Camp Westerbork,also known as Westerbork transit camp,was a Nazi transit camp in the province of Drenthe in the Northeastern Netherlands,during World War II. It was located in the municipality of Westerbork,current-day Midden-Drenthe. Camp Westerbork was used as a staging location for sending Jews to concentration camps elsewhere.
Voorschoten is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands,in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad,enclosed by the cities of Leiden,Wassenaar and The Hague. The municipality covers an area of 11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi) of which 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) is covered by water.
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,481 metres (27,825 ft). It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest,in Nepal. One of the eight-thousanders,Makalu is an isolated peak in the shape of a four-sided pyramid.
General admiral or Admiral general was a Danish,Dutch,German,Russian,Portuguese,Spanish and Swedish naval rank. Its historic origin is a title high military or naval dignitaries of early modern Europe sometimes held,for example the (nominal) commander-in-chief of the Dutch Republic's navy.
The Kingdom of Tungning,also known as Tywan by the British at the time,was a dynastic maritime state that ruled part of southwestern Taiwan and the Penghu islands between 1661 and 1683. It is the first predominantly ethnic Han state in Taiwanese history. At its zenith,the kingdom's maritime power dominated varying extents of coastal regions of southeastern China and controlled the major sea lanes across both China Seas,and its vast trade network stretched from Japan to Southeast Asia.
The Order of the Netherlands Lion,also known as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands is a Dutch order of chivalry founded by King William I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815.
The siege of Breda of 1624–25 occurred during the Eighty Years' War. The siege resulted in Breda,a Dutch fortified city,falling into the control of the Army of Flanders.
Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen is a Dutch ballet dancer,choreographer and photographer.
Jean Couzy was a French mountaineer. He studied aeronautical engineering at the École Polytechnique. At age 27,he was a member of Maurice Herzog's 1950 expedition to Annapurna. Prior to this,his usual climbing partner was Marcel Schatz,another member of the expedition. On the 1955 French Makalu expedition Couzy made the first ascent of Makalu with Lionel Terray on May 15,1955.
Han Xianchu was a general of the Chinese Communist Party. Han participated in many military campaigns and battles such as Battle of Pingxingguan,Liaoshen Campaign,Pingjin Campaign,Hainan Campaign,and the Korean War. In 1955 he was among the first group of military leaders to be awarded the Shang Jiang rank.
HMS H6 was a British H-class submarine of the Royal Navy built by Canadian Vickers &Co. during World War I.
The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army is the executive commander of the Royal Netherlands Army and reports directly to the Chief of Defence. The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army is statutorily a three-star general. The current C-LAS is Air Defense Artillery Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen.
The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (C-LSK) is the highest-ranking officer of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. He reports directly to the Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff (CDS).
Events from the year 1676 in Denmark.
The transition from Ming to Qing,alternatively known as Ming–Qing transition or the Manchu conquest of China,from 1618 to 1683,saw the transition between two major dynasties in Chinese history. It was a decades-long conflict between the emerging Qing dynasty,the incumbent Ming dynasty,and several smaller factions. It ended with the consolidation of Qing rule,and the fall of the Ming and several other factions.
UD-3 was an O 21-class submarine. The boat was laid down as the Dutch submarine HNLMS K XXV and renamed HNLMS O 25 but was captured during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II and commissioned in the Kriegsmarine.
UD-5 was an O 21-class submarine. The boat was laid down as the Dutch submarine HNLMS K XXVII and renamed HNLMS O 27 but was captured during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II and commissioned in the Kriegsmarine. The ship survived the war and was returned to the Netherlands where she served under her old name until 1959.
Hermann Leopold Ludwig Eugen Hans Heinz Bonatz was a German naval officer during World War II. He was most notable for being chief of B-Dienst until January 1944. B-Dienst was Division III Radio Intelligence of the Naval Intelligence Service of the Oberkommando der Marine (OKM). This division dealt with the interception and recording,decoding and analysis of the enemy,in particular British,radio communications.
Don Guno Maria Ceder is a Dutch lawyer and politician,serving as a member of House of Representatives since the 2021 general election.
Mélanie Couzy is a French sports shooter. She competed in the women's trap event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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