Armed Forces , and is by NATO terminology the Swedish chief of defence equivalent . The Supreme Commander is the agency head of the Swedish Armed Forces and formally reports to the Government of Sweden . The Supreme Commander is , apart from the honorary ranks held by King of Sweden and in the past other members of the Swedish Royal Family , by unwritten convention normally the only military officer to hold the highest rank of the services ( a four - star General or Admiral ) . The present Supreme Commander , General Sverker Göranson , took office on 25 March 2009 . Historical background . Before the modern era , the King was expected to command the forces himself ; not seldom on location during war campaigns as shown by Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII . This remained the case formally until the 1930s . In 1936 , a Supreme Commander other than the King was intended to be appointed in war - time - only , and on 1 December 1939 , during World War II , the first Supreme Commander , General Olof Thörnell , was appointed . In 1942 it was decided to keep this office even after the end of the war . The Supreme Commander would in wartime formally report to the King in Council until the enactment of the new Instrument of Government in 1975 , and after that to the Government . Although the Minister for Defence heads the Ministry of Defence , the Minister cannot as a general rule issue directives in his / her own right to the Supreme Commander or any other agency director - general in the defence portfolio due to the Swedish prohibition on ministerial rule , unless such authority is provided for in specific statutory provisions . List of Officeholders . Every time a new Supreme Commander is to be appointed , there is some debate between the different services . Some feel that some kind of rotational system would be appropriate . In actuality , most Supreme Commanders have come from the Army , and only one , Håkan Syrén , from the Navy . Because he is a General of the Amphibious Corps , there has to this day not been a single Admiral to hold the office .
Bikaner Camel Corps The Bikaner Camel Corps was a unit of Imperial Service Troops from India that fought for the allies in World War I and World War II . The Corps was founded by Maharaja Ganga Singh of the Indian state of Bikaner , as the Ganga Risala after the British government of India accepted his offer to raise a force of 500 soldiers . The state of Bikaner had a long tradition of using soldiers mounted on camels . For instance , in 1465 Rao Bika led a force of 300 sowar ( or camel riders ) to conquer neighbouring territories . Ganga Singh subsequently lead the Ganga Risala when it fought in the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900 , in Somaliland in 1902 - 1904 to quell the Somali Uprising and in Egypt in World War I . At the Suez Canal in 1915 the corps routed the opposing Turkish forces in a camel cavalry charge . The Corps fought in the Middle East in World War II , when it was supported by the camel - mounted Bijay Battery , which became a mule team battery . After India ' s Independence the Bikaner Camel Corps was merged with camel troops from Jaisalmer in 1951 to become the Ganga Jaisalmer Risala and joined the Grenadiers as the 13th battalion . It took part in the actions to foil Pakistani raiders in the Bikaner and Jaisalmer regions during the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 . After 1975 all of the Indian Military Camel Corps , including the Ganga Jaisalmer Risala , were disbanded . A brief attempt was made to resurrect them but the plan never came to fruition . The Ganga Risala still survives though as a part of the Border Security Force , retaining the name Bikaner Camel Corps . The Ganga Jaisalmer Risala was dismounted in 1974 and underwent conversion into standard infantry . It continues to serve as a regular infantry battalion under the name 13 Grenadiers ( Ganga Jaisalmer ) . Post 1971 the unit has seen action in counter insurgency operations in the states of Punjab and Assam . It has to its credit one Kirti Chakra and one Shaurya Chakra among numerous other awards . It is the only camel cavalry operated by present day armed forces .
Glynn R . Donaho Glynn Robert " Donc " Donaho ( March 25 , 1905 - May 26 , 1986 ) was a U . S . Navy officer known principally for his exploits as a submarine commander during World War II , for which he received the Navy Cross four times , the Silver Star twice , and the Bronze Star . Donaho was born in George , Texas . He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927 . Donaho was the commander of the submarine USS " Flying Fish " ( SS - 229 ) during five war patrols in the Pacific during World War II . He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander at the beginning of 1942 and to Commander in September of that year . In 1944 , Donaho commanded a submarine division as well as the submarine USS " Picuda " ( SS - 382 ) during her third war patrol . After the war , Donaho testified as a witness at the court martial of Captain Charles Butler McVay III , commander of the USS " Indianapolis " ( CA - 35 ) . Although he was called as a prosecution witness , Donaho ' s testimony was actually helpful to McVay . Both Donaho and Mochitsura Hashimoto , the commander of " I - 58 " , the Japanese submarine that sank the " Indianapolis , " testified that zigzagging would not have saved the " Indianapolis . " Donaho was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1957 and to Vice Admiral in 1963 . He retired from the Navy in 1967 and died in Sierra Vista , Arizona on May 28 , 1986 . Awards and decorations . First Navy Cross citation . His official first Navy Cross citation reads : Second Navy Cross citation . His official second Navy Cross citation reads : Third Navy Cross citation . His official third Navy Cross citation reads : Fourth Navy Cross citation . His official fourth Navy Cross citation reads : Ribbon bar . Known decorations and medals include :