Major
Military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.
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Operation Frankton
Commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War.
Commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War.
The RMBPD was under the command of Royal Marines Major Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler with Captain J. D. Stewart as second in command.
Battle of Sari Bair
The Battle of Sari Bair (Sarı Bayır Harekâtı), also known as the August Offensive (Ağustos Taarruzları), represented the final attempt made by the British in August 1915 to seize control of the Gallipoli peninsula from the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
The Battle of Sari Bair (Sarı Bayır Harekâtı), also known as the August Offensive (Ağustos Taarruzları), represented the final attempt made by the British in August 1915 to seize control of the Gallipoli peninsula from the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
Of the force aiming for Hill Q, one battalion of the 6th Gurkhas commanded by Major Cecil Allanson and joined by disparate New Army men, moved to within 200 feet of Hill Q by 6 p.m. on 8 August where they sought shelter from the heavy Ottoman fire.
Michael Mates
Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010.
Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Hampshire from 1974 to 2010.
He was promoted to captain on 9 June 1961, and to major on 31 December 1967.
List of Catch-22 characters
List of characters in the 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
List of characters in the 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
In Catch-22, Yossarian is a 28-year-old Captain (later Major) and the bombardier of a North American B-25 Mitchell in the 256th Bombardment Squadron of the Army Air Corps, stationed on the small island of Pianosa off the Italian mainland during World War II.
Nadezhda Durova
Woman who, while disguised as a man, became a decorated soldier in the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic wars.
Woman who, while disguised as a man, became a decorated soldier in the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic wars.
Nadezhda Durova was born in an army camp at Voznesenskoe as the daughter of a Russian major.
Operation Loyton
The codename given to a Special Air Service mission in the Vosges department of France during the Second World War.
The codename given to a Special Air Service mission in the Vosges department of France during the Second World War.
2nd SAS Intelligence Officer Major Eric 'Bill' Barkworth had been informed of the existence of the Commando Order, which called for the execution of all captured commandos when he was interviewing captured German officers in 1944.
Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey
English nobleman, the son of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.
English nobleman, the son of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.
He later gained the rank of Major.
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל ; ), commonly referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), are the combined military forces of the State of Israel, consisting of three branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל ; ), commonly referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), are the combined military forces of the State of Israel, consisting of three branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy.
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Fullmetal Alchemist
Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa.
Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa.
In this world, alchemy is one of the most-practiced sciences; alchemists who work for the government are known as and are automatically given the rank of major in the military.
Hugh Dowding
Officer in the Royal Air Force.
Officer in the Royal Air Force.
Promoted to major on 30 December 1915, Dowding was recalled to England in January 1916, and, having been promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel on 1 February 1916 was given command of 7 Wing at Farnborough later that month.