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Campbell Tait Admiral Sir William Eric Campbell Tait KCB MVO OON ( 12 August 1886 – 17 July 1946 ) was a senior British naval officer and the fifth Governor of Southern Rhodesia , serving from 1945 - 46 . Naval career . Born in Morice Town , Devon to Deputy Surgeon - General and author , William Tait , and his wife Emma , Tait entered the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in 1902 . Following his graduation , Tait became a career naval officer , serving in the Pacific , Atlantic , Mediterranean and China . After serving in World War I , during which he was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order ( MVO ) , Tait married Katie Grenfell , daughter of Captain Hubert Grenfell , inventor of illuminated night sights for naval guns , on 3 November 1919 . They had two daughters . Tait was promoted to Commodore in 1921 and Captain in 1926 , gaining his first command in 1928 as Commanding Officer of the HMS " Dragon " . There followed commands of the HMS " Capetown " and HMS " Delhi " before service as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence before returning to the sea as Commanding Officer of the HMS " Shropshire " . Made Rear Admiral , Tait was Naval Aide - de - camp to King George VI in 1938 , a Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) in 1940 and Vice Admiral in 1941 . before becoming Commodore of the principal naval depot at Portsmouth . It was in this position that Tait was recognised for the smooth mobilisation of the fleet at outbreak of World War II . After serving as Director of Personal Services at the Admiralty , Tait served as Commander - in - Chief , South Atlantic Station from 1942 , and in this capacity , he established and headed a Combined Headquarters in Cape Town , where he led the Royal Navy , South African Army and South African Air Force , which was considered an important factor in maintaining allied domination around the Cape . Tait was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ( KCB ) in 1943 and a Grand Officer of the Order of Orange - Nassau ( OON ) in 1945 , for services to the Royal Netherlands Navy . He was promoted to Admiral in May 1945 and was appointed Governor of Southern Rhodesia on 20 February 1945 . Tait ' s tenure as Governor proved to be fleeting as , ailing for some time , Tait relinquished the Governorship in February 1946 after twelve months and died at Government House , Salisbury , five months later , less than a month before his 60th birthday . There is an Admiral Tait Primary School in Harare , Zimbabwe , named in honour of Tait . References .
HMS Leeds Castle ( K384 ) HMS " Leeds Castle " was a Castle - class corvette of the Royal Navy , originally with pennant number K384 . She was built by William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd . in Sunderland , launched on 12 October 1943 and completed in February 1944 . In World War II she served in the B3 Escort Group , protecting Atlantic convoys until the end of the war in 1945 . She then joined the Anti - Submarine Training Squadron at the Portland , United Kingdom , and continued in this role until she was paid off at Chatham , England , United Kingdom in November 1956 , after serving a total of 12 and a half years . As with other surviving Castle - class corvettes , she had been redesigned as a frigate in 1948 and her pennant number accordingly changed to F384 . In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . She was scrapped in 1958 . She was used to portray a German anti - submarine vessel in the 1955 movie " The Cockleshell Heroes " , as was HMS " Flint Castle "
John Hogan ( VC ) John Hogan VC ( 8 April 1884 – 6 October 1943 ) 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 . Hogan was born in Royton , Lancashire , England . Hogan was 30 years old , and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion , The Manchester Regiment , British Army during the First World War . On 29 October 1914 near Festubert , France he performed a deed along with Second Lieutenant James Leach for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross . Their citation reads : " For conspicuous bravery near Festubert on 29 October , when , after their trench had been taken by the Germans , and after two attempts at recapture had failed , they voluntarily decided on the afternoon of the same day to recover the trench themselves , and , working from traverse to traverse at close quarters with great bravery , they gradually succeeded in regaining possession , killing eight of the enemy , wounding two , and making sixteen prisoners . " Medal . He received the medal in 1914 from King George V , at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace . His medal is in Oldham Civic Centre , Oldham , Greater Manchester .
2B14 Podnos The 2B14 Podnos ( " Tray " ) is a Russian 82mm mortar . The 2B14 was designed in early 1980s as a light indirect fire weapon for the use of airborne and other light infantry forces . Despite the intent to field the 2B14 with light infantry units , the 2B14 appears to have been fielded with regular motor rifle units as well at a scale of six per battalion . The Russians are believed to have about 276 in service and 3 , 000 in storage .
BTR - 4 The BTR - 4 ( BTR ; Бронетранспортер / Bronetransporter , literally Armoured Transporter ) is a 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier ( APC ) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau ( SOE KMDB ) as a private venture . The prototype , which was designed as a private venture , was unveiled at the Aviasvit 2006 exhibition held in Ukraine in June 2006 . Description . The layout of the BTR - 4 represent a change compared to the older BTR - 60 / 70 / 80 designed in the Soviet Union . The vehicle has a conventional layout similar to western designs like the German TPz Fuchs with the driver ' s and commander ' s compartment at the front part of the hull , the engine and transmission compartment in the middle , and the troop compartment at the rear . The troops enter and leave the vehicle either through the rear doors or the roof hatches , and the driver and the commander are provided with doors located on the sides of the hull . The vehicle can be armed according to customer requirements . The prototype is armed with the locally designed New Armament Module which is armed with one 30mm automatic cannon , 7 . 62mm coaxial machine - gun , up to four 9P135M Konkurs or Baryer Anti - tank missiles ( two on each side of the turret ) , and one 30mm automatic grenade launcher ( fitted in place of the AT missiles on one left - hand side of the turret ) . It can also be fitted with different turret weapons modules : the GROM module , SHKVAL module , and the BAU 23x2 module . There are also different designed versions such as the BRM - 4K Reconnaissance vehicle , BTR - 4K Command vehicle , BTR - 4KSh command and staff vehicle , MOP - 4K Fire support vehicle , BREM - 4K repair and recovery vehicle , and the BSEM - 4K recovery and medical vehicle . The BTR - 4 has a maximum speed of 110 km / h and can cross water obstacles at a speed of 10 km / h . The vehicle is powered by a 3TD diesel engine with 500 hp . Weapons modules . Standard module : GROM module : SHKVAL module : BAU 23x2 module : BTR - 4KSh Command and Staff Vehicle : MOP - 4K Fire Support Vehicle : Capabilities . The BTR - 4 is a more flexible design than the older BTR - 60 / 70 / 80s as the changed layout makes it easier to adapt the vehicle to specialized roles .
USS Holly ( AN - 19 ) USS " Holly " ( AN - 19 / YN - 14 ) was an " Aloe " - class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U . S . Navy during World War II with her protective anti - submarine nets . Built in West Virginia . The second ship to be so named by the Navy , " Holly " ( YN - 14 ) was launched by Marietta Manufacturing Company , Point Pleasant , West Virginia , 17 April 1941 ; and after the long trip down the Ohio River and the Mississippi River was placed in service at Algiers , Louisiana , 11 October 1941 , Ens . R . G . Osburn , Jr . , in command . World War II service . Pacific Ocean operations . The net tender spent the first year of her service at various Gulf and East Coast ports servicing harbor nets . She performed this duty at Key West , Florida ; Newport , Rhode Island ; and , Boston , Massachusetts . " Holly " commissioned at Boston 15 December 1942 , Lt . J . M . C . Tighe in command . " Holly " sailed 24 December 1942 to tend nets in New York harbor and harbors on the island of Jamaica , en route to the Panama Canal Zone where she arrived 19 January 1943 . There she continued servicing net defenses until departing in convoy for Bora Bora 19 February . In the months that followed she steamed between Pago Pago , Suva Harbor , Noumea , and Espiritu Santo , working on vital net facilities which helped keep American bases and staging areas secure . " Holly ' s " classification was changed to " AN - 19 " , 20 January 1944 . Under attack by aircraft . In early 1944 , the ship joined LST Flotilla 5 in preparation for the invasion of the Mariana Islands . Arriving Kwajalein 6 June 1944 , the ship sailed 3 days later with an LST group for the invasion area . During the preinvasion bombardment and reconnaissance 17 June , the fleet came under heavy air attack . " Holly ' s " guns assisted in downing several enemy planes ; and , when " LCI - 468 " was damaged in the battle , moved swiftly to take her in tow . With the assault well underway , the net tender proceeded to Eniwetok 25 June , arriving 5 days later . End - of - war activity . " Holly " resumed her net servicing duties in the South Pacific Ocean during the remainder of the war , returning to San Pedro , California , soon after the surrender of Japan 15 August 1945 . After a short voyage to Pearl Harbor to help dismantle net defenses September – October she arrived Bremerton , Washington , 28 October 1945 , Post - war decommissioning . " Holly " was decommissioned at Astoria , Oregon , 7 June 1946 . " Holly " remained in the Pacific Reserve Fleet until being stricken 1 September 1962 , and transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet , Olympia , Washington , under U . S . Maritime Administration custody . Honors and awards . " Holly " received one battle star for World War II service .
Annie Larsen The Annie Larsen was a three - masted schooner that was involved in arms shipment in the Hindu German Conspiracy during World War I . " Annie Larsen " was built by the Hall Brothers in 1881 . She was owned by James Tufts , of San Francisco , and later by Olson & Mahony and sailed in the coastwise lumber trade . In 1915 , she was chartered to a shipbroker . The ship came into the spotlight when it was seized on 25 June 1915 by US customs officials at Grays Harbor and found to be carrying large quantities of small arms and ammunitions in violation of the Neutrality Acts . The arms were meant to be transferred to the SS " Maverick " at a rendezvous off the coast of Mexico . The Annie Larsen affair was one of the major setbacks of the failed Hindu German Conspiracy , and was one of the major charges in the trial that was at the time one of the largest and most expensive in American legal history . In 1918 , " Annie Larsen " stranded on Malden Island .
Vir militaris The vir militaris ( plural : viri militares ) was a Roman legate ( or general ) that governed a consular military province of the Roman Empire . Tacitus mentioned the phrase " vir militaris " in some of his passages in order to describe ordinary soldiers or junior officers . Overall , the name was given to anyone who was experienced in military life or was given an opportunity to establish a reputation through warfare . According to Brian Campbell , the viri militares did not represent a homogeneous unit with special characteristics .
French ironclad Magenta ( 1890 ) The Magenta was an ironclad battleship of the French Navy . The ship underwent significant changes during her construction phase including three different sets of main guns and increases in length and width . Like her sister ships she suffered from an over - large unarmoured superstructure that in " Magenta " ' s case stretched for 40 feet about the top of her armoured belt . In defence of the superstructure one of the ship ' s captains reported that it did make the ship notably more habitable than it otherwise would have been
PT Mi - Ba mine The PT Mi - Ba ( also known as the PT Mi - Ba - 53 is a circular Bakelite cased Czechoslovakia n minimum metal anti - tank blast mine . The mine entered service with the Czech and Slovakian armies in the 1950s and is now obsolete and no longer in service . The mine is conventional in layout with a central pressure plate , and doughnut shaped main charge around a booster charge and RO - 7 - II fuze . The mine ' s fuze is the only component that contains any metal , and this is limited to a spring , the striker pin , and the detonator capsule .
Eugene Morland Key Eugene Morland Key was born at Conroe , Texas , October 5 , 1916 . Marine Corps Career . " Key " enlisted as a Private in the U . S . Marine Corps Reserves January 17 , 1941 . Commissioned Second Lieutenant May 29 , he served at San Diego , California , and Washington , D . C . , before joining the 1st Marine Raider Battalion March 19 , 1942 . Promoted to First Lieutenant June 4 , he participated in the amphibious invasion of Tulagi Island , Solomons , August 7 . While leading the assault against a heavily defended , enemy position , " Lieutenant Key " was hit by hostile sniper fire . Although mortally wounded , he courageously struggled forward and threw hand grenades into the Japanese position , thus destroying the enemy resistance and allowing his platoon to advance without further loss . Awarded the Navy Cross . For his " indomitable fighting spirit , outstanding skill , and great personal valor " " First Lieutenant Key " was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross . Namesake . USS Key ( DE - 348 ) was named in his honor . She was launched February 12 , 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp . , Orange , Texas , sponsored by Mrs . Ira F . Key , mother of " Lt . Key " ; and commissioned June 5 , 1944 , Lt . Comdr . F . D . Buckley in command .
Adel Abdel Bari Adel Mohammed Abdel Magid Abdel Bari ( ) ( born 1960 ) is an Egyptian militant who , together with fellow Egyptian Ibrahim Hussein Abdel Hadi Eidarous until the latter ' s death , were in the custody of the United Kingdom since 1999 , fighting extradition to the United States , where they are wanted in connection with the 1998 United States embassy bombings in East Africa . The Saudi Khalid al - Fawwaz was arrested earlier and was in a similar situation . Both men were extradited to the US in October 2012 . On a return trip from the United States to Egypt via the UK in 1991 , Abdel Bari applied for political asylum . It was granted in 1993 . While at large in London he worked for al - Qaeda ' s Advice and Reform Committee under al - Fawwaz and alongside Eidarous . In October , Bari contacted Mahmoud Jaballah to mention he was shipping him several books and periodicals , including al - Mujahideen and al - Faqr for distribution in Canada , and copies of the Shifaa and some audiocassettes he asked him to forward on to Thirwat Shehata . He was sentenced to death " in absentia " in Egypt in 1995 for his part in the 1995 plot to blow up the Khan el - Khalili market , along with Ahmad Ibrahim al - Sayyid al - Naggar and Ahmad Salama Mabruk . In 1998 , Bari asked Naggar to claim asylum in the United Kingdom , so he could help convince Hani Sibai to support the Algerian GIA in media communiques . He was arrested in September 1998 in the United Kingdom , as part of Operation Challenge , which arrested seven men living in Britain through use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989 , accusing them of links to al - Jihad . According to the American indictment , Abdel Bari communicated by satellite phone with Ayman al - Zawahiri , Zawahiri invited Abdel Bari into the British component of Egyptian Islamic Jihad , and Abdel Bari accepted , promising to obey the EIJ leadership . Abdel Bari and Eidarous are also accused of issuing statements to several press organs shortly after the embassy bombings , in which they claim to represent the perpetrators . He received an additional life sentence " in absentia " in the 1999 case of the Returnees from Albania , " q . v . " , in which he was convicted of being a media agent of EIJ and the head of EIJ ' s London component .
Durandal - class destroyer The " Durandal " class was a group of four destroyer s built for the French Navy between 1896 – 1900 , used during the First World War . These vessels were France ' s first true destroyers rather than torpedo boat s . Two units were launched in 1899 while another two followed in 1900 . These vessels , which were an enlarged derivative of the previous Filibustier - class torpedo boat s , resembled the " Havock " class of Great Britain . Its hull had a turtleback bow to reduce water resistance , with two masts and two funnels . The ships were powered by two triple expansion engines fed by water tube boilers , giving a speed of , and were armed by two torpedo tubes ( with two reload torpedoes carried onboard ) , a 65 mm and six 47 mm guns . The four destroyers were laid down between 1896 and 1897 and completed between 1899 and 1900 . " Espingole " struck a rock in the Bay of Cavalaire - sur - Mer off the South of France on 4 February 1903 , which caused the ship to sink . The three remaining destroyers served through the First World War , operating in both the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea . They were sold for scrap in 1920 – 21 .
61st Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 61st Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 2004 . History . The regiment traces its past to the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion , which was activated in August 1941 , and a year later was deployed to England . Afterwards it was deployed to North Africa , Italy , Southern France and ended the war leading the American advance into Germany . After occupation duty , the battalion was deactivated , having earned ten campaign streamer s and two Presidential Unit Citations . Per pale Gules and Argent , a pall Sable charged with ten mullets Or , three , three and four at base , overall a rifle and saber saltirewise of the like grips to base , the rifle muzzle and the saber handgrip , pommel and part of the blade edged Gules , in chief a dagger point up Proper . From a wreath Argent and Gules , between a wreath consisting of a grapevine fructed in dexter and a palm frond in sinister Proper , a stylized mountain range Argent ( Silver Gray ) surmounted by a panther head affronté Sable garnished Or , eyed of the first and second , crushing in its mouth a tank of the third garnished of the fourth . Coat Of Arms . Blazon . Motto FORGING DESTINY . Red and gold are the colors traditionally used by Cavalry units . The black pall represents the unit ’ s military lineage to the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion and the Regiment ’ s determination , strength and support to accomplish the unit ’ s military operations . The ten stars suggest the campaign participation during World War II . Red and white are the colors used for the Cavalry ’ s guidon . The crossed rifle and saber suggest the combined arms and the lineage of the major elements used to create the 61st Cavalry Regiment . The dagger symbolizes the unit ’ s military readiness , the early warriors and the dismounted reconnaissance troop . The wreath , consisting of a grapevine and palm branch refers to the citation awarded the unit for campaigns in Colmar and Tunisia . The stylized mountain signifies the strength and steadfastness of the Regiment . The panther crushing the tank , adapted from the Tank Destroyer shoulder sleeve insignia , recalls the unit ’ s history . The coat of arms was approved on 14 December 2005
Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy The Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy ( DJAG ) is the second highest ranking JAG officer and lawyer in the United States Navy . As part of the Judge Advocate General ’ s Corps , the DJAG serves as Commander , Naval Legal Service Command ( CNLSC ) , and as Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs . Appointment . Similar to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy ( JAG ) , the DJAG is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate . The DJAG may be chosen from judge advocates of the Navy and Marine Corps who have the qualifications prescribed for the JAG . Upon appointment to the office of DJAG , the appointee , if they hold a lower rank , will be promoted to the rank of rear admiral ( upper half ) or major general , as appropriate .
Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory ( TBRL ) is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) . Located in Chandigarh , the laboratory has become one of the major DRDO labs in the field of armament studies . TBRL is organized under the Armaments Directorate of DRDO . The present director of TBRL is Dr . Satish Kumar . History . TBRL was envisaged in 1961 as a modern armament research laboratory under the Department of Defence Research & Development . It became fully operational in 1967 and was formally inaugurated in January 1968 by the then Defence Minister . While the main laboratory is situated in Chandigarh , the firing range , spread over an area of , is located at Ramgarh in Haryana , 22 km away from Chandigarh . Areas of work . TBRL conducts basic and applied research in the fields of high explosives , detonics and shock waves . It is also involved in evolving data and design parameters for new armaments , as well as assessing the terminal effects of ammunition . Other Areas of work Include : Projects and Products . TBRL is responsible for the development of Explosive lens es for India ' s Nuclear weapons . These lenses were used on the Nuclear devices detonated in Pokhran - I and Pokhran - II . Apart from this , TBRL also develops explosives - based products for conventional military and civilian use . Technologies for Civilian use . TBRL has developed a Non - lethal Riot control Plastic bullets for use by paramilitary forces and police .
Battle of Hsimucheng The Battle of Hsimucheng ( ) was a minor land engagement of the Russo - Japanese War . fought on 31 July 1904 near Hsimucheng , a hamlet about 20 kilometers [ 13 miles ] southeast of the strategic junction town of Haicheng , on the main road connecting Haicheng with the coast . Background . On the Japanese side were the 5th and the 10th Divisions of the Japanese Fourth Army under General Nozu Michitsura as well as a detachment from the Second Army . On the Russian side was the Second Siberian Army Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Mikhail Zasulich , supported by cavalry units under the command of Lieutenant General Pavel Mishchenko . Prelude . Following its defeat at the Battle of Tashihchiao , the 2nd Siberian Corps under General Zasulich retreated to the village of Hsimungcheng . General Zasulich had a total of 33 battalions and 80 artillery pieces , but was in an exposed position in mountainous terrain . The two forces collided at 0200 on 31 July 1904 , with the Japanese 10th Division and reserve brigade making a direct frontal assault on the Russian positions , and the 5th Division moving left to threaten the Russian line of retreat . Description of battle . The Russian forces held out tenaciously through the day and into the night against superior forces . The Japanese 5th Division joined forces with a detachment of the 3rd Division of the 2nd Japanese Army sent by General Oku to assist , and the Japanese were thus in a position to encircle the Russian force . At 23 : 00 on 31 July 1904 , General Zasulich exercised his standing order from General Alexei Kuropatkin to withdraw to Haicheng , and the Japanese 2nd and 4th Armies were thus able to link up for the next push north towards Liaoyang . Aftermath . The Battle of Hsimucheng cost the Russian forces 1 , 217 casualties , and the Japanese forces 836 .