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Soltam M - 66 M - 66 is a 160 mm mortar manufactured by Soltam of Israel . The weapon was based on an earlier design of the 160mm M - 58 mortar by Vammas of Finland . It can fire a 38 kg ( 84 lb ) HE bomb out to a maximum range of 9 , 600 m and requires a crew of 6 - 8 to operate . In addition to the towed variant , the M - 66 was mounted on Sherman tank chassis , resulting in the Makmat 160 mm .
Fiorenzo Bava - Beccaris Fiorenzo Bava - Beccaris ( 17 March 1831 - 8 April 1924 ) was an Italian general , especially remembered for his brutal repression of riots in Milan in 1898 , known as the Bava - Beccaris massacre . Biography . Fiorenzo Bava - Beccaris was born in Fossano , and took part in the Crimean War and the Italian Wars of Independence . In May 1898 , when serious riots broke out in Milan , the Italian government under Antonio di Rudinì declared a state of siege and General Bava - Beccaris , as extraordinary commissar of the city , ordered his soldiers to fire cannons and muskets against the unarmed crowd , who had erected several barricades during a strike , killing more than 200 . In recognition of this deed , he received the Great Cross of the Order of Savoy from King Humbert I in June 1898 . He was shortly afterwards appointed to the Italian Senate . During 1914 , he warmly supported the interventionist party in Italy who wished to participate in World War I , ( as they did on May 25 , 1915 ) . In 1922 , he recommended King Victor Emmanuel III grant power to Benito Mussolini and the National Fascist Party . Bava - Beccaris retired in 1902 . He died in Rome in 1924 .
Air Observation Post Air Observation Post ( AOP ) is the term used by the Royal Air Force and other services of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth air forces for an aeroplane or helicopter used in the role of artillery spotter . In this role , either the pilot of the aircraft or a passenger acts both just as an observer watching for targets on the ground , and as a Forward Observation Officer directing the fire , by radio , of artillery on the ground ( or calling in tactical ground - attack aircraft ) . In the interwar period the role of artillery spotting was mixed with reconnaissance and ground attack to be served by Army Co - operation ( AC ) squadrons . At the beginning of World War II their standard aircraft was the Westland Lysander . The enormous losses of athe British Expeditionary Force showed both the aircraft and the concept to be a failure , and around 1941 AC squadrons were converted to fighter - bomber aircraft , dropping the liaison and artillery spotting roles . These roles have been take over by numbers 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF , the all - new Air Observation Post units working closely with Army . A further three of these squadrons - Nos . 664 , 665 and 666 - were RCAF AOP squadrons manned by Canadian and British personnel . For the remainder of the World War II , AOP units used light , fixed - wing aircraft , notably several marks of Auster aircraft , flown by RAF or British Army pilots . In 1957 , the newly formed Army Air Corps took over the role , aeroplanes eventually being replaced by helicopters .
AFS Port Elizabeth Air Force Station Port Elizabeth is a South African Air Force facility situated on the north - eastern side of the Port Elizabeth Airport main runway . It was downgraded from an Air Force Base in the early 1990s . It is home to C Flight of 15 Squadron which currently operates four BK 117 helicopters . Their primary role is maritime and landward search and rescue . Conversion to AgustaWestland AW109 helicopters has been postponed due to delays in developing emergency flotation equipment for the type , thus precluding its use in a maritime environment . References .
Military personnel Military personnel is a blanket term used to refer to members of armed forces . Usually , personnel are divided into military branch es roughly defined by certain circumstances of their deployment . Those who serve in a typical large land force are soldier s , making up an army . Those who serve in seagoing forces are seamen or sailors , and their branch is a navy . Marines serve in a marine corps . In the twentieth century , the development of powered flight prompted the development of air force s , serviced by airmen . Their designated leaders are Commissioned Officers , called officers for all types of forces , & Non - Commissioned Officers ( NCO ' s ) for land / air forces & Petty Officers ( PO ' s ) for naval forces .
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area is a geographical location recognized by the Maryland Heritage Areas Program . This area includes the Antietam National Battlefield and several other important American Civil War sites in Maryland . Parts of Maryland ' s Carroll , Frederick and Washington counties are included in the Heritage Area . Maryland ' s Civil War history . As a border state , many Maryland residents ( particularly those in the Baltimore area , planned to join the Confederacy . However , imprisonment of those favoring secession and Federal occupations of Maryland cities prevented secession . Western Maryland and Central Maryland for the most part remained loyal to the Union . For example , the ' Heart of the Civil War ' document states : During the summer of 1861 , the Maryland General Assembly met in Frederick , which was at the time the largest city in Maryland not under Federal occupation . This legislative body was dominated by pro - secession delegates , and as talk of secession increased throughout the summer , many delegates were eventually arrested on orders from the pro - Union governor of Maryland to prevent the Assembly from voting .
Archibald L . McDougall Archibald L . McDougall ( 1817 – June 23 , 1864 ) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded the 123rd New York Infantry early in the war and subsequently led a brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg . Biography . Born in 1817 , McDougall was appointed colonel of the 123rd New York on July 26 , 1862 . His regiment joined the 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XII Corps under Alpheus Williams in time for the Battle of Chancellorsville . After Chancellorsville , the remaining units of the 2nd Brigade were amalgamated into the 1st Brigade of Brig . Gen . Joseph F . Knipe . When Knipe went on convalescent leave because of an old wound , McDougall became acting brigade commander . He commanded the brigade on the march of XII Corps north that began on June 13 , 1863 . His brigade served on Culp ' s Hill , except when it went to the left flank of the army late on July 2 , 1863 , to help stop the Confederate advance . When they returned to the right flank , McDougall ’ s men almost collided with Confederate troops who had occupied part of Culp ’ s Hill . Knipe returned to XII Corps after Gettysburg , and McDougall rejoined his regiment . He did file a report on his brigade ' s actions at Gettysburg . When Maj . Gen . Joseph Hooker took XII Corps and two divisions of XI Corps to the relief of the Army of the Cumberland , besieged in Chattanooga , Williams ’ division was assigned to guard supply lines . Thus it missed the battles in which Brig . Gen . John W . Geary ’ s 2nd Division participated . McDougall ’ s regiment joined the new XX Corps in the Army of the Cumberland . He was wounded in the leg at Dallas Gap , Georgia on May 25 , 1864 . Surgeons amputated the leg , but McDougall died on June 23 , 1864 .
German submarine U - 476 German submarine " U - 476 " was a Type VIIC U - boat of the Nazi German " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . She carried out one patrol . She sank no ships . She was damaged by a British aircraft northwest of Trondheim in May 1944 , then scuttled by a German U - boat . Service history . The submarine was laid down on 19 September 1942 at the " Deutsche Werke " in Kiel as ' werk ' 307 , launched on 5 June 1943 and commissioned on 28 July under the command of " Oberleutnant " Otto Niethmann . She served with the 5th U - boat Flotilla from 28 July 1943 for training and the 3rd flotilla from 1 April 1944 for operations . Patrol and loss . " U - 432 " s only patrol was preceded by a short trip from Kiel in Germany to Bergen in Norway . The patrol itself began with the boat ' s departure from Bergen on 20 May 1944 . On the 24th she was attacked by a British PBY Catalina flying boat of No . 210 Squadron RAF . The damage inflicted was so serious that " U - 990 " scuttled the boat with a torpedo the following day . " U - 990 " had also rescued the survivors , but salvation was short - lived ; she was sunk later - on , on the 25th . Thirty - four men went down with " U - 469 " ; there were twenty - one survivors .
Jon K . Kelk Jon K . Kelk is a Brigadier General in the National Guard of the United States and the Chief of Staff of the Missouri Air National Guard . Career . Kelk was first commissioned an officer in 1981 . He would go on to serve in the Gulf War as well as Operation Provide Comfort , Operation Southern Watch , and Operation Northern Watch . From 1999 to 2001 he held command of the 110th Fighter Squadron . He was given his current assignment in 2010 . Awards he has received include the Legion of Merit , the Distinguished Flying Cross , the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters , the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters , the Aerial Achievement Medal , the Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters , the Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster , the Joint Meritorious Unit Award , the Outstanding Unit Award , the Organizational Excellence Award , the Combat Readiness Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster and four bronze oak leaf clusters , the National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster , the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two service stars , the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two service stars , the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal , the Armed Forces Service Medal , the Air Force Longevity Service Award with three oak leaf clusters , the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass device , the Air Force Training Ribbon , the Kuwait Liberation Medal ( Saudi Arabia ) , and the Kuwait Liberation Medal ( Kuwait ) .
Rudyard Kipling ( ship ) The Rudyard Kipling was a British steam trawler launched in 1920 that undertook fishing operations off the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland for almost 20 years . On 16 September 1939 , shortly after the outbreak of World War II , the trawler was captured 40 miles west of Clare Island by the German submarine " U - 27 " . After removing food , equipment , and the crew from the ship , the Germans sunk her with the use of scuttling charges . Several hours later the crew of the " Rudyard Kipling " were cast adrift off the coast of Ireland . They eventually landed their lifeboats at Killybegs . The " Rudyard Kipling " was the 27th merchant ship , the 26th British merchant ship , and the second British trawler to be sunk by a German U - boat in World War II . Construction and design . The " Rudyard Kipling " was constructed in the town of Selby by the shipbuilder Cochrane & Sons Ltd . The trawler was launched from yard number 686 on 11 November 1920 . Named the " Rudyard Kipling " by the ship ' s owner Newington Steam Trawling Co Ltd . , she was registered in the port of Hull on 4 February 1921 and completed later that month . Her official number was 144068 . She had a net tonnage of 140 and her gross tonnage was 333 . The trawler was from bow to stern with a draught of and a breadth of . Her engine was a T . 3 - cylinder from C . D . Holmes & Co Ltd . , also of Hull . Service history . Early service . Following completion and registration , the " Rudyard Kipling " began fishing off of the coast of Ireland and Great Britain . In May 1934 , the trawler was sold to The Sun Steam Trawling Co Ltd . On 10 May , her registry from Hull was closed and on 16 May , she was registered in the English port town of Fleetwood , where her new owners were based . The " Rudyard Kipling " remained with the Sun Steam Trawling Co Ltd . for the rest of her career . Sinking . On 16 September 1939 , the " Rudyard Kipling " left Fleetwood for a routine fishing trip to an area off the west coast of Ireland . The trawler , under the command of Skipper Charles Robinson and with a crew of 12 men , was about west of the Irish town of Donegal when the German submarine " U - 27 " came alongside and ordered them to pull over to the submarine and surrender . The German crew then took the " Rudyard Kipling " s food , including sugar , bread and fish , as well as the trawler ' s wireless radios , and transferred them over to the U - boat . Timed explosive charges were then placed on the trawler and three minutes later , at 3 : 53pm , the trawler exploded and sank . While raiding the trawler , the Germans took the crew of the " Rudyard Kipling " on board and provided them with food and warm clothes . Eight hours later , in the early hours of 17 September , the Germans allowed the crew of the " Rudyard Kipling " to re - board their lifeboats and set them adrift west of the port town of Donegal . Sometime later the crew landed at Killybegs to the west of the town . The " Rudyard Kipling " was the 27th merchant ship ( the 26th one to be British ) and the second British trawler to be sunk by a German U - boat in World War II .
HMS Scimitar ( P284 ) HMS " Scimitar " is a " Scimitar " - class fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy . She is a Lifespan Patrol Vessel type boat and formerly served in inland waterway duties in Northern Ireland as MV " Grey Fox " . She was acquired to serve with the Gibraltar Squadron , tasked with policing , customs and search and rescue duties . This released an " Archer " - class patrol vessel for tasking with the Cyprus Squadron . " Scimitar " was involved in a diplomatic incident between the United Kingdom and Spain in November 2009 after being alleged by the Spanish to have been using the Spanish flag as a target during gunnery practice . The Ministry of Defence stated that the ship had actually been shooting at a NATO maritime signal flag , which is similar in appearance . On 3 May 2011 " Scimitar " was dispatched to intercept the Spanish " Serviola " - class patrol boat " Atalaya " when she entered British waters around Gibraltar and ordered ships to leave the area .
John Connors John Connors VC ( October 1830 – 29 January 1857 ) was born in Davaugh , Listowel , County Kerry , Ireland and was an Irish 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 . Details . Connors was approximately 24 years old , and a private in the 3rd Regiment of Foot ( later The East Kent Regiment ( The Buffs ) ) , British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 8 September 1855 at Sebastopol in the Crimea , Private Connors showed conspicuous gallantry at the assault on the Redan in personal conflict with the enemy . He rescued an officer of the 30th Regiment who was surrounded by Russians , by shooting one and bayoneting another . Further information . He later achieved the rank of Corporal . He died at Corfu 29 January 1857 . References . Listed in order of publication year
Naval Base Guam Naval Base Guam is a strategic U . S . naval base located on Apra Harbor , Guam . It is part of Joint Region Marianas , which is a Navy - controlled installation which was combined with Andersen Air Force Base in 2009 . Naval Base Guam is home of Commander Submarine Squadron 15 , Coast Guard Sector Guam and Naval Special Warfare Unit One and supports 28 other tenant commands . It is the home base of dozens of Pacific Command , United States Pacific Fleet , and Seventh Fleet units . USS Frank Cable ( AS - 40 ) . is stationed in Guam to tend the submarines of the The Seventh Fleet . Services . Naval Base Guam has amenities and services including a library , chapel , visitor ' s quarters , theater and bowling lanes .
Battle of the River Berre At the Battle of the River Berre in 737 Frankish forces under the command of Charles Martel intercepted a sizeable Arab force sent from Al - Andalus and led by Uqba ibn al - Hayyay to relieve the siege of Narbonne . The battle , which took place at the mouth of the River Berre ( now in the Département of Aude ) , was a significant victory for Martel in the campaigns of 736 - 737 . During this period Martel effectively prevented greater Umayyad expansion beyond the Pyrenees . After their resounding victory the Franks pursued the fleeing Arabs into the nearby sea - lagoons , " taking much booty and many prisoners " . Martel ' s forces then devastated most of the principal settlements of Septimania , including Nîmes , Agde , Béziers and Maguelonne . Despite these victories a second expedition was needed later that year to regain control of Provence after Arab forces returned . According to Paul the Deacon ' s " Historia Langobardorum " the Arabs retreated when they learned that Martel had formed an alliance with the Lombards . Narbonne had been captured by Al - Samh ibn Malik al - Khawlani , governor of Al - Andalus , in 719 or 720 . The city was renamed Arbunah and turned into a military base for future operations . It remained in the hands of the Emir of Córdoba until it was captured by Martel ' s son , Pepin III , as a result of the Siege of Narbonne ( 752 - 759 ) .
GM Defense GM Defense was the military products division of General Motors founded in 1950 . It was acquired by General Dynamics in 2003 and now part of the General Dynamics Land Systems division . Products . Products produced by GM Defense include : With the sale to General Dynamics , only the Stryker / Mowag product lines are still in production . The M54 truck is no longer in production . MILCOT is being developed under General Motors Truck division for the US Army ' s COMBATT program .
Frederick V . McNair , Jr . Frederick Vallette McNair , Jr . ( March 13 , 1882 – September 2 , 1962 ) was an officer of the United States Navy and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions at the beginning of the U . S . occupation of Veracruz , Mexico . McNair was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy ( Class of 1903 ) and the son of Rear Admiral Frederick V . McNair , Sr . ( Class of 1857 ) , and the grandfather of tennis star Frederick V . McNair , IV . McNair rose to the rank of captain . He is buried in the United States Naval Academy Cemetery and his grave can be located in lot 406 . Medal of Honor citation . McNair ' s Medal of Honor citation reads : For distinguished conduct in battle engagement of Vera Cruz , 22 April 1914 . Lt . McNair was eminent and conspicuous in command of his battalion . He exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through the action of the 22d and in the final occupation of the city .
Willoughby Burrell , 5th Baron Gywdyr Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell , 5th Baron Gwydyr FRGS ( 26 October 1841 – 14 February 1915 ) was a Captain in the Rifle Brigade and Honorary Colonel in the 4th Battalion , Suffolk Regiment . He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society . On 3 April 1909 , Burrell succeeded to 5th Baron Gwydyr , of Gwydr , County Carnarvon [ G . B . , 1796 ] . Burrell was the son of Peter Robert Burrell , 4th Baron Gwydyr and Sophia Campbell . He had only one sibling , Hon . Cicely Burrell ( born 1858 ) , a half - sister , from his father ' s second marriage . He married Mary Banks ( d . 26 June 1898 ) on 4 September 1873 and they had three children :
Volunteer - per - order Volunteer - per - order was a name for a rating for young boys in the Royal Navy for young gentlemen who were training to become officers . The rating was introduced by Samuel Pepys in 1676 and the recipient received £24 a year and a letter from the crown which virtually guaranteed him promotion after the spending two years at sea and passing the examination for lieutenant . The letter instructed the admirals and captains that the bearer was to be shown " such kindness as you shall judge fit for a gentleman , both in accommodating him in your ship and in furthering his improvement " . Volunteers - per - order took the place of a midshipman on board the ship , which originally was a post for an experienced seaman . Because of their higher social class and the aforementioned letter , they were nicknamed King ' s Letter boys to distinguish them from rest of the crew . Another method of entry into the Royal Navy was serving as a servant to one of the officers , and by 1732 the last volunteer - per - order entered the navy to be replaced by service as a servant , or attending the new Royal Naval Academy .
Claude A . Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson ( March 31 , 1862July 7 , 1939 ) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Virginia . He served seven terms in the U . S . House of Representatives , from 1893 until 1906 , was the 45th Governor of Virginia from 1906 until 1910 , and represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1910 until 1933 . Swanson lived most of his life at his estate " Eldon " in Pittsylvania County , Virginia , built by the Whittle family for whom Chatham ' s Whittle Street is named . He was Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D . Roosevelt from 1933 until his death at age 77 . Electoral History . 1892 . Swanson was elected to the U . S . House of Representatives with 53 . 91 % of the vote , defeating Populist Benjamin T . Jones . 1894 . Swanson was re - elected with 52 . 34 % of the vote , defeating Republican G . W . Cornett , Independent G . W . Hale , and Populist W . T . Shelton . 1896 . Swanson was re - elected with 50 . 98 % of the vote , defeating Republican John Robert Brown . 1898 . Swanson was re - elected with 57 . 02 % of the vote , defeating Republican Edmund Parr , Populist R . A . Bennett , Independent Republican R . O . Martin , and Independent C . T . Seay 1900 . Swanson was re - elected with 58 . 14 % of the vote , defeating Republican John R . Whitehead . 1902 . Swanson was re - elected with 60 . 8 % of the vote , defeating Republican Beverly A . Davis and Populist Dan Dickerson . 1904 . Swanson was re - elected with 64 . 98 % of the vote , defeating Republican J . B . Stovall . 1905 . Swanson was elected Governor of Virginia with 64 . 51 % of the vote , defeating Republican Lewis L . Lunsford and Socialist Labor B . D . Downey . Memorials . The Swanson Middle School in Arlington , Virginia is named for him .