naist-nlp/zeshel huggingface dataset:
Panzertruppenschule II Panzertruppenschule II ( Armoured Troops School No . 2 ) was the second of two major schools set up by the German Panzerwaffe in World War II to train German armour officers to operate Panzer s . It was based in Wünsdorf , Germany . The Panzertruppenschule was a ' branch school ' , where officer candidates were sent after 12 – 16 weeks spent in basic training , and having successfully undertaken an 8 week course at a Kriegsschule . Prospective panzer troops , known as " Fähnrich " undertook a 16 week training course which aimed to familiarise the officer candidates with the nuances and workings of a Panzer , and also with the tactics to be used when commanding panzers in the field . Upon graduation , the recruit was promoted to " Oberfähnrich " and sent on field probation . The Instructors were chosen because of their skill , and many had seen action and received decorations . In late 1943 , the school was stripped of its experienced instructors , who were used to form the élite Panzer - Lehr - Division .
Northern Territory Force Northern Territory Force was an Australian Army force responsible for protecting the Northern Territory during World War II . Most units assigned to the Northern Territory Force were based near Darwin and were responsible for defending the important naval and air bases in and around the town against a feared Japanese invasion . Northern Territory Force was disbanded at the end of the war . Northern Territory Force was established on 25 April 1942 from the headquarters of the 6th Division and 7th Military District . Australian Army units were rotated through northern Australia during the war , and six infantry brigades served as part of Northern Territory Force at different times between 1942 and 1945 . Northern Territory Force was redesignated to 12th Division on 31 December 1942 , however it was redesignated again back to Northern Territory Force on 15 January 1943 . During the fifteen days that the formation was designated 12th Division , it comprised the 3rd Brigade , 19th Brigade , 23rd Brigade , 2 / 4th Pioneer Battalion and 2 / 6th Cavalry Regiment . The main units deployed to protect Darwin during the war were :
302d Fighter Squadron The 302d Fighter Squadron ( 302 FS ) is part of the 477th Fighter Group at Elmendorf Air Force Base , Alaska . It operates the Lockheed Martin F - 22 Raptor conducting an air superiority mission . Mission . The 302d Fighter Squadron trains in the fighter missions of offensive counter - air ( OCA ) , defensive counter - air ( DCA ) and suppression of enemy air defenses ( SEAD ) , as well as strategic attack and interdiction . History . The 302d was one of four African - American fighter squadrons to enter combat during World War II . It saw combat in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations from 17 February 1944 – 20 February 1945 . The squadron trained in the Reserve for and performed search and rescue ( SAR ) , in addition to some medical air evacuation missions , mainly in the southwestern United States , from 1956 - 1974 . In 1974 , its mission changed to training for a combat SAR role , while continuing to perform some search and rescue . The squadron ' s mission changed again , in 1987 , to a fighter role and trained for counterair , interdiction , and close air support missions . ( The unit that had been the 302d was reflagged as the 71st Special Operations Squadron and physically relocated to Davis - Monthan AFB , AZ . Concurrently , a new AFRES fighter squadron was raised at Luke AFB and took over the 302d lineage . ) It deployed several times since late 1992 to Turkey to help enforce the no - fly zone over Iraq and to Italy to support UN air operations in the Balkans .
Dean Rockwell Dean Ladrath Rockwell ( 25 May 1912 in Cass County , Michigan – 8 August 2005 in Ann Arbor , Michigan ) was a decorated World War II group commander in the D - Day invasion , an Olympic Greco - Roman wrestling coach , and a college football coach . After graduating from Eastern Michigan University in 1935 , Rockwell taught and coached track , wrestling and football at several Michigan high schools . He also was an auto worker and took part in the Flint Sit - Down Strike in 1936 - 1937 . On May 17 , 1942 , Rockwell enlisted in the US Navy , where he became a group commander of 12 LCT ’ s during the invasion of Normandy on D - Day , June 6 , 1944 . Rockwell received both the US Navy Cross and the French Croix de Guerre avec Paume for his decision to break radio silence when faced with what he recognized as a certain disaster . Instead , Rockwell radioed an Army captain which allowed important last - minute changes that aided in the success of the attack and saved thousands of lives . So crucial was Rockwell ’ s decision that , a half a century later , at the 50th anniversary of D - Day in 1994 , Rockwell was given the honor of introducing then - President Bill Clinton . The Navy Cross ciatation reads , in part : " Rockwell , in the face of very heavy enemy fire , discharged the tanks [ he and his men had carried ashore ] on the ground . By quick and sound decision he was able to land all these tanks at the correct spot and , by skillful handling , incurred only a minimum of damage to his ships . " After the war , Rockwell studied at the University of Michigan . He went on to coach football at Albion College . Rockwell also coached at the national and international levels , chairing the US National AAU Wrestling Committee from 1966 – 1968 , serving on three Olympic Greco - Roman wrestling committees , and coaching the US Greco - Roman wrestling team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo . In May 1995 , Rockwell received the " Master of Wrestling Award " from " Wrestling USA " magazine . In 2000 , the nation ' s largest wrestling library , the new AAU National Wrestling Hall of Fame , was named the " Dean Rockwell Library and Research Center . " In January 2007 , Eastern Michigan University named a gymnasium in his honor as the " Dean L . Rockwell Wrestling Facility . " Rockwell was a member of Phi Sigma Phi fraternity .
Hauraki Regiment The Hauraki Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army . The regiment is unique among the TF units in that it has never been amalgamated , and thus can trace its history directly back to its formation in 1898 . The regiment was formed as the 2nd ( Hauraki ) Battalion , Auckland Rifle Volunteers . Men of the Hauraki Regiment served during the First World War with the various Auckland Regiments , and with the 18th , 21st , 24th and 29th Battalions of the NZEF in the Second World War . With the reorganisation of the army in 1964 , the regiment become a TF battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment . This was until the later reorganisation of 1999 , which saw the TF battalions split from the RNZIR to become multi - function battalion groups . The Hauraki Regiment became the 6th Hauraki Battalion Group , with the following unit types : The Hauraki Regiment includes an armoured squadron , which is descended from the Waikato Regiment . This is designated as the 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles .
Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł Prince Dominik Hieronim Radzivil ( ) ( 1786 – 1813 ) was Polish - Lithuanian nobleman . Dominik was Ordynat of Nesvizh and Olyka and owner of Biržai , Dubingiai , Słuck and Kapyl estates . He took part in Russian Campaign in 1812 and later died of wounds after the Battle of Hanau .
Postavy Postavy is a former air base in Belarus located 5 km west of Pastavy . It is a medium - sized air base . There are three loop areas with 15 revetments each , and central tarmac area . It was home to 305th Bomber Aviation Regiment ( 305 BAP ) , 1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division , flying the Su - 24 . The regiment was activated in 1976 , and withdrawn to Krasnodar , Krasnodar Krai , and disbanded in 1993 .
Emanuel Philibert de Lalaing Emanuel Filibert van Lalaing ( Valenciennes , May 5 , 1557 - Mons December 27 , 1590 ) was a noble and army commander from the Low Countries . Emanuel Philibert was the third son of Charles II de Lalaing and Marie of Montmorency . He was Lord of Montigny and Margrave of Renty . Later he was also Count of Lalaing and Marquis of Renty . In 1576 , together with Philip de Lalaing ( 1537 - 1582 ) , his half - brother and stadtholder of Hainault , he joined the States - General of the Netherlands against Spain . In the Pacification of Ghent , 16 of the Seventeen Provinces made an alliance to drive out the mutinying Spanish troops . Emanuel became an army commander in the States army until he was decisively beaten in the Battle of Gembloux ( 1578 ) ( 31 januari 1578 ) . < br > After this defeat , he became a leader of the Malcontents in Hainault . Ha had his own army with which he fought against the Calvinists which ruled Flanders at that time , and took Menen . Finally Emanuel reconciled with the King of Spain and his Governor Alexander Farnese , Duke of Parma . He signed the Union of Arras in 1579 and became stadtholder of Hainault . He was also made Admiral of Flanders and Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece . < br > Emanuel served Farnese during many sieges in Flanders and Brabant , until he was wounded during the siege of Corbeil . He died of his wounds in Mons . Marriage and children . He married Anne de Cröy ( died 1608 ) , daughter of William of Cröy , Marquis of Renty and Anne of Renesse . He inherited the title of " Marquis of Renty " from his father - in - law . < br > They had 2 children
D - 56T The 76 . 2 mm D - 56T series rifled tank gun is the tank gun used on the PT - 76 , which is the only known armoured vehicle to carry it . Description . It has an effective range of approximately 1 , 500 meters and a rate of fire of six to eight rounds per minute . This gun is 42 caliber s long . A typical ammunition load consists of 24 x OF - 350 Frag - HE , 4 x sub - caliber AP - T , 4 x AP - T and 8 x BK - 350M HEAT rounds . The gun is mounted in an oval dish - type circular truncated cone turret with flat sloping sides which is mounted over the second , third , and fourth pair of road wheels . All PT - 76s have a fume extractor for the main gun at the rear of the turret . Some were fitted with a multi - slotted muzzle brake s . The PT - 76 is typically fitted with the D - 56T gun with double - baffle muzzle brake and a bore evacuator towards the muzzle .
Emmanuel T . Bautista General Emmanuel T . Bautista ( born July 20 , 1958 ) is a Filipino General and a five - time recipient of Distinguished Service Star and one Outstanding Achievement Medal . He also was awarded a Gold Cross Medal , a Bronze Cross Medal and 29 Military Merit Medal s . He is the incumbent Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Biography . General Bautista was born on July 20 , 1958 . His father was Brigadier General Teodulfo Bautista , who was killed by Muslim rebels in 1977 , the same year that the younger Bautista entered the Philippine Military Academy . In 1981 he graduated from Philippine Military Academy and two years later got Master ’ s Degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines . From January 1997 to September 1998 he was a commander of the 24th Infantry Battalion , 7th Infantry Division and from July to November 2004 was chief of staff of the same division . From November 2004 to August 2005 Bautista held the same position with the Special Operations Command and from August 2005 to January 2006 was a Secretary for the Army General Staff . From August 2006 to August 2007 , he was Senior Military Assistant for the Secretary of National Defense and from February 2008 to July 2009 was a commander of the 702nd Infantry Brigade . He also became Internal Auditor for the Armed Forces from July 2009 to July 2010 . On November 9 , 2011 he took the post of 54th Commanding General of the Philippine Army and was promoted to become Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces on January 17 , 2013 .
Anton Army Airfield Anton Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airfield in Panama used as an auxiliary of Howard Field as part of the defense of the Panama Canal . Wartime units assigned to the station were : Today there is little or no trace of the airfield .
Fairmile H landing craft The Fairmile H Landing Craft were British landing craft of the Second World War . Initially designed for commando type raids from a base in Britain as a way of probing enemy defenses and tying down additional troops , some were converted into fire support vessels . Two variants were developed : This was the Landing Craft Infantry ( Small ) " LCI ( S ) " boat . This was a Landing Craft Support ( LCS ) boat fitted with extra weapons to give fire support to landing craft particularly in being able to provide some anti - tank capability . This was achieved by the simple expediency of mounting a tank turret complete with its gun on the forward deck . The usual Fairmile construction techniques were used with all items prefabricated and supplied in kit form to boatyards for assembly and fitting out .
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum ( or often simply Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall ) is a National Register of Historic Places landmark in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States . It is the largest memorial in the United States dedicated solely to honoring all branches of military veterans and service personnel . It was conceived by the Grand Army of the Republic in the 1890s as a way for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to honor the dwindling ranks of its American Civil War veterans . The Memorial today represents all branches of the service and honors both career and citizen soldiers who have served the United States throughout its history . Architect Henry Hornbostel designed the memorial in 1907 . Dedicated in 1910 , the building is in the Beaux - Arts style and is heroic in scale . It is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh at 4141 Fifth Avenue ( although the walkway leading to its main entrance is signed as " Matthew Ridgway Blvd . " in honor of the World War II and Korean War hero who called Pittsburgh home ) and adjacent to the University of Pittsburgh campus and its Cathedral of Learning . The building is set back from Fifth Avenue , featuring expansive and well - kept lawns dotted with large cannons and other war implements . Side streets flanking the building are Bigelow Boulevard and University Place ; directly behind is O ' Hara Street . The Memorial houses rare and one - of - a - kind exhibits that span the eras from the Civil War to the present day conflicts . Since 1963 it has operated the " Hall of Valor " to honor individual veterans from the region who went above and beyond the call of duty . Today the hall has over 600 honorees among them are Medal of Honor , The Kearny Cross , Distinguished Service Cross , Navy Cross , Air Force Cross , Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross winners . The building houses an auditorium seating 2 , 500 , a banquet hall , and meeting rooms , in addition to its museum . The expansive lawn of the memorial sits on top of an underground parking garage operated under a long - term lease by the University of Pittsburgh . It has served as host for many city , civic , university , and business events including the April 25 , 1978 Gulf Oil Corporation shareholders meeting . External links . Video
USS Devosa ( AKA - 27 ) USS " Devosa " ( AKA - 27 ) was an named after the asteroid " 337 Devosa . " USS " Devosa " served as a commissioned ship for 16 months . " Devosa " ( AKA - 27 ) was launched 12 October 1944 by Walsh - Kaiser Co . , Inc . , Providence , R . I . , under a Maritime Commission contract ; sponsored by Mrs . A . W . Radford , wife of Rear Admiral Radford ; transferred to the Navy 30 November 1944 ; and commissioned the same day , Lieutenant Commander R . C . Wilkinson , USNR , in command . Service history . " Devosa " sailed from Norfolk 1 January 1945 carrying a cargo of oil drums to Pearl Harbor , arriving 21 January . On 3 February she got underway for Tulagi , Florida Islands , where she discharged 36 landing craft for the boat pool and took part in amphibious training , preparing for the invasion of Okinawa . Carrying Marines , the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 11 , a U . S . Military Government unit , and part of a Mobile Naval Hospital unit , " Devosa " sailed to Ulithi , staging point for the invasion of Okinawa , for which she sailed 27 March . " Devosa " landed troops and cargo in the initial assault on 1 April and remained off Okinawa until 10 April when she returned to the West Coast , arriving San Francisco 18 May . Returning to the Pacific area " Devosa " carried naval construction battalion men and equipment from Pearl Harbor to Samar , then sailed to Manus to load antisubmarine net gear for transfer to Iwo Jima . Arriving at Saipan 13 August she carried recovered battle casualties who were returning to their units at Okinawa , arriving 3 September . A week later she got underway for Jinsen , landing troops for the occupation of Korea from 13 September to 15 September . " Devosa " carried occupation troops from Okinawa to Tientsin , China between 30 September and 9 October , then sailed by way of Manila , Philippine Islands , for Seattle , Wash . , arriving 16 November . She carried cargo to Pearl Harbor , returning to San Pedro 25 December . On 21 January 1946 " Devosa " put out for Norfolk where she arrived 6 February . She was decommissioned at New York 2 April 1946 , and transferred to the Maritime Commission the same day . " Devosa " was transferred to the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point , New York as a training vessel , and renamed " Kings Pointer " . Returned to the Maritime Commission in late 1946 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet . Finally scrapped in 1966 . " Devosa " received one battle star for World War II service .
USS Asheville ( PG - 21 ) USS " Asheville " ( PG - 21 ) was a gunboat that served in the United States Navy during the early days of America ' s participation in World War II . She was sunk by Japanese forces on 3 March 1942 , south of the island of Java , in what was then the Netherlands East Indies . The patrol gunboat " Asheville " ( PG - 21 ) — launched on 4 July 1918 and commissioned on 6 July 1920 — spent the larger part of her service as a part of the Asiatic Fleet with extensive service in China as a member of the Yangtze Patrol and in the Philippines . From 1929 to 1931 , she was stationed in the Caribbean and Nicaragua during the so - called Banana Wars . She was part of the Asiatic Fleet at the outbreak of World War II . The ship was on patrol in the Philippines when Pearl Harbor was attacked on 8 December 1941 ( 7 December in Hawaii ) . Ordered south by CINCAF to the Dutch East Indies ( N . E . I . ) in December 1941 with most of the rest of the American surface fleet , " Asheville " escaped early destruction only by making a tense 12 - day , voyage to the south coast of Java . The Japanese victory in the Battle of the Java Sea marked the end of the Asiatic Fleet , and all remaining Allied ships were ordered to retreat to Australia or Ceylon . Hampered by engine troubles and sailing alone , " Asheville " was discovered on 3 March 1942 by a shipborne scout plane south of Java and overtaken by a Japanese destroyer squadron — consisting of the destroyers and , and the heavy cruiser . As the cruiser stood by , the two Japanese destroyers closed and engaged " Asheville " at close range with their guns . After an intense 30 - minute gun battle , the smoldering hulk of " Asheville " — its superstructure almost completely shot away — finally sank . After calling to ask if there was an officer among the swimmers , a Japanese destroyer picked up one survivor — FM / 2c Fred L . Brown from Ft . Wayne , Indiana — probably simply to identify what ship they had sunk . Afterward the remainder of the survivors in the water were machine - gunned and left to the sharks . In March 1945 , Fireman Brown died in a POW camp in the Celebes , N . E . I . . If not for the fact that Brown had told several of his fellow prisoners his story , no one would have ever known what had been the fate of " Asheville " . " Asheville " was one of the few American surface ships lost with no known survivors at the end of the war . Awards . " Asheville " received one battle star for her World War II service .
Battle of Mechain The Battle of Mechain was fought in 1069 in Powys , Wales , for rule of the Welsh kingdoms of Gwynedd and Powys . After the murder of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn , Harold Godwinson married his widow Ealdgyth and divided Gruffydd ' s realm into the traditional kingdoms of Gwynedd and Powys , the rule of which were given to Bleddyn ap Cynfyn and his brother Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn . Gruffydd left two sons Maredudd and Idwal who in 1070 challenged Bleddyn and Rhiwallon at Mechain in an attempt to win back part of their father ' s kingdom . However , both sons were defeated , Idwal ( or Ithel ) being killed in combat and Maredudd dying of exposure after the battle . Rhiwallon was also killed in this battle , leaving Bleddyn to rule Gwynedd and Powys alone .
HMS Edgar ( 1890 ) HMS " Edgar " was a first class cruiser of the Royal Navy , and lead ship of the " Edgar " class . She was built at Devonport and launched on 24 November 1890 . She served in the First World War in the Gallipoli Campaign , along with her sisters " Endymion " , " Grafton " and " Theseus " . " Edgar " was damaged in an attack by the Austro - Hungarian submarine on 4 April 1918 near position . " Edgar " was sold on 9 May 1921 . She arrived at Morecambe on 24 April 1923 for breaking up .