Thursday, October 23, 2008
SAS Operation Bulbasket: “ Blanchardb: {{context}} ([[WP:HG|HG]]) {{context}} SAS Operation Bulbasket Ill-fated operation by B Squadron,1st SAS Regt behind enemy lines in occupied France, June-August 1944. Operation commander – Captain John Tonkin. 35 SAS troopers (from total of 55) and one USAAF pilot (Lt Lincoln Bundy)captured and executed. Graves of 32 are located in the […]
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Konstantin Kobetz: “ Vidokov: ”’Konstantin Kobetz”’ ({{lang-ru|Па́вел Серге́евич Грачё́в}}) {{birth date and age|1939|7|16}} is a [[Russia]]n [[General of the Army (Russia)|Army General]] and the former [[Defence Minister of the Russian Federation]]. {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[Yevgeny Shaposhnikov]] <br><small> as Minister of Defence of Soviet Union and CIS</small> | title = [[Defence Minister […]
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Bulbasket: “ 58apr18: {{context}} SAS Operation Bulbasket Ill-fated operation by B Squadron,1st SAS Regt behind enemy lines in occupied France, June-August 1944. Operation commander – Captain John Tonkin. 35 SAS troopers (from total of 55) and one USAAF pilot (Lt Lincoln Bundy)captured and executed. Graves of 32 are located in the village cemetery of Rom, […]
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Battle of Hysiae: “ VasileGaburici: Quick-adding category ‘Ancient Greece’ (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) There are perhaps two battles of Hysiae, one in 669/8 BC, another in 417 BC. Both are battles between [[Sparta]] and [[Argos]]. The first Battle of Hysiae is attested in the ancient travel-writer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] (2.24.7), who writes as follows: ‘Here are common graves […]
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
USCGC Swivel (WYTL-65603): “ Windwork: [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with ‘The steel-hulled United Stated Coast Guard harbor tug Swivel was one of fifteen 65-foot harbor tugs that entered service in the 1960s. Each was built to replace th…’ The steel-hulled United Stated Coast Guard harbor tug Swivel was one of fifteen 65-foot harbor tugs that entered service […]
Torpedo bulkhead: “ Parsecboy: better stub [[Image:WWI style ship armor.PNG|thumb|right|Diagram of common elements of warship armor. The torpedo bulkhead the line denoted by ‘D’.]] A ”’torpedo bulkhead”’ is a type of [[armor]] common on the more heavily armored [[warships]], especially [[battleship|battleships]] and [[battlecruiser|battlecruisers]] of the early [[20th century]]. It is designed to keep the ship […]
Dunsfold Aerodrome: “ 58apr18: typo Dunsfold Aerodrome was built by the Royal Canadian Army and civilian contractors as a A Class Bomber Airfield for Army Co-Operation Command. It was commanded by the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942-1944 and was entitled Royal Canadian Air Force Station Dunsfold. First squadrons based on the aerodrome were 400, […]
806th Air Division: “ Bwmoll3: [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with ‘{{Infobox Military Unit |unit_name= 806th Air Division |image= [[Image:806ad-emblem.jpg|250px]] |caption= Emblem of the 806th Air Division |dates= 1952-1960 |coun…’ {{Infobox Military Unit |unit_name= 806th Air Division |image= [[Image:806ad-emblem.jpg|250px]] |caption= Emblem of the 806th Air Division |dates= 1952-1960 |country= [[United States]] |allegiance= |branch= [[United States Air Force]] |type= […]
Louis Vallin: “ Neddyseagoon: ”’Louis Vallin”’ (16 August 1770, [[Dormans]] – [[25 December]] [[1854]], [[Paris]]) was a French general. He was involved on the Royalist side in the French intervention in the [[Spanish Civil War, 1820–1823|Spanish Civil War of 1823]]. His name is inscribed in the 12th column on the [[Arc de Triomphe]] in [[Paris]]. […]
7217th Air Division: “ Bwmoll3: /* External links */ edited {{Infobox Military Unit |unit_name= 7217th Air Division |image= |caption= |dates= 1959-1970 |country= [[United States]] |allegiance= |branch= [[United States Air Force]] |type= |role= Command and Control |size= |command_structure= [[United States Air Forces in Europe]] |garrison= |garrison_label= |equipment= |equipment_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |battles= […]