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German submarine U - 2344 German submarine " U - 2344 " was a Type XXIII U - boat of the German " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . Construction . " U - 2344 " was ordered on 20 September 1943 , and was laid down on 4 September 1944 at Deutsche Werft , Hamburg , as ' werk 498 ' . She was launched on 24 October 1944 and commissioned under the command of " Oberleutnant " Hermann Ellerlage on 10 November of that year . Due to the small size of this class , " U - 2344 " was equipped with only two bow torpedo tubes and was manned by a crew of 14 – 18 men . She had a range of at on the surface and at while submerged . " U - 2344 " < nowiki > s < / nowiki > maximum speed was while surfaced and when she was submerged . This class of U - boat did not carry a deck gun . History . Like many other late war U - boats she arrived too late to turn the tide in favor of the Axis powers , despite her advanced design . " U - 2344 " never undertook an operational patrol , and was lost on 18 February 1945 after a collision with one of her sister ships , U - 2336 . She sank quickly in position , taking 11 of the 14 crew members aboard to the bottom with her . The wreck was subsequently raised for study in 1956 , although she was not restored . Ultimately , the hull was broken up at Rostock in 1958 .
Abeele Aerodrome Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Abeele Aerodrome Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission ( CWGC ) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front . The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war . Foundation . The cemetery , at Abeele in Belgium but metres from the border with France , was founded by French troops in April 1918 , receiving Commonwealth and American burials between July and September 1918 . After the Armistice , the French and American graves were concentrated at other cemeteries , leaving just Commonwealth burials . These were increased by concentrating 25 graves from the nearby Boeschepe churchyard in France . The cemetery is named for the wartime aerodrome established in nearby fields although the cemetery itself contains no Royal Air Force graves . The cemetery was designed by G H Goldsmith , who also designed Orient House in Manchester . Notable graves . Reference works point to two unusual inscriptions on gravestones in this cemetery . One asks the poignant question " " Old Pal , why don ’ t you answer me " " , whilst another , less unusually , is in Welsh and reads " " Arglwydd Dangos Ini Tad Digon Yw Ini " " .
HMT Svana HMT " Svana " ( FY 1707 ) was a minesweeper whaler of the Royal Navy during the Second World War . She was originally built for the South Georgia Co . Ltd . by Smiths Dock Co . , Ltd . ( South Bank - on - Tees , U . K . ) and operated by Christian Salvesen & Co . , Leith , UK . She was launched on 30 July 1930 with a displacement of 268 tons . She was taken over by the Admiralty in April 1940 and assigned to the Royal Naval Patrol Service . Under the command of Lt . John McDonald Ruttan , DSC , RCNVR she was bombed and sunk off Alexandria , Egypt on 8 April 1942 .
François - Xavier Octavie Fontaine François - Xavier Octavie Fontaine ( 7 November 1762 in Saint - Remy , Haute - Saône - 17 May 1812 in Paris ) served in the French military in the American War of Independence , the French Revolutionary Wars , and the Napoleonic Wars . Biography . Fontaine enlisted in 1778 and participated in the American Revolution from 1779 to 1782 , under command of Rochambeau . In particular , he distinguished himself at the Siege of Pensacola in 1781 . Wounded at the Siege of Menin , receiving a bayonet stab in the chest . On 1 May 1793 , he was appointed lieutenant in the 19th Regiment of Chasseurs , and campaigned in Vendée during the revolt . He was also part of the expedition to Ireland . At the Battle of Ostrach , he was attached to the Advanced Guard , commanded by François Joseph Lefebvre , and he was caught between the Austrian and French fire at the village of Hosskirch ; his troops took heavy casualties . Unable to escape from the village without being defeated , he took advantage of a thick fog to hide his column . He maneuvered through the channel of the Ostrach and managed to join with the 2nd Division at Riedhausen . Jourdan praised him for his coolness and courage under fire in this dangerous and difficult withdrawal . Later that same year , while in the Army of the Rhine , he was at the siege of Philipsburg . Following the campaigns against Austria and Prussia in 1805 and 1806 , he went to Spain , where he participated in the Peninsular War . He returned to France in 1810 ; Napoleon raised him to " baron of the empire " and he died in Paris , 17 May 1812 .
HMS Southampton ( D90 ) HMS " Southampton " was a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was named after the city of Southampton , England , and built by Vosper Thornycroft , in Southampton . She was the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear the name . History . 1976 - 2005 . In 1984 , she ran over one of the Shambles Buoys off Portland during the final Thursday War intended to prepare her to deploy to the Falklands . The collision sank the buoy and resulted in a period in dry dock for repair . On 3 September 1988 , whilst serving on the Armilla Patrol , she was involved in a collision with MV " Tor Bay " , a container ship in the convoy being escorted through the Straits of Hormuz . 2006 - 2011 . On 3 February 2006 , the ship was involved in the seizing of 3 . 5 tonnes of cocaine in the Caribbean . On 31 July 2008 , she was placed in a state of " Extended Readiness " and she was decommissioned on 12 February 2009 . The ship was auctioned on 28 March 2011 and was later towed from Portsmouth on 14 October 2011 to Leyal Ship Recycling ' s scrapyard in Turkey .
USS Marietta ( AN - 82 ) USS " Marietta " ( YN - 101 / AN - 82 ) was a " Cohoes " - class net laying ship commissioned at the end of World War II . Post - war she was deactivated , but then recommissioned during the Korean War era . After that service , she was struck from the Navy List and transferred to the Venezuelan Navy in 1962 . Built in Oregon . " Marietta " ( AN 82 ) was laid down by the Commercial Iron Works , Portland , Oregon , 17 February 1945 ; launched 27 April 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs . Theodore C . Lyster , Jr . ; and commissioned 22 June 1945 , Lt . Richard Haber , USNR , commanding . World War II related service . Following shakedown , " Marietta " was briefly ordered to San Francisco , California , where she spent two weeks removing the protective nets in that harbor , 14 August to 3 September 1945 . She then sailed for Norfolk , Virginia , via the Panama Canal . Reporting to ComServLant 30 October , she immediately began installing moorings for the growing Inactive Fleet . On 1 February 1946 the netlayer headed for Miami , Florida , and for the next eleven weeks operated with the Hydrographic Office in a series of triangulation surveys of the east coast of Florida and the Bahamas . " Marietta " next steamed for New Orleans , Louisiana , arriving 25 April , and continuing on to Orange , Texas , 11 May . At Orange she entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet and decommissioned 19 March 1947 . Korean War era service . Five years later , 14 February 1952 , " Marietta " recommissioned . Assigned to harbor defense in the 3d Naval District , she was based at Naval Air Station ( NAS ) Brooklyn , New York , for almost eight years . During that time she tended nets , mooring s , and buoys in New York , New Jersey , Connecticut , and Rhode Island , with periodic deployment to other ports on the U . S . East Coast , including Key West , Florida ; Charleston , South Carolina ; Norfolk , Virginia ; Boston , Massachusetts ; and , Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . Inactivation . On 21 October 1959 , following operations with the Naval Amphibious Base , Little Creek , Virginia , " Marietta " entered the New York Naval Shipyard for inactivation . She decommissioned 21 December at Bayonne , New Jersey , and reentered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet . Transferred to Venezuela . Two years later preparations were started for " Marietta ’ s " eventual transfer under the terms of the Military Assistance Program . In February 1962 she was put in the custody of the Venezuelan Government , for whom she has operated , with the name " Puerto Santo " ( H 03 ) . Ultimate fate : unknown .
Battle of Petsamo ( 1939 ) The Battle of Petsamo was fought between Finnish and Soviet troops in the area of Petsamo in the far north of Finland in 1939 and 1940 . The Finnish troops were greatly outnumbered but managed to contain the Soviet troops due to the extreme terrain and weather . Order of battle . Finland . The Finnish troops consisted of the 10th Separate Company ( " 10 . Er . K " ) in Parkkina and the 5th Separate Battery ( " 5 . Er . Ptri " , four 76 mm field cannons , from year 1887 ) in Liinahamari . The separate companies and batteries didn ' t belong to any specific division of the Finnish Army and could be placed in " ad hoc " formations . The troops were part of the Lapland Group ( " Lapin Ryhmä " ) of the Finnish Army which had its headquarters at Rovaniemi . The troops were later reinforced with the 11th Separate Company and a 3rd Company which wasn ' t part of the original mobilization plans . Also the small Reconnaissance Group 11 ( Tiedusteluosasto 11 ) was added to the troops . All the troops were called Detachment Pennanen ( " Osasto Pennanen " , totalling uder 900 men ) after their commander captain Antti Pennanen . Soviet Union . The Soviet Union had the 14th Army in the Kola Peninsula . The army consisted of three divisions , the 104th , 52nd and the 14th , operational power totalling ca . 52 500 men . Only the 104th and 52nd Divisions took part in the field operations in Petsamo , 14th occupying Liinahamari harbour . The Soviets had an overwhelming superiority in troops in the area , but most soviet troops were preparing to fight against a possible British - French landing near Murmansk and were not involved in the fight against Finland . The battle . Elements of the 104th Division crossed the border on November 30 , 1939 and occupied the Finnish part of the Rybachi Peninsula . The 242nd Infantry Regiment of the 104th Division reached Parkkina on December 1 . The Finnish troops withdrew to Luostari . The 52nd Division was moved to Petsamo by boat . The 52nd took over the attack from the 104th and pushed back Detachment Pennanen all the way to Höyhenjärvi until the attack was halted on December 18 . During the following two months the Soviet forces stood still . During this time the Finnish troops made several reconnaissance and guerilla raids behind enemy lines . After the two - month pause the Soviet advance continued and this time attacks on February 25 forced the Finnish troops to Nautsi near Lake Inari . Here the troops stayed until the end of the war . The Peace . In the Moscow Peace Treaty Finland was forced to cede parts of her territory to the Soviet Union . Among these areas was Finnish part of the Rybachi peninsula ( " Kalastajasaarento " ) in the extreme north of Petsamo . The Soviet Union would take the whole Petsamo area after the Continuation War .
USS Keosanqua ( ATA - 198 ) USS " Keosanqua " ( ATA - 198 ) was a " Maricopa " - class auxiliary fleet tug of the United States Navy . The ship was authorized as Rescue Ocean Tug " ATR - 125 " , and redesignated Auxiliary Fleet Tug USS " ATA - 198 " on 15 May 1944 . The ship was laid down at Levingston Shipbuilding Co . , Orange , Texas , launched on 17 January 1945 , and commissioned on 19 March 1945 , Lieutenant J . L . Bean in command . She was named " Keosanqua " ( ATA - 198 ) on 16 July 1948 . Pacific Theatre operations . Departing Galveston , Texas , 18 April , ATA - 198 steamed via the Panama Canal and San Francisco , California , for duty in the $ 3 . She reached Pearl Harbor 1 June , then continued 7 June via Eniwetok and Ulithi towing the cargo ship to the Philippines . Arriving Leyte Gulf on 18 July , she departed the 21st and reached Pearl Harbor via Kwajalein on 7 August . From 9 August to 31 October she made two towing runs to San Francisco , and then resumed harbor and barge towing duty out of Pearl Harbor . For more than three years she made periodic towing runs to Wake Island ; to various islands in the Hawaiian chain , including Maui and Midway Island ; and to the U . S . West Coast . Korean War operations . Renamed " Keosanqua " 16 July 1948 , she departed Pearl Harbor on 7 December for Long Beach , California , where she arrived 22 December . Proceeding to San Diego , California , 3 January 1949 , she commenced target towing duty with the Fleet ASW Training Center and provided harbor and coastal towing services between San Diego and Long Beach . On 19 June 1951 , while the United States fought to protect South Korea from Communist aggression , she departed San Diego for a 10 - month deployment in the western Pacific Ocean . Operating primarily out of Sasebo , Japan , " Keosanqua " provided tug service along the coast of Korea from Makpo to Inchon . Departing Sasebo on 25 March , she steamed via Pearl Harbor to San Diego , arriving 19 April . On two subsequent deployments ( 26 January - 30 September 1953 and 7 February - 2 October 1955 ) " Keosanqua " served with the United States Seventh Fleet in the Far East , providing harbor tug and target towing services out of Sasebo and Yokosuka , Japan . Decommissioning . After returning from the western Pacific in 1955 , she continued operations out of San Diego , California , until 25 May 1956 when she decommissioned and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 May 1961 . She was transferred to the Republic of Korea and commissioned as ROKS " Yong Mun " ( ATA - 2 ) on 1 February 1962 . Awards . " Keosanqua " received two battle star s for Korean War service . The first for her actions in the United Nations Summer - Fall Offensive in November 1951 , and the second for the Second Korean Winter campaign in January – March 1952 .
Charles Bampfield Yule Captain Charles Bampfield Yule , R . N . ( 1806 – 1 November 1878 at Anderton , Cornwall ) was an explorer and author of the Admiralty " Australia Directory . " The third son of Commander John Yule RN who served with Nelson at Trafalgar and a mother who was the daughter of Bampfield Carslake , Charles Bampfield Yule was the brother of the Reverend John Carslake Duncan Yule . On 11 January 1843 , while a Lieutenant serving on HMS " Bramble " Yule discovered and named Heron Island off Queensland , Australia . During his command , the Bramble was attached to HMS Rattlesnake during Survey Duties on the East Indies Station , mainly around the coast of Eastern Australia and New Guinea .
With the Old Breed With the Old Breed : At Peleliu and Okinawa is a World War II memoir by Eugene Sledge , a United States Marine . Since its first publication in 1981 , " With the Old Breed " has been recognized as one of the best first - hand accounts of combat in the Pacific during World War II . The memoir is based on notes Sledge kept tucked away in a pocket - sized Bible he carried with him during battles . Origins . By his own account , Sledge began writing the memoir in 1944 , " immediately after Peleliu while we were in rest camp on Pavuvu Island " , and continued working on it " as soon as I returned to civilian life " in 1946 . Nicknamed " Sledgehammer " by his comrades , Sledge experienced combat during the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa as a 60 mm mortarman while part of K Company , 3rd Battalion , 5th Marines , 1st Marine Division ( " K / 3 / 5 " ) . The book ' s working title was " A Marine Mortarman in World War II " , which Sledge later changed to " Into The Abyss " . The book was first published under its final title by the Presidio Press in 1981 . Synopsis . In contrast to the European theater , Sledge ' s memoir gives a perspective on the Pacific campaign . His memoir is a front - line account of infantry combat in the Pacific War . It brings the reader into the island hopping , the jungle heat and rain , the " banzai attack " or full frontal assault used by his enemies . Sledge wrote starkly of the brutality displayed by American and Japanese soldiers during the battles , and of the hatred that both sides harbored for each other . In Sledge ' s words , " This was a brutish , primitive hatred , as characteristic of the horror of war in the Pacific as the palm trees and the islands . " Sledge describes one instance in which he and a comrade came across the mutilated bodies of three Marines , including one Marine whose genitals had been cut off and stuffed into the corpse ' s mouth . He also describes the behavior of some Marines towards dead Japanese , including the removal of gold teeth from Japanese corpses ( and , in one case , a severely wounded but still living Japanese soldier ) , as well as other disturbing trophy - taking . Sledge describes in detail the sheer physical struggle of living in a combat zone and the debilitating effects of constant fear , fatigue , and filth . " Fear and filth went hand - in - hand , " he wrote . " It has always puzzled me that this important factor in our daily lives has received so little attention from historians and is often omitted from otherwise excellent personal memoirs by infantrymen . " Marines had trouble staying dry , finding time to eat their rations , practicing basic field sanitation ( it was impossible to dig latrines or cathole s in the coral rock on Peleliu ) , and simply moving around on the pulverized coral of Peleliu and in the mud of Okinawa . Printings . Translation into Czech . Se starou gardou : na Peleliu a Okinawě , Universum [ translation Michal Ulvr ]
Operation Branford Operation Branford was a British Commando raid during the Second World War . The target of the raid was the island of Burhou in the Channel islands . The raiding force was supplied by No . 62 Commando also known as the Small Scale Raiding Force was commanded by Captain Ogden - Smith and consisted of 11 men . The raid took place a few days after the successful Operation Dryad over the night of 7 / 8 September 1942 . Their objective was to establish whether the island was suitable as an artillery battery position to support an attack on Alderney .
Fort Fremont Fort Fremont ( sometimes misspelled ' Freemont ' ) was a military installation on Saint Helena Island , South Carolina . Construction . Construction of coastal batteries was authorized by Congress under the $ 50 million Harbor Fortification Defense Act of 1898 . Fort Fremont was built by the Corps of Engineers on condemned private property with construction starting in 1899 . Former owners of portions of the condemned land were Ellen A . Crofut , F . A . Dran , Jacob Meyers , Jack Freeman , July Fripp , Andrew Jenkins and Ellen Williams . The Corps of Engineers hired labor from the Beaufort area to build the military complex . In 1900 , Fort Fremont was turned over to the Coast Artillery . The National Register of Historic Places documentation states that " Fort Fremont is one of only two extant Spanish - American War fortifications which retain their character from that period . " Nomenclature . The complex at Fort Femont consisted of almost 170 acres of land with numerous outbuildings , including an Administration building , guard house , barracks , hospital , stable , mess hall , bakery , commissary , post exchange , lavatory , and water tower . Of these , only the 10 inch battery , the rapid - fire battery and the brick hospital built in 1906 survive . All the other structures were made of wood and were demolished at various points before 1989 when documentation was submitted to the National Register of Historic Places . The garrison ' s single artillery company manned three 10 - inch disappearing guns and two 4 . 7 - inch rapid fire guns . Much of the bastions and the concrete emplacements for the guns remain today . ( The March 2 , 1899 issue of The Palmetto Post told that " a large force of laborers " was at work on the fortifications , that the 4 . 7 - inch guns had already been mounted , and the emplacements had been completed for the larger weapons ) . Deactivation . As early as 1906 , however , the War Department gave serious consideration to the closing of Fort Fremont , due to budgetary constraints . Regarding reports that Fort Fremont would be sold or abandoned , the April 16 , 1912 issue of the Beaufort Gazette quoted the Assistant Secretary of War : " . . . I have the honor to inform you that no such action is contemplated at present . A small detachment of soldiers had been serving as caretakers at the fort after troops stationed there had been reassigned to Galveston the previous year . A December 7 , 1921 Charleston News and Courier article reported that the U . S . Treasury Department requested Fort Fremont from the U . S . War Department for use as a quarantine station . The property had by then been placed on the Secretary of War ' s list of properties no longer needed for military purposes and available for sale . Fort Fremont was subsequently deactivated as a military installation in 1921 .
No . 7 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF No . 7 Airfield Construction Squadron ( 7ACS ) was a Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) construction squadron . The unit was first formed in October 1943 as No . 7 Mobile Works Squadron and served in the New Guinea Campaign and Bougainville Campaign during World War II . 7ACS was disbanded in June 1947 .
C90 - CR ( M3 ) The Instalaza C90 is a 90 mm disposable , shoulder - fired and one - man operated grenade launcher ( RPG ) which can be fitted with a VN38 - C night vision device for full night combat capability . It is being used as an infantry - type weapon . Variants . The following are variants produced by Instalaza :