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Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky , 1898-1967, Soviet marshal, b. Ukraine. He joined the Communist party in 1926. In World War II Malinovsky commanded an army in the Stalingrad (later Volgograd) offensive and later in Ukraine. He became (1956) a member of the central committee of the Communist party and... Read more |
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Korean War
Korean War conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The... Read more |
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Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov , 1881-1969, Soviet military leader and public official. A Bolshevik from 1903, he was an active revolutionary prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and an outstanding Red Army commander in the civil war (1918-20) that followed it. As commissar for military and naval... Read more |
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Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), organization established by Civil War veterans of the Union army and navy. Principal figures in the founding of the GAR were John A. Logan and Richard J. Oglesby. The first post was formed (Apr. 6, 1866) at Decatur, Ill., and at the first national encampment,... Read more |
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Military Decorations
DECORATIONS, MILITARY Medal of Honor The highest American decoration for valor is the Medal of Honor. In separate army, navy, and air force versions, the president awards it in the name of Congress to a member of the armed forces conspicuously displaying gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of... Read more |
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Yeomen of the Guard
Yeomen of the Guard bodyguard, now ceremonial in function, of the sovereign of England. When the guard was originated by Henry VII in 1485, its members had numerous duties as defenders of the king's person and household functionaries. Until 1743 (the last time a British monarch appeared on the... Read more |
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Fort Dix
Fort Dix U.S. army training center, 32,000 acres (12,950 hectares), central N.J., SE of Trenton; est. 1917 as Camp Dix and named for U.S. statesman John A. Dix. In 1939 it was made a permanent garrison and renamed Fort Dix. During World War II, Fort Dix was the largest army training center in the... Read more |
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Albert Coady Wedemeyer
Albert Coady Wedemeyer , 1897-1989, American general, b. Omaha, Nebr., grad. West Point, 1918. After service in China, the Philippines, and Europe, he was graduated (1936) from the general staff school at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., and was sent to the German general staff school. In World War II he... Read more |
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Norman Y. Mineta
Norman Yoshio Mineta American politician Norman Mineta (born 1931), the first Asian American cabinet member, has served under both the Clinton and Bush administrations. Mineta, an American of Japanese descent, was forced into an internment camp during World War II. As a member of Congress during... Read more |
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