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Pratap Chandra Lal Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal ( December 1916 – August 1982 ) was the Chief of Air Staff , Indian Air Force during the Indo - Pakistan War of 1971 . He served in the IAF from 1939 until his retirement in 1973 . He served as CO of No . 7 Squadron , AOC - in - C of Western Air Command , VCAS and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited . He was the Air Chief Marshal at the time of Operation Chengiz Khan , also served as Chairman , Air India after retirement . During his service , he received the Distinguished Flying Cross , the Padma Bhushan and finally the Padma Vibhushan . He embarked on writing his memoirs My Years with the IAF , but died before completing them . His wife Mrs . Ela Lal finished the book and published it in 1983 .
Oscar J . Upham Oscar Jefferson Upham ( December 14 , 1871 – February 18 , 1949 ) was a Private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . In addition to his service during the Boxer rebellion he also served in the Spanish American War and is credited as shooting the first shot from the USS Oregon which started the Spanish American War . Biography . Upham was born December 14 , 1871 in Toledo , Ohio and enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1896 at the age of 25 before the start of the Spanish American War . He was sent to Mare island , California and after being there for a year was ordered to sea duty aboard the . When the Spanish fleet tried to escape from the harbor at Santiago , Cuba on July 3 , 1898 , he was serving as a powder monkey for one of the six - inch guns on the Oregon ' s bridge , he was given the order to shoot and Upham is credited as shooting the first shot which began the Spanish American War . . During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 , he and his fellow Marines were erecting barricades in Peking , China , when the Chinese rebels surrounded the group and settled down for a three - month siege . A quotation from his diary , kept during the siege , reads : " We are holding out no hope for rescue and many do not give rescue a second thought . " He was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action — one of 33 Marines to win that award during the rebellion . He received the Medal of Honor for his action in Peking , China from on July 21 - August 17 , 1900 . During his enlistment , Upham kept a detailed diary of events . Portions of that diary have been published multiple times . He retired from the US Postal Service and he died February 14 , 1949 in Guthrie , Oklahoma , where many of his descents live today Oklahoma . He is buried in Summit View Cemetery Guthrie , Oklahoma . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Private , U . S . Marine Corps . Born : 14 January 1871 , Toledo , Ohio . Accredited to : Illinois . G . O . No . : 55 , 19 July 1901 . Citation : In the presence of the enemy at Peking , China , 21 July to 17 August 1900 . Although under a heavy fire from the enemy during this period , Upham assisted in the erection of barricades .
Otto Dommeratzky Otto Dommeratzky ( 3 May 1916 – 13 October 1944 ) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II , and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . Dommeratzky was born on 3 May 1916 at Löderburg , near Staßfurt in Sachsen - Anhalt . Dommeratzsky flew his first combat missions over Poland and in the French campaign with II . ( S ) / Lehrgeschwader 2 . He later operated over the Balkans in spring 1941 and participated in the invasion of Russia in June 1941 . In January 1942 , II . ( S ) / LG 2 was redesignated SchG 1 , and during 1942 and 1943 , Dommeratzky served with 8 . / SchG 1 , over the central and southern sectors of the Eastern front , predominantly in the anti - tank role . Dommeratzky was awarded the Ehrenpokal on 21 September 1942 and the German Cross in Gold on 3 October . On 5 January 1943 " Oberfeldwebel " Dommeratzky was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross for 425 missions , and 20 air victories . By spring 1944 Dommeratzky was serving with 6 . / SG 2 , mainly operating in the fighter escort role to “ Panzerjägers ” Ju 87G ' s . In the summer of 1944 he served as an instructor with 6 . / SG 151 based at Proßnitz . On 13 October 1944 , Dommeratzky had taken off in an his Fw 190 F - 3 " Yellow 4 " , with a member of his groundcrew stowed in the fuselage , on a transfer flight to the Eastern front when over Slawital he encountered USAAF escort fighters on a sweep and his aircraft was badly shot up . Although he could have used his parachute , Dommeratzky attempted a forced landing to save the life of his mechanic . Both were killed in the subsequent crash of his Fw 190 . Leutnant Dommeratzky was posthumously awarded the Eichenlaub on 25 November 1944 . Otto Dommeratzky was credited with 38 victories in about 600 missions , all on the Eastern front .
Renzo Dalmazzo Lorenzo " Renzo " Dalmazzo was an Italian lieutenant general ( " tenente generale " ) and corps and army commander during World War II . He served in the colony of Italian Somaliland in 1925 – 1926 and in Italian East Africa in 1936 . After the outbreak of World War II he commanded the XXI Corps in the Western Desert Campaign in 1939 – 1940 . He commanded the VI Corps in occupied Yugoslavia in 1940 – 1942 , where he was instrumental in negotiating collaboration agreements with the Chetniks . He then served in Albania in 1943 as commander of the 9th Army . In March 1943 he negotiated an agreement with Ali Këlcyra of the Balli Kombëtar for their assistance in suppressing the communist resistance . The Dalmazzo – Këlcyra Agreement has been controversial in Albanian historiography . He was taken prisoner of war by the Germans in 1943 when Italy capitulated to the Allies . The circumstances of his death are unknown .
USS LST - 998 USS " LST - 998 " was an " LST - 542 " - class tank landing ship in the United States Navy . Like many of her class , she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation . " LST - 998 " was laid down on 8 April 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard ; launched on 14 May 1944 , sponsored by Miss Olga M . Lessa ; and commissioned on 29 May 1944 , with Lt . R . W . Barter , USNR , in command . " LST - 998 " apparently did not see combat service during World War II . Following World War II , " LST - 998 " performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until late March 1946 . She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 26 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 July that same year . On 4 November 1947 , the ship was sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service , renamed " Don Ernesto " and entered service in Argentina In Argentine service , " Don Ernesto " was redesignated BDT - 3 ( Buque Desembarco de Tanques ) , and was named ARA " Cabo San Francisco de Paula " . She was retired in 1968 .
British Summary Court The British Summary Court was a court created by the Treaty of Versailles that sat as part of the Inter - Allied Rhineland High Commission to oversee the occupation of the Rhineland . It lasted ten years , from 1919 to 1929 . History . The Court was created by the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919 , which created the Inter - Allied Rhineland High Commission to supervise occupied territories and " ensure , by any means , the security and satisfaction of all the needs of the Armies of Occupation " . This included the ability to create limited laws and ordinances , and a court was needed to enforce them . From 1919 to 1925 the court sat in Cologne , sitting in Wiesbaden from 1926 until the withdrawal of British forces in 1929 . The court was set up like a magistrate ' s court , with a barrister presiding as a judge and another barrister acting as a permanent prosecutor . The judge would hold temporary military rank , and would normally act as the sole decider of both fact and sentence ; if the potential sentence was more than two years , up to five other officers would also sit as judges . The defendant could be represented by any legal counsel , British or German , and the court could work in both the English and German languages . The court heard 4 , 295 cases between 1919 and 1925 , with possible sentences for minor offences including fines and prison sentences of between seven and fourteen days , normally served in a standard German prison . Most cases were about possessing weapons illegally , straying onto British property , occupying carriages in trains reserved for British officers , reckless driving and possessing British Government property . The courts were well attended by German civilians , and German lawyers also attended to make a study of British legal procedure . Wiesbaden years . Major H . Gatehouse was the presiding barrister during the period 1926 - 1929 . The court dealt with 595 cases . Of these 54 resulted in acquittal . The bulk of the cases were charges against women in respect of violation of deportation orders made by the High Commission . The sentences did not exceed 9 months imprisonment , a sentence which was served in a German prison .
HMAS Maroubra HMAS " Maroubra " ( FY . 40 / MR ) was a cutter operated by the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) during World War II . She was launched in 1930 by Norman Wright , Brisbane . The ship was requisitioned by the RAN on 30 July 1942 . She was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Millingimbi , Northern Territory on 10 May 1943 .
Tebhaga movement The Tebhaga movement was a militant campaign initiated in Bengal by the Kisan Sabha ( peasants front of Communist Party of India ) in 1946 . At that time share - cropping peasants ( essentially , tenants ) had to give half of their harvest to the owners of the land . The demand of the " Tebhaga " ( sharing by thirds ) movement was to reduce the share given to landlords to one third . In many areas the agitations turned violent , and landlords fled villages leaving parts of the countryside in the hands of Kisan Sabha . As a response to the agitations , the then Muslim League ministry in the province launched the Bargadari Act , which provided that the share of the harvest given to the landlords would be limited to one third of the total . But the law was not fully implemented .
Velimir Škorpik Velimir Škorpik ( April 2 , 1919 – November 7 , 1943 ) was a Croatian and Yugoslav Partisan commander , best known for his role in development of the Yugoslav Partisan navy after the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 . Škorpik was born in Zadar , and in 1940 he had finished the Royal Yugoslav Naval School . After the collapse of the Yugoslavia , he became an officer in regular forces of the Independent State of Croatia . He was stationed in Makarska where in 1941 he got in touch with local resistance movement , led by the local Communist Party of Yugoslavia cell . He secretly became a member of the Party . In December 1942 , under Communist Party orders , Škorpik defected from the forces of the newly formed Independent State of Croatia ( NDH ) and joined the Partisans . He became the head of Naval Section within 4th Operative Zone of Supreme Headquarters of Croatia . Later Škorpik commanded 1st Naval Detachment , using his training to help the Partisans use their small boats as efficient fighting force . After that he became commander of the Biokovo Partisan Detachment . When Italy capitulated in September 1943 , the Partisans liberated Split and Škorpik became the commandant of the naval base there . When the Germans launched an offensive on Partisan - controlled Dalmatia , he organised a successful evacuation of Partisan forces and civilians to the islands and to Allied - controlled Italy . After the evacuation he became the chief of staff of the 3rd Dalmatian Brigade of the Yugoslav National Liberation Army ( YNLA ) . He died fighting the Ustasha s in Zagorje , near Mostar . After the war he received the title of People ' s Hero of Yugoslavia . Velimir Škorpik has an arterial road named after him in the Jankomir neighborhood of Zagreb .
Battle of Lough Raska The Battle of Lough Raska ( ) or Battle of Corcomroe ( ) took place on 15 August 1317 near Corcomroe Abbey in north County Clare , Ireland . It was part of a fight for control of the Uí Briain chieftaincy and part of the Anglo - Norman wars in Ireland . Forces loyal to Muircheartach Ó Briain were commanded by Diarmait Ó Briain in a pitched battle against Donnchadh Ó Briain , who was an ally of Mathghamhain Ó Briain and Richard de Clare . Both armies were about 9 , 000 men each . Diarmait Ó Briain ' s forces were victorious . This would be a precursor to the Battle of Dysert O ' Dea .
41 for Freedom 41 for Freedom refers to the US Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile ( FBM ) submarines from the , , , , and es . These five classes of ballistic - missile submarines were limited by the 1972 SALT I Treaty which limited the number of American submarine - launched ballistic missiles to 656 missiles , thus totaling forty - one submarines , hence the nickname " 41 for Freedom " . Overview . The " 41 for Freedom " nuclear - power ed submarines were armed with intermediate - range SLBMs ( IRBM s ) to create a deterrent force against the threat of nuclear war with any foreign power threatening the United States during the Cold War . The US Navy created a new submarine classification for these boats : SSBN . The first of the " 41 for Freedom " submarines to be completed was , which was commissioned on 30 December 1959 . The last of these submarines to be commissioned was which was commissioned on 1 April 1967 . These 41 were superseded by the submarines of the . External links . From the Federation of American Scientists :
Battle of Monett ' s Ferry The Battle of Monett ' s Ferry was fought on April 23 , 1864 , between Union and Confederate forces . The Union Army was led by Nathaniel P . Banks . They crossed a river to attack Confederate forces , and were victorious , having forced the rebels to retreat . Background . Near the end of the Red River Expedition , Maj . Gen . Nathaniel P . Banks ' s army evacuated Grand Ecore in Natchitoches Parish , Louisiana , and retreated to Alexandria , pursued by Confederate forces . Battle . Banks ' s advance party , commanded by Brig . Gen . William H . Emory , encountered Brig . Gen . Hamilton P . Bee ' s cavalry division near Monett ' s Ferry , or Cane River Crossing , on the morning of April 23 . Bee had been ordered to dispute Emory ' s crossing , and he placed his men so that natural features covered both his flanks . Reluctant to assault the rebels in their strong position , Emory demonstrated in front of the Confederate lines , while two brigades went in search of another crossing . One brigade found a ford , crossed , and attacked the rebels in their flank . Bee had to retreat . Banks ' s men laid pontoon bridges and , by the next day , had all crossed the river . Aftermath . The Confederates at Monett ' s Ferry missed an opportunity to destroy or capture Banks ' s army .
Qaraqosh Protection Committee The Qaraqosh Protection Committee is an armed militia formed by Assyrian Christians in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq . The Committee formed in 2008 , organized through local churches , and began manning checkpoints and working with the Iraqi police . Persecution of Assyrians during the Iraq War . Assyrians in post - Saddam Iraq have faced high rate of persecution by Fundamentalist Islamist since the beginning of the Iraq war . By early August 2004 this persecution included church bombings , and fundamentalist groups ' enforcement of Muslim codes of behavior upon Christians , e . g . , banning alcohol , forcing women to wear hijab . The violence against the community has led to the exodus of perhaps as much as half of the community . While Assyrians only made 5 % of the total Iraqi population before the war , according to the United Nations , Assyrians comprise as much as 40 % of the growing Iraqi refugees who are stranded in Syria , Jordan , Lebanon , and Turkey . The coordinator for the Qaraqosh Protection Committee , Sabah Behnem , said outside agendas — from the Sunnis of al - Qaida to the Shia in Iran — were behind the efforts to displace Iraqi Christians .
Nelson Taylor Nelson Taylor ( June 8 , 1821 – January 16 , 1894 ) was a U . S . Representative from New York and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Biography . Born in South Norwalk , Connecticut , Taylor attended the common schools . He enlisted for the Mexican – American War as a captain in the First Regiment , New York Volunteer Infantry , August 1 , 1846 , and was sent to California in 1846 just before the outbreak of the war . He was honorably mustered out September 18 , 1848 . He remained in California and engaged in business at Stockton . He served as member of the California Senate from San Joaquin 1850 - 1856 . He served as president of the board of trustees of the State insane asylum 1850 - 1856 . Taylor was elected sheriff of San Joaquin County in 1855 . He moved to New York City . He was graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1860 . He was admitted to the bar and practiced . He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1860 to the Thirty - seventh Congress . He was commissioned colonel of the Seventy - second Regiment , New York Volunteer Infantry , July 23 , 1861 , and commanded the Excelsior Brigade during the autumn of 1862 . He was a Brigadier general of Volunteers September 7 , 1862 . He resigned from the service January 19 , 1863 . He resumed the practice of law in New York City . Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty - ninth Congress ( March 4 , 1865 – March 4 , 1867 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1866 to the Fortieth Congress . He moved to South Norwalk , Connecticut , in 1869 and continued the practice of law . He served several times as city attorney . He died in South Norwalk , Connecticut , January 16 , 1894 . He was interred in Riverside Cemetery . He was the father of Nelson Taylor , Jr . , the mayor of South Norwalk , Connecticut in 1885 , and Connecticut State Senator until 1888 .
SS Orbita Orbita was an ocean liner built in 1913 - 14 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company . She was launched from Harland & Wolff ship - yard , on Tuesday the 7th of July 1914 at 1115 GMT . Her sister ships were the SS Orduna and SS Orca . She provided transatlantic passenger transport , measured approximately 15 , 500 gross tons , and was 550 . 3 ft x 67 . 3 ft . History . From 1921 to 1923 the Orbita was chartered to operate the Royal Mail ' s United Kingdom - New York service . In 1923 she was transferred to Royal Mail ownership , remaining with them for three years before reverting to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company . Between 1946 and 1950 the Orbita was used as a troopship and to transport emigrants to Australia and New Zealand . The Orbita was a ship that is an important part of the history of multiracialism in the United Kingdom , arriving with the second group of immigrants from the West Indies ( after the Empire Windrush ) . The passengers were part of the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the UK after the Second World War . War service . The Orbita entered service an armed merchant cruiser and later as a troop ship during the First World War , delaying her maiden voyage as a passenger liner , from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro , until 1919 . In 1941 , during the Second World War , she was requisitioned for use as a troop ship , and transported the first unit of British Honduran Foresters via Durban to the Port of Liverpool on 12 September 1941 ( Board of Trade : Commercial and Statistical Department and successors : Inwards Passenger Lists . Kew , Surrey , England ) . She continued as a troop ship until at least 1949 . Demise . She was dismantled in October 1950 in Newport , South Wales .
HMS Blake ( 1889 ) HMS " Blake " , named in honour of Admiral Robert Blake , was the lead ship of the her class of protected cruiser that served in the Royal Navy from 1889 – 1922 . She was launched on 23 November 1889 at Chatham Dockyard , but not completed until 2 February 1892 . Service history . After service as the flagship of the North America and West Indies Squadron from 1892 – 1895 , " Blake " served in the Channel Fleet . In October 1900 she was employed as a temporary transport ship ; in early 1901 she was sent to Australia with Captain T . P . Walker and a crew , to relieve the crew on HMS " Royal Arthur " , flagship of the Australia Station . She returned to Plymouth with the former crew of " Royal Arthur " in June 1901 , and was paid off at Devonport 15 July 1901 to be refitted . She was later converted to a destroyer depot ship in 1907 , serving through World War I as depot ship to the 11th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet , and was finally sold for scrapping on 9 June 1922 .
Guidantonio Manfredi Guidantonio Manfredi ( also known as " Guidaccio " ) ( 1407 – June 20 , 1448 ) was lord of Faenza and Imola in the early 15th century . He was also a condottiero . He was born in Faenza , the son of Gian Galeazzo I Manfredi , and inherited his lands in Romagna , ruling first in association with his brother , Carlo , and later alone . From 1439 he was also lord of Imola and Modigliana . He was married with Bianchina Trinci , daughter of Niccolò , lord of Foligno , until her assassination in 1441 . The following year he re - married with Agnese , daughter of Guidantonio I da Montefeltro , lord of Urbino . As a condottiero , he was captain of the Republic of Florence in 1430 and of Francesco I Sforza in 1433 . He died at Bagni di Petriolo . His was succeeded by his brother Astorre . References . < br >
Military Order of Merit ( Iran ) The Military Order of Merit was one of the numerous orders of merit of the Persian Empire . The order was abolished after the Islamic revolution . The jewel of the order was a lightblue enemalled cross with three arms . In the purple central medaillon the imperial crown of the Pahlevi dynasty was depicted . The cross was laid on a wreath of palmleaves and two crossed scabbards , all in silver . The ribbon was light blue with red borders .
USS Camano ( AG - 130 ) USS " Camano " ( AG - 130 / AKL - 1 ) was an Army Design 381 coastal freighter acquired by the U . S . Navy 16 July 1947 at Apra , Guam and became the lead ship of her class of cargo ship . She was configured as a Navy transport and cargo ship and operated with the U . S . Pacific Fleet until 1951 , when she was turned over to the U . S . Department of the Interior . History . FS - 256 was constructed as a Design 381 coastal freighter by Wheeler Shipbuilding , Whitestone NY for the U . S . Army as FS - 256 in 1944 and delivered in 1945 . " FS - 256 " was a Coast Guard - manned Army vessel until the end of World War II . She left New York 16 June 1944 for the Southwest Pacific under the command of LT C . E . Thorsen , USCGR . On 3 October 1945 LTJG K . F . Erickson , USCGR took command until the Army vessel was decommissioned 14 October 1945 . " FS - 256 " was acquired by the Navy at Apra , Guam , 16 July 1947 ; renamed " Camano " and commissioned the same day with Lieutenant ( junior grade ) J . J . Daly in command . First designated as Miscellaneous Auxiliary with the designation of AG - 130 the ship underwent conversion to Navy specifications until 8 October 1947 . " Camano " began cargo and passenger duty out of Guam to the Caroline Islands . She was reclassified as a Light Cargo Ship to become " AKL - 1 " , the class lead , on 31 March 1949 . On 2 June 1949 she sailed to Pearl Harbor for overhaul , then resumed duty at Guam on 24 September and remained there , except for another overhaul at Pearl Harbor , until 26 July 1951 . On that date , she was decommissioned and transferred to the U . S . Department of the Interior . " Camano " was returned to the Navy 22 December 1952 . She was struck from the Navy List at an unknown date . Her subsequent fate is not known .