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Emil Frey Emil Johann Rudolf Frey ( 24 October 1838 – 24 December 1922 ) was a Swiss politician , soldier in the American Civil War and member of the Swiss Federal Council ( 1890 – 1897 ) . Early life . Frey was born in Arlesheim , Switzerland , as the son of Emil Remigius Frey . His father was a liberal separatist politician . Frey ' s family provided refuge for Friedrich Hecker when he fled the repression following the revolution in Germany in 1848 . Frey later emigrated to the USA arriving in Belleville , Illinois an area with many Forty - Eighters , veterans of the 1848 revolutions in Europe . For a while he worked for Hecker , but they had a falling out . Career during the American Civil War . Frey entered the unionist 24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a private . Hecker was his commander , and they became friends again , with Frey sharing a tent with Hecker ' s son . Frey was later promoted to First lieutenant but resigned on 17 June 1862 . He began raising a company for the Second Hecker Regiment ( The 82nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment ) and became the company ' s captain . Captain Frey was taken prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg on 1 July 1863 and held in Libby Prison for eighteen months before being exchanged for Captain Gordon , a Confederate prisoner under sentence of death . Swiss politician . After the Civil War , Frey returned to Switzerland . From 1866 to 1872 , he was a member of the cantonal government of Basel - Country . In 1870 , he married Emma Kloss ( born 1848 ) from Liestal , with whom he had five children : Hans ( 1871 – 1913 ) , Emil ( 1872 – 1913 ) , Carl ( 1873 – 1934 ) , Anna ( 1874 – 1893 ) and Helene ( 1876 – 1944 ) . In 1877 Emma died from pulmonary tuberculosis , aged just 28 years . In 1872 , Frey was elected to the Swiss National Council , council he presided in 1875 / 1876 . From 1882 to 1888 , Frey was the first ambassador ( " Minister " ) of Switzerland to the United States in Washington . He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 11 December 1890 and handed over office on 31 March 1897 . He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party . During his office time he held the Military Department . He was President of the Confederation in 1894 . From 1897 to 1921 , Frey was director of the International Telegraph Union .
Guglielmo Nasi Guglielmo Ciro Nasi ( 21 February 1879 – 21 September 1971 ) was an Italian General who fought in Italian East Africa during World War II . Biography . Nasi was born in Civitavecchia , Latium . From 1924 - 1928 , he was the military representative of the Italian " Regio Esercito " ( Royal Army ) in Paris . In 1928 , Nasi was sent to the Italian colonies as Chief - of - Staff for the Colonial Troops and was Vice - Governor of Cyrenaica in 1934 - 1935 , Governor of Harar from 1936 – 1939 , and Governor of Shewa in 1939 - 1940 . He also served as a Vice - Governor of Italian East Africa from 1939 . Nasi promoted a moral reformation of the military and civil administration and he showed notable skills in dealing with indigenous chiefs . In April 1936 , during the Second Italo - Abyssinian War , Nasi commanded the left column of three columns during " Generale " Rodolfo Graziani ′ s advance on the southern front . Most of Nasi ' s troops were Libyans . After the beginning of World War II , Nasi led the Italian conquest of British Somaliland in August 1940 . He successfully invaded British Somaliland and , with the advantage of air cove and tanks , forced the defending British and Commonwealth forces to evacuate by sea to Aden . In early 1941 , during the British counter - offensive , Nasi was forced to retreat to the stronghold of Gondar . During the East African Campaign , Nasi led the last stand of an Italian garrison in East Africa . On 6 July , after Duke Amedeo of Aosta and " Generale " Pietro Gazzera surrendered , Nasi became the acting Viceroy and Governor - General of Italian East Africa . While he held out long after other Italian strongholds had fallen , Nasi finally surrendered his stronghold of Gondar on 28 November 1941 . Nasi was sent to Kenya as a prisoner of war . After the death of Duke Amedeo , he was responsible for the 60 , 000 Italian prisoners kept there . Nasi returned to Italy in 1945 . Four years later , he was appointed as Commissar for Somalia when the latter was assigned to United Nations suzerainty . Nasi died at Modena in 1971 . Aftermath . Although Nasi was listed as a war criminal by the post - war Ethiopia n government , Italian historian Angelo del Boca , usually very severe in judging the behaviour of Italian army in the colonies , considers him the best officer of the Italian Royal Army ( " Regio Esercito " ) in East Africa . Solomon Getahun supports this view of Nasi , noting that his behavior towards the inhabitants of Gondar and the adjoining territories helped him to sustain the fight against both British and Ethiopian forces as long as he did . Near Gondar a mount is still named " Mount Nasi " .
HMS H50 HMS " H50 " was a British H class submarine built by William Beardmore and Company , Dalmuir . She was laid down on 23 January 1918 and was commissioned on 3 February 1920 . HMS " H50 " was one of seven ships to survive to the end of World War II . She was sold for scrapping in July 1945 in Troon .
Kurt Blasberg Kurt Blasberg ( 14 July 1902 – 15 December 1967 ) was a German group leader in the 36 . Minensuchflottille in World War II and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross ( ) . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . He was a candidate of the " Deutsche Partei " in 1949 .
French ship Généreux ( 1785 ) Généreux was a French 74 - gun ship of the line . She was launched in 1785 at Rochefort . Under Louis - Jean - Nicolas Lejoille , she was one of only two ships to escape the British attack at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 , along with . Shortly after the battle of the Nile , on 18 August 1798 , she fell in with a smaller British ship of the line , of 50 guns . After a long battle , the " Généreux " captured the " Leander " , with the " Leander " suffering 35 killed and 57 wounded and the " Généreux " suffered around 100 killed and 180 wounded . In March 1799 , " Généreux " escorted a convoy to Corfu . En route , her captain , Lejoille , decided to bombard Brindisi . He was killed in the ensuing exchange of fire , and lieutenant Claude Touffet took over . The city fell on 3 March after a two - hour battle . On 6 February 1800 , " Généreux " , under Captain Renaudin , departed from Toulon leading a squadron comprising the frigate " Badine " , the corvettes " Sans Pareille " and " Fauvette " , and the fluyt " Ville de Marseille " , under Rear - Admiral Jean - Baptiste Perrée . In the morning of 18 February , an English fleet chased the French squadron off Lampedusa island . In the ensuing Battle of the Malta Convoy , Perrée was killed , and " Généreux " covered the squadron , allowing " Badine " , " Sans Pareille " and " Fauvette " to escape , before striking her colours . She became HMS " Généreux " and was finally broken up in 1816 .
Siege of Taunton The Siege of Taunton occurred during the English Civil War . Taunton Castle changed hands several times during the great Civil War of 1642 - 45 but only along with the town . From July 1644 to July 1645 Parliamentary forces commanded by Colonel Robert Blake were besieged by Royalist forces under Lord Goring in Taunton , the only Parliamentary enclave in the South West of the country . A relief column under Colonel Ralph Weldon made it to Taunton on 11 May , but the combined forces were still besieged . The two generals held out until help arrived on 14 June after the troops could be spared from the Battle of Naseby . Blake , who went on to become an admiral , is famed for declaring that he had four pairs of boots and would eat three pairs before he would surrender . The town suffered destruction of many of the medieval and Tudor buildings . After the war , in 1662 , the castle keep was demolished and only the base remains .
Holme Valley war memorial Holme Valley War Memorial is a war memorial in the grounds of the Holme Valley Memorial Hospital Holmfirth , West Yorkshire , in England . It was unveiled in July 1921 , by Colonel H . R . Headlam ( Rtd ) , who had previously commanded the 5th Battalion , Duke of Wellington ’ s West Riding Regiment . The memorial consists of a simple cross with the names of fallen soldiers inscribed on it .
Odysseas Androutsos Odysseas Androutsos ( or Odysseus Androutsos ) ; ( ) ( 1788 – 1825 ) was a hero of the Greek War of Independence . Early life . He was born in Ithaca in 1788 ; however , his family was from the village of Livanates in Phthiotis prefecture . His father was Andreas Androutsos , a klepht and his mother was from Preveza . After losing his father , Androutsos joined the Turkish army of Ali Pasha and became an officer ; however , in 1818 he joined the Friendly Society ( Filiki Eteria ) which was planning the liberation of Greece from the Ottoman Empire . Greek Revolution . In May 1821 , Omer Vryonis , the commander of the Ottoman army , advanced with 8 , 000 men , after crushing the resistance of the Greeks at the river of Alamana and putting Athanasios Diakos to death , headed south into the Peloponnese to crush the Greek uprising . Battle of Gravia . Odysseas Androutsos with a band of 100 or so men took up a defensive position at an inn near Gravia , supported by Panourgias and Diovouniotis and their men . Vrioni attacked the inn but was repulsed with heavy casualties ( over 400 dead ) . Finally , he was forced to ask for reinforcements and artillery but the Greeks managed to slip out before the reinforcements arrived . Androutsos lost two men in the battle and earned the title of Commander in Chief of the Greek forces in Roumeli . Downfall . Androutsos ' glory did not last long . In the following year , 1822 , he was accused by political opponent Ioannis Kolettis of being in contact with the Turks and was stripped of his command . Finally , in 1825 , the revolutionary government placed him under arrest in a cave at the Acropolis in Athens . The new commander , Yiannis Gouras , who once was Androutsos ' second in command , had him executed on June 5 , 1825 .
Plunger - class submarine The Plunger " class was an early class of United States Navy submarine s , used primarily as training vessels for the newly formed " silent service " to familiarize navy personnel with the performance and operations of such craft . Most of these " A - class " submarines ended up being stationed in the Philippines , an American possession , prior to the outbreak of World War I . In some instances , this class of submarines is referred to as the Adder " - class submarine , as USS " Adder " was the first boat of the class to be completed . History . The " Plunger " - class submarines were built at the beginning of the twentieth century largely as experimental vessels . This class of submarines was built at two different locations on both coasts of the United States . All seven boats were renamed to A - type designations ( A - 1 through A - 7 ) on 17 November 1911 . They were given corresponding alphanumeric hull numbers on 17 July 1920 , after all but " Grampus " ( SS - 4 ) and " Pike " ( SS - 6 ) had been decommissioned . All of the " Plunger " - class ships were decommissioned by 1921 and used as targets .
Neel E . Kearby Neel Ernest Kearby ( June 5 , 1911 – March 5 , 1944 ) was a U . S . Army Air Corps Colonel and P - 47 Thunderbolt pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat . Biography . Kearby was born in Wichita Falls , Texas , graduated from Arlington High School in 1928 , and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1936 ( known then as North Texas Agricultural College ) . He received flight training at Randolph and Kelly Air Force bases . Colonel Kearby , commanding officer of the 348th Fighter Group , was the only U . S . fighter pilot to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while flying the P - 47 . By March 1944 , Kearby had 22 kills to his credit . On March 5 , 1944 , Kearby and two other pilots attacked a formation of 15 Japanese aircraft near Wewak . After shooting down one of the aircraft , Kearby himself was shot down by a Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki - 43 Hayabusa fighter . The P - 47 crashed into the jungle below . Kearby escaped by parachute , but died of his wounds . His remains were found in 1947 , but they were left unidentified for two more years . He was buried in Dallas , Texas in July 1949 . Medal of Honor citation . The citation for the Medal of Honor , which was awarded by General Douglas MacArthur , describes his combat heroism : Place and date : Near Wewak , New Guinea , 11 October 1943 . For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy , Col . Kearby volunteered to lead a flight of 4 fighters to reconnoiter the strongly defended enemy base at Wewak . Having observed enemy installations and reinforcements at 4 airfields , and secured important tactical information , he saw an enemy fighter below him , made a diving attack and shot it down in flames . The small formation then sighted approximately 12 enemy bombers accompanied by 36 fighters . Although his mission had been completed , his fuel was running low , and the numerical odds were 12 to 1 , he gave the signal to attack . Diving into the midst of the enemy airplanes he shot down 3 in quick succession . Observing 1 of his comrades with 2 enemy fighters in pursuit , he destroyed both enemy aircraft . The enemy broke off in large numbers to make a multiple attack on his airplane but despite his peril he made one more pass before seeking cloud protection . Coming into the clear , he called his flight together and led them to a friendly base . Col . Kearby brought down 6 enemy aircraft in this action , undertaken with superb daring after his mission was completed .
Outline of the American Civil War The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War : American Civil War – civil war in the United States of America that lasted from 1861 to 1865 . Eleven Southern slave state s declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America , also known as " the Confederacy . " Led by Jefferson Davis , the Confederacy fought against the United States ( the Union ) , which was supported by all the free states ( where slavery had been abolished ) and by five slave states that became known as the border states . Combatants . The Union ( USA ) aka " The North " Union Army Union Navy
George Willis ( Medal of Honor ) George Willis ( born 1839 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . Biography . Willis enlisted in the Navy from his birth state of Massachusetts and served as a coxswain aboard the during the search for the missing exploration ship " Polaris " . When an Arctic gale struck " Tigress " off the coast of Greenland on the night of September 22 , 1873 , Willis volunteered to single - handedly furl ( lower , roll up and secure ) the loose fore topgallant sail , an act which prevented damage to the ship . For his conduct on that occasion , he was awarded the Medal of Honor . Medal of Honor citation . Coxswain Willis ' official Medal of Honor citation reads simply : Serving on board the U . S . S . " Tigress " , Willis displayed gallant and meritorious conduct on the night of September 22 , 1873 off the coast of Greenland .
Band of the Coldstream Guards The Band of the Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and best known bands in the British Army , having been officially formed on 16 May 1785 under the command of Major C F Eley , reflecting the fact that the Coldstream Guards regiment is the oldest of the guards regiments . Although the band is not technically the oldest in the Army , it has the longest standing tradition of music , as from its earliest days the officers of the Coldstream Guards hired eight musicians to provide music for the regiment during the changing of the guard . This is an event which still occurs today , every day at eleven thirty in the summer outside Buckingham Palace . History . The band received its first British bandmaster in 1835 called Charles Godfry , as previously most bandmasters had been foreign , such as the first who was German . The Coldstream Guards Band was one of the very first British army bands to make a recording before World War I . On 18 June 1944 over one hundred twenty people were killed at Wellington Barracks when a German flying bomb hit the chapel . The director of the band was amongst the dead , prompting the appointment of Captain Douglas Alexander Pope . In 1960 , the band started a new tradition , to tour from coast to coast in the United States of America and Canada . It still takes place . In 1985 , during the band ' s two hundredth anniversary year , the Coldstream Guards kicked off the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium , performing " God Save The Queen " . The band is currently based at Wellington Barracks in St . James ' s London along with all of the other guards bands . Ensembles . There are several ensembles within the band of the Coldstream Guards : Events . The Coldstream Guards Band plays regularly for ceremonial occasions and events . Some are listed below but this is not a comprehensive list . The band also performs at other non - military events in the same way as other military bands such as the Grenadier Guards Band or other civilian professional organisations . Album and Record Deal . In June 2009 the band signed a record deal with Universal Music imprint Decca , reportedly worth £1 million . Their debut album ' Heroes ' was released on 30 November 2009 and was nominated for Best Album of the Year for Classical Brits . The Band of the Coldstream Guards performed at the Classical Brits Awards gala at the Royal Albert Hall .
Willy Simke Willy Simke was an Obersturmführer ( First Lieutenant ) , in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross , which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II . Willy Simke was born in Belgern on the river Elbe on the 26 January 1914 . He volunteered to join the SS and was part of the SS - VT , which became the " Das Reich " Division . He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class in February 1942 and the 1st class award in May 1942 . In 1943 Simke was a platoon commander in the 5th Company , 2nd SS Panzer Regiment at Uljaniki . His platoon was being held in reserve , when they were called upon to deal with an attack by 20 Russian T - 34 tanks , which has broken through the " Das Reich " line . Simke launched an immediate counterattack with his platoon and destroyed 17 of the Russian tanks . For his action on this day he was promoted to Hauptscharführer ( Master Sergeant ) and awarded the Knight ' s Cross . Willy Simke survived the war and died in West Germany on the 28 August 1964 .
USS Acubens ( AKS - 5 ) USS " Acubens " ( AKS - 5 ) was an " Acubens " - class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II , named after the star Acubens , the alpha star in Cancer . She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone . " Acubens " was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MCE hull 1935 ) as a type EC2 - S - C1 hull on 25 November 1943 by the Delta Shipbuilding Co . , New Orleans , Louisiana . Launched on 8 January 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . J . A . Farrington ; acquired by the U . S . Navy on 9 February 1944 ; converted for naval service by Todd - Johnson Drydocks , Inc . , New Orleans ; and commissioned on 15 July 1944 , Comdr . Edward B . Ellis in command . Service history . World War II Pacific operations . Following shakedown out of Norfolk , Virginia , and a short run to New York City , " Acubens " sailed for the Panama Canal on 8 September and entered the Pacific . The ship dropped anchor at Hollandia , New Guinea , on 25 October and remained there until 10 November issuing stores to vessels of Task Force 76 . On the 10th , " Acubens " transported a load of ammunition to Brisbane , Australia . The ship left Australia on 13 December bound for the Philippines and reached Leyte on the 21st . " Acubens " remained based in the Philippines for the duration of the war . Her routine consisted of loading stores at Milne Bay , New Guinea ; proceeding to Manus Island to load more provisions , then steaming back to the Philippines to distribute her cargo . " Acubens " departed the Philippines on 25 November 1945 , bound via Pearl Harbor for the California coast . Decommissioning . The stores ship arrived at San Francisco on 22 December . Shortly thereafter , work was begun to prepare the ship for decommissioning . " Acubens " got underway on 18 January 1946 to return to Pearl Harbor , where she was to be laid up . " Acubens " was decommissioned on 11 March 1946 . The ship was transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay on 20 June 1947 , struck from the Naval Register on 17 July 1947 and sold for scrap on 14 October 1964 .
43rd Armoured Division ( India ) The 43rd Indian Armoured Division was an armoured division of the Indian Army during World War II . It was formed in July 1942 . It never saw any combat and was broken up to form the 44th Airborne Division in February 1943 . Formation . 268th Indian Armoured Brigade . Converted to 268th Indian Infantry Brigade October 1942
John Brooks , Jr . John Brooks , Jr . ( 1783 – September 10 , 1813 ) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 . Biography . Born in Brookfield , Massachusetts , Brooks was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant , October 1 , 1807 . He commanded the detachment of Marines on Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry ' s flagship , the " USS Lawrence ( 1813 ) " . He was killed in action during the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10 , 1813 . Concurrent with the issuance of Congressional Gold Medals to Commodore Perry and Jesse Elliott , Congress awarded Silver Medals ( modeled on the Perry medal ) to each commissioned officer and one to the nearest male relative of Lt . John Brooks , Jr . of the U . S . Marine Corps , who was killed in the engagement . Namesake . The USS " Brooks " ( DD - 232 ) was named for him .
XGAM - 71 Buck Duck The XGAM - 71 Buck Duck was a decoy missile that was developed by Convair in the late 1950s . It was intended to have the same radar signature as the Strategic Air Command ' s B - 36 bomber , thereby allowing it to disrupt the enemy ' s air defenses and dilute their effort to shoot down an incoming bomber fleet . Convair built the first prototype using their own funds , but received an official development contract from the United States Air Force on 16 August 1954 . The project designation was MX - 2224 . When the Air Force decided to put the project into production , it received the designation GAM - 71 . As initially envisioned by the Air Force , one B - 36 in the typical three - plane attack formation would be filled entirely with GAM - 71s , carrying a total of seven . A total of two decoys could be carried in each bomb bay ( except three ) , and a mixed load was also possible although the Air Force did not specify that it intended to use mixed loads . To fit in the bomb bay of a B - 36 , the GAM - 71 was relatively small ; its wings were folded when it was stowed in the bay . To mimic the radar cross - section of the B - 36 , it carried radar reflectors . In February 1955 , glide tests of XGAM - 71 prototypes began using a modified B - 29 Superfortress as the mothership . However , the program was delayed due to funding issues . Convair also had higher priorities . A total of seven flights were conducted before the program was cancelled in January 1956 , an event that Jenkins attributes to the imminent B - 36 phase - out .