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Guards ' Grave Guards ' Grave is a military cemetery near Villers - Cotterêts in northern France , maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . In 1914 , the British Expeditionary Force fought a rearguard action here during the Retreat from Mons . On 1 September , the British 4th ( Guards ) Brigade who were covering the withdrawal of 2nd Division , came into contact with the leading units of the German III Corps on the edge of woodland near Villers - Cotterêts . The brigade lost more than 300 men in the encounter , but were able to break away and continue the withdrawal . The cemetery was created by the Irish Guards when the territory was regained two months later . It is the resting place of 78 identified casualties , plus another 20 whose identity is unknown
BLU - 116 The BLU - 116 is a United States Air Force bomb , designed as an enhanced " Bunker buster " penetration weapon , designed to penetrate deep into rock or concrete and destroy hard targets . The BLU - 116 is the same shape , size , and weight ( 1 , 927 lb / 874 kg ) as the BLU - 109 penetration bomb first deployed in the 1980s . The BLU - 116 has a lightweight outer shell around a dense , heavy metal penetrator core . The shape and size mean that the BLU - 116 could be used by unmodified existing aircraft and bomb guidance units such as the GPS guided GBU - 31 Joint Direct Attack Munition and GBU - 24 Paveway III laser - guided bomb . Specifications . From : Controversy . Some organizations have linked the BLU - 116 design to Depleted uranium , with evidence including references to a DU penetrator option in US Patent 6 , 389 , 977 " Shrouded Aerial Bomb " which describes the weapon which became the BLU - 116 . Two of the claims make reference to the use of tungsten or depleted uranium to make the casing of the bomb however these claims do not constitute evidence that either material was used in the actual weapon and specifications indicate use of a nickel - cobalt steel alloy .
Bramley Camp Bramley Camp is a British Army training camp , located south of the village of Bramley , Hampshire . Opened during World War I as an ammunition depot , the camp now serves wholly as a training facility . Bramley Ordnance Depot . Bramley Ordnance Depot , later known as Bramley Central Ammunition Depot , opened on the large areas of scrub land in north Hampshire , during World War I for the manufacture and storage of ammunition . To enable both safe manufacture and storage of munitions , well spaced railway track s were built both sides of the Great Western Railway line connecting Basingstoke and Reading . The tracks were connected with each other at their northern and southern ends , and the tracks on either side of the running line were connected with each other by means of two tunnels under the GWR running lines . The tracks in the depot served various factories and stores , and the scale of the depot can be gauged that in a site measuring only from north to south , there were over of track : enough to cover the distance from Basingstoke to Reading and back . A spur northwards from the military yard reached the south side of Bramley station , which allowed through running services for depot workers . These started in 1922 , but suspended during World War II , and restarted after the war using stock from London Transport ' s Piccadilly line . The passenger services ceased in 1970 , railway services to the depot ceased completely on 1 March 1987 with a special for rail enthusiasts . The Central Ammunition Depot was served by the Garrison Church of St . Barbara ( known locally as St . Barbara ' s Chapel ) . The register of baptisms ( 1956 to 1975 ) is now held by the National Archives , Kew . The stained glass window from St . Barbara ' s Chapel was removed to Bramley Church when the chapel was de - consecrated . Following closure of the ammunitions depot , the facility was renamed Bramley Camp . Sub divided into three areas as training facility . Area A is the smallest , where parts of the ITV1 series " Midsomer Murders " has been filmed . In Area B , located near to the camp ' s main base , there is the shell of a Wessex helicopter , adjacent to this there is a respirator test chamber . In Area C the Channel 4 television series Scrapheap Challenge was filmed , but this has now been removed and the site is undergoing soil treatment .
Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen Albrecht Theodorich Freiherr Besserer von Thalfingen ( October 8 , 1787 – February 1 , 1839 ) was a Bavarian General , Hofmarschall of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria , and Acting War Minister under Ludwig I of Bavaria from November 1 , 1838 to January 28 , 1839 . Besserer , a member of the Besserer von Thalfingen line , was born in Langenau and died in Munich . On September 26 , 1819 he married Caroline Adelheid Walburga Josepha Wilhelmina Freiin von Verger . The couple had two children , Maximilian Joseph Aloys ( born 1820 ) and Therese Sophia ( born 1824 ) .
Loyal Publication Society The Loyal Publication Society was founded in 1863 , during a time when the Union Army had suffered many reverses in the Civil War . The purpose of the society was to bolster public support for the Union effort , by disseminating pro - Union news articles and editorials to newspapers around the country . There were two such societies : the Loyal Publication Society of New York and the Boston - based New England Loyal Publication Society , both founded in early 1863 . These two organizations were similar to the Union League s that cropped up throughout the North , in that they provided civilians an opportunity to support the war effort . The Union League of Philadelphia was also involved in the development of pro - Union publications . The founders and members represented the literary and financial elite of Boston and New York . In New York , they included such luminaries as Charles King , president of Columbia University , Sinclair Tousey , president of the American News Company , the publisher George Palmer Putnam , the German - born academic Francis Lieber , and the future vice - president of the United States Levi P . Morton . In Boston , the members included Charles Eliot Norton , the Harvard Professor and prominent cultural critic , John Murray Forbes , a railroad magnate , and James Bradley Thayer , who was to become one of the country ' s foremost legal scholars . In their first months , these groups would share the responsibility of reading newspapers to identify particularly useful articles and editorials . They would then contact the editors — before the type had been broken up — and request that additional copies of that particular item be printed . These items would then be distributed to Union soldiers or to newspapers . As the war progressed , the societies began to write and publish their own broadsides , which included contributions from well - known persons such as Robert Dale Owen .
VI Bomber Command The VI Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force . It was based throughout its service at Albrook Field , in the Panama Canal Zone . It was inactivated on 1 November 1946 . It engaged in antisubmarine operations from the Canal Zone . It was credited with two submarines sunk and shared two others .
Derawar Fort Derawar Fort is a large square fortress in Pakistan near Bahawalpur . The forty bastions of Derawar are visible for many miles in Cholistan Desert . The walls have a circumference of 1500 metres and stand up to thirty metres high . The first fort on the site was built by Hindu Rajput , Rai Jajja Bhati of Jaisalmer . It remained in the hands of the royal family of Jaisalmer until captured by the Nawabs of Bahawalpur in 1733 . In 1747 , the fort slipped from the hands of the Abbasis owing to Bahawal Khan ' s preoccupations at Shikarpur . Nawab Mubarak Khan took the stronghold back in 1804 . The nearby mosque was modelled after that in the Red Fort of Delhi . There is also a royal necropolis of the Abbasi family , which still owns the stronghold . The area is rich in archaeological artifacts associated with Ganweriwala , a vast but as - yet - unexcavated city of the Indus Valley Civilization .
A . D . Loganathan Major General A . D . Loganadan ( 12 April 1888 - 9 March 1949 ) was an officer of the Indian National Army , and a minister in the Azad Hind Government as a representative of the Indian National Army . He also served briefly as the Azad Hind Governor for the Andaman islands and Burma . Loganadan ( spelled ' Loganathan ' in most historical references ) attended the RBNAM School and subsequently the Central College in Bangalore before enrolling as a student of medicine in the Madras Medical College and later training in London . As a doctor of tropical diseases , Loganadan served with the British Indian Army during World War I , subsequently being stationed in a number of different places over the subcontinent . During World War II , Loganadan joined the Indian National Army following the fall of Singapore and joined the Azad Hind Government under Subhas Chandra Bose to free India from British rule . He was also appointed the Governor of the Andamans and Nicobar Islands during its brief occupation during World War II when it was transferred to Azad Hind authority from the Japanese Navy . Bad health and severe differences with the Japanese Forces of Occupation led ultimately to Loganadan relinquishing authority and returning to Burma . Later , towards the end of the successful Allied Burma Campaign , Loganadan was appointed the G . O . C of the Indian National Army ' s Burma Command as the Azad Hind Government withdrew from Rangoon . Without a regular police force or security forces , his troops , an INA Contingent 6 , 000 strong INA contingent formally surrendered to released British PoWs held in the city and manned the Burmese Capital , successfully maintaining law and order between 24 April and 4 May 1945 . Loganadan was later repatriated to India and held at the Red Fort as preparations for were made to try the men of the Indian National Army for treason . He returned to his family in Bangalore in 1946 after the completion of the trials and his acquittal . He declined a diplomatic assignment to New Zealand under the Nehru Government because of failing health .
George Mullin ( VC ) George Harry Mullin ( August 15 , 1892 – April 5 , 1963 ) , was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . He was born at Portland , Oregon , so Mullin is also considered American although his parents brought him to Moosomin , Saskatchewan at the age of two . He enlisted in the army in December 1914 . Action . He was 25 years old , and a sergeant in Princess Patricia ' s Canadian Light Infantry , Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 30 October 1917 at Passchendaele , Belgium , Sergeant Mullin single - handed captured a pill - box which had withstood heavy bombardment and was causing heavy casualties and holding up the attack . He rushed the snipers ' post in front , destroyed the garrison with bombs , shot two gunners and then compelled the remaining 10 men to surrender . All the time rapid fire was directed on him and his clothes were riddled with bullets , but he never faltered in his purpose and he not only helped to save the situation but indirectly saved many lives . Further Information . Mullin earlier received the Military Medal at Vimy Ridge , and finished the war as a lieutenant . In 1934 he was appointed as Sergeant at Arms of the Saskatchewan legislature . Mullin served as a captain in the Veterans Guard during World War II . Mullin is buried at Moosomin South Side Cemetery , Moosomin , Saskatchewan , Canada in the Legion Plot . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of the Regiments in Calgary , Alberta , Canada .
109th Indian Infantry Brigade The 109th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II . The brigade was formed in March 1942 in India , and assigned to the 26th Indian Infantry Division . The brigade was transferred to the 14th Indian Infantry Division and designated as a Jungle Training Brigade in August 1943 .
Battle of Mansilla In the Battle of Mansilla or Battle of Mansilla de las Mulas on 30 December 1808 an Imperial French corps led by Nicolas Soult caught up with a Spanish corps commanded by Pedro Caro , 3rd Marquis of la Romana . Soult ' s cavalry under Jean Baptiste Marie Franceschi - Delonne overran la Romana ' s rear guard led by General Martinengo . Mansilla de las Mulas is a town located southeast of León , Spain . The combat occurred during the Peninsular War , part of the Napoleonic Wars . La Romana ' s Spanish corps cooperated with Sir John Moore ' s British army in its advance into northern Spain and in its subsequent retreat to the northwest . At Mansilla de las Mulas on the Esla River , the Spanish commander posted Martinengo ' s division to hold off Soult ' s pursuing French corps . The rear guard commander unwisely drew up his soldiers with the bridge at their backs . Franceschi ' s cavalry charged and cut the Spanish formation to pieces . Half of the rear guard were trapped against the river and forced to surrender , others were cut down by Imperial French sabers . La Romana abandoned León the following day . The next major action in the area was the Battle of Corunna on 16 January 1809 . Battle . Franceschi ' s 2 , 200 horsemen included the French 8th Dragoon Regiment , the 22nd and 1st Provisional Chasseurs a Cheval Regiments , and the Hanoverian Chasseurs . The 3 , 000 men and two cannons of Martinengo ' s 2nd Division of the Army of Galicia belonged to a mix of regular and militia battalions . The regular contingent was made up of two battalions each of the " Naples " and " Navarra " Infantry Regiments , two squadrons of the " Reina " Cavalry Regiment , and one squadron of the " Montesa " Cavalry Regiment . The " Pontevedra " and " Segovia " were militia units and the " Volunteers of Victory " was a newly - recruited unit . One company of sappers was also present . The Spanish lost 1 , 500 prisoners in addition to " some hundreds " killed and wounded . The French cavalry , whose losses were described as light , also captured two cannons and two colors from their enemies . The next day , la Romana left León to the French along with hospitals crowded with 2 , 000 diseased or wounded Spanish soldiers .
James Clark Edgerton James Clark Edgerton ( February 2 , 1896 - October 26 , 1973 ) was a U . S . Army aviator and Air Mail pilot who as a young Lieutenant flew the Philadelphia to Washington , DC , leg on the first day of scheduled Air Mail service in the United States on May 15 , 1918 . Edgerton , who retired as a Colonel , was also credited with being the first pilot ever to fly into a thunderstorm and with devising the first fire - extinguishing system installed for an aircraft engine . He also helped to organize a civilian pilot - training program and during World War II he served as executive officer for air operations of the War Department . During his first Air Mail flight from Philadelphia to Washington Lt . Edgerton flew into a thunderstorm at 10 , 000 feet . " One instant the airplane became a tremendous elevator , leaping skyward hundreds of feet , " Edgerton noted after landing at the Polo Grounds in Washington , " then the bottom promptly falls out , dizzy fall of hundreds of feet . I was attacked by solid waves of air . " Edgerton flew 52 trips over a total of 7 , 155 miles , spending 107 hours in the air and making only one forced landing as an Army Air Mail pilot . When the Post Office Department took over flying operations of the Air Mail Service later in 1918 , Edgerton stayed with the service eventually becoming the Superintendent of Flying Operations . Later he organized and became Superintendent of the Radio Service of the Post Office Department establishing its first aeronautical radio stations .
Naval Construction Battalion Center ( Gulfport , Mississippi ) Naval Construction Battalion Center is a 1 , 100 - acre ( 445 - hectare ) U . S . Navy industrial complex located in Gulfport , Mississippi . It serves as home base for the Atlantic Fleet Seabees , which are the Navy ' s construction battalions . Mission . The mission of the Naval Construction Battalion Center ( CBC ) Gulfport is : History . On June 2 , 1942 , an Advanced Base Depot was established in Gulfport and the first Seabees arrived . Defense planning during the early years of World War II called for a deep - water port to serve the Caribbean region . Gulfport had the necessary port facility , as well as a semi - tropical climate for year - round training and shipping . In 1944 , the mission of the Center changed to a U . S . Naval Training Center for ratings in basic engineering , diesel engine , radio , quartermaster , and electrician . The Training Center was decommissioned in 1946 and the complex became a storage facility for stockpiling bauxite , tin , copper , sisal and abacá . In 1952 , the Naval Storehouse was disestablished and the U . S . Naval Construction Battalion Center was created . In the mid - 1960s , there was an increasing need for naval construction forces in Southeast Asia . To meet that need , the Naval Construction Battalion Center expanded in both military and civilian personnel and continued to serve as a training facility through the latter half of the 20th century . In the first decade of the 21st century , the Center was serving more than 4 , 000 active duty personnel and their families , plus approximately 1 , 000 Department of Defense civilian personnel . External links . Website Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 29
Andrew Bickford Admiral Andrew Kennedy Bickford CMG ( 16 July 1844 – 9 October 1927 ) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander - in - Chief , Pacific Station . Early life . Bickford was educated at the South Devon Collegiate School and Stubbington House School Naval career . Bickford joined the Royal Navy in 1858 and took part in the action involving the " Huáscar " in 1877 . He commanded HMS " Thalia " during the Anglo - Egyptian War of 1882 and became Commander - in - Chief , Pacific Station in 1900 . His flagship in the Pacific was HMS " Warspite " . Promoted to Vice Admiral in 1904 and to full Admiral in 1908 , he retired later that year . Legacy . The Bickford Tower erected at Esquimalt , British Columbia for signalling purposes in 1901 is called after him .
Army of Occupation of Germany Medal The Army of Occupation of Germany Medal is a type of decoration of the United States military which was created by the ( 55 Stat . 781 ) act of the United States Congress on November 21 , 1941 . The decoration recognizes those members of the U . S . military who served in the European occupation force following the close of the First World War . The medal is retroactive by design and is awarded to any service member who performed occupation garrison duty in either Germany , or the former Austria - Hungary , between the dates of November 12 , 1918 and July 11 , 1923 . The medal was primarily created due to the rising tension with Germany , between 1939 and 1941 , and also as a means to honor the World War I service of General of the Armies John J . Pershing , whose likeness appears on the actual medal . Initially the blue edge stripe was wavy , to signify the Rhine River , but that proved impractical to mass - produce and was changed to a straight line . The first Army of Occupation of Germany Medal was presented to General of the Armies Pershing with retroactive presentations made to any service member upon application to the United States War Department . Ironically , less than three weeks after the medal was first authorized , the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor which led to another full - scale war with Germany , now allied with Japan .
Battle of Trancoso The Battle of Trancoso was fought in 29 May 1385 between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile . Following the coronation of João of Aviz , John I of Castile sent an army into the Portuguese region of Beira in retaliation for Portuguese defiance , where they committed all the kinds of atrocities . The city of Viseu was plundered and burned , but when the Castilians were returning to Castile with their booty and the many prisoners they had taken , a Portuguese army met them , dismounted and assumed a defensive formation . The Castilians exhausted themselves in attack but ended up being utterly routed , with very high casualties among their ranks , and with six of their seven captains killed . The Portuguese released all those taken captive by the Castilians and recovered all the pillage taken from their towns .
Mowag Pirat The MOWAG pirate is a armored Infantery tank made by the company Mowag . History and Development Eleven prototypes in different versions of the MOWAG pirate were built from 1960 - 1975 . Together with the Saurer Tartaruga the MOWAG Pirate have been tested by the Swiss Army . But the Swiss Army decided to buy the American M113 who was originally not seen as candidate of this evaluation . The MOWAG pirate laid the foundation for the later Mowag 3M1 Pirat . A prototype is now in the Full Military museum and a tank museum in Thun .
HMS Bronington ( M1115 ) HMS " Bronington " is a Ton - class minesweeper of the Royal Navy , launched on 19 March 1953 . This mahogany - hulled minesweeper is one of the last of the " wooden walls " ( wooden - hulled naval vessels ) . After being decommissioned from service , the ship was purchased in January 1989 by the Bronington Trust , a registered charity , whose patron Charles , Prince of Wales commanded this vessel in 1976 . For some time , the ship was berthed in the Manchester Ship Canal at Trafford Park , Greater Manchester , England . In 2002 , she became part of the collection of the Warship Preservation Trust and moored at Birkenhead , Merseyside , England . Since the closure of the Warship Preservation Trust , she remains in storage , formerly alongside the " Rothesay " - class frigate HMS " Plymouth , at Vittoria Dock , Birkenhead , and latterly in the West Float of Birkenhead Docks .