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502nd (MAYNILAD) Water Service Battalion (Reserve)
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502nd may refer to: Fiction * 502nd Joint Fighter Wing "Brave Witches" - a fictional air force unit in the anime series Brave Witches Military *502nd Heavy Tank Battalion (Germany), a German World War II independent armored battalion equipped with heavy tanks *502nd Infantry Regiment (United States) (502nd PIR), a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army *502nd SS Jäger Battalion, a Nazi Germany special forces unit from 1943 to 1944 *502nd Tactical Control Group, a United States Air Force unit that fought in the Korean War See also *502 (number) * 502 (other) *502, the year 502 (DII) of the Julian calendar *502 BC __NOTOC__ The year 502 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tricostus and Viscellinus (or, less frequently, year 252 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 502 BC for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Witches
, or ''World Witches Series: 502nd Joint Fighter Wing Brave Witches'', is an anime television series produced by Silver Link, which is a spin-off of the ''Strike Witches'' multimedia franchise created by Humikane Shimada. Taking place between the first and second seasons of ''Strike Witches'', the series centers on the Fuso witch Hikari Karibuchi as she joins the titular squadron to fight the Neuroi forces when her sister Takami is seriously injured in battle. The series was directed by Kazuhiro Takamura and written by the Striker Unit scriptwriting team with Seikou Nagaoka serving as the music composer. The series ran on Tokyo MX in Japan from October 6 to December 29, 2016 with later airings on 8 other stations; it was simulcast worldwide by Crunchyroll. In April 2017, Funimation announced that the English dubbed version would be streamed on their FunimationNow streaming service beginning on May 8. In Japan, the series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in six compilations, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
502nd Heavy Tank Battalion (Germany)
The 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion (german: "schwere Panzerabteilung 502") was a German heavy tank battalion during World War II. The battalion was the first unit to receive and field the Tiger I. It fought on the Eastern front. It was one of the most successful German heavy tank battalions, claiming the destruction of 1,400 tanks and 2,000 guns. Otto Carius, one of the best German tank aces, was a member. Formation The 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion was formed on 25 May 1942 at Bamberg from the 35th Panzer Training Battalion (german: Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 35). On 23 July Hitler ordered that the first Tiger I tanks be sent to the Leningrad Front. The 502nd became the first unit to receive Tiger IsDoyle and Jentz. ''Tiger I Heavy Tank'', p. 21 when on 19 and 20 August 1942 four Tiger Is were sent to the unit, which only partially equipped one company (German regulations called for a heavy tank battalion of three companies, with 45 tanks in total). On 29 August 1942 the 502nd arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
502nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 502nd Infantry Regiment (502nd IR), previously titled the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (502nd PIR), is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The regiment was established shortly after U.S. entry into World War II, and was assigned as a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, "The Screaming Eagles", one of the most decorated formations of the U.S. Army. The regiment saw substantial action in the European Theater of World War II and was inactivated in 1945, shortly after the end of the war. Reactivating in a new form in 1956, the 502nd Infantry has served in the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, Iraq War, War in Afghanistan, and Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq. Since 1974, the regiment has been classified as an Air Assault unit. Currently, its 1st and 2nd battalions are active. Both battalions are assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). History World War II The original 48-man Parachute Test Platoon was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
502nd SS Jäger Battalion
SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502 (502nd SS Light Infantry Battalion) was a special forces unit of Nazi Germany from 1943-1944. Formed in June 1943, the unit was commanded by Otto Skorzeny and was based at Schloß (chateau) Friedenthal just north of Berlin in Sachsenhausen by Oranienburg, consisting originally of the three hundred members of the former (Provisional Special Unit Friedenthal) SS-Sonderverband z.b.V. Friedenthal (this was their official name until April 1944, then it was ''SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502'' ) and Sonderlehrgang z.b.V. Oranienburg. After an unsuccessful attempt to train members of an SS penal facility, Skorzeny obtained permission to recruit volunteers from the Wehrmacht, and 100 SS personnel, 50 Luftwaffe and 150 Army personnel were admitted, allowing the formation of a headquarters company and two line companies. An intensive training programme was instituted. In September 1943, sixteen members of this unit took part in the Gran Sasso raid, which resulted in the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
502nd Tactical Control Group
The 502d Air Operations Group in an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active in October 2006 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where it had served as the umbrella for intelligence and operational support units under Pacific Air Forces The unit was first activated as the 502nd Tactical Control Group in December 1945. In 1950 it was rushed to Korea where it fought in the Korean War, earning two Presidential Unit Citations for its actions. It remained under Far East Air Forces after the war until it was inactivated in October 1957. History At the beginning of the Korean War, the United States Air Force's only tactical control group was the 502d at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. To respond, Fifth Air Force organized the 6132d Tactical Air Control Squadron, which established a full-scale Tactical Air Control Center at Taegu Air Base, South Korea on 23 July 1950. Less than three months later, the 502nd and its subordinate squadrons moved from Pope to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
502 (number)
500 (five hundred) is the natural number following 499 and preceding 501. Mathematical properties 500 = 22 × 53. It is an Achilles number and an Harshad number, meaning it is divisible by the sum of its digits. It is the number of planar partitions of 10. Other fields Five hundred is also *the number that many NASCAR races often use at the end of their race names (e.g., Daytona 500), to denote the length of the race (in miles, kilometers or laps). *the longest advertised distance (in miles) of the IndyCar Series and its premier race, the Indianapolis 500. Slang names * Monkey (UK slang for £500; USA slang for $500) Integers from 501 to 599 500s 501 501 = 3 × 167. It is: * the sum of the first 18 primes (a term of the sequence ). * palindromic in bases 9 (6169) and 20 (15120). 502 * 502 = 2 × 251 * vertically symmetric number 503 503 is: * a prime number. * a safe prime. * the sum of three consecutive primes (163 + 167 + 173). * the sum of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
502 (other)
__NOTOC__ Year 502 ( DII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Avienus and Probus (or, less frequently, year 1255 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 502 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * War with Sassanid Persia: Emperor Anastasius I refuses to pay a share of the cost of defending the Caucasian Gates, through which nomadic tribes have come for raids on Persia and the Byzantine Empire. King Kavadh I invades Armenia and captures Theodosiopolis. * Winter – Kavadh I besieges the fortress-city of Amida (modern Turkey). The defenders, although unsupported by Byzantine troops, repel the Persian assaults for three months before they are finally beaten. Europe * March 29 &nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
