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Theodor Weissenberger Major Theodor Weissenberger ( born 21 December 1914 in Mühlheim am Main , Grand Duchy of Hesse , killed in a car racing accident 10 June 1950 on the Nürburgring ) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until the end of World War II in 1945 . He flew more than 500 combat missions claiming 208 enemy aircraft shot down . 33 claims were made on the Western Front , including some 7 heavy bombers . World War II . Prewar Weissenberger was a keen glider pilot and was an instructor in the early war years . He finally managed an operational posting in mid 1941 , to I ( Z ) . / JG 77 in Norway . He claimed his first kill in October 1941 , and went on to score a further twenty - one kills in the Bf 110 , in addition to fifteen locomotives , two flak installations , and numerous ground targets destroyed . In September 1942 he was posted to II . / JG 5 , based in Northern Finland . Flying with 6 " Staffel " , and then as commander of 7 " Staffel " , he had claimed 104 kills by July 1943 , and been awarded the " Ritterkreuz " . Becoming " Gruppenkommandeur " of II . / JG 5 in April 1944 , he had claimed some 175 kills by May 1944 in over 350 missions on the Arctic Front . Taking over I . / JG 5 on 4 June , the unit transferred to the Western Front in mid 1944 and through June and July 1944 , Weissenberger flew twenty - six sorties and was credited with twenty - five victories over the Invasion Front around Normandy ( his claims were half the total score by the whole unit , I . / JG 5 , during this period ) . He claimed five P - 47 ' s on 7 June , two more P - 47 ' s on 9 June , and another three P - 47 ' s on 12 June . He scored again on 19 July with three Typhoons and a P - 51 . On 25 July he claimed two more Spitfires shot down . Weissenberger converted to the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in the second half of 1944 . In November 1944 he was posted to command I . / JG 7 . On New Year ' s Day 1945 Theo Weissenberger married his teenage love Cilly Vogel . Best man at his wedding was Walter Schuck . Promoted to Major on 1 January 1945 , Weissenberger was put in command of JG 7 as " Geschwaderkommodore " . He is credited with eight confirmed victories ( seven B - 17s and a P - 51 ) while flying the Messerschmitt 262 . Despite his excellent talents as a fighter pilot , Weissenberger ' s casual often ' non - military ' attitude and demeanour meant he often got into trouble with his superiors regarding discipline . Weissenberger became a motor racing driver after the war and was killed at the infamous Nürburgring circuit on 10 June 1950 , when his BMW - powered single seater crashed on the first lap of the " XV Eifelrennen " motor race . Awards . He was recommended by Oberstleutnant Johannes Steinhoff for the Knight ' s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords after his 200th aerial victory . This request was declined on 20 February 1945 .
Hipparchicus Hipparchicus is the name usually given to , " hipparchikós " , one of the two treatises on horsemanship by the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon ( c . 430 – 354 BC ) . Other common titles for this work include " The cavalry commander " and " The cavalry general " . The other work by Xenophon on horsemanship is " " , " perì hippikēs " , usually translated as " On horsemanship " , " De equis alendis " or " The Art of Horsemanship " . The title " De re equestri " may refer to either one of the two works . " Hipparchicus " deals mainly with the duties of the cavalry commander ( " hipparchus " ) , while " On horsemanship " deals with the selection , care and training of horses in general . History . Written in about 350 BC , the treatises of Xenophon were considered the earliest extant works on horsemanship in any literature until the publication by Bedřich Hrozný in 1931 of a Hittite text , that by Kikkuli of the Mitanni Kingdom , which dates from about 1360 BC . A treatise on horsemanship by Pliny the Elder is believed lost , as was that by Simon of Athens , which is twice mentioned by Xenophon in " On horsemanship " . Some fragments of Simon ' s treatise survive , however ; they were published by Ruehl in 1912 . Early editions . The first printed edition of " Hipparchicus " is that in the complete edition of Xenophon of 1516 from the Giunti press : The earliest printing in Greek in England may be : Translations . Translations include :
Dunbeath Castle Dunbeath Castle is located on the east coast of Caithness , south of Dunbeath , in northern Scotland . Although a castle has stood here since the 15th century , the present building is of mainly 17th - century origin , with 19th - century extensions . History . A castle is first recorded on the rocky peninsula at Dunbeath in 1428 , when the lands belonged to the Earl of Caithness . The first recorded laird was Alexander Sutherland . It later became the property of the Clan Sinclair through the marriage of the daughter of Alexander Sutherland to William Sinclair ( 1410 – 1484 ) , the first Sinclair Earl of Caithness . The Sinclairs replaced the earlier structure with a four - storey tower house in 1620 . In March 1650 , Dunbeath was attacked by the Royalist forces of James Graham , 1st Marquess of Montrose , during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms . Sir John Sinclair rode to Edinburgh to warn of Montrose ' s arrival , leaving his wife to defend Dunbeath against Sir John Hurry . She soon surrendered , and a Royalist garrison was installed . Montrose was defeated in April at the Battle of Carbisdale , and the opposition forces , under David Leslie , recaptured the castle . The castle was extensively remodelled in the 17th century by Sir William Sinclair , and again in 1853 and 1881 , when David Bryce was the architect . From 1894 to 1945 , the castle was owned by Vice - Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander - Sinclair . In that year , after 325 years of occupation by the Sinclair Family , the castle was sold to Bertram Currie . In 1967 it was sold again to Harry Blythe and Helen ( Sinclaire ) Blythe . The castle remained in their possession until 1976 when it was sold to Ray Stanton Avery . In 1997 the castle was sold to the current owner , Stuart Wyndham Murray - Threipland . The castle remains a private residence today and is not open to the public . The castle . The oldest part of the castle lies at the south - west corner , and dates largely from the 17th century . More modern additions have been made to the north and east , in a Scots Baronial style to match the earlier building . The interiors are much altered . The defensive site was enhanced by a dry ditch on the landward side , which cuts across the narrow promontory on which the castle stands .
HMAS Elwing HMAS " Elwing " ( W129 , FY42 ) was a tug boat operated by the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) during World War II . Operational History . Built in Rockhampton , Queensland for the Rockhampton Harbour Board , she was requisitioned by the RAN on 16 June 1942 .
Alan Patterson ( athlete ) Alan Patterson ( 12 March 1886 – 14 March 1916 ) was a British athlete . He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm . In the 400 metres event in 1908 , Patterson took second place in his preliminary heat with a time of 50 . 6 seconds to winner John Atlee ' s 50 . 4 seconds . Due to his loss , Patterson did not advance to the semifinals . Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metres competition as well as of the 800 metres event . Patterson was killed in action during the First World War , serving as a captain with the Royal Artillery near Mazingarbe . He is buried at the Fosse 7 Military Cemetery nearby .
Frank Bowman Frank Lee " Skip " Bowman ( born 19 December 1944 ) a retired four - star Admiral , is the former Chief of Naval Personnel and former Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion . In 2006 , Bowman was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Education . Bowman graduated from Duke University in 1966 . He received a Master ' s Degree in nuclear engineering and naval architecture / marine engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977 . He was also awarded an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Duke University in 2003 . Naval career . Early career . Before his tours in command , Bowman served aboard , , , and . Commands . Bowman served as commanding officer for both the USS " City of Corpus Christi " and the USS " Holland " . Promotion to flag . Bowman received his first star in 1991 . His service as a flag officer included tours as Deputy Director of Operations on the Joint Staff ( J - 3 ) until June 1992 , Director for Political - Military Affairs ( J - 5 ) until July 1994 , and Chief of Naval Personnel from July 1994 to September 1996 . Promotion to Director , Naval Nuclear Propulsion . The third successor to Admiral Hyman G . Rickover , Bowman assumed duties as Director , Naval Nuclear Propulsion , on September 27 , 1996 . He received his fourth star on October 1 , 1996 . As Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion , he was also Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors in the National Nuclear Security Administration , Department of Energy . Civilian career . Bowman retired from the United States Navy in December 2004 . He was appointed president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute ( NEI ) in February 2005 . Bowman resigned as president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Instititue announced 14 November 2008 in NEI Smart Brief . Since November 8 , 2010 , he has been a non - executive director of BP . Awards . Under his command , his crews have earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation ( three awards ) , the Navy Battle Efficiency " E " Ribbon ( five awards ) , the Navy Expeditionary Medal ( two awards ) , the Humanitarian Service Medal ( two awards ) , the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon ( three awards ) , and the Navy Arctic Service Ribbon . His personal awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal , the Navy Distinguished Service Medal , the Legion of Merit ( with three gold stars ) , and the Officier de l ' Ordre National du Mérite from the government of France . In 2005 , The C . J . Mack Family Foundation provided an endowment arranged by John J . Mack to the United States Naval Academy Foundation to support the Admiral Frank Bowman Scholar Program . In 2006 , Bowman was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ( KBE ) .
143rd Infantry Brigade ( United Kingdom ) The 143rd Infantry Brigade is an infantry brigade of the British Army . Under Army 2020 , this Brigade will disband . History . The 143rd Infantry Brigade was originally formed in World War I as a part of the Territorial Army ' s 48th ( South Midland ) Division , and served with that Division in both world wars . A key precursor was the formation of the Warwickshire Brigade in 1906 . The Brigade was re - raised in 1984 , moving to Shrewsbury in 1986 . It finally settled into its current formation in 1991 , taking on responsibility for the Army in Shropshire , Staffordshire , Hereford and Worcester , Warwickshire and the West Midlands . With the disbandment of 5th Division , 143 ( West Midlands ) Brigade came under the control of the new Support Command based in Aldershot , in April 2012 . TA units include :
Schiessbecher The Schiessbecher ( German spelling : Schießbecher - literally " shooting cup " ) grenade launcher or " Gewehrgranatengerät " ( literally " rifle grenade device " ) was used by German forces in World War II . It was introduced as of 1942 and based on rifle grenade launcher models designed during World War I . The " Schiessbecher " was intended to replace all previous rifle grenade launcher models . The " Schiessbecher " rifle grenade launcher could be used against infantry , fortifications and light armored vehicles up to a range of . For these differing tasks several specialized grenades with accompanying special propelling cartridges were developed for the " Schiessbecher " rifle grenade launchers . The rifle grenade propelling cartridges fired a wooden projectile through the barrel to the rifle grenade that upon impact automatically primed the rifle grenade . The " Schiessbecher " had a short rifled barrel with a caliber of and a length of . It weighed and could be attached to weapons chambered for 7 . 92x57mm or 7 . 92×33mm Kurz ammunition like the Karabiner 98k , Karabiner 98a , G98 / 40 , StG 44 and FG 42 . A rather complicated aiming device was mounted to the left of the original sights and allowed for aiming ranges from 0 of up to in increments . The " Schiessbecher " was produced until May 1944 . The total production was 1 , 450 , 114 .
Yahia Badreddin al - Houthi Sheikh Sayyid Yahia Badreddin al - Houthi ( c . 1965 – present ) is the political leader of the Zaydi Shi ' a Islamist rebel group Shabab al - Munimin which are fighting against the Government of Yemen , and are more commonly known as the Houthis . He is a brother of current Houthi leader Abdul - Malik al - Houthi , late Houthi leader Hussein Badreddin al - Houthi and Abdul - Karim al - Houthi . Al - Houthi cosigned a letter to the Yemeni government with Abdullah al - Ruzami , the rebels ' military leader , in May 2005 offering an end to the uprising if the government would send emissaries or ended the military campaign against the rebels . " But if injustice continues with killing , destroying , and imprisonment . . . then the trouble will not be solved , but will become more complicated and the gap will become even wider . " He was a Yemeni MP but was forced to go into hiding after the Yemeni government lifted his parliamentary immunity to try him for his involvement in the Houthi rebellion , he was then tried in absentia and on 5 February 2010 he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment . He however did not go to jail as the Yemeni government had not captured him .
Jan Breytenbach Jan Dirk Breytenbach DVR SD SM MMM was appointed by the Founder of the South African Special Forces Brigade – General Frits Loots – as the first commander of 1 Reconnaissance Commando – the first unit founded within the South African Special Forces . He was also appointed as the first commander of the 32 Battalion , known colloquially as Buffalo Battalion , as well as 44 Parachute Brigade Military career . He attended the Army Gymnasium in 1950 and was awarded the Sword of Peace in 1953 and joined the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm after serving in the Armoured Corps and saw service in the Suez Crisis in 1956 . He rejoined the South African Defense Force in 1961 and soon after completed one of 1 Parachute Battalions courses . He founded 1 Reconnaissance Commando in 1971 . He attended Staff College in 1977 and was promoted to Colonel , becoming Senior Staff Officer for Operations at Northern Transvaal Command He commanded 44 Parachute Brigade from 24 September 1980 to 31 December 1982 . He founded the SADF Guerilla school which he commanded until his retirement . Breytenbach retired from the military in 1987 , and has written a number of books since then . He is the brother of South African poet and writer Breyten Breytenbach and of war correspondent / photographer Cloete Breytenbach . During the 1980s , Breyten and Jan Breytenbach held strongly opposing political viewpoints , so with his brother opting for a more moderate approach , this influential family effectively covered the political spectrum .
Coorg War The Coorg War was fought between the British East India Company and the State of Coorg in 1834 . Defiance of the Raja of Coorg , a small state in South India , led to a short but bloody campaign in 1834 . In February 1834 , a force of 7000 was assembled under the command of Brigadier General Lindsay to commence operations against the erratic Raja , who had begun hostilities against the British . Due to the poor state of roads , the force was divided into four columns , which were to enter Coorg from different directions and converge on the capital of Mercara . On 11 March , the Northern Division under the command of Colonel Gilbert Waugh entered the territory of Coorg and on 3 April , the leading troops made contact with the enemy . At noon , the advanced guard arrived in front of the fortified position of Soamwar Pettah ( now called Somwarpet ) . The force launched an attack on the position but was forced to retreat after a severe mauling . Similar fate was suffered by another column , but the other two divisions entered Mercara on 6 April , bringing an end to the hostilities . The British losses during the campaign were 93 killed and 200 wounded .
Snowy Evans Willy John " Snowstain " Evans ( – 1925 ) was a Lewis machine gun ner in the Royal Australian Artillery ( RAA ) during World War I . Unsolved History , produced by Discovery Channel credited him with firing the shot that killed Manfred von Richthofen ( " The Red Baron " ) , near Vaux - sur - Somme , France on 21 April 1918 . However , most sources attribute the feat to Sergeant Cedric Popkin of the 24th Machine Gun Company . Other sources have suggested that Gunner Robert Buie , also of the 53rd Battery , fired the fatal shot , but there is now little support for this theory . Snowy Evans was working in Hughenden , Queensland as a shearer , when he joined the Australian Imperial Force on 5 November 1914 . His father , who had an address on the North Shore of Sydney , was recorded as his next of kin . On 8 December 1914 , as Trooper Evans ( Service Number 598 ) , he was assigned to " C " Squadron of the 5th Light Horse Regiment ( 5th LHR ) . Evans left Australia with his unit on HMAT " Persic " , which sailed from Sydney on 21 December 1914 . The 5th LHR fought , without its horses , at the Gallipoli campaign during 1915 . Evans was transferred to the Royal Australian Artillery on 27 March 1916 , and went to the Western Front . In 1918 , he held the rank of Gunner , and was a member of the 53rd Battery , 14th Field Artillery Brigade . He and Buie were both recommended for the Meritorious Service Medal 2 days after Richthofen ' s death . Evans returned to Australia on 3 December 1918 . According to the documentary he was a drifter and died childless in 1925 .
No . 108 Squadron RAF Motto " Viribus contractis " ( " With gathered strength " ) . No . 108 Squadron RAF was originally a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps during World War I which continued to serve with the Royal Air Force in World War II . World War I . The unit was formed at Stonehenge and it adopted an oak leaf as a badge being symbolic of strength and age . In November 1917 , the unit received the first production Airco DH . 9 bombers . In July 1918 , the squadron went to Capelle , Dunkirk , equipped with DH9s for day - bombing operations against targets in North - West Belgium . In October 1918 , it moved to Bisseghem , Belgium , and remained based there until the Armistice . During its service overseas the squadron made 59 successful bombing raids , 40 reconnaissance flights , 2 photographic flights , dropped approximately 70 tons of bombs , and shot down 9 enemy aircraft ( a further 20 were reported shot down but were not confirmed ) . Between the wars . Disbanded in July 1919 , the squadron did not reappear in the order of battle until January 1937 , when it was re - formed as No 108 ( Bomber ) Squadron at Upper Heyford . World War II . On the day before the outbreak of World War II it became a No . 6 Group training squadron and in April 1940 , was absorbed into No 13 OTU . On 1 August 1941 , No . 108 reformed at Kabrit as a night bomber Squadron . Its Wellingtons began bombing raids on 22 September , targets being ports on the Libyan coast and in Greece . In November it began to receive Liberators and these supplemented the Wellingtons until June 1942 . On 18 December 1942 the Squadron was reduced to a cadre which was disbanded on 25 December 1942 . On 15 March 1943 No . 108 reformed at Shandur as a night fighter Squadron . Its Beaufighters flew night patrols over Egypt , Libya and Malta and were supplemented by Mosquitoes in February 1944 . The latter were used for intruder missions until withdrawn in July while the Beaufighters moved back to Libya for intruder operations over Greece and the Aegean . In October 1944 the Squadron moved to Greece and became involved in the attempted Communist take - over of the country in December . After taking part in attacks on rebel positions until the uprising was quelled , the Squadron gave up its aircraft and sailed for Italy in March 1945 , disbanding on 28 March 1945 .
Thomas Percy , 1st Baron Egremont Thomas Percy , 1st Baron Egremont ( 29 November 1422 , Leconfield , Yorkshire - 10 July 1460 Battle of Northampton ) Thomas Percy was the son of Henry Percy , 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor Neville . He was made Lord Egremont in 1449 . Egremont was involved in the Percy - Neville feud and fought in the Battle of Heworth Moor . In the Wars of the Roses Egremont fought on the Lancastrian side . Egremont fought in the First Battle of St Albans , where his father was killed , and he himself was killed at the battle of Northampton .
Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon ( 1887 ) Cristóbal Colón was a " Velasco " - class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy . Technical Characteristics . " Cristóbal Colón " was built at La Carraca shipyard , Cadiz , Spain . Her keel was laid in 1883 . She had one rather tall funnel . She had an iron hull and was rigged as a barque . She made 15 knots on trials , probably the highest speed attained by a cruiser of this class . Operational history . " Cristóbal Colón " was sent to the Caribbean and foundered off Cuba in October 1895 .
Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr ( died 1413 ) was one of the daughters ( probably the eldest ) of Margaret Hanmer and Owain Glyndŵr . Lineage . Glyndŵr , a prince of the old Welsh royal house of Powys Fadog of the Mathrafal line , led a major revolt in Wales between 1400 and c . 1416 , taking the title of " Prince of Wales " . Little is known about any of the children of Owain Glyndŵr but the Welsh bard Lewis Glyn Cothi , although writing some years later , described Gwenllian , a ( probably illegitimate ) sister of Catrin , as ' Gwenllian of the golden locks ' and ' Gwenllian of the house of drifted snow ' . Marriage and Death . Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr married Edmund Mortimer , an unransomed hostage who had made an alliance with her father in 1402 . Her husband would die during the siege of Harlech Castle in 1409 . Catrin was subsequently captured alongside her three daughters . They , as well as her mother and one of her sisters , were taken to the Tower of London . The deaths of Catrin and her daughters are recorded , and their burial at St Swithin ' s Church in London . Legacy . A memorial to Catrin stands in Cannon Street Garden , where the church formerly stood ; the statue was designed by Nic Stradlyn - John and sculpted by Richard Renshaw , and was unveiled in 2001 by Siân Phillips . Her mother ' s fate is not known ; it is known only that Margaret Hanmer outlived Catrin . In 2003 an exhibition was held at the National Library of Wales to celebrate Catrin ' s legacy , and a short poem was composed in her memory by Menna Elfyn . A play , " Catrin Glyndwr " by Heledd Bianchi , was premièred in 2004 .
ZALA 421 - 06 The ZALA 421 - 06 is an unmanned aerial vehicle helicopter designed and produced by Izhevsk - based ZALA Aero . This helicopter was developed in 2007 - 2008 . In June , 2008 ZALA 421 - 08 was transfer to Russian Ministry of the Interior . This UAV can fly by program ( in fully autonomous mode ) and in manual mode . Specifications . Physical : Payload :