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Israel – South Africa Agreement The Israel South Africa Agreement ( ISSA ) was a secret defence co - operation agreement originally signed in 1975 between Israel and the apartheid government of South Africa . The agreement covered many different areas of defence co - operation at a time when both countries were unable to source weapons and defence technology freely on the international market , primarily because of arms embargoes in place at the time .
Royal Staff Corps The Royal Staff Corps was a corps of the British Army which was founded in and disbanded in . It was generally responsible for short - term military engineering works , with the Royal Engineers and Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners remaining responsible for permanent works , but the boundaries between the functions of the corps were blurred . The Royal Staff Corps answered to the Quartermaster - General instead of to the Board of Ordnance . It also seems to have provided personnel for military police and orderly duties . On its disbandment most of its personnel transferred to the Royal Engineers and the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners .
William Seymour ( British Army officer ) Lieutenant - General of the British Army William Seymour ( 8 February 1664 – 9 or 10 February 1728 ) was a British soldier and politician . He was the second son of Sir Edward Seymour , 4th Baronet , the prominent Tory . On 3 October 1694 , he took command as Colonel of the former Lord Cutts ' Regiment of Foot . It was converted to a Marine regiment on 31 July 1698 ; he remained in command until it was disbanded on 20 May 1699 . From 1 March 1701 until 12 February 1702 he was Colonel of the former Sir Edward Dering ' s Regiment of Foot , and was then appointed Colonel of The Queen ' s Regiment of Foot . He commanded it until 25 December 1717 ; it was a Marine regiment from 1703 until 1710 . On 1 June 1702 , he was appointed Brigadier - General of the Marine Regiments , which had that year been reformed for the War of the Spanish Succession .
2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment ( ) is one of two combat engineer regiments in the French Foreign Legion . It provides the combat engineering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade . Stationed , since its creation in 1999 , on the former site of the French strategic nuclear missiles at Saint Christol , Vaucluse , southern France . History . Although created on 1 July 1999 , making it the youngest regiment in the Foreign Legion , it has inherited the lineage of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment ( 5e REI ) , the Tonkin Regiment . 5th Mixed Pacific Regiment . In 1963 , after the official disbandment of 5e REI , a new engineer unit was raised as the 5th Mixed Pacific Regiment ( ) containing both Legion and Army personnel . Stationed at Papeete / Tahiti ( Mururoa ) . 5th Foreign Regiment . It was renamed as the 5th Foreign Regiment ( ) on 1 July 1984 . It was resized from 1996 on ( last nuclear test of France at Mururoa ) and finally disbanded on 30 June 2000 at Mururoa , 4 years after France stopped their nuclear testing there . Organization . The regiment is composed of around 900 to 925 men organized into 6 companies . Unit decorations . Croix de la Valeur Militaire ( Afghanistan 2008 - 2012 )
XI Corps ( India ) The XI Corps of the Indian Army is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command . XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab as India reorganised its post - 1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan . It consists of : In 1984 , 46 Armoured Regiment was based in Amritsar as part of an armoured brigade at the time of Operation Blue Star . ( See Indian Army Armoured Corps for citation . )
Cleombrotus I Cleombrotus I ( ) ( died July 6 , 371 BC ) was a Spartan king of the Agiad line , reigning from 380 BC until 371 BC . Little is known of Cleombrotus ' early life . Son of Pausanias , he became king of Sparta after the death of his brother Agesipolis I in 380 BC , and led the allied Spartan - Peloponnesian army against the Thebans under Epaminondas in the Battle of Leuctra . His death and the utter defeat of his army led to the end of Spartan dominance in ancient Greece . Cleombrotus was succeeded by his son Agesipolis II . His other son was Cleomenes II . Many historians cite Cleombrotus as being a Pro - Theban Spartan ( meaning he had pro - Theban tendencies ) unlike his fellow king , Agesilaus II ( for more info on Sparta ' s kings see Spartan Constitution ) . He was blamed for the humiliating defeat at Leuctra by his contemporaries for being biased towards the enemy , though some modern historians do not believe that he was actually pro - Theban .
Oscar Frederick Nelson Oscar Frederick Nelson ( November 5 , 1881 – September 26 , 1951 ) was a machinist ' s mate first class serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . Biography . Nelson was born November 5 , 1881 in Minneapolis , Minnesota and after joining the navy was stationed aboard the as a machinist ' s mate first class . On July 21 , 1905 the was in San Diego , California when a boiler exploded . For his actions he received the Medal January 5 , 1906 . He was married to Anna D . Nelson but died September 26 , 1951 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis , Minnesota . His grave can be found in section DS , grave 64 - N . His wife died January 15 , 1981 and is buried near him in plot plot 64 - S . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Machinist ' s Mate First Class , U . S . Navy . Born : 5 November 1881 , Minneapolis , Minn . Accredited to : Minnesota . G . O . No . : 13 , 5 January 1906 . Citation : Serving on board the U . S . S . Bennington , for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego , Calif . , 21 July 1905 .
No . 683 Squadron RAF No . 683 Squadron RAF was a photo - reconnaissance squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War . History . Formation and World War II . 683 squadron was formed out of ' B ' Flight of No . 69 Squadron on 8 February 1943 at RAF Luqa on Malta , as a photo - reconnaissance squadron operating the Spitfire fighter in the photo - reconnaissance role . The squadron added the Mosquito Mk . VI to its strength in May 1943 , but they were only operated for a month . The squadron was involved in photo - reconnaissance mission over Sicily and Italy and later over Yugoslavia . The squadron moved to San Severo in Italy and continued in support of the US 5th Army . As the war continued it was involved in both tactical and strategic reconnaissance , and was involved survey flight across southern Europe . In September 1944 , the squadron re - equipped with Spitfire PR . XIX photo - reconnaissance aircraft . Detachments from the squadron were based at a wide range of bases all across the Italian theatre of operations , with the squadron finally disbanding on 22 September 1945 at San Severo , Italy . Post war . The squadron was re - formed on 1 November 1950 at RAF Fayid , Egypt with the Avro Lancaster PR . 1 and the Vickers Valetta C . 1 . It was tasked with the survey and mapping of Arabia and East Africa . In January 1952 the squadron moved to RAF Khormaksar , Aden to cover both Aden and Somaliland . Another move to RAF Habbaniya , Iraq allowed the squadron to survey and map the Persian Gulf . With the survey and mapping role completed the squadron was disbanded at Habbaniya on 30 November 1953 .
20 mm modèle F2 gun The 20 mm modèle F2 gun is a naval defence weapon used by the French Navy . History . The need for a newer 20 mm defence cannon than the Oerlikon 20 mm cannon began to grow noticeably during the 1980s . The companies DCN and GIAT were contracted to design the F2 20 mm cannon , which essentially a navalised version of the M693 gun used by the French Army , and sold for export . Description . The 20 mm F2 is a mounted monotube gun , with two 150 - cartridge boxes on each side of the piece . An electrical control system allows a choice of three modes of fire : single shot , eight - shot burst , or free fire . There is an electrical trigger in the right hand of the gunner . A manual selector allows the gunner to change the box feeding the weapon during the firing , making mixed firing available . After each shot , the empty cartridge is ejected from beneath the weapon . The gun is manoeuvred by the body of the gunner , who is attached to the weapon . The fire is directed through an optical visor used on the Bofors 40 mm gun and on the Oerlikon 20 mm cannon as well . Usage . The gun has been exported to Belgium ( Tripartite minesweepers ) , Indonesia ( Tripartite minesweepers ) , Malawi ( " Kasunga " ) , Netherlands ( Tripartite minesweepers ) , Pakistan ( Tripartite minesweepers ) , and Saudi Arabia ( " NAJA 12 " class ) . In the French Navy , they are used on The F2 cannon is also used in a chin - mount on the South African CSH - 2 Rooivalk attack helicopter , similar to the 30mm M230 chain gun mounting on the AH - 64 Apache attack helicopter .
Hanut Singh Rathore Hanut Singh Rathore ( born 6 July 1933 ) also referred as Hanut Singh ( not to be confused with Maharaja Hanut Singhji of Jodhpur ) to Lt . Col . Arjun Singhji of Jasol is a former Lt . General of Indian army . He was decorated with the Mahavir Chakra for his role in the battle of Basantar in 1971 war . In Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 then Lieutenant Colonel Hanut Singh commanded the 47 Infantry Brigade which was deployed to establish a bridgehead across the river Basantar in the Shakargarh sector and to extend support to the infantry battalions . On 16 December 1971 the Lt . Colonel led his forces across the heavily mined river to successfully take position before advance by the infantry battalions . Pakistanis made repeated attacks to dislodge the Indians . However colonel displayed remarkable courage and leadership and moved from one threatened sector to the other and inspired his men to repulse the armour attack . His unit destroyed 48 Pakistani tanks in the battle . He is also known as the ' Hero of Battle of Basantar ' Hanut Singh is the elder brother of former Finance minister of India Jaswant Singh . He was born in Jasol village in Rajasthan . He retired as Lt . General . Leadership in the Indian Army ( Biographies of Twelve Soldiers ) by Maj . Gen . V . K . Singh , Sage Publications India Pvt . Ltd .
Emil Bäuerle Emil Bäuerle ( 10 May 1917 – 16 March 2007 ) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II . 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 . Emil Bäuerle was captured by Soviet troops in March 1945 and held until 1948 .
General at Sea The rank of General at Sea ( occasionally referred to as General of the Fleet ) , was the highest position of command in the English Parliamentary Navy ( later the Navy of the Commonwealth of England , Scotland and Ireland ) , and approximates to the current rank of Admiral . Alongside others , the Generals at Sea were also appointed as Commissioners for the Admiralty and Navy . The Generals at Sea were referred to both by the title of ' General ' and by their former army ranks interchangeably . Today , the title ' Admiral ' is also commonly – if incorrectly – used . The Generals at Sea . In February 1649 , within a month of the execution of Charles I , the Council of State decided to put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission , and Colonel Robert Blake , Colonel Edward Popham and Colonel Richard Deane were appointed by Parliament as the first Generals at Sea and Commissioners for the Admiralty and Navy . After Popham ' s death in 1651 he was succeeded in 1652 by General George Monck . Deane was recalled to serve in the Army in May 1651 , before resuming his post as General at Sea in 1652 , but was killed at the start of the Battle of the Gabbard on 1 June 1653 . Following the death of Deane , Blake and Monck continued to serve alone until 3 December 1653 , when Parliament decided to increase the number of Generals at Sea to four , with a quorum of two , appointing Major - General John Desborow and Vice - Admiral William Penn ( who had been recommended by Monck ) to serve alongside Blake and Monck as Generals at Sea , with all four also serving as Commissioners for the Admiralty and Navy along with Colonel Philip Jones , Colonel John Clerk , John Stone , Major William Burton , Vincent Gooking and Lieutenant - Colonel Kelsey . Penn ' s Navy career was suspended after the failure to successfully execute the Western Design against Spanish colonies in the West Indies in 1655 , which resulted in his temporary imprisonment in the Tower of London . In January 1656 , Edward Montague was appointed General at Sea . Blake continued to serve until his death at sea on 7 August 1657 , and Montagu until 1665 .
Castro fortress The fortress of the Castro was built in 1665 during a war in front of Portugal ( 1640 - 1668 ) trying to protect the city from the continuous attacks coming from the British navy allies of Portugal . The defensive system of the city consisted in Castro and San Sebastián fortress and the city wall ( now disappear ) . The city wall had an irregular structure because of the orography , it was constructed by the Engineer Colonel Fernando de Gourannanbergue and the Field Master Diego Arias Taboada to unify the two fortresses . Despite of this effort to provide security to the city , Documents from that time say that this defensive system was not so effective because it can not stop landings . After several attempts to improve the defenses of the city , Vigo was looted again by British navy during Battle of Vigo Bay ( October 23 – 24 of 1702 ) at the War of the Spanish Succession . In 1809 the fortress was occupied by the French army during Peninsular War , on March 28 of this year , the fortress was reconquered after a heroic battle by people of Vigo themselves , because of this battle the city won the title of " Faithful , Loyal and Courageous " . Nowadays this fortress is one of the preferred sites for people to take a walk in Vigo , because his beautiful gardens , open spaces , fonts and also the privileged views .
Battle of Mud Lake The Battle of Mud Lake occurred during the Snake War in northwest Nevada Territory during the closing months of the concurrent American Civil War . A small detachment from the 1st Nevada Volunteer Cavalry Battalion under Captain Almond D . Wells rode out towards Pyramid Lake in response to cattle theft in the area . There the troopers were informed by Chief Winnemucca that a band of Smoke Creek Piautes were the likely thieves . Wells took half his command toward Mud Lake ( now Winnemucca Lake ) where the camp was located . Wells intended to arrest the thieves but the Paiutes began firing once the cavalry approached . Wells surrounded the camp and the Natives attempted to cut their way out . 29 were killed while only one was reported to have escaped . Several of the troopers were wounded in the fight . Chief Winnemucca expressed he was pleased with Wells ' victory believing it would teach the thieving bands a lesson .
31st Punjabis The 31st Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . It was raised in 1857 , as Van Cortlandt ' s Levy . The regiment was designated as the 31st Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment in 1922 . In 1947 , it was allocated to the Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 14th Battalion The Punjab Regiment . Early History . The regiment was raised during the upheaval of the Indian Mutiny , by General Van Cortlandt at Ferozepur on 22 May 1857 , as Van Cortlandt ' s Levy . Their class composition was Punjabi Muslims , Sikhs , Dogras , Hill Rajputs and Gurkha s . The regiment took part in the Bhutan War of 1864 - 66 , the Second Afghan War of 1878 - 80 , and the Siege of Malakand in 1895 - 97 . At Malakand , Sir Winston Churchill , who was covering the campaign as a war correspondent for the Daily Telegraph , was temporarily attached with the regiment . The future Prime Minister of Great Britain cut an impressive figure on his grey charger , being in the thick of action everywhere . He , however , was disappointed , when he was not allowed to take over the command of the regiment ! Subsequent to the reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903 , the regiment ' s designation was changed to 31st Punjabis . During the First World War , the 31st Punjabis served in Mesopotamia and Salonika in Greece . It then served at Constantinople , Turkey as part of Allied occupation forces . Subsequent history . In 1921 – 22 , a major reorganization was undertaken in the British Indian Army , leading to the formation of large infantry groups of four to six battalions . Among these was the 16th Punjab Regiment , formed by grouping the 31st Punjabis with the 30th , 33rd and 46th Punjabis , and the 9th Bhopal Infantry . The battalion ' s new designation was 2nd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment . During the Second World War , the battalion fought in the Malayan Campaign and was taken prisoner by the Japanese on Singapore Island following the British surrender on 15 February 1942 . It was re - raised in 1946 . In 1947 , the 16th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army . In 1956 , it was merged with the 1st , 14th and 15th Punjab Regiment s to form one large Punjab Regiment , and 2 / 16th Punjab was redesignated as 14 Punjab . In 1948 , the battalion participated in the war with India in Kashmir , while in 1965 , it fought in the Chhamb - Jaurian and Sialkot Sectors . During the Indo - Pakistan War of 1971 , 14 Punjab fought in the Battle of Chhamb in Kashmir .
William Augustus Pitt General Sir William Augustus Pitt KB , PC ( c . 1728 - 29 December 1809 ) was a long - serving if undistinguished senior officer of the British Army whose sixty years of service covered several major wars and numerous postings as garrison or regiment commander . He served as MP between 1754 and 1761 . He came from a notable political family : his father was also an MP and his elder brother became Baron Rivers . Military career . Pitt was born in approximately 1728 , the sixth but second surviving son of George Pitt , MP for Wareham and his wife Mary Louisa . His date of birth has not been ascertained , and little information is available about his early life . He may have attended Winchester College as a schoolboy as his elder brother George is known to have done , but nothing is known for sure of his activities until 1744 when he received a commission to join the 10th Dragoons as a cornet . In the dragoons Pitt registered solid if unspectacular service and was not engaged on active service until the outbreak of the Seven Years War in 1756 . Pitt ' s wartime records are vague , but he gained distinction for his bravery in action and was severely wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Kloster Kampen in 1760 . Released on parole , Pitt returned to his regiment at the war ' s conclusion and was made a full colonel . Between 1754 and 1761 Pitt had been the Member of Parliament for Wareham , a Dorset constituency with approximately 500 voters . He lost his seat whilst a prisoner in France and did not enter politics again , even after his brother ' s elevation to the House of Lords . In 1763 Pitt married Mary Howe , the daughter of Emanuel Howe , 2nd Viscount Howe . They had no children . In 1770 Pitt was promoted to major - general while maintaining the colonelcy of the 12th Dragoons . His forces were not deployed during the American Revolutionary War and in 1775 he transferred to the 3rd Irish Horse , again not seeing any action . In 1777 he was promoted to lieutenant general and in 1784 became commander of all the British forces in Ireland , a post he retained until 1791 , when he was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath . At the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793 , Pitt was promoted to full general but his age and lack of military service precluded any active postings and in 1794 he was given the shore command of the Portsmouth defences , a post he retained until 1809 when he died at his estate in Hampshire aged over eighty . Despite his relatively uneventful service , Pitt continued to exert influence at Army headquarters throughout his life .
Rudolf Brehmer Rudolf Brehmer ( 15 January 1887 – 3 November 1967 ) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II . 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 .
Armée secrète The Armée secrète , created in 1943 , was an organisation of French resistance fighters during World War II set up by Jean Moulin . It resulted from an amalgamation of three smaller resistance groups : It was mainly operative in the south of France , for instance in the Rhône - Alpes region and in the Massif Central . In 1944 , the " Armée secrète " made up the French forces of the interior along with the " Organisation de résistance de l ' armée " and the " Francs - tireurs et partisans français " .
CSS Nashville ( 1853 ) Originally a United States Mail Service ship , the USMS " Nashville " , was a brig - rigged , side - paddle - wheel passenger steamer built at Greenpoint , Brooklyn in 1853 . Between 1853 and 1861 she was engaged in running between New York City and Charleston , South Carolina . During the Bombardment of Fort Sumter , the USMS Nashville blundered into Charleston without flying the US national standard and was fired upon by the USRC " Harriet Lane " which marked the first shot of the naval war in the Civil War . The Nashville raised the American flag , and after the surrender of Sumter , the Nashville docked at Charleston . After the fall of Fort Sumter , the Confederates captured her at Charleston and fitted her out as a cruiser . Under the command of Lieutenant Robert B . Pegram , CSN , she braved the blockade on October 21 , 1861 , and headed across the Atlantic to Southampton , England , the first ship of war to fly the Confederate flag in English waters . " Nashville " returned to Beaufort , North Carolina on February 28 , 1862 , having captured two prizes worth US $ 66 , 000 during the cruise . In this interval she was sold for use as a blockade runner and renamed " Thomas L . Wragg " . On November 5 , 1862 , she was commissioned as the privateer " Rattlesnake " . After running fast aground on the Ogeechee River , Georgia , the monitor destroyed her with shell fire from 11 " and 15 " turret guns on February 28 , 1863 .
Ontario Veterans Memorial Ontario Veterans War Memorial is a granite wall located on the front south lawn of Queen ' s Park ( Toronto ) in Toronto , Ontario . The wall was designed by Allan Harding MacKay and landscape architectural firm Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg . Besides images ( mostly photographic ) laser - etched into the granite , the wall also includes inscriptions from author Jane Urquhart and military historian Jack Granatstein on the bronze centre - and end - pieces respectively . The wall was advocated for by the " Veterans ’ Memorial Advisory Committee " under the leadership of retired Major - General Richard Rohmer . The wall was completed in 2006 and was officially unveiled on September 16 , 2006 . It depicts scenes of the Canadian military ' s role in times of peace and war since 1867 starting with the Fenian raids . The most recent conflict listed is " The Campaign Against Terror " .
Brightman anti aircraft machine gun The Brightman anti aircraft machine gun was an unusual machine gun of Hawaiian origin . The weapon was a mitrailleuse type volley gun that had 37 barrels and was fed with cartridges holding 37 rounds . However it was found that the M2 Browning fulfilled this role .