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Southern Transylvania
Southern Transylvania was a region of the Kingdom of Romania between 1940 and 1944, during World War II. The region of Transylvania, belonging entirely to Romania when the war started in 1939, was split in 1940 between Romania and Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1946), Hungary, with the latter taking Northern Transylvania in the aftermath of the Second Vienna Award. Overview Timișoara was the largest city in Southern Transylvania, with a population of 116,878 as of April 1941. However, this city was located in the Banat sub-region. The largest city in Southern Transylvania-proper was Brașov, with a population of 84,557 as of April 1941. Southern Transylvania-proper had a population of just over 1.74 million people. Southern Transylvania (including its adjacent regions to its West) had a total area of 59,000 square kilometers. Subtracting from this area the areas of the five counties to its West: Timiș-Torontal County, Timiș-Torontal (7,600 square km), Caraș County, Caraș (4,693), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania ( ro, Regatul României) was a constitutional monarchy that existed in Romania from 13 March ( O.S.) / 25 March 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian royal family), until 1947 with the abdication of King Michael I of Romania and the Romanian parliament's proclamation of the Romanian People's Republic. From 1859 to 1877, Romania evolved from a personal union of two vassal principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia) under a single prince to an autonomous principality with a Hohenzollern monarchy. The country gained its independence from the Ottoman Empire during the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War (known locally as the Romanian War of Independence), when it also received Northern Dobruja in exchange for the southern part of Bessarabia. The kingdom's territory during the reign of King Carol I, between 13 ( O.S.) / 25 March 1881 and 27 September ( O.S.) / 10 October 1914 is sometimes referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheinmetall 37 Mm Md
Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Its shares are traded on the Frankfurt stock exchange. History Rheinmetall was founded in 1889. Banker and investor Lorenz Zuckermandel Lorenz Zuckermandel (18 February 1847 – 6 January 1928) was a German banker, investor, founder and translator, among other things, of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Thanks to his many talents, he worked his way from being the poor son of a ... (1847–1928) was one of the founders and the first chairman of the supervisory board. It manufactured steel products, including armaments. During the post-WWI disarmament of Germany, the company diversified, but by the 1930s armament manufacture resumed. In 1933, it acquired A. Borsig GmbH, which manufactured locomotives. References External links * * {{Authority control 1889 establishments in Germany Defence companies of Germany Engineering companies of Germany Companies in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoia-Marchetti SM
SIAI-Marchetti was an Italian aircraft manufacturer primarily active during the interwar period. History The original company was founded during 1915 as SIAI (''Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia'' - Seaplane Company of Upper Italy). As suggested by its name, the firm initially specialised in the manufacture of seaplanes, the vast majority of which were intended for the Italian armed forces. Perhaps its most prominent early aircraft was the SIAI S.16, a seaplane that had been configured to perform both aerial reconnaissance and bomber roles, but also proved itself quite capable of long-distance flights. During 1925, Italian aviator Francesco de Pinedo of the ''Regia Aeronautica'' (Italian Royal Air Force) used an SIAI S.16''ter'' he named ''Genariello'' for a record-setting flight from Rome to Australia and Tokyo to demonstrate his idea that seaplanes were superior to landplanes for long-distance flights. Having departed Rome on 21 April, Pinedo and his mechanic, Ernesto Campanel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAR 79
IAR may refer to: *IAR Systems, an embedded system technology company *The Institute of Asian Research, an institute under the Faculty of Arts in the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada *"Ignore all rules", a policy on Wikipedia *Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR Braşov), an aerospace manufacturer *M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, a new weapon design commissioned by the U.S. Marine Corps *Institute of Advanced Research, a private university in Gujarat, India *Instruction address register, an alternative name for the program counter CPU register *International Authority for the Ruhr, an organization in control of the industry in the Ruhr area from 1949 to 1952 *International Affairs Review, an academic journal in the field of international affairs *Informacyjna Agencja Radiowa, a Polish news agency *The IATA code for the Tunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia *.iar, Inventory ARchive file used for avatar inventory backup in OpenSimulator OpenSimulator is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAR 37
The IAR 37 was a 1930s Romanian reconnaissance or light bomber aircraft built by Industria Aeronautică Română. Development The IAR 37 prototype was flown for the first time in 1937 to meet a requirement for a tactical bombing and reconnaissance aircraft. The IAR 37 was an unequal-span single bay biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and powered by a licensed copy of the Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major radial engine called the IAR K14-II C32 with 870 HP. It had room for a crew of three under a continuous glazed cockpit, pilot at the front then observer and a gunner at the rear. It had dual controls and was fitted with a locally designed bombsight and a camera. The IAR 37 entered production in 1938, but production of the engine lagged, preventing the aircraft from being completed, and it was replaced on the production line by the IAR 38, powered by the reliable BMW 132 engine. As availability and reliability of the K.14 engine improved, the incomplete IAR 37s were fitted with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAR 80
The IAR 80 was a Romanian World War II low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque fighter and ground-attack aircraft. When it first flew, in 1939, it was comparable to contemporary designs being deployed by the airforces of the most advanced military powers such as the Hawker Hurricane and Bf 109E. Production problems and lack of available armament delayed entry of the IAR 80 into service until 1941. It remained in frontline use until May 1945. Development In order to ensure that the Royal Romanian Air Force (''ARR'') could continue to be supplied with aircraft in time of war, the government subsidized the creation of three major aircraft manufacturers in the 1920s and 1930s. The first was Societatea pentru Exploatări Tehnice (SET) which was formed in Bucharest in 1923. Next came Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) which set up shop in Brașov in 1925. Finally there was Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești (ICAR), which was founded in Bucharest in 1932. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
75 Mm Reșița Model 1943
The 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 was an anti-tank gun produced by Romania during World War II. It combined features from the Soviet ''ZiS-3'' field/anti-tank gun, the German PaK 40 and the Romanian '' 75 mm Vickers/Reșița Model 1936'' anti-aircraft gun. It saw service against both the Soviets during the Jassy-Kishniev Offensive and against the Germans during the Budapest Offensive and subsequent operations to clear Austria and Czechoslovakia. According to British historian Mark Axworthy, the gun could be considered the most versatile of its class developed during World War II, outperforming Soviet, German and Western counterparts. Development Development began in 1942 of a dual-purpose field and anti-tank gun that could be built in Romania to replace the collection of obsolescent field guns currently used and upgrade their anti-tank defenses of the army. To speed development Colonel Valerian Nestorescu suggested combining the best features from the guns already in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vickers Model 1931
The Vickers Model 1931 was a British anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. The design was rejected by the British and Vickers exported the gun worldwide during the 1930s. Operational history Romania bought a license for 100 in 1936, although hundreds more were built during the war. The second batch of 100 pieces was started in July 1941, the production rate being of 5 pieces per month as of October 1942. Denmark also bought a license. Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Turkey, Switzerland and China bought numbers of guns directly from Vickers. Finland bought a dozen to help reduce balance of payment problems with the British in 1936. The Finnish guns were chambered in their standard caliber. Those weapons captured after the German conquest of Europe were taken into Wehrmacht service as the ''7.5 cm Flak M 35(h)'' or ''7.5 cm Flak M 35(d)''. Similarly the Soviet Union used those guns it captured from Lithuania. Supposedly it saw limited British se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voina Works
Voina ( rus, Война, p=vɐjˈna, a=Ru-война.ogg, t=War) is a Russian street-art group known for their provocative and politically charged works of performance art. The group has had more than sixty members, including former and current students of the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography, Moscow State University, and University of Tartu. However, the group does not cooperate with state or private institutions, and is not supported by any Russian curators or gallerists. The activities of Voina have ranged from street protest, symbolic pranks in public places, and performance-art happenings, to vandalism and destruction of public property. More than a dozen criminal cases have been brought against the group. On 7 April 2011 the group was awarded the "Innovation" prize in the category "Work of Visual Art", established by the Russian Ministry of Culture. Origins Oleg Vorotnikov, a philosophy graduate from Moscow State University (MSU), is generally considered to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cugir
Cugir (; German: ''Kudsir, Kudschir'', Hungarian: ''Kudzsir'') is a town in Alba County, Romania. Declared a town in 1968, it administers seven villages: Bocșitura (Hungarian ''Boksiturahavas'', German ''Potschitur''), Bucuru (''Bukuruhavas''/''Bukur''), Călene (''Kalenihavas''/''Kalleney''), Fețeni (''Fecehavas''/''Fetzeberg''), Goașele (''Goaselehavas''/''Eisenhammer''), Mugești (''Mugestihavas''/''Kudschirstallen''), and Vinerea (''Felkenyér''/''Oberbrodsdorf''). Geography The central settlement of the Breadfield region, the town lies on the banks of the Cugir River, at the confluence of headwaters Râul Mare and Râul Mic. It is situated above sea level, at the base of the Șureanu Mountains. Cugir is located in the southwestern part of Alba County, about from Sebeș and from Alba Iulia, the capital of the county. It lies on the border with Hunedoara County, from Orăștie and from Deva. Demographics According to the 2011 census, there was a total population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZB Vz
ZB or Zb may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Monarch Airlines (IATA code ZB) * Zbrojovka Brno, a former Czechoslovakian state producer of small weapons and munitions * Zentralbahn, a Swiss railway * Zentralblatt MATH, now zbMATH, international mathematics article reviewing service Computing * Zettabit (Zb), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity * Zettabyte (ZB), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity Other uses * MG Magnette ZB, the second iteration of the MG saloon of the 1950s * Newstalk ZB, a national talkback station in New Zealand, whose callsign is ZB * ZB conference, on the Z notation and B-Method, co-organized by the Z User Group and APCB * ZB Holden Commodore an Australian version of the Opel Insignia See also * Example (other) Example may refer to: * '' exempli gratia'' (e.g.), usually read out in English as "for example" * .example, reserved as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
