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1945 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1945 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Archbishop of Wales – David Prosser, Bishop of St David's *Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Crwys Events *1 January – Three months before his death, former prime minister David Lloyd George is created Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor and Viscount Gwynedd. He never takes his seat in the House of Lords. *18 January – Winds of 113 mph are recorded at St. Ann's Head Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire. * 7 March – German submarine ''U-1302'' is sunk off St David's Head. *10 March – Sixty-seven German prisoners of war tunnel their way out of Island Farm Camp 198 at Bridgend, the biggest escape attempt by German POWs in the UK during the Second World War. * 15 April – Brigadier Glyn Hughes leads the 11th Armoured Division in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. *April – German submarines ''U-242'' and '' U-325'' are sunk off The Skerries. *15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-1302
German submarine ''U-1302'' was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' for service in World War II. She was commissioned on 25 May 1944. ''U-1302'' served with 4th U-boat Flotilla for training and later with 11th U-boat Flotilla from 1 January 1945 until 7 March 1945. ''U-1302'' completed one patrol between February and March 1945, sinking three ships totalling . Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. ''U-1302'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U-242
German submarine ''U-242'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 30 September 1942 at the ''Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft'' yard at Kiel as yard number 676, launched on 20 July 1943 and commissioned on 14 August under the command of ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Karl-Wilhelm Pancke. After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, she went to the 3rd flotilla to work operationally from 1 June 1944. She then returned to the 5th flotilla on 6 July and moved to the 8th flotilla for operations on 1 August. She was reassigned to the 5th flotilla a third time from 16 February 1945. In seven patrols, ''U-242'' sank two ships totalling and an auxiliary warship of 500 GRT. She was sunk by a mine in the St. George's Channel on 5 April 1945. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-242'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
Bergen-Belsen , or Belsen, was a Nazi concentration camp in what is today Lower Saxony in northern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, in 1943, parts of it became a concentration camp. Initially this was an "exchange camp", where Jewish hostages were held with the intention of exchanging them for German prisoners of war held overseas. The camp was later expanded to accommodate Jews from other concentration camps. After 1945, the name was applied to the displaced persons camp established nearby, but it is most commonly associated with the concentration camp. From 1941 to 1945, almost 20,000 Soviet prisoners of war and a further 50,000 inmates died there. Overcrowding, lack of food and poor sanitary conditions caused outbreaks of typhus, tuberculosis, typhoid fever and dysentery, leading to the deaths of more than 35,000 people in the first few months of 1945, shortly before and after the liberation. The cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
The 11th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army which was created in March 1941 during the Second World War. The division was formed in response to the unanticipated success of the German panzer divisions. The 11th Armoured was responsible for several major victories in the Battle of Normandy from in the summer of 1944, shortly after the Normandy landings, and it participated in the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, the Rhine crossing in March 1945. It was disbanded in January 1946 and reformed towards the end of 1950. In 1956, it was converted into the 4th Infantry Division. Background and formation The 11th Armoured Division was organized in March 1941, in Yorkshire under Northern Command, under Major-General Percy Hobart. A veteran of the Royal Tank Regiment, he had already strongly influenced the shape of the 7th Armoured Division, but his original and innovative ideas had led to his early retirement from the army. Reinstated after the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes
thumb Brigadier Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes, (25 July 1892 – 24 November 1973) was a British military officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and later medical administrator, educationalist and sports administrator. Hughes served in both the First and Second World War and is notable for his role in the care and rehabilitation of the victims of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Early history Hughes was born in Ventersburg, Orange Free State on 24 July 1892 and spent the first two years of his life in South Africa, after his father emigrated to take a medical post. When Hughes was two his father died from an infection caused by pricking his finger during an operation. Hughes and his mother returned to Britain, but at the age of seven Hughes was diagnosed with having curvature of the spine and at one time was confined to a spinal carriage. He was educated at Epsom College, and with his health issues behind him, threw himself into school life. After leaving school, like his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15 April
Events Pre-1600 * 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. *1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscard. * 1450 – Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France. 1601–1900 *1632 – Battle of Rain: Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. *1642 – Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army. *1715 – The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina. *1736 – Foundation of the short-lived Kingdom of Corsica. *1738 – ''Serse'', an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, receives its premiere performance in Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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