15 March 1916 On This Day -15 March 1916 Theatre definitions:Western Frontcomprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.Eastern Frontcomprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and Austro-Romanian fronts.Southern Frontcomprises ...
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On this day in 1934, Diana Wynne Jones was born in London. She was a writer whose most popular works included Howl’s Moving Castle and the Chrestomanci series. When she was just five, Diana’s family evacuated her to Wales at the start of the war. She moved several times before her...
He joined theService Aéronautique(the original form of the French Air Force) as a mechanic in October 1912, and was designatedpilote militaire nº375, 20 September 1913. He served as a pilot during World War I, flying the Blériot XI-2, Morane LA and Nieuprt X, then in December 1915...
21 February, 1916 — German and French armies go head to head, starting in the early morning. Lead erupted from the barrel of a Langer Max siege and coastal-defense weapon, firing 15 inch (38 cm) rounds into French positions. The first building to take a hit would be a French cathedral...
This fifth shoot down made Buzz Wagner the first U.S. Army Air Corps ace of World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in an air battle, 22 December 1941. He was evacuated to Australia in Januar...
In Worms, Bishop Frederick ordered that “the Jewish community should pay 20 florins each year on St. Martin’s Day when a new “Bishop of the Jews” – the head of the 12 member council that governed the internal affairs of the Jewish ...
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Left to right, Pilot Officer Douglas R.S. Bader, Flight Lieutenant Harry Day and Flying Officer Geoffrey Stephenson, of No. 23 Squadron, during training for the 1931 Hendon Airshow, with a Gloster Gamecock. (RAF Museum) Bader lost both legs in the crash of a Bristol Bulldog fighter while...