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Hugh Dundas Sir Hugh Spencer Lisle Dundas CBE DSO and Bar DFC , ( 1920 — 1995 ) , nicknamed " Cocky " , was a World War II fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force . He was Promoted to Squadron Leader at the age of 21 , to Wing Commander at 22 . In 1944 , Dundas was awarded the DSO and at 24 became one of the youngest Group Captains in the RAF . Dundas was one of the most highly respected officers in the RAF . He was awarded the DFC in 1941 ; DSO in 1944 and Bar to the DSO in 1945 . Born in Doncaster , on 2 July 1920 , Dundas , like his elder brother John , became fascinated by the idea of flying from a childhood , and he joined the Auxiliary Air Force straight after leaving Stowe School in 1938 . Dundas was called up early in the war , serving with No . 616 Squadron , flying Spitfires . He was shot down on 22 August and wounded during the Battle of Britain , but returned to his Squadron in September 1940 . His brother John , a 12 - kill ace with No . 609 Squadron , was killed in action in November 1940 after shooting down Helmut Wick , the top – scoring German ace at the time . In early 1941 , No . 616 was part of the RAF Tangmere Wing , under the command of Wing Commander Douglas Bader . Through the summer of 1941 Dundas frequently flew with Bader ' s section , gradually building his reputation as a competent fighter pilot and tactician . In September 1941 he was posted as an instructor to 59 OTU , but his scruffiness and unruly pet dog did not endear him to commanding officer Group Captain Stanley Vincent , and he was transferred promptly as a Flight Commander with No . 610 Squadron . After receiving the DFC , Dundas in December 1941 was posted as commanding officer of No . 56 Squadron RAF , the first to be equipped with the Hawker Typhoon . Posted to the Mediterranean in 1943 , he led 324 Spitfire Wing from Malta and through Italy and then 244 Wing in June 1944 , until the end of the war . His war time score was 4 destroyed , 6 shared destroyed , 2 shared probables , and 2 and 1 shared damaged . For some years after the war , Dundas served with the RAuxAF as CO of No . 601 Squadron . and was the air correspondent for the Daily Express newspaper . He joined Rediffusion Limited in 1961 , becoming a Director in 1966 , and Chairman of Thames Television until 1987 , when he was knighted . He served as High Sheriff of Surrey for 1989 .
Shōwa Restoration The Shōwa Restoration ( 昭和維新 " shōwaishin " ) was promoted by Japanese author Kita Ikki , with the goal of restoring power to the newly enthroned Japanese Emperor Hirohito and abolishing the liberal Taishō democracy . The aims of the " Showa Restoration " were similar to the Meiji Restoration as the groups who envisioned it imagined a small group of qualified people backing up a strong Emperor . The Cherry Blossom Society envisioned such a restoration . The 2 - 26 Incident was another attempt to bring it about , failing heavily because they were unable to secure the support of the Emperor . The chief conspirators surrendered hoping to make their trial advance the cause , which was foiled by having the trials conducted secretly . Although all such attempts failed , it was a first step on the rise of Japanese militarism .
472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment The 472nd Fighter Aviation Regiment ( Military Unit No . 61364 ) was a regiment of the Soviet Air Defence Forces , which later came under Russian command . The regiment was formed at the beginning of 1950 . It was formed at on 15 . 5 . 50 at Orel at the Oryol Yuzhny Airport , though its formation had begun early 1950 . It was relocated to Kursk to the airport « Eastern " October 4 , 1979 ( leading the team , the material part ) , October 7 , 1979 and the ground echelon of the regimental banner . It was based at Orel from 1950 until 4 October 1979 , upon which it moved to Kursk , where it was stationed until disbandment on 1 May 1998 .
Alfonso V of León Alfonso V ( 994 – 7 August 1028 ) , called the Noble , was King of León from 999 to 1028 . Enough is known of him to justify the belief that he had some of the qualities of a soldier and a statesman . Like other kings of León , he used the title emperor to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain . Alfonso was three years old when he succeeded his father , Bermudo II , in 999 . His mother , Elvira García , and count Menendo González , who raised him in Galicia , acted as his co - regents until 1007 , when the queen mother retired and became a nun . Alfonso began the work of reorganizing the Christian kingdom of the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula after a most disastrous period of civil war and Arab inroads . His name and that of his wife are associated with the grant of the first franchises of León ( 1017 ) . On a Wednesday , 7 August 1028 , Alfonso V was killed by an arrow while besieging the Muslim town of Viseu , King Alfonso was buried next to his first wife Elvira , according to his wishes , at the Church of Saint John the Baptist and San Pelayo which later changed its name to the Basilica of San Isidoro when the latter saint ' s remains were transferred from Seville . The following epitaph was carved on his tomb : Family . Alfonso first married Elvira Mendes in 1013 , daughter of his tutor Menendo González at whose house he was raised as a child , with whom he had two children . After Elvira ' s death on 2 December 1022 , Alfonso married Urraca Garcés , sister of King Sancho III of Navarre . Before this marriage took place , the king of Navarre had sent Ponce , abbot at the Monastery of San Pedro de Tavèrnoles , later bishop of Oviedo , and an nobleman named Garcia , to intercede before Abbot Oliba , bishop of Vic , in favor of the marriage of his sister Urraca to the king of León , despite the impediments of consanguinity . Although Bishop Oliba refused to approve such marriage as expressed in a letter dated 11 May 1023 , the royal wedding was celebrated between the date of the bishop ' s letter and 13 November 1023 when Alfonso V and his new wife , who confirms as " Urraka regina " , appear together for the first time in a charter in the Cathedral of León . Urraca and her mother Jimena Fernández made a donation on 26 September 1028 to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela confirming as " Scemena regina simulque et filia mea Urraca Regina ( . . . ) genitoris nostri Fredenandus Ueremudiz et domna Geloria " , and a few years later , King Bermudo III on 6 August 1031 referred to his step - mother as " Urraca regina Garseani regis filia " . Alfonso and Urraca had one daughter , who was named Jimena as attested in a charter dated 22 December 1036 in a donation made by Muniadona and her son Fernando Gundemáriz , son of Gundemaro Pinióliz , when she confirms as Jimena , daughter of King Alfonso .
Siege of Constantinople ( 1235 ) The Siege of Constantinople ( 1235 ) was a joint Bulgarian - Nicaean siege on the capital of the Latin Empire . Latin emperor John of Brienne was besieged by the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and Tsar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria . The siege remained unsuccessful . Prelude . After Robert of Courtenay died in 1228 , a new regency under John of Brienne was set up . After the disastrous Epirote defeat by the Bulgarians at the Battle of Klokotnitsa , the Epirote threat to the Latin Empire was removed , only to be replaced by Nicaea , which started acquiring territories in Greece . Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea concluded an alliance with Bulgaria , which in 1235 resulted in joint campaign against the Latin Empire . The siege . In 1235 , Angelo Sanudo sent a naval squadron for the defence of Constantinople , where the Emperor John of Brienne was being besieged by John III Doukas Vatatzes , Emperor of Nicaea , and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria . The joint Bulgarian - Nicaean siege was unsuccessful . The allies retreated in the autumn because of the incoming winter . Ivan Asen II and Vatatzes agreed to continue the siege in the next year but the Bulgarian Emperor refused to send troops . With the death of John of Brienne in 1237 the Bulgarians broke the treaty with Vatatzes because of the possibility that Ivan Asen II could become a regent of the Latin Empire . By Angelo ' s further intervention , a truce was signed between the two empires for two years . Afterwards . By 1247 , the Nicaeans had effectively surrounded Constantinople , with only the city ' s strong walls holding them at bay , and the Battle of Pelagonia in 1258 signaled the beginning of the end of Latin predominance in Greece . Thus , on July 25 , 1261 , with most of the Latin troops away on campaign , the Nicaean general Alexios Strategopoulos found an unguarded entrance to the city , and entered it with his troops , restoring the Byzantine Empire for his master , Michael VIII Palaiologos .
RFA Lady Cory - Wright RFA " Lady Cory - Wright " was a cargo ship that had been built as a civilian collier in 1906 , became a Royal Fleet Auxiliary mine carrier in 1914 and was torpedoed and sunk with significant loss of life in 1918 . History . S . P . Austin & Son Ltd . of Sunderland built her in 1906 for William Cory and Son . She was named " Lady Cory - Wright " after either Lady Mima , wife of Sir Cory Cory - Wright , 1st Baronet or Lady Elizabeth , wife of Sir Arthur Cory - Wright , 2nd Baronet . In August 1914 the War Department requisitioned " Lady Cory - Wright " for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary , who used her as a mine carrier . On 26 March 1918 she was in the English Channel steaming from Plymouth to Malta laden with a cargo that included 2 , 762 mines , 370 depth charge s , 2 , 100 torpedo detonators and 1 , 000 primers B . E . when the torpedoed her about 14 miles off The Lizard . " Lady Cory - Wright " s Master and all but one of her crew were killed . After " Lady Cory - Wright " sank many of her mines were left floating in the area , and her one survivor reportedly was found clinging to a floating mine . In 2009 her wreck still contained many unexploded mines and detonators .
Gora Prai airstrike The Gora Prai airstrike was an airstrike by the United States that resulted in the deaths of 11 paramilitary troops of the Pakistan Army Frontier Corps and 8 Taliban fighters in Pakistan ' s tribal areas . The attack is reported to have taken place late on June 10 , 2008 , during clashes between US coalition forces and militants from the Pakistani Taliban . The airstrike was in retaliation for an attack on troops about inside Afghan territory , originating from a wooded area near the Pakistani border checkpoint at Gorparai in Pakistan ' s Mohmand Agency . Events . On June 9 , Afghan troops occupied a mountaintop position in a disputed border zone , but began to withdraw the next day following Pakistan ' s request . On June 10 , Afghan troops , coalition forces and Taliban militants clashed near the border with Pakistan . The Pakistan - based Taliban said it had attacked Afghan troops with 60 to 100 of its fighters when they attempted to set up bunker s and outposts on Pakistani soil . Taliban spokesperson Maulvi Umar claimed to have killed 40 Afghan troops , captured several and shot down a NATO helicopter . He also said eight Taliban troops died in the clash . A U . S . military official stated that coalition forces " were running company - and battalion - sized operations " in Afghanistan ' s Kunar Province when they were engaged by Taliban forces , who then fled across the border into Pakistan . Two U . S . Air Force F - 15E strike fighter s and one B - 1 bomber entered Pakistani airspace in pursuit of these fighters and dropped about a dozen 500 - pound ( 225 kg ) laser - guided munitions on them . The U . S . military says that it informed Pakistan it was engaged in fighting anti - Afghan forces in the area , but Pakistan denied being notified of the air strike and the fighting . Deaths . A Pakistani security official said the dead included a major in the Pakistan Army . All were from the Mohmand Rifles , a paramilitary detachment of the Frontier Corps , the force deployed in Pakistan ' s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan . Reactions . Pakistan ' s military released a statement condemning the air strike as " unprovoked and cowardly " and stated that it " had hit at the very basis of co - operation " in the " War on Terror " . It also reserved " the right to protect our citizens and soldiers against aggression " . Yousaf Raza Gillani , the Prime Minister of Pakistan , told Pakistan ' s Parliament : " We will take a stand for sovereignty , integrity and self - respect , and we will not allow our soil [ to be attacked ] . " The United States ' Pentagon defended the response to the attack by the Taliban . Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said " In these early hours after this strike every indication we have is that this was a legitimate strike against forces that had attacked members of the coalition " . He declined to confirm that Pakistani troops were killed in the attack .
Xiao ( rank ) Jiao ( 校 ) ( Wade – Giles : Hsiao ) is the rank held by field officer s in the military of both the People ' s Republic of China and the Republic of China . The People ' s Liberation Army uses four grades while the Republic of China uses only three , with the rank equivalent to the fourth being treated as a general officer rank . This difference is found in other militaries as well . For example . in the British Army a brigadier is considered a field officer , while the equivalent rank in the United States Army , brigadier general , is considered a general officer . The PLA use the same rank names for all services , prefixed by Hai Jun ( 海军 ) ( Naval Force ) or Kong Jun ( 空军 ) ( Air Force ) . While the ROC does the same for enlisted ranks and company - grade officer s , it has distinct names for the higher naval ranks .
Kresowa Cavalry Brigade Kresowa Cavalry Brigade ( Polish : " " ) was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period . It was organized on April 1 , 1937 and was based on the Second Cavalry Brigade . Stationed in the town of Brody , it consisted of several regiments : During the Polish September Campaign the Brigade , under Colonel Stefan Hanka - Kulesza was part of the Łódź Army . In the first two days of the conflict it remained in the rear , however , Luftwaffe attacks on the unit inflicted heavy losses . In the morning of September 3 , 1939 , the Brigade took positions around the town of Szadek , strengthening the 10th Infantry Division . The two units merged , creating " Sieradz " Operational Group under General Franciszek Dindorf - Ankowicz . Next day , it attacked German 24th I . D . of General Friedrich Olbricht , west of the town of Warta . After first contact with the enemy , the Brigade withdrew for unknown reasons , leaving a gap in the northern wing of the Łódź Army . As a consequence , Colonel Hanka - Kulesza was dismissed and replaced by Colonel Jerzy Grobicki . On September 5 the Brigade defended the line of the Warta river , near Sieradz . Threatened with encirclement , it withdrew eastwards , crossing the Ner to the area of Zgierz . On September 8 , as a result of German attacks , it dispersed . Remnants crossed the Vistula on September 10 and joined the Northern Front of General Stefan Dąb - Biernacki , fighting in the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski . Last units of the Brigade capitulated on September 26 , after skirmishes in the area of Sadowa Wisznia .
Phaedon Gizikis Phaedon Gizikis ( ) ( June 16 , 1917 – July 27 , 1999 ) was a Greek Army general and President of Greece from 1973 to 1974 . Born on 16 June 1917 , in Volos , Greece , Phaedon Gizikis was a career Greek army officer . In 1967 he supported the Georgios Papadopoulos ' coup d ' etat and received a number of senior military posts during the dictatorship that followed . He was given the figurehead title of President of the Republic on 25 November 1973 , after Papadopoulos was ousted by Dimitrios Ioannides as head of the regime in an internal power struggle . After the fall of the dictatorship in 1974 , he retained his post for four months " pro tempore " until a new constitution could be enacted during metapolitefsi ; he was then replaced by Michail Stasinopoulos . Later he retired from the army . In 1976 , a military judicial council dropped proceedings against him and 88 other former officers charged with treason and mutiny for collaborating with the former junta . He died on July 27 , 1999 at the NIMTS military hospital in Athens .
USS Tigress ( 1871 ) The third USS " Tigress " was a screw steamer of the United States Navy , chartered during 1873 to mount an Arctic rescue mission . Service history . Whaler , 1871 – 1873 . Constructed in Quebec , Canada , by Harvey and Co . in 1871 , she was originally a civilian whaler with a home port of Newfoundland . In May 1873 she was instrumental in the rescue of 19 members of the United States Navy Polaris expedition from an ice flow in Baffin Bay , and brought them into her home port , St . John ' s , Newfoundland , with the first reports of the loss of the expedition ' s ship , " Polaris " . She was so well - suited structurally for cruising icy Arctic waters that she was chartered by the United States Navy for service during the search for " Polaris " and the remainder of that ship ' s company . She was then manned by a Navy crew under the command of Comdr . James A . Greer . Searching for " Polaris " , July – November 1873 . " Tigress " orders were to make her way as near to " Polaris " last reported position and there to begin the main portion of the search . She cleared New York on 14 July , visited St . John ' s , and put in at Godhaven , Greenland , on 6 August for coal . Between the 8th and the 10th , she moved from Godhaven to Upernavik where she took on coal and provisions from the sloop . The next day , the steamer headed north , following the Greenland shore as closely as she dared . On her way , she searched North Star Bay , Northumberland Island , and Hartstene Bay without success . On 14 August , she discovered the camp on Littleton Island at which the people from " Polaris " had passed the previous winter . From the natives then in possession of the camp , the searchers learned that the " Polaris " crew had departed the previous June in boats constructed of materials salvaged from the ship and that " Polaris " herself sank soon thereafter . " Tigress " crew gathered what papers and instruments they found in the camp and reembarked . On the 16th , the steamer shaped a course to the south and , following a stop at Melville Bay to communicate with the authorities at Tessuisak , reentered Godhaven on 25 August . After coaling from " Juniata " again " Tigress " resumed the search by crossing Baffin Bay and heading southward along the coast of Baffin Island to Cumberland Sound and back to the coast of Greenland . There , she searched the area between Ivigtut and Liskenaes . She searched the Davis Strait until 16 October when she had to put into St . Johns for coal . There , she learned that the rest of " Polaris " crew had been rescued and had arrived in Scotland . After a fortnight in port , " Tigress " cleared St . John ' s on 30 October and , on 9 November , returned to New York where she was returned to her civilian crew .
Escapees ' Medal The Escapees ' Medal ( ) is a military award bestowed by the government of France to individuals who were prisoners of war and who successfully escaped internment or died as a result of their escape attempt . The " Escapees ' Medal " was established by a 1926 law , intended to honour combatants not only of the First World War , but also of the Franco - Prussian War of 1870 . Its statute was later amended to include combatants of the Second World War and later conflicts . Award statute . The award criteria for the Franco - Prussian War was established by law on October 2 , 1926 and read as follows : The award criteria for the First World War were established by decree on April 7 , 1927 and read as follows : The award criteria for the Second World War were long in coming . A decree of February 7 , 1959 allowed for award of the medal , followed by an Order on May 20 , 1959 and detailed instructions on July 10 , 1959 . The medal was bestowed to persons able to prove a successful escape : To persons able to prove : The medal can be awarded to both French citizens and foreign nationals serving in the ranks of the French armed forces . Civilians and members of the military killed , or who have died as a result of wounds received during an escape attempt are automatically awarded the medal . A decree of December 28 , 1981 states that " any person eligible for the " Escapees ' Medal " is asked to put forward a request " . Award description . The Escapees ' Medal is a 30 mm in diameter circular medal struck from bronze . Its design is from the French engraver A . Dubois . Its obverse bears the relief left profile bust of Marianne ( representing the French Republic ) crowned with branches of oak , along the outer circumference , the relief inscription ( ) " FRENCH REPUBLIC " . On its reverse , at center , the relief inscription on three rows ( ) ( ESCAPEES ' MEDAL ) surrounded by a wreath of oak branches . The medal is suspended by a ring through the suspension loop to a 36 mm wide green silk moiré ribbon with a 7 mm wide central orange stripe and 2 mm wide longitudinal orange stripes located 2 mm from the ribbon ' s outer edges .
Chizha test range Chizha test range ( ) is a missile test range on the Kanin Peninsula in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in northern Russia . The village of Chizha is located on the River Chizha , which flows into the Barents Sea on the west side of the Kanin Peninsula . There is an aerodrome nearby and a monitoring station located at . Chizha test range is described as being on the tip of Cape Kanin , which is , to the north . On 19 October 2012 an R - 29R Submarine - launched ballistic missile was launched from the Delta III class submarine K - 433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets towards the test range at Chizha . The submarine was in the Sea of Okhotsk , near the Pacific Ocean , over away . The same submarine had previously launched a missile towards Chizha on 28 October 2010 , and on 9 October 2009 .
Alpha Company 348th Brigade Support Battalion Alpha Company 348th Brigade Support Battalion Constituted 1 September 2009 in the Georgia Army National Guard as the 348th Support Battalion Organized 3 June 2010 from new and existing elements , with Headquarters at Cumming , Ga . http : / / en . wikipedia . org / wiki / 348th _ Brigade _ Support _ Battalion History . Alpha Company 348TH Brigade Support Battalion – Cumming , GA . 1 September 2009 1st - Commander CPT David Wimbush 1st - First Sergent Rickie Hall 2nd - Commander CPT Robert Marks 2nd - First Sergent Bobby Mayfield Mission . The 348th Brigade Support Battalion mission is to support the 648th MEB with manned , ready , and fully equipped mission - capable units to combatant and joint task force commanders , with the capabilities of full - spectrum operations and consequence management to support the war - fight and homeland defense , as well as to provide defense support to civilian authorities in times of crisis .