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German submarine U - 294 German submarine " U - 294 " was a Type VIIC / 41 U - boat of the Nazi German " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . She was laid down on 22 December 1942 by the Bremer Vulkan " Werft " ( yard ) at Bremen - Vegesack as ' werk ' 59 , launched on 27 August 1943 , and commissioned on 4 October with " Oberleutnant " Heinz Schütt in command . In five patrols , she sank or damaged no ships . She surrendered at Narvik in Norway in May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation " Deadlight " in December 1945 . Service history . The boat ' s service life began with training with the 8th U - boat Flotilla in October 1943 . She was then transferred to the 11th flotilla for operations on 1 August 1944 . She was reassigned to the 13th flotilla on 6 November and moved again to the 14th flotilla on 1 March 1945 . 1st and 2nd patrols . " U - 294 " s first patrol took her to northeast of the Shetland Islands . It was preceded by a short voyage between Kiel in Germany and Stavanger in Norway in May 1944 . More brief sojourns followed , using Bergen , Flekkefjord and Kiel . The boat ' s second ' official ' patrol was between 18 and 24 September 1944 . 3rd and 4th patrols . The submarine ' s third sortie took her as far as the North Sea . More short voyages were carried out , using Flekkefjord , Horten and Tönsberg in October and November 1944 . Her fourth patrol started and finished in Bergen , but included a stop in Trondheim . 5th patrol and fate . " U - 294 " departed Narvik and arrived at Harstad ( northwest of Narvik ) , before going on to Skjomen fjord , in April 1945 . She arrived at Loch Eriboll in northern Scotland on 19 May 1945 and then moved to Lisahally ( Londonderry port ) , for Operation " Deadlight " . She was sunk by gunfire from HMS " Offa " and " Zealous " on 31 December .
Saurer Tartaruga The Saurer Tartaruga ( Turtle ) was a prototype of a armored personnel carrier from the Adolph Saurer AG . The Saurer Tartaruga was built in 1959 . Together with the Mowag Pirat he was tested by the Swiss Army . But unexpectet the Swiss Army decided to buy the American M113 . A prototype is now in the tank museum Thun .
Admiralty scaffolding Admiralty scaffolding , also known as Obstacle Z . 1 or sometimes simply given as beach scaffolding or anti - tank scaffolding , was a British design of anti - tank and anti - boat obstacle made of tubular steel . It was widely deployed on beaches of southern England , eastern England and the south western peninsula during the invasion crisis of 1940 - 1941 . Scaffolding was also used , though more sparingly , inland . Of a number of similar designs , by far the most common was designated obstacle " Z . 1 " . This design comprised upright tubes high and apart , these were connected by up to four horizontal tubes . Each upright was braced by a pair of diagonal tubes , at about 45° , to the rear . < ref name = " WO 199 / 1618 " > Beach Scaffolding Defence ; Trial - WO 199 / 1618 . " The Catalogue " , The National Archives < / ref > wide sections were preassembled and then carried to the sea to be placed in position at the half tide mark as an obstacle to boats . However , trials found that a 250 ton barge at or an 80 ton trawler at would pass through the obstacle as if it were not there and a trawler easily pulled out one bay with an attached wire rope . Tests in October 1940 , confirmed that tanks could only break through with difficulty , as a result Z . 1 was adopted as an anti - tank barrier for beaches thought suitable for landing tanks . As an anti - tank barrier it was placed at or just above the high water point where it would be difficult for tanks to get enough momentum to break through the barrier . In some places , two sets of scaffolding were set up , one in the water against boats and one at high water against tanks . The problem of securing the barriers on sand were overcome by the development of the " sword picket " by Stewarts & Lloyds – this device was later known at the Admiralty as the " Wallace Sword " . Barriers varying in length from a couple of hundred feet to three miles were constructed consuming 50 % of Britain ' s production of scaffolding steel at an estimated cost of £6 , 600 per mile ( equivalent to £ today ) . Despite this , many miles of Admiralty scaffolding were erected using more than of scaffolding tube . After the war , the scaffolding got in the way of swimmers . Very soon , the scaffolding was removed for scrap and any remaining traces are now very rare , but are occasionally revealed by storms .
USS Lansing ( DE - 388 ) USS " Lansing " ( DE - 388 ) , an " Edsall " - class destroyer escort , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Aviation Machinist Mate First Class William Henry Lansing . Her keel was laid down on 15 May 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding of Houston , Texas . She was launched on 2 August 1943 sponsored by Mrs . Alberta L . Lansing , widow of AD1 Lansing , and commissioned on 10 November 1943 with Lieutenant Commander S . R . Sands in command . History . After shakedown , " Lansing " departed Norfolk , Virginia , on 13 February 1944 on her first transatlantic cruise escorting convoy UGS 33 bound to Casablanca , the first of eight voyages to north African ports protecting convoys loaded with vital war material . During " Lansing " ’ s second cruise , a convoy ship " G . S . Walden " was damaged by a torpedo fired from a U - boat on 12 May . Arriving Boston , Massachusetts , on 12 June 1945 from her final transatlantic mission , the destroyer escort prepared for service in the Pacific . She transited the Panama Canal 2 August and was en route to Pearl Harbor when she received news of the Japanese surrender . " Lansing " returned New York 26 September , and decommissioned at Green Cove Springs 25 April 1946 , joining the Atlantic Reserve Fleet . She was transferred to the Coast Guard in June 1952 . Upon her return to the Navy in 1954 " Lansing " was converted to a radar picket escort ship and given the hull classification symbol DER - 388 21 October 1955 . She was recommissioned 18 December 1956 with Lieutenant Commander G . N . DeBuer in command . " Lansing " joined the Pacific Barrier 2 June 1957 for operations out of Pearl Harbor as a radar picket . From 1957 until 1965 she made regular patrols , ready to provide early warning in the event of an enemy attack . " Lansing " participated in the atomic tests at Johnston Island in the summer of 1958 and again in the fall of 1962 . She sailed on Far East cruises during 1961 and 1963 and engaged in search operations for a downed Air Force Globemaster in January 1964 . Fate . Arriving Bremerton , Washington , 22 February 1965 , " Lansing " decommissioned there 21 May and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Future usage . The name " Lansing " has been assigned to the SSN - 795 a Virginia Class submarine keel , due to be laid down in 2015 . Fiction . A fictional submarine USS " Lansing " ( SSN - 795 ) , a Virginia class submarine named for Lansing , Michigan , is the setting of the 2001 made - for - TV movie " Danger Beneath the Sea " . SSN - 975 , " Lansing " a Virginia class submarine appears in the direct to video film " Solar Attack " .
Chinese People ' s National Salvation Army One of the most successful volunteer armies was the Chinese People ' s National Salvation Army or NSA , led by a former bandit turned soldier , Wang Delin . At the time of the invasion , Wang Delin ' s 200 man battalion was stationed near Yanji , a small town in the east of Jilin province . After Wang ' s troops fired on a party of Japanese surveyors , and Wang refused to submit to the Manchukuo regime , his defiance attracted other resisters to his side . Wang established the NSA , on February 8 , 1932 , numbering over 1 , 000 men . Within a few months this army became one of the most successful of the volunteer armies . Following news of his victories over Japanese and Manchukuoan forces between February and April , troops who had been reluctant members of the new puppet state ' s forces deserted and joined the NSA boosting its strength from 4 , 600 on March 1 , to above 10 , 000 men , possibly as many as 15 , 000 men , organised in five brigades in April . It is estimated that the NSA had 30 , 000 volunteers by July 1932 .
Albertis Castle The Castello d ' Albertis , or D ' Albertis Castle is a historical residence in Genoa , north - western Italy . It was the home of sea captain Enrico Alberto d ' Albertis , and was donated to the city of Genoa on his death in 1932 . It currently houses the Museo delle Culture del Mondo ( Museum of World Cultures ) , inaugurated in 2004 . Description . D ' Albertis designed the castle in the styles as and architectural collage with a Gothic revival appearance inspired by palaces in Florence and castles of Aosta Valley . Erected between 1886 and 1892 under the supervision of Gothic Revival ist Alfredo D ' Andrade , the castle is located on the site of a 13th century fortified area , which had been reinforced in the 16th century . Alberto not only based his design on the city ' s foundation , he incorporated and preserved the foundations of the bastion and one of the turrets . Inaugurated for the celebrations of 400 years of Columbus ' discover of America , it was the first villa - castle built in Genoa . From top of the hill of Monte Galletto ( or Montegalletto ) , one of the hills in the district of Castelletto , the castle dominates Genoa with a view of the Ligurian Sea . Collections . The museum includes ethnographic and archaeological findings collected by both Enrico and Luigi Maria d ' Albertis during their trips to Africa , America ( from Canada to Tierra del Fuego ) , New Guinea and Oceania . There is a large number of weapons from Sudan and the Zambesi area Chinese spear s and European halberd s . There are several exemplars of Canadian and American plains indigenous people , made in buffalo and deer leather and covered by porcupine thorns ; also findings belonging to the Maya civilization from Honduras are present . It also exhibits models of ships and yachts , nautical instruments , photographs and the volumes of d ' Albertis personal library . A separate section dedicated to music ( the " Museo delle Musiche dei Popoli " , " Museum of Peoples ' Music " ) exhibits musical instruments from the whole world . External links . < BR >
Alphonse Six Alphonse Six ( 1 January 1890 in Bruges – 19 August 1914 in Boutersem ) was a Belgian football player . Six is mainly remembered for his goal - scoring capacities . In his period with Cercle Brugge he scored 93 times in only 89 matches . His 1910 - 1911 season was especially remarkable , when scoring 38 goals in 20 matches , half of the goals Cercle Brugge scored that season . In 1910 Six received his first cap for Belgium , winning 3 - 2 against the Netherlands and scoring once . Six played nine times for Belgium , scoring eight goals . Six still holds two Cercle Brugge team records : In 1912 , Six left Cercle for Union SG . Due to Union SG not keeping their promises about a job for him - professional footballers were unheard of at that time - he moved to Olympique Lillois , a predecessor of Lille OSC . That season he became the first Belgian football player to become a champion in a foreign country . Death . In the beginning of August 1914 , the Germans invaded Belgium and Six was called to arms . After the fall of the forts in Liège , King Albert I pulled his troops back to Antwerp . During this manoeuvre , the Belgian troops were surrounded by the Germans near Boutersem . Six and his companions were killed on 19 August , only two weeks after war broke out .
Farman MF . 11 The Maurice Farman MF . 11 " Shorthorn " is a French reconnaissance and light bomber biplane developed during World War I by the Farman Aviation Works . Design and development . It was essentially a Farman MF . 7 with a more powerful engine , and a more robust and aerodynamic fuselage , which was raised above the lower wing on struts . The aircraft was also fitted with a machine gun for the observer , whose position was changed from the rear seat to the front in order to give a clear field of fire . Its name derived from that of the MF . 7 " Longhorn " , as it lacked the characteristic front - mounted elevator and elongated skids of its predecessor . Operational history . The MF . 11 served in both the British and French air services on the Western Front in the early stages of the war . As a light bomber it flew the first bombing raid of the war when on 21 December 1914 an MF . 11 of the Royal Naval Air Service attacked German artillery positions around Ostend , Belgium . The MF . 11 was withdrawn from front - line service on the Western Front in 1915 , but continued to be used by the French in Macedonia and the Middle East , while the British also used it in the Dardanelles , and Africa . The Australian Flying Corps ( AFC ) , provided with the MF . 11 by the British Indian Army , operated it during the Mesopotamian campaign of 1915 – 16 . Italy ' s Società Italiana Aviazione , a Fiat company , licence - built a number of MF . 11s under the designation SIA 5 from early 1915 , fitted with a fixed forward machine gun and a 74 . 5 kW ( 100 hp ) Fiat A . 10 engine . In 1916 , then AFC also bought some MF . 11s for training purposes .
Brigadier ( Sri Lanka ) Brigadier ( Brig ) is a senior rank in the Sri Lanka Army . Brigadier is a superior rank to Colonel , but inferior to Major - General . The rank has a NATO rank code of OF - 6 , equivalent to Commodore in the Sri Lanka Navy and Air Commodore in the Sri Lanka Air Force . Initially Brigadier was not considered to be a General Officer rank by the Sri Lanka Army , however since the 1980s the rank has been considered a General Officer rank , some times designated with a single star . The rank insignia for a Brigadier is a Sri Lanka emblem over three " pips " . From 1949 to 1958 , the Commander of the Ceylon Army held the rank of Brigadier .
Francis S . Dodge Francis Safford Dodge ( September 11 , 1842 – February 19 , 1908 ) was a US Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars . He was born in Danvers , Massachusetts . Dodge enlisted in the army in October 1861 , and reached the rank of corporal by late 1863 . In December 1863 , he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the 2nd Volunteer Cavalry Regiment U . S . Colored Troops . He ended the war with the rank of captain . After the war , Dodge remained in the army and reverted to the rank of first lieutenant . He was again promoted to captain in 1867 , and served in the White River War . He was promoted to major in 1890 , and served as an army paymaster in Cuba during the Spanish - American War . He eventually reached the rank of brigadier general in January 1904 , and was retired in September 1906 . During the two years following his retirement , he served as Director of the American Surety and Trust Company . Dodge died in Washington D . C . , and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Captain , Company D , 9th U . S . Cavalry . Place and date : Near White River Agency , Colo . , September 29 , 1879 . Entered service at : Danvers , Mass . Birth : 11 September 1842 , Danvers , Mass . Date of issue : April 2 , 1898 . With a force of 40 men rode all night to the relief of a command that had been defeated and was besieged by an overwhelming force of Indians , reached the field at daylight , joined in the action and fought for 3 days .
HMCS Stratford ( J310 ) HMCS " Stratford " ( J310 ) was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II . The " Stratford " was ordered to be built as part of the Royal Canadian Navy ' s 1941 - 1942 shipbuilding programme . She was named after the city of Stratford , Ontario .
Stephen Melville General Stephen A . Melville SSA OBE ( 1904 - 1977 ) was a South African military commander . During World War II he commanded air force formations in East Africa , North Africa , Madagascar , and Italy . He matriculated from Grey College , Bloemfontein before going to work in a bank . He joined the Merchant Navy as a stoker . He joined the SAMR in 1924 as a trooper before transferring to the Artillery . In 1929 he was trained as a pilot and transferred to the South African Air Force He served as Air Chief of Staff from 1954 to 1956 , as Inspector - General from 1956 to 1958 , and as Commandant - General , i . e . head of the Union Defence Forces , from 1958 to 1960 . He later served on the Armaments Board until 1974 . He was also the Government ' s representative on the Rand Water Board Awards and Decorations . Then Colonel Melville was Mentioned in Dispatches in July 1943
CCGH Sipu Muin CCGH " Sipu Muin " is a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft based at CCG Hovercraft Base Trois - Rivières in Trois - Rivières , Quebec . " Sipu Muin " is a Type 400 AP1 - 88 ACV . Her sister ship , the , is based at CCG Sea Island Hovercraft Base in Richmond , British Columbia . The primary missions of " Sipu Muin " are icebreaking and performing search and rescue missions in the Saint Lawrence River and its navigable tributaries . Occasionally the " Sipu Muin " performs navigation aid maintenance . " Sipu Muin " means " bear river " in Mi ' kmaq . See also . The Canadian Coast Guard ' s other air cushion craft includes :
James Long ( soldier ) James Long was a British Army officer during the 18th century . Long began his military career as an officer in the 1st Foot Guards . Charles Wills , John Price ( British Army officer ) and Peregrine Lascelles were just some of his acquaintances who commanded at the same time as Long . In 1741 he was given a royal warrant to raise a new infantry regiment from " any county or part of Great Britain " . The new regiment , named " Long ' s Regiment " for its Colonel ( the common practice for the period ) was ranked as the 55th regiment of the line . The regiment later became the 44th Regiment of Foot . With his time in the 44th Regiment of Foot , Long ' s Regiment was active in Jacobite rising serving in Battle of Prestonpans and may have in Flanders . Long was appointed to command the 4th Marines in 1748 .
4310th Air Division The 4310th Air Division ( 4310 AD ) is an inactive United States Air Force organization . It was last assigned to the Sixteenth Air Force , and stationed at Nouasseur Air Base , Morocco . It was inactivated on 15 August 1963 . History . The command was activated on 15 January 1958 by absorbing the personnel and equipment of the 5th Air Division , which was inactivated the same day . The 4310 AD supervised the Strategic Air Command ' s Reflex forces in Morocco . The Reflex force concept involved deploying B - 47 Stratojet medium bombardment aircraft non - stop from the United States to forward sites , with one air refueling . These aircraft remained on alert status for a specified number of days , then redeployed back to the United States . The division commander also acted as a representative to the Moroccan Liaison office for the Commander , Sixteenth Air Force . support for occasional unscheduled aerial operations . The division never had any assigned units , such as wings , only individual aircraft that were assigned to wings back in the United States . The division commander also acted as a representative to the Moroccan Liaison Office for the Commander , Sixteenth Air Force . The unit was inactivated as part of SAC ' s closure of its Morocco bases .
120th ( City of Hamilton ) Overseas Battalion ( 13th Royal Regiment ) , CEF The 120th ( City of Hamilton ) Battalion , CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Hamilton , Ontario , the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city and parts of Wentworth County . After sailing to England in August 1916 , the battalion was absorbed into the 2nd Reserve Battalion on January 20 , 1917 . The 120th ( City of Hamilton ) Battalion , CEF had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . George Douglas Fearman . The 120th Battalion is perpetuated by The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry ( Wentworth Regiment ) . References . Meek , John F . " Over the Top ! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War . " Orangeville , Ont . : The Author , 1971 .
FV102 Striker The FV102 Striker was the anti - tank guided missile carrier in the CVR ( T ) family and served in the British Army . Overview . FV102 Striker was the Swingfire wire guided anti - tank missile carrying member of the CVR ( T ) family . The FV102 Striker was externally very similar to the FV103 Spartan but carried five missile s in a ready - to - fire bin at the back of the vehicle . Five reload missiles were carried in the vehicle . The bin was elevated to 35º ( 622mils ) for firing . The targeting sight could be demounted and operated at a distance from the vehicle which could remain in cover , even completely screened as the missile can turn up to 90 degrees after launch to come onto the target heading . The missiles were originally steered by joystick control i . e . Manual Command to Line of Sight ( MCLOS ) , later updated to the Semi - Automatic Command to Line of Sight ( SACLOS ) system where the controller merely sights the target . Secondary armament was a General Purpose Machine Gun . Development . The Striker was developed for the British Army to fire the Swingfire missile . The first production vehicles were delivered in 1975 and used in British Army service by the Royal Artillery Anti Tank Guided Missile Batteries . The vehicle initially was powered by the Jaguar J60 4 . 2 - litre 6 - cylinder petrol engine - the same as used by several Jaguar cars . This was then replaced by a Cummins BTA 5 . 9 diesel engine as used in British Army Scimitars , under the CVR ( T ) Life Extension Program ( LEP ) . Service history . Striker entered service in 1976 with the Royal Artillery of the BAOR , but since then have been transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps where they served in formation reconnaissance regiment s . The FV102 Striker was withdrawn from British Army service as the Swingfire missile was replaced by the Javelin missile in mid - 2005 .
Horace Edward Ramsden Horace Edward Ramsden VC ( 15 December 1878 – 3 August 1948 ) was a South African 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 . He was awarded the VC for saving his brothers life . Details . Ramsden was 21 years old , and a Trooper in the Protectorate Regiment ( N . W . Cape Colony ) , South African Forces during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place near Mafeking for which he was awarded the VC : The medal . The medal was sold by auction in South Africa through Stephan Welz and Co . ( incorporating Sotheby ' s ) on 25 October 1999 and was purchased by Lord Ashcroft .