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Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
The National Republican Air Force ( it, Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, ANR) was the air force of the Italian Social Republic, a World War II German puppet state in Italy. Description This air force was tasked with defending the industrial areas of the region, intercepting Allied bombers en route to southern Germany and the allied and occupied territories of the Axis, and giving close support to German and Italian land forces. Later during the war various units served with German forces based at Spilve, near Riga ('' Reichskommissariat Ostland''), on the northern Russian Front, amongst others in the central and south area (Crimea) on the front. The ANR, after the 1943 armistice that divided Italy, received numbers of Italian aircraft, later augmented with their own local production, and further aircraft from Germany. This force was opposed to the Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force ( ''Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana'', or ACI, or ''Aeronautica Cobelligerante del Sud'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner Of War
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war in custody for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons, such as isolating them from the enemy combatants still in the field (releasing and repatriating them in an orderly manner after hostilities), demonstrating military victory, punishing them, prosecuting them for war crimes, exploiting them for their labour, recruiting or even conscripting them as their own combatants, collecting military and political intelligence from them, or indoctrinating them in new political or religious beliefs. Ancient times For most of human history, depending on the culture of the victors, enemy fighters on the losing side in a battle who had surrendered and been taken as prisoners of war could expect to be either slaughtered or enslaved. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVIA FL
Avia Motors s.r.o. is a Czech automotive manufacturer. It was founded in 1919 as an aircraft maker, and diversified into trucks after 1945. As an aircraft maker it was notable for producing biplane fighter aircraft, especially the B-534. Avia ceased aircraft production in 1963. History The company was founded by Pavel Beneš, Miroslav Hajn, Jaroslav František Koch and Václav Malý in 1919 and became part of Škoda Works a.s. in 1928. During the 1930s the factory became the biggest aircraft producer in Czechoslovakia and moved to Letňany near Prague, where production continues until today. During the Nazi occupation Avia made aircraft for the German Luftwaffe. After the war the company was nationalized and became involved in the automotive industry. It made aircraft until 1963, then concentrated on truck production and continued to make aircraft engines (producing only propellers from 1988). The company was split in 1992 into propeller and truck sections, both using the Avia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosini SAI
Ambrosini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abele Ambrosini (1915–1943), Italian partisan * Bartolomeo Ambrosini (1588-1657), Italian botanist, physician and naturalist * Brenno Ambrosini, Italian pianist * Carlo Ambrosini (born 1954), Italian comic book artist and writer * Cesare Ambrosini (born 1990), Italian footballer *Claudio Ambrosini (born 1948), Italian composer and conductor *Dario Ambrosini (1918–1951), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer * Emilio Ambrosini (1850–1912), Italian architect *Ernesto Ambrosini (1894–1951), Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase *Filippo Ambrosini (born 1993), Italian pair skater *Floriano Ambrosini (1557-1621), Italian architect and engineer *Gaspare Ambrosini, (1886–1986), Italian statesman *James Ambrosini (born 1991), Australian-born Italian rugby union player *Marco Ambrosini, (born 1964), Italian composer and musician living in Germany *Maria Luisa Ambrosini, autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIAT G-55 Centauro (1)
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Italy. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced. Fiat Automobiles is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy. During its more than century-long history, it remained the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe and the third in the world after General Motors and Ford for over 20 years, until the car industry crisis in the late 1980s. In 2013, Fiat S.p.A. was the second largest European automaker by volumes produced and the seventh in the world, while FCA was the world's eighth-largest automaker. In 1970, Fiat Automobiles emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a Theater (warfare), theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Polish Armed Forces in the East, Poland and other Allies of World War II, Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltic states, Baltics), and Southeast Europe (Balkans) from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It was known as the Great Patriotic War (term), Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union – and still is in some of its successor states, while almost everywhere else it has been called the ''Eastern Front''. In present-day German and Ukrainian historiography the name German-Soviet War is typically used. The battles on the Eastern Front of the Second World War constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterised by unprecedented ferocity and brutality, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, expos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Baracca
Count Francesco Baracca (9 May 1888 – 19 June 1918) was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I. He was credited with 34 aerial victories. The emblem he wore side by side on his plane of a black horse prancing on its two rear hooves inspired Enzo Ferrari to use it on his racing car and later in his automotive company. Biography Baracca was born in Lugo di Romagna. He was the son of a wealthy landowner. The younger Baracca initially studied at a private school in Florence before entering the Military Academy of Modena in October 1907. As he had become a passionate equestrian as an antidote to classroom boredom, he became a cavalryman with the prestigious ''Piemonte Reale Cavalleria'' Regiment upon his commissioning in 1910. His first duty station allowed him to attend concerts and opera in Rome, as well as pursuing hunting and equestrian competitions; he gained some fame in the latter. This little idyll was spoiled by orders to report to a small town in central Italy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASDF
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ASDF may refer to: * Advanced Scientific Data Format, a form of storing astronomical data * Air Self-Defense Force, in Japan * Alabama State Defense Force, a military entity * Alaska State Defense Force, a military entity * Another System Definition Facility, a build system for Common Lisp * ASDF, the sequence of letters from the left end of the home row on some keyboard layouts A keyboard layout is any specific physical, visual or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key-meaning associations (respectively) of a computer keyboard, mobile phone, or other computer-controlled typographic keyboard. is the actua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruggero Bonomi
Ruggero Bonomi ( Lugo, 6 February 1898 – Oderzo, 12 April 1980) was an Italian Air Force general during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He was deputy commander of the Corpo Aereo Italiano and commander of the Auxiliary Naval Air Force; after the Armistice of Cassibile he became the last State Undersecretary for the Air Force of the Italian Social Republic. Biography Early life and naval career He was born in Lugo, in the province of Ravenna, on 23 September 1898, the fourth of six children of lawyer Eufrasio Bonomi and Elena Archi. After studies in classical literature at the Salesian Institute in Faenza, at age sixteen he entered the Royal Naval Academy of Livorno; from 30 October 1916 to 15 July 1917 he served as an officer cadet on the training ship ''Flavio Gioia''. After graduation, in March 1919 he was assigned as a midshipman on the battleship ''Dante Alighieri'', operating between Zara, Fiume and Sibenik during the inter-allied occupation. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrigo Tessari
Arrigo Tessari (Belluno, 4 January 1897 – 5 September 1971) was an Italian Air Force general during World War II. He commanded Italian air forces in Albania and later Greece from 1940 to 1942, and was Deputy Chief of Staff of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana from March to July 1944 and its Chief of Staff from July to August 1944, as well as State Undersecretary for the Air Force of the Italian Social Republic. Biography He was born on 4 January 1897 in Belluno, and during the First World War he served as in Albania with the rank of lieutenant, flying as a pilot in the 85th Fighter Squadron. In October 1923 he joined the newly established Regia Aeronautica, as commander of the 89th Ansaldo SVA Squadron, stationed in Tripolitania. He participated in the pacification of Libya in the colonial aviation over the next eight years, returning to Italy with a Silver Medal of Military Valor, Silver and a Bronze Medal of Military Valor. From 1937 to 1939 he participated in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Botto
Ernesto Botto (Turin, 8 November 1907 – 9 December 1984) was an Italian Air Force officer during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. A flying ace with eight confirmed victories (in addition to twenty shared and seven probable) and a recipient of the Gold Medal of Military Valor, after the Armistice of Cassibile he became State Undersecretary for the Air Force of the Italian Social Republic and Chief of Staff of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. He was known as ''Gamba di ferro'' ("Iron Leg") due to the artificial leg he wore after being wounded in combat during the Spanish Civil War. Biography Born in Turin on November 8, 1907, Botto entered the Air Force Academy of Caserta in 1929, obtaining his pilot license in 1932 and graduating with the rank of second lieutenant in 1933. On the same year, he was promoted to lieutenant and appointed instructor at the fighter school of Castiglione del Lago. In 1936 he was assigned to the 57th Group of the 1st Land Fighter Wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminus'') and Ausa (ancient ''Aprusa''). It is one of the most notable seaside resorts in Europe with revenue from both internal and international tourism forming a significant portion of the city's economy. It is also near San Marino, a small nation within Italy. The first bathing establishment opened in 1843. Rimini is an art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, and is also the birthplace of the film director Federico Fellini. The city was founded by the Romans in 268 BC. Throughout Roman times, Rimini was a key communications link between the north and south of the peninsula. On its soil, Roman emperors erected monuments such as the Arch of Augustus and the Tiberius Bridge to mark the beginning and the end of the Decumanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
