156th Infantry Division (France)

156th Infantry Division
Active
  • 1915–1919
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders

156th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the French Army during the First World War. It was deployed overseas, seeing action during the Gallipoli campaign, and thereafter on the Salonika front, fighting alongside British troops in both theatres of war. It was sent to the Crimea in December 1918 as part of the Army of the Danube.

Creation and nomenclature

  • March 17, 1915 : Creation of the 156th Infantry Division[1]
  • 29 April 1915 : Takes the name of 2nd Infantry Division of the Corps expéditionnaire d'Orient[1]
  • 15 October 1915 : Reverts to the designation of 156th Infantry Division[1]

Commanders

  • 16 March 1915 : General Maurice Bailloud[1]
  • 26 August 1916 – 1 May 1918 : General Baston[1]
  • 11 June 1919 – 12 October 1919 : General Dufieux[1]

Chronology

1915

  • 2 May - 7 August 1915: until May 20, transport by sea to Cape Helles by the liner SS France (1910) (converted during wartime into a troopship). From 6 May, as its units landed, engaged in the Battle of Krithia: took part, on May 6th, 7th and 8th, 1915,[2] in the 1st engagement of Kéréves Déré; 4, 21 and 30 June, fought in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th engagements of Kéréves Déré;[3] 12 and 13 July, present in the 5th engagement of Kéréves Déré.[4] From 13 July, preparations for the offensive.[5][6]
  • 7 August - 1 October: fought in the 6th engagement of Kéréves Déré;[7] then took up positions in the French sector.
  • 1 October - 9 December: evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula; transported to Salonika.[8] From 14 October, occupation, on the Serbian-Bulgarian border, of a sector northeast of Guevgheli (Gevgelija):[9]
21 October: seizure of Rabrovo; local actions 22 and 23 October.[10]
3 - 12 November: offensive towards Strumica; progression to Kosturino, thereafter fortification and the defence of the captured positions.[11]
  • 9–16 December: retreat to Salonika:
9th, 10th and 11th December: defence of Boyimia,[12] Fourka and Chernitsa positions.[13] Then retreat movement in two columns, towards Kilindir (Kalindria in the municipal unit of Cherso) and Karasouli (Polykastro).[14]
  • 16 December 1915 - May 5, 1916: establishment of the entrenched camp of Salonika, between Kiorziné (Xirochori) and Dogandji (Prochoma).[14] From 20 March, elements detached 15 kilometres north of Kiorziné (entrenching work,[15] then, from April 18, occupation of the Kilindir front, Lake Ardzan).[16][17]

1916

Zouaves of the 156th Division[18] in the ravine of Hill 420 in the Cugunci sector, July 1916.
From 30 October, pursuit of the enemy to the Kenali (sh:Kremenica (Bitolj)) lines and attacks.[22]
From 15 November, new enemy withdrawal up to 6 kilometres south of Monastir (Bitola), then 19 November to the north of the city. Established and defended positions in a sector, 3 kilometres north of Monastir (Battle of the River Cherna).[23][17]



1917

Two officers posing with a zouave battalion mascot at the entrance to a shell-proof dugout at Hill 420 in the Cugunci sector
  • 2 January - 13 March: occupation of a new sector between the stream of Bratin Dol, Ternova and the ridge of Baba Planina. Elements of the division (176th Infantry) seconded to Albania.[24]
  • 13 March 13–1 June: engaged in the Battle of Monastir (1917): attacks from enemy positions towards Péristéri and Tservéna Sténa; advance west of Ternova; on 26 March new attack towards Tservéna Sténa; then fortification of the captured positions:[25]
17 April: violent enemy attack in the direction of Dihovo.
19 April: French counter-attack.[26]

1918

The colours of the 2nd Regiment photographed in June 1916
  • 7 January - 27 August: occupation of a sector towards the Prespa and Okrida lakes (frequent local actions). Elements are detached towards Gorgopi, then to the Battle of Skra-di-Legen.[17]
  • 27 August - 16 September: relieved from the front line; dispatched to rest area towards Monastir.[29]
  • 16–29 September: occupation of a sector north of Monastir. From 21 September, the division's cavalry engaged in the fr:Manœuvre d'Uskub: advance towards Pribilci, and, on 29 September, to the outskirts of Sop (3 km north west of Cer, Kičevo) and Tsersko (sh:Golemo Cersko).[17]
  • 29 September - 11 November: Bulgarian Armistice; withdrawal from the front line; redeployed for a rest towards Lopatitsa (Lopatica, Bitola), then towards Kičevo.[17]

1919

In December 1918, the 156th Division was transported to Southern Russia (as part of the Army of the Danube (AD) ). It then left this formation in November 1919 to form the Army of the Levant, during the Cilicia Campaign.

Order of battle

May 1915

Marsouins (in pith helmets) and Senegalese (in fezzes) ready to embark for Dardanelles
Zouave uniform for the early part of WW1
Zouaves ahead of a column of Greek recruits for the French Foreign Legion, training at Lemnos
Zouaves attired in khaki field dress, wearing pith helmets, being vaccinated on 8 July 1916, in a location between Kilkis and Lake Doiran.
Soldiers of the 175th Infantry Regiment at Salonika in 1915
A French 75mm artillery piece firing around Cape Helles during the Third Battle of Krithia

2nd Division which disembarked at Gallipoli from 6–8 May 1915

  • 3rd Metropolitan Brigade [a]
    • 176th Regiment
      • three battalions of metropolitan infantry
    • 2nd Provisional African Regiment
  • 4th Colonial Brigade [a]
    • 7th Mixed Colonial Regiment[b]
    • 8th Mixed Colonial Regiment[b]
      • mixed composition of two battalions of Marsouins and one battalion of Senegalese
  • Divisional Troops
    • Groupe Deslions - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment commanded by Captain Deslions[a][c]
    • Groupe Mercadier - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 25th Field Artillery Regiment commanded by Captain Mercadier (succeeded by Captain Salin)[a] [c]
    • Groupe Roux - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 47th Field Artillery Regiment commanded by Captain Roux (succeeded by Major Mercadier)[a]
    • Supporting elements for engineering, logistical and medical services[33][d]

October 1915

Left the Dardanelles and disembarked on the Salonika front in October 1915 [e][37] to become part of the Armée d'Orient (1915–19). The Division's War Diary lists the following elements of the Division to be embarked locally and from further afield:

  • 1st Metropolitan Brigade[c]
  • 3rd Metropolitan Brigade[c]
    • 176th Regiment
      • three battalions of metropolitan infantry
    • 2nd Provisional African Regiment
      • composed of three Zouave battalions[30]
  • Divisional Troops
      • Groupe Deslions - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment commanded by Captain Deslions[a] [c]
      • Groupe Salin - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 25th Field Artillery Regiment formerly commanded by Captain Mercadier (succeeded by Captain Salin)[a] [c]
      • Groupe Grépinet - 2 batteries (4x 65 mm mountain guns apiece) of the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment formerly commanded by Major Benedittini (succeeded by Major Grépinet)[c]
      • 6 58T trench mortars
      • Divisional Ammunition Column: Artillery park detachment, 12th Ordnance Section, half of a mobile repair workshop team. In transit from France: 1 infantry munitions section, 2 artillery munitions sections (S.M.I. - Section de Munitions d’Infanterie, S.M.A. - Section de Munitions d’Artillerie).
    • Supporting elements for engineering, logistical and medical services
      • Engineers: 2x field companies (5/15 and 5/15bis); engineer park detachment 5/22
      • Telegraphy: Divisional RT detachment, P2 signal lamp detachment, 2 radio sets to be sent from France
      • Medical: Group of divisional stretcher-bearers, ambulances 3 and 4, casualty evacuation section, half-Group of Corps stretcher-bearers. In transit from France: 1 Field Hospital, 2 Casualty Clearing Stations
      • Lines of Communication: A detachment of Army Catering Corps (COA - Commis et ouvriers d’administration),[42] a field bakery in transit, two logistics companies in transit from Algeria, two motor transport sections in transit from France, a labour battalion.
  • Corps Artillery:
    • 1 Heavy Battery of 120 mm field artillery commanded by Captain Delval [c]
    • 1 Heavy Battery of 6x 155 mm howitzers of the 48th Field Artillery Regiment commanded by Captain Kolyczko [c]

July 1916

  • 311th Brigade
    • 175th Regiment
      • three battalions of metropolitan infantry
    • 1st Provisional African Regiment
  • 312th Brigade
    • 176th Regiment
      • three battalions of metropolitan infantry
    • 2nd Provisional African Regiment (disbanded in September 1917)
      • composed of three Zouave battalions
  • Divisional Troops
    • Groupe Deslions - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment commanded by Captain Deslions
    • Groupe Salin - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 25th Field Artillery Regiment formerly commanded by Captain Mercadier (succeeded by Captain Salin)
    • Groupe Coloniale - 3 batteries (4x 75mm field guns apiece) of the 3rd Colonial Field Artillery Regiment, having arrived in January 1916. (There was nothing of significance to occur that warranted a mention in the regimental history.) All of the 75mm batteries above were grouped together in April 1917 to form the 242nd Field Artillery Regiment.
    • Groupe Grépinet - 2 batteries (4x 65 mm mountain guns apiece) of the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment formerly commanded by Major Benedittini (succeeded by Major Grépinet)
    • Mortar Battery - 102nd Battery of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment, equipped with the Mortier de 58 mm type 2, reclassified in July 1918 as the 5th Battery of the 179th Trench Artillery Regiment.
    • One cavalry squadron of the 4th Regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique having arrived in February 1916 (disbanded November 1918).[32]
    • Supporting elements for engineering, logistical and medical services

Notes and citations

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dispatched in May 1915 to Gallipoli with the second division [32]
  2. ^ a b Change of regimental name and number in August 1915. The regimental war diary records that from 16 August 1915, it was no longer designated the 8th Mixed Colonial Regiment, but was henceforth the 58th Colonial Infantry Regiment. The same nomenclature saw the 4th, 6th and 7th become the 54th, 56th and 57th too.[31]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dispatched in October 1915 from Gallipoli to Salonika with the second division[38][better source needed][39]
  4. ^ Appendix 3 of the French official history (AFGG 8,1) has a one page table chronologically listing the units that subsequently joined the C.E.O. at Gallipoli.[34]
  5. ^ Général de Brigade Pierre Dauvé's 3rd Metropolitan Brigade now came under the command of the 156th Infantry Division. From this brigade, the 176th Infantry Regiment and the 2nd Regiment (of Armée d'Afrique) embarked on 30 September and 1 October respectively. [35] Regarding the troops of Colonel Emmanuel Bertrand Alexis Bulleux's 1st Metropolitan Brigade, the 175th Infantry Regiment set sail on 1 October.[35] The 1st Regiment (of Armée d'Afrique) were dispersed. The 2nd battalion (of Zouaves, commanded by Louis Marie Joseph Petitpas De La Vasselais) and the 3rd battalion (of Foreign Legion, commanded by Élie Jean) embarked on 1 October. The 1st Battalion (of Zouaves, commanded by Jean Louis Urbain Abadie) embarked on 6 October.[36]
  6. ^ The four companies of the Foreign Legion battalion were augmented by a further two companies[40] composed of ethnic Greek volunteers forming the 13th and 14th companies of the provisional regiment.[41]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f Pompé 1924, p. 859.
  2. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 57–64.
  3. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 84–92.
  4. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 95–97.
  5. ^ Pompé 1924, p. 862.
  6. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, p. 102.
  7. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 102–104.
  8. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, p. 146.
  9. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 180–184.
  10. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 192–194.
  11. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 256–263.
  12. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 351–358.
  13. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 359–369.
  14. ^ a b Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 404–406.
  15. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, p. 430.
  16. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, p. 504.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h Pompé 1924, pp. 862–864.
  18. ^ "156e division d'infanterie: J.M.O. 25 septembre 1915–26 novembre 1916 – 26 N 447/1" (JPG). Mémoire des hommes: Journaux des Unites (1914–1918) (in French). Ministere De la Defense. images 113 to 122 of 235. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  19. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, pp. 29–33.
  20. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, pp. 48–51.
  21. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, pp. 85–90.
  22. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, pp. 152–167.
  23. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, pp. 199–213.
  24. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, pp. 357–358.
  25. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, pp. 431–435.
  26. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, p. 451.
  27. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, p. 505–506.
  28. ^ Lepetit et al. 1933, p. 517–534.
  29. ^ Tournyol du Clos et al. 1934, pp. 129–131, 136.
  30. ^ a b c "Zouaves et Dardanelles". Forum pages14-18 (in French). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  31. ^ "58e régiment d'infanterie coloniale: J.M.O. 16 août 1915-18 septembre 1916 - 26 N 867/14" (JPG). Mémoire des hommes: Journaux des Unites (1914-1918) (in French). Ministere De la Defense. Retrieved 8 September 2020. Also contains the war diary for the 8e régiment mixte colonial from the 2 May to 16 August 1915
  32. ^ a b Pompé 1924, p. 860.
  33. ^ "Corps expéditionnaire d'Orient (C.E.O.): J.M.O. 22 février-5 mai 1915: 26 N 75/10 - Pièces justicatives 3 avril-16 septembre 1915" (JPG). Mémoire des hommes: Journaux des Unites (1914-1918) (in French). Ministere De la Defense. images 132 to 136 of 213. Retrieved 10 July 2020. Ordre de bataille 1 juin 1915 K34
  34. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, p. 547.
  35. ^ a b "156e division d'infanterie: J.M.O. 25 septembre 1915-26 novembre 1916 - 26 N 447/1" (JPG). Mémoire des hommes: Journaux des Unites (1914-1918) (in French). Ministere De la Defense. images 9 to 10 of 235. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Corps expéditionnaire d'Orient (C.E.O.): Direction des Etapes et des Services [GHQ Administration]: J.M.O. 5 octobre-31 décembre 1915 - 26 N 76/15" (JPG). Mémoire des hommes: Journaux des Unites (1914-1918) (in French). Ministere De la Defense. image 2 of 21. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  37. ^ Lepetit, Tournyol du Clos & Rinieri 1923, pp. 147–148.
  38. ^ "De Gallipoli à Salonique". Forum pages14-18 (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2020. transcriptions of primary source documents, listing which units redeployed to Salonika
  39. ^ "156e division d'infanterie: J.M.O. 25 septembre 1915–26 novembre 1916 – 26 N 447/1" (JPG). Mémoire des hommes: Journaux des Unites (1914–1918) (in French). Ministere De la Defense. images 7 to 8 of 235. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  40. ^ Aspinall-Oglander 1932, pp. 494–5.
  41. ^ "Greek infantry at Gallipoli". Great War Forum. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  42. ^ "Abréviations militaires". www.HoriZon14-18.eu (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  43. ^ "Foreign Legion in the Balkans: 1915-1919". foreignlegion.info. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Here is the detailed history of the French Foreign Legion in the Balkans during the First World War.

References

Read other articles:

The House of Ulloa

1886 novel by Emilia Pardo Bazán The House of Ulloa Cover of first editionAuthorEmilia Pardo BazánOriginal titleLos pazos de UlloaTranslatorPaul O'Prey and Lucia GravesLanguageSpanishPublished1886PublisherPenguin Books (U.K. first edition)Published in English1990Pages275 (U.K. first edition)ISBN9780140445022 The House of Ulloa (Spanish: Los pazos de Ulloa) is a novel by Emilia Pardo Bazán, published in Spanish in 1886, and translated into English by Paul O'Prey and Lucia Graves, ...

 

 

Ar-Rawabi

Ar-RawabiLingkunganNegaraArab SaudiProvinsiProvinsi MakkahPemerintahan • Wali kotaHani Abu Ras[1] • Gubernur kotaMish'al Al-SaudKetinggian12 m (39 ft)Zona waktuUTC+3 (AST) • Musim panas (DST)ASTKode pos(5 kode digit dimulai dari 23; e.g. 23434)Kode area telepon+966-12Situs webwww.jeddah.gov.sa/english/index.php Ar-Rawabi adalah sebuah permukiman padat penduduk di kota Jeddah di Provinsi Makkah, tepatnya di sebelah barat Arab Saudi.[3&#...

 

 

Gunung Galunggung

Untuk nama kereta api dan kereta ukur, lihat Kereta api Galunggung dan Kereta ukur Galunggung. Artikel ini membutuhkan rujukan tambahan agar kualitasnya dapat dipastikan. Mohon bantu kami mengembangkan artikel ini dengan cara menambahkan rujukan ke sumber tepercaya. Pernyataan tak bersumber bisa saja dipertentangkan dan dihapus.Cari sumber: Gunung Galunggung – berita · surat kabar · buku · cendekiawan · JSTOR GalunggungTitik tertinggiKetinggian2.168...

Piala Grand Champions Bola Voli FIVB

Piala Grand Champions Bola Voli FIVBOlahragaBola voliDidirikan1993Musim awal1993Jumlah tim6BenuaInternasional (FIVB)JuaraterkiniPa:  Brasil (gelar ke-5) Pi:  Tiongkok (gelar ke-2)Juara terbanyakPa:  Brasil (5 gelar) Pi:  Brasil       Tiongkok     (masing-masing 2 gelar) Piala Grand Champions Bola Voli FIVB adalah kompetisi bola voli internasional yang dipertandingkan oleh tim nasional putra dan putri senior anggota Fé...

 

 

Anabasis Aleksander

Pahatan prajurit berkuda pada Sarkofagus Alexander dari Sidon Anabasis Aleksander atau Pergerakan Aleksander (Yunani: Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἀνάβασις, Alexándrou Anábasis; bahasa Latin: Anabasis Alexandri) adalah sebuah karya tulis sejarah yang disusun oleh Arianos dari Nikomedia pada abad ke-2 M, kemungkinan besar pada masa pemerintahan Kaisar Hadrianus.[1] Anabasis Aleksander yang sintas utuh dalam tujuh kitab ini berisi riwayat pergerakan bala tentara Aleksander A...

 

 

City Morgue

American hip-hop duo City MorgueSosMula (left) and ZillaKamiBackground informationOriginNew York City, New York, U.S.Genres Punk rap trap metal nu metal hardcore hip hop Years active2016-Present [1]LabelsHikari-UltraRepublic[2]Members ZillaKami SosMula Websitecitymorgueofficial.com City Morgue is an American hip hop duo from New York City which consists of rappers ZillaKami (Junius Rogers) and SosMula (Vinicius Sosa). History SosMula in 2020 Prior to the formation of City Morg...

Cuban espresso

Drink made with espresso coffee and brown sugar Cafecito redirects here. For the Chicago restaurant, see Cafecito (restaurant). Café CubanoAlternative namesCuban coffee, Cuban espresso, cafecito, Cuban pull, Cuban shotTypeBeveragePlace of originCubaMain ingredientsespresso, demerara sugar Café Cubano (also known as Cuban espresso, Colada, Cuban coffee, cafecito, Cuban pull, and Cuban shot) is a type of espresso that originated in Cuba. Specifically, it refers to an espresso shot which is sw...

 

 

Ligat ha'Al 1999-2000

Ligat ha'Al 1999-2000 Competizione Ligat ha'Al Sport Calcio Edizione 59ª Organizzatore IFA Date dal 14 agosto 1999al 27 maggio 2000 Luogo  Israele Partecipanti 14 Risultati Vincitore Hapoel Tel Aviv(10º titolo) Retrocessioni Hapoel Kfar SabaMaccabi Herzliya Hapoel Gerusalemme Statistiche Miglior marcatore Asi Tubi (27) Incontri disputati 273 Gol segnati 754 (2,76 per incontro) Cronologia della competizione 1998-1999 2000-2001 Manuale La Ligat ha'Al 1999-2000 è stata...

 

 

Demografi Rusia

Demografi RusiaPiramida penduduk Rusia pada 1 Januari 2023Populasi 147.182.123 (sensus 2021)[1] 144.699.673 (tidak termasuk Krimea)Tingkat pertumbuhan -0,39 (2020)[2]Tingkat kelahiranTemplat:DecreaseNegative 9,8 kelahiran/1.000 populasi (2020)[2]Tingkat kematian 14,6 kematian/1.000 populasi (2020)[2]Harapan hidup 70,06 tahun (2021)[2] • laki-laki 65,51 tahun (2021)[2] • perempuan 74,51 tahun (2021)[2]Tingkat kesub...

Centre Party (Latvia)

Latvian political party Centre Party Centra partijaAbbreviationCPLeaderNormunds GrostiņšFounded11 November 2005; 18 years ago (2005-11-11) (All-Latvian Party 21st Century)8 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-08) (Latvian movement SOLIDARITY)25 July 2016; 7 years ago (2016-07-25) (Latvian Centrist Party)7 November 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-07) (Centre Party)HeadquartersRiga, Jūrmalas gatve 93 k-2 - 68, LV-1029Ideolog...

 

 

Янус

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Янус (значения). Янус Мифология римская Сфера влияния посев, начало[d], ворота, переход[d], время, дуализм, коридор и дверной проём[d] Пол мужской Отец Сатурн[1] или Целус Мать Энтория[1] или Геката Б...

 

 

Câmpia Turzii

Kastil Paget di Câmpia Turzii Lambang kota Câmpia Turzii (juga dieja Cîmpia Turzii, Jerman: Jerischmarktcode: de is deprecated , bahasa Hongaria: Aranyosgyéres) ialah sebuah kota di Provinsi Cluj, Rumania, yang dibentuk pada tahun 1925 oleh penggabungan 2 desa: Ghiriş (bahasa Hungaria: Aranyosgyéres) dan Sâncrai (bahasa Hungaria: Szentkirály). Desa Sâncrai disebutkan dalam dokumen tahun 1219 sebagai villa Sancti Regis (desa Raja Suci)1, sementara Ghiriş disebutkan pertama kali p...

Jennifer L. Rochon

American judge (born 1970) Jennifer RochonJudge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkIncumbentAssumed office June 13, 2022Appointed byJoe BidenPreceded byGeorge B. Daniels Personal detailsBorn1970 (age 53–54)St. Clair, Michigan, U.S.EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)New York University (JD) Jennifer Louise Rochon (born 1970)[1] is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court...

 

 

USS LSM-60

LSM-1-class landing ship medium LSM-60 with modifications for the Baker Test, Bikini Atoll History United States NameUSS LSM-60 BuilderBrown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas Laid down7 July 1944 Launched29 July 1944 Commissioned25 August 1944 Honors andawards1 battle star (World War II) FateDestroyed during Operation Crossroads Test Baker, 25 July 1946 General characteristics Class and typeLSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium Displacement 520 long tons (528 t) light 743 long tons (755 t) lan...

 

 

2019 Northern Ireland local elections

Local elections 2019 Northern Ireland local elections ← 2014 2 May 2019 2023 → All 11 districts, 462 council seatsTurnout52.7%   First party Second party Third party   Leader Arlene Foster Michelle O'Neill[n 1] Robin Swann Party DUP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist Seats before 130 105 88 Seats won 122 105 75 Seat change 8 13   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Colum Eastwood Naomi Long Clare Bailey Party SDLP Alliance Gre...

Islam in the Philippines

Status of Islam in the Philippines This article is about the religion of Islam in the Philippines. For the Muslim ethnic group, see Moro (ethnic group). Islam by countryWorld percentage of Muslims by country Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya L...

 

 

Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle nel film Invasione USA (1952) Peggie Castle (Appalachia, 22 dicembre 1927 – Hollywood, 11 agosto 1973) è stata un'attrice statunitense. Nota anche come Peggy Castle e Peggie Call, si specializzò in ruoli di seconda protagonista femminile in diversi B-movie. Indice 1 Carriera 2 Filmografia 2.1 Cinema 2.2 Televisione 3 Voci correlate 4 Altri progetti 5 Collegamenti esterni Carriera Nata a Appalachia, Virginia, col nome Peggy Blair, fu scoperta da un talent scout mentre pranzav...

 

 

David Nalbandian

Nalbandian di Australia Terbuka, 2006. David Nalbandian (lahir 1 Januari 1982) adalah seorang petenis profesional asal Argentina. Tinggi badannya adalah 180 cm. Ia mulai bermain tenis pada usia lima tahun. Sebagai pemain junior, ia menjuarai gelar tunggal putra turnamen AS Terbuka Junior dan gelar ganda putra di Wimbledon Junior. Ia mulai berkarier sebagai pemain profesional pada tahun 2000. Tahun berikutnya, ia masuk peringkat 50 besar dunia untuk pertama kalinya. Tahun 2002, ia berhasi...

Visa requirements for Bangladeshi citizens

Visa requirement policy for Bangladeshi citizen A (regular or ordinary) e-passport of Bangladesh Visa requirements for Bangladeshi citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Bangladesh by the authorities of other countries. As of 2024, Bangladeshi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 42 countries and territories, ranking the Bangladeshi passport 99th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1] Bangladeshi citizens who hold diplomat...

 

 

Huber Site

Archaeological site in Illinois, United States Huber SiteLocation in IllinoisShow map of IllinoisLocation in United StatesShow map of the United StatesLocationon Tinley Creek near Chicago, IllinoisCoordinates41°45′00″N 87°41′00″W / 41.75000°N 87.68333°W / 41.75000; -87.68333Area10 acres The Huber Site (11Ck-1) is located on Tinley Creek 2 miles west of Blue Island in Cook County, Illinois, near the city of Chicago. It is classified as a late prehistoric sit...