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USS La Prade ( DE - 409 ) USS " La Prade " ( DE - 409 ) was a acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II . The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy , in addition to other tasks as assigned , such as patrol or radar picket . She was named in honor of USMC First Lieutenant Robert M . La Prade who was awarded the Navy Cross for bravery in action on Guadalcanal . She was laid down 18 November 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding Co . , Houston , Texas ; launched 31 December 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . J . T . La Prade , mother of the late " Lieutenant La Prade " ; and commissioned 20 April 1944 , Lt . Comdr . C . M . Fellows in command . History . World War II . Completing shakedown off Bermuda , " La Prade " departed Norfolk , Virginia , 27 June 1944 for the Pacific Ocean , arriving Pearl Harbor 25 July . The destroyer escort engaged in ASW , screening , and escort operations out of Pearl Harbor and departed 8 September for Eniwetok . Operating out of Eniwetok and Ulithi , " La Prade " continued escort and patrol services , sailing with a hunter - killer task group during the Palau Islands invasion . When the Palaus , needed as logistic bases for the Philippine Islands invasion , were secure , " La Prade " returned to Eniwetok 9 October and resumed escort and patrol duty . While escorting the damaged to Manus on 12 November , " La Prade " was detached to aid a distressed PBM seaplane . The destroyer escort salvaged the portable equipment and stood guard until arrived to direct the rescue operations . From November 1944 until March 1945 , " La Prade " escorted convoys to Leyte , Manus , and Ulithi . She also joined in a joint attack on a Japanese midget submarine in the entrance to Kossol Roads Harbor , Palau Islands . Departing Ulithi 30 March , she steamed toward Okinawa to join the screen for oilers engaged in replenishing Vice Admiral Mitscher ' s fast carrier task force . With American troops struggling to establish a garrison next door to Japan , the oilers and their screening units played a vital role in keeping supplies moving into the embattled island . " La Prade " continued to support the campaign until Okinawa was declared secured 26 June . " La Prade " performed escort and patrol operations for the rest of the war before joining the Japan occupation forces at Sasebo 23 September . Decommissioning . The destroyer escort returned to Okinawa 10 October and 4 days later headed home , arriving San Diego , California , 5 November . " La Prade " remained at San Diego until 11 May 1946 when she commissioned and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Stricken 15 January 1972 sold for scrapping 15 January 1973 . Awards . " La Prade " received one battle star for World War II service .
MP 3008 The 9 mm MP 3008 ( " Maschinenpistole 3008 " or " machine pistol 3008 " , also Volks - MP . 3008 and Gerät Neumunster ) was a German substitute standard submachine gun manufactured toward the end of World War II in early 1945 . Also known as the " Volksmaschinenpistole " ( " people ' s submachine gun " ) , the weapon was closely based on the Sten MKII submachine gun , except for its vertical magazine ; some had additional pistol grips . The MP 3008 was an emergency measure , designed at a time when Germany was at the point of collapse . Desperately short of raw materials , the Germans sought to produce a radically cheaper alternative to their standard submachine gun , the MP 40 . The MP 3008 was a simple blowback design operating from an open bolt . It was crudely manufactured in small machine shops and variations were common . Typically , the magazine was bottom - mounted unlike the side - mounted Sten . Initially all steel without handgrips , the wire buttstock was welded to the frame and was typically triangular , however the design changed as conditions inside Germany worsened and on final guns wooden stocks and other variations are found . The Gerät Potsdam , another version of the Sten Mk II produced by Mauser in 1944 , was an exact copy of the original Sten , right down to its manufacturing stamps in an effort to conceal its origin for clandestine operations . About 28 , 000 were made .
South African military assistance to the Central African Republic The South African Government has assisted the government of François Bozizé in the Central African Republic militarily . After 13 paratroopers were killed in the March 2013 battle for Bangui , the Zuma government came under heavy criticism and questioning for this support . Operation Morero . A South African National Defence Force Special Forces unit has provided personal protection for Bozizé since 2007 . Operation Vimbezela . In 2007 Bozizé requested assistance from South Africa for training the FACA and refurbishment of military facilities . The two nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 11 February 2007 . In March the SANDF training and engineering personnel under the command of Col George Sibanyon . By September 2009 , 123 FACA members had received leadership training , including 23 who attended courses in RSA . Anti - Séléka deployment . In January 2013 the SANDF deployed an additional 200 troops to the CAR , without either air or armor support . Thirteen soldiers from the 1 Parachute Battalion were killed . David Maynier , Pieter Groenewald and Pikkie Greeff are seeking an official parliamentary inquest into the SANDF ' s role in Bangui .
Battle of Mir Battle of Mir was one of the first battle s of the Polish - Russian War of 1792 . It took place in the town of Mir , which is now part of Belarus on June 11 , 1792 . Despite Polish numerical superiority ( 8000 to 5500 ) the Poles were defeated . The Russian army of Boris Mellin defeated the Lithuanian force under Józef Judycki . The confrontation could have gone the other way if the 900 troops under Stanisław Kostka Potocki and Tomasz Wawrzecki were used to augment the defence ; instead Judycki called a two - hour counsel . This gave time for the Russian forces to regroup and they were then able to prepare a final counterattack . On that day there was also an assault and conquest of the Mir Castle Complex . Judycki left his troops and resorted to Hrodna ( Polish : Grodno ) . Disgraced Judycki was relieved of command soon afterwards , on June 17 , to be replaced by Michał Zabiełło .
King ' s American Regiment The King ' s American Regiment was a British provincial regiment which was raised and served in the American Revolutionary War . It was raised in New York in December , 1776 by Colonel Edmund Fanning as the Associated Refugees . It served in the attacks on Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery . It took part in relief of Newport , raids in Virginia and operations in Georgia and East Florida . It was taken into the American Establishment on March 7 , 1781 as the 4th American Regiment . It was taken into the British Establishment on December 25 , 1782 , possibly as the 110th Regiment of Foot and disbanded in Canada in 1783 .
Battle of Guté Dili The Battle of Guté Dili was fought on 14 October 1888 between an alliance of the Shewa n forces of " Ras " Gobana Dacche and the Oromo ruler of Leqa Naqamte , Moroda Bekere , and Mahdi st forces under governor Khalil al - Khuzani near Nejo in the modern Mirab Welega Zone of the Oromia Region . The Mahdist forces were routed , and only Khalil and Muhammad Hassan of Fadasi , who was leading the Bela Shangul contingent , with a small group of " Ansar " and Berta soldiers , were able to successfully flee the battlefield . This engagement represents the high water mark of Mahdist activity in what is now southwestern Ethiopia . Despite raids over the next two years , local rulers west of Lega Naqamte , such as ' Abd ar - Rahman Khojali of Qabesh , stopped paying tribute to Omdurman and ignored summons to present themselves to the Mahdist capital . Further , " Ras " Gobana ' s master ( then ) king Menelik II of Shewa was able to continue to extending his influence into the area south of the Abay River , which followed Menelik and Gobena ' s defeat of the Gojjame army six years earlier in the Battle of Embabo .
42nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery XLII Brigade , Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War . It was originally formed with 29th , 41st and 45th Batteries , and attached to 3rd Infantry Division . In August 1914 , it mobilised and was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force , where it saw service with 3rd Division throughout the war . 129th ( Howitzer ) Battery joined the brigade in May 1916 .
Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation Russia inherited the ranks of the Soviet Union , although the insignia and uniform were altered slightly . The following is a table ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation . English translation is given first , followed by Russian version , then by English transliteration . Russian armed forces have two styles of ranks - troop ranks ( army style ranks ) and deck ranks ( navy style ranks ) . The army and air force use troop ranks . The following table of Ranks is based on those of the Russian Federation . The Russian Federation eliminated the descriptor " of Aviation " following ranks , however , that descriptor is still in use and in 2015 will be used by the revived Army Aviation Force . The rank of a serviceman of a " Guards " unit or formation may be followed by the word “ Guards . ” The rank of a serviceman of the legal , medical or veterinary professions shall be followed by the words “ of Justice , ” “ of the Medical service , ” or “ of the Veterinary service , ” to their respective ranks . The rank of a serviceman having reserve or retired status shall be followed by the words “ Reserve ” or “ Retired , ” respectively . Other . On March 11 , 2010 , by virtue of Law No . 2010 - 293 of the President of Russia , a new set of rank insignia debuted . Privates , Airmen and Seamen sport plain shoulder epaulettes and the chevrons removed for the ranks of senior NCOs and are now replaced by plain bars ( small horizontal from Corporal / Senior Airman / Leading Seaman to Sergeant / Staff Sergeant / Petty Officer increasing by seniority , large horizontal for Staff Sergeants , Flight Sergeants and Chief Petty Officers , and vertical bars for Starshinas and Ship CPO ' s ) , mirroring Imperial Russian Army and 1970s Soviet Army insignia . WO ' s and Officer ranks received updated shoulder rank epaulettes ( and for the Navy , cuff rank insignia ) and all General Officer and Flag Officer rank insignia now reflecting service affiliation in the duty dress uniform ( the army green , air force blue and navy blue epaulettes depending on service ) but retaining the gold epaulettes in the parade dress ( for the Army and Air Force ) and the Navy ' s parade dress unifom black and gold epaulettes . This was also the case for the Marshal of the Russian Federation rank epaulette , which still retained the Coat of arms of Russia and the Marshal ' s Star . But this change is now evident in the battle dress and duty uniforms only , in the new 2008 dress uniforms the change is evident in the enlisted and NCO epaulettes , but in the epaulettes of all warrant officers and officers the gold and black epaulettes stayed as is in the dress uniforms . As a result of the 2008 - 2011 defence reform the Russian Army ' s 90 , 000 Praporshchiks and the Russian Navy ' s 50 , 000 Michman posts have been eliminated ( the same thing happened also in the Russian Air Force ) . 2013 saw yet another change of ranks for the Ground Forces : Generals of the Army now sport the Marshal ' s Star but with a red star with surrounding wreath above it in their shoulder boards and chest marks .
Blue Mounds Fort Fort Blue Mounds , also known as Blue Mounds Fort , was located in Blue Mounds , Dane County , Wisconsin , USA . History . The settlement of Blue Mounds was founded in 1828 by Ebenezer Brigham on the south slope of the eastern mound of the Blue Mounds . In 1832 , when word arrived that Chief Black Hawk and his 1200 Sauk followers had crossed the Mississippi River , it was decided to build a fort to protect the settlers . On May 10 , 1832 , the construction of Fort Blue Mounds began with the help of the residents of Blue Mounds , led by the newly promoted Colonel Ebenezer Brigham . The fort was built a mile south of Eastern Mound on the highest part of the open prairie , allowing for a commanding view of the open country for miles . Those who defended the fort were able to see to the east , south , and west , with the mound bounding the northern side of the fort . Word quickly arrived at the settlement of an engagement between Black Hawk ' s group and the Illinois militia on May 14 , 1832 . In what was to be called the Battle of Stillman ' s Run , the Illinois militia were defeated by the Indians . This , along with the closeness of the Ho - Chunk tribe , brought fear to the settlers , and they worked quickly to complete the fort in about two weeks . From May 20 to September 20 , 1832 , the settlers and miners joined General Henry Dodge ' s Michigan Territory Militia during the Black Hawk War . James Aubrey was the first commander at the fort , but after he was killed by the Indians on June 6 , his first lieutenant , Edward Beouchard , took command . He didn ' t command long before Captain John Sherman succeeded him . Archaeology . The site of the original fort was owned by Colonel Brigham ' s descendants until it was donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society , who dedicated it as a state historical site on September 5 , 1921 . Through excavation , it was found that the layout of the fort was very similar to one at Apple River in Illinois . The fort was surrounded by a picket fence about in length on each side . Its wall was made from oak trees that were about 16 or in height , with of trunk planted in the ground . At two of the corners of the fort were square blockhouse s . Inside the wall was a log building in the center that was 30 by that was used as a store - house and barracks . Today . On May 22 , 2010 , the Blue Mounds Fort marker was rededicated following a three - year fundraising effort by the Blue Mounds Area Historical Society . The marker , which was cleaned up and re - mounted on a chert boulder donated by Blue Mound State Park , sits on the site of the Fort , although it is not currently accessible by the public .
Operation Shahi Tandar Operation Shahi Tandar , also called Operation Atal , was a series of operations by Coalition troops from the British 42 Commando Royal Marines , Royal Canadian Regiment , 2 - 2 United States Infantry , and the Afghan national military in central Helmand province and the Western Panjwayi and Western Zhari districts of Kandahar , Afghanistan from January 7 – 31 , 2009 . One raid targeted a Taliban bomb - making factory in the Khakrez and Shah Wali Khot districts of Kandahar , Afghanistan January 7 – 9 , 2009 . In the raid , conducted by helicopter and armored vehicles , the coalition troops seized six large tubs of explosives along with 38 pressure plates used to detonate hidden mines . Also seized were 3 , 000 rounds of ammunition , AK47s , anti - personnel mines and 22 rocket - propelled grenades . The coalition troops reported that they captured eight Taliban bomb - makers and found 20 kg of opium with an estimated street value in Britain of £130 , 000 . A Canadian soldier , Tpr Brian Good , 42 , was killed by a booby trap during the operation . Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Strickland , commander of the 42 Commandos , stated that the operation had " dealt a serious blow " to the Taliban insurgency . In another operation , approximately 700 troops from the Afghan National Army , and British , Danish , and Canadian forces cleared a Taliban stronghold near Spin Masjid , north of Lashkar Gar . In the 10 - day battle , the coalition claimed to have killed or chased away " hundreds " of Taliban insurgents , killed several Taliban leaders , and disarmed 15 IEDs . One British soldier , Corporal Danny Nield of 1st battalion The Rifles , was killed by an RPG , possibly fired by an Afghan National Army soldier . In addition to the Rifles , British forces included the 24 Commando Engineers Regiment .
Edmund Nathanael Offizierstellvertreter Edmund Nathanael was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories . References . " Albatros Aces of World War 1 : Part 1 of Albatros aces of World War I . " Norman L . R . Franks . Osprey Publishing , 2000 . ISBN 1 - 85532 - 960 - 3 , ISBN 978 - 1 - 85532 - 960 - 7 .
USS Hopewell ( DD - 181 ) The first USS " Hopewell " ( DD – 181 ) was a " Wickes " - class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS " Bath " ( I - 17 ) , a " Town " - class destroyer . Service history . As USS " Hopewell " . Named for Pollard Hopewell , she was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding , Newport News , Virginia on 8 June 1918 ; sponsored by Mrs . Orote Hutcheson ; and commissioned on 22 March 1919 at Portsmouth , Virginia , Lieutenant Commander R . E . Rodgers in command . " Hopewell " sailed from Norfolk on 19 April 1919 to join the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in New England waters , and in May was on observation station off the Azores during the historic crossing of the Atlantic by Navy seaplanes . The destroyer returned to New York on 8 June to complete her interrupted fitting out , and rejoined her squadron in August for firing tests . The winter of 1920 was spent on intensive training and target practice in Caribbean waters . The ship returned to New England in early May , where she remained until September training reservists and engaging in division maneuvers . Arriving Charlestonon 22 September , " Hopewell " carried out similar operations out of the South Carolina port , returning to New York in May 1921 for reserve training . Sailing from Newport on 10 October , the destroyer was placed in reserve at Charleston until 10 April , when she departed for Philadelphia . " Hopewell " decommissioned there on 17 July 1922 . She recommissioned on 17 June 1940 as America prepared for World War II , and after operating with the Neutrality Patrol off New England arrived Halifax on 18 September . She decommissioned on 23 September and was transferred to Great Britain as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement . As HMS " Bath " and HNoMS " Bath " . Renamed HMS " Bath , she was manned by sailors of the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy , in April 1941 . As HNoMS " Bath she began operation as part of the " Liverpool Escort Force " early in June , but had a very brief subsequent career , being sunk by the German submarine on 19 August 1941 , while escorting the convoy , OG - 71 , bound for Gibraltar . She was hit in the engine room with a torpedo and broke in two , sinking in three minutes . Of her 128 crew , only 42 survived .
Chilean cruiser Esmeralda ( 1895 ) The Esmeralda was developed as a custom - design by naval architect Philip Watts for the Chilean Navy . On 18 December 1907 she brought troops from Valparaíso to Iquique to repress thousands of miners from different nitrate mines in Chile ' s north to appeal for government intervention to improve their living and working conditions . It became the Santa María School massacre . " Esmeralda " served in the Chilean Navy for approximately thirty years , until 1930 .
Haviland Smith Haviland Smith is a retired CIA station chief who worked in Prague , Berlin , Langley , Beirut , and Tehran , primarily on issues related to the Soviet Union . He also served as chief of the counterrorism staff and as executive assistant to the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Frank Carlucci . He is a graduate of Exeter , Dartmouth College , and the University of London . He served in the U . S . Army at the United States Army Security Agency before joining the CIA . He is retired and lives in Williston , Vermont . Special techniques . He was the creator of espionage techniques used by the CIA during the Cold War in the Soviet Union and East Europe , including the brush contact and the creation and manipulation of the " gap " . Post CIA career . Since his retirement , he has contributed Op - eds to local New England papers as well as the Boston Globe , Hartford Courant , Baltimore Sun and Washington Post . He has also written regularly for Nieman Watchdog and American Diplomacy . He has lectured around the Eastern U . S . on Russia , the Soviet Union , the Middle East , Terrorism and the intelligence process .
47th Battalion Virginia Cavalry The 47th Battalion , Virginia Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry battalion raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . It fought mostly in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley . Virginia ' s 47th Cavalry Battalion was organized in April , 1864 , with four companies . It was assigned to W . L . Jackson ' s Brigade and skirmished in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley . During December the unit merged into the 26th Virginia Cavalry Regiment . Major William N . Harman was in command .
USS Andrew Jackson ( SSBN - 619 ) USS " Andrew Jackson " ( SSBN - 619 ) was a " Lafayette " - class nuclear - powered ballistic missile submarine , it was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Jackson ( 1767 – 1845 ) , the seventh President of the United States ( 1829 - 1837 ) . Construction and commissioning . The contract to build " Andrew Jackson " was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard at Vallejo , California , on 23 July 1960 and her keel was laid down on 26 April 1961 . She was launched on 15 September 1962 sponsored by Mrs . Estes Kefauver , and commissioned on 3 July 1963 , with Commander Alfred J . Whittle , Jr . in command of the Blue Crew and Commander James B . Wilson in command of the Gold Crew . Operational history . Following commissioning , " Andrew Jackson " sailed via the Panama Canal to the United States East Coast . On 1 October and 11 October 1963 , during shakedown training out of Cape Canaveral , Florida , she successfully launched Polaris A - 2 ballistic missiles ; and , on 26 October 1963 , she sent Polaris A - 3X missiles into space in the first submerged launching of its type ; and she repeated the feat on 11 November 1963 . On 16 November 1963 , six days before his assassination , President John F . Kennedy — embarked in the missile range instrumentation ship — observed " Andrew Jackson " launch another Polaris A - 2 ballistic missile from a point off Cape Canaveral and congratulated Commander Wilson and his crew for " impressive teamwork . " Decommissioning and disposal . " Andrew Jackson " was decommissioned on 31 August 1989 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on the same day . Ex - " Andrew Jackson " entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton , Washington . Recycling of Ex - " Andrew Jackson " was completed 30 August 1999 .
Battle of Rakvere ( 1603 ) The Battle of Rakvere took place March 5 , 1603 during the Polish – Swedish War ( 1600 – 1611 ) . Jan Karol Chodkiewicz leave a some forces in Dorpat and moved on March 2 with 4 squadrons of cavalry ( 300 men ) to help endangered the crew Rakvere . On the spot joined to him 500 soldiers of the crew . To the north of Rakvere March 5 , Lithuanians unexpectedly encountered the vanguard of the Swedish army numbering 1000 soldiers . Swedish in command Colonel Krister Somme . When the hussars started to charge , reiters fled , leaving the lonely peasant foot . At a time when hussars cut out infantry , reiters back strengthened by going through vanguard unit the nobility . When the hussars left infantry and went on reiters , they again fled . Soon there is goes from Rewal main Swedish forces commanded by Colonel Anders Lennartsson . On their view hussars stopped pursuit and waiting for the coming the infantry . Infantry however long did not come and Chodkiewicz seeing a large numerical superiority of the enemy retreated . Lennartsson also feared the attack and decided to retreat . In the battle the Lithuanians lost only one soldier was killed and two wounded . The Swedes lost 70 Germans mercenary and 100 Estonian peasants . The victory at Rakvere accelerated capitulation Swedish crew Dorpat .