This article on the first German spy to be shot in Britain during World War I marks nominator Prioryman's first contribution to Wikipedia's commemoration of that conflict. Not only did Priroyman succeed in taking the article to FA, he saw it selected for the main page on the centenary of Lody's death, 6 November 2014.
Following on from John Plagis, Cliftonian presents the story of another World War II fighter ace, one of only three Southern Rhodesian-born members of "The Few".
According to nominator Peter Isotalo, this article is "a kind of outgrowth of my never-ending tinkering with galley (and early modern naval history)." It focusses on a type of "archipelago frigate" employed by the Swedish and Russian fleets of the late 18th century.
The latest in Sturmvogel's series on capital ships to reach Featured status, this article describes the short but action-packed career of one of the Royal Navy fleet aircraft carriers that saw service during World War II. The article passed both GAN and ACR before its successful FAC nomination.
Described as a "monster" by Parsecboy in his nomination statement, this huge FT covers all the cruiser warships ever operated by German navies. The topic includes 5 featured lists, and a host of FA and GA-quality articles on the warships. Congratulations on this impressive achievement, Parsecboy!
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The Alhambra, a Moorish fortress and palace in Spain. (photographed by Slaunger)
Perhaps best known for being at the centre of the 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor, Ford Island has housed a remarkably wide range of military installations and moorings for naval ships; most notably the ill-fated battleship row. It continues to host several US Navy installations.
This article covers a battle of the French Revolutionary Wars fought between French and Austrian forces in modern-day Germany during October 1796. Both sides claimed victory, but military historians generally agree that the Austrians achieved a strategic advantage. This availed them little, however, as the victorious forces were tied down in two sieges.
Peter Raw was an Australian bomber pilot and navigation specialist who saw combat in World War II, and placed second in the 1953 London to Christchurch air race. He later completed a tour of duty in command of the RAAF forces deployed to the Vietnam War, despite not having a proper background in the type of fighting there, and was criticised for his actions during the Battle of Long Tan.
This article describes the life and career of a German World War II fighter ace who shot down an astonishing 135 aircraft, including no less than 46 Supermarine Spitfire fighters. Müncheberg saw combat over France, the Mediterranean, the Balkans and the USSR, and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was killed in a mid-air collision over Tunisia in March 1943.
SMS Kaiser Karl der Grosse was a German pre-dreadnought battleship which had only a short period of front line service before being withdrawn to the reserve as more modern ships became available. She was active during the first months of World War I, but was subsequently withdrawn from service and ended the war as a prison ship.
This article covers the famous German operation of World War II in which elite and conventional forces attempted to kill or capture the leader of the Yugoslav partisans, Josip Broz Tito. As noted in the nomination statement, the attack involved "the only Waffen-SS airborne unit using parachute and glider insertion" but "failed for a range of reasons, including fierce Partisan resistance and failures in planning and intelligence sharing".
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Photograph of Albert Einstein by Ferdinand Schmutzer. Einstein, of course, helped inspire development of the atomic bomb in World War II.
George Peter Alexander Healy's painting of John C. Calhoun, advocate for the War of 1812, United States Secretary of War, and slavery advocate in the pre-American Civil War era.
Grace Hopper, United States Navy rear admiral, and computer scientist who wrote the first compiler.
US President Franklin Pierce, chief executive before the Civil War.
Sunrise, Inverness Copse by symbolic First World War artist Paul Nash.
Nicolaas Pieneman's painting The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock is a triumphalist painting of the event that ended the Java War.
Registration card from the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies during World War II.
While occupying the Philippines, the Japanese issued their own printings of the Philippine peso and centavo, which rapidly devalued. This 1 centavo note from 1942 is part of a set of thirteen.
Henri Frenay, part of the French Resistance in World War II
Posthumous portrait of Herman Willem Daendels, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, and Divisional General in Napoleon's Grande Armée (painting by Raden Saleh)
Rescue training exercise by the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force
Paul Fildes, British Navy microbiologist who worked at the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar and Porton Down, painted by his father, Luke Fildes.
William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State during the American Civil War
US$500 note from 1880 showing Union General Joseph K. Mansfield.
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Certified proof of Cuban one silver peso note, showing José Martí
Certified proof of Cuban one silver peso note, showing Máximo Gómez
Certified proof of Cuban one silver peso note, showing Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada
Certified proof of Cuban one silver peso note, showing Antonio Maceo Grajales
Certified proof of Cuban fifty silver peso note, showing Calixto García
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