Which world war did Ronald Wallens participate in?
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Ronald Wallens Ronald Walter "Wally" Wallens, DFC (1 February 1916 – 13 November 1995) was a Royal Air Force officer, who flew during the Battle of Britain and as such is one of "The Few".
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Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force. Formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world. Following victory over the Central Powers in 1918 the RAF emerged as, at the time, the largest air force in the world. Since its formation, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history, in particular, playing a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign, the Battle of Britain.
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Sam K. Harrison Sam K. Harrison or Sam Kazar Harootenian (December 12, 1908 – January 1, 1994) was a Corporal of the United States Army during World War II. He served nine months overseas and participated in the campaigns of Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
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William Hely Air Vice Marshal William Lloyd (Bill) Hely, CB, CBE, AFC (24 August 1909 – 20 May 1970) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1930 before transferring to the RAAF as a cadet pilot. Hely came to public attention in 1936–37, first when he crashed on a survey flight in the Northern Territory, and later when he undertook two successful missions to locate missing aircraft in the same vicinity. His rescue efforts earned him the Air Force Cross. After occupying staff positions during the early years of World War II, Hely was appointed Officer Commanding No. 72 Wing in Dutch New Guinea in May 1944. Later that year he formed No. 84 (Army Cooperation) Wing, commanding it during the Bougainville Campaign until the end of the Pacific War.
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Norman Williams (RAAF officer) Norman Francis Williams, (3 November 1914 – 30 June 2007) served as an air gunner in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) bombers in the Second World War, becoming its most highly decorated non-commissioned officer. A rear gunner in a Halifax bomber, he was credited with shooting down 8 German aircraft and damaging several others, making him the RAAF's only "ace" who was not a fighter pilot.
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Ronald Shaw Ronald Shaw (19209 August 1945) was a British pilot who was captured by the Japanese during World War II, and was killed by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki while in Japanese captivity.
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List of Australian divisions in World War I The following is a list of Australian divisions in World War I, including all infantry and mounted divisions of the Australian Army during that conflict. During the war, Australia raised an all volunteer force for overseas service, known as the Australian Imperial Force, which subsequently served in several theatres, including the Gallipoli Campaign, the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Between the start of the war in August 1914 and its end in November 1918, Australia raised a total of seven infantry divisions, one of which – the New Zealand and Australian Division – was also manned by New Zealanders. Of these, six took part in combat, while one – the 6th – was broken up in the United Kingdom and disbanded in September 1917 before being deployed due to manpower shortages. In addition, there were two mounted divisions raised: the ANZAC Mounted Division and the Australian Mounted Division.
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Ronald Gervase Mountain Brigadier Ronald Gervase Mountain {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (16 January 1897 – 1983) was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.
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Dare Wilson Major General Ronald Dare Wilson, CBE, MC (3 August 1919 - 15 August 2014) was a senior British Army officer, author, and park warden. He was decorated during World War II, commanded 22 Special Air Service Regiment in the early 1960s and ended his military career as Director of Army Aviation. He was instrumental in introducing attack helicopters and high-altitude military parachuting to the British military. In retirement, he served as the National Park Officer (equivalent to Chief Executive) of Exmoor National Park.
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William Henry Franklin William Henry Franklin, DFM and Bar (2 October 1911 – 12 December 1940) also known as Bill Franklin was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and a notable Second World War flying ace decorated for gallantry twice times, he shot down more than 13 enemy aircraft over the Dunkirk evacuation beaches and during the Battle of Britain before being killed in action.
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Harry Ranken Harry Sherwood Ranken VC (3 September 1883 – 25 September 1914) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Ronald Bannerman Air Commodore Ronald Burns Bannerman {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} was a flying ace during World War I, as well as serving as a high level administrator for his native New Zealand's air force during World War II.
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Polish resistance movement in World War II The Polish resistance movement in World War II, with the Polish Home Army at its forefront, was the largest underground resistances in all of Nazi-occupied Europe, covering both German and Soviet zones of occupation. The Polish defence against the Nazi occupation was an important part of the European anti-fascist resistance movement. The Polish resistance is most notable for disrupting German supply lines to the Eastern Front, providing military intelligence to the British, and for saving more Jewish lives in the Holocaust than any other Western Allied organization or government. It was a part of the Polish Underground State.
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Countdown to War Countdown to War Is a film for television of 1989 made by the channel PBS where describe the events occurred between 15 March 1939, when the German army commanded by Adolf Hitler invades the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (area of Czechoslovakia), until 3 September 1939, date in which France and England jointly declare war to Germany, beginning like this the Second World War. The film is divided in 4 different stages: Mussolini's study, Hitler's Chancellery, Stalin's Kremlin and Chamberlain's Cabinet. The script is built based on private letters, diaries and records of meetings between the different leaders. The film is starred by Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Alex Norton and Barrie Rutter
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Walloon Legion The Walloon Legion (French: "Légion Wallonie" ) was a collaborationist volunteer unit recruited from Belgium's French-speaking population in Wallonia and Brussels during the German occupation of World War II. The Walloon Legion served in the Wehrmacht, later in the Waffen-SS, on the Eastern Front on both front line and reserve duties.
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Charles Norman Major-General Charles Wake Norman CBE (1891–1974) was a senior British Army officer who served in World War I and World War II and became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
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Ronald Graham (RAF officer) Air Vice Marshal Ronald Graham, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (19 July 1896 – 23 June 1967) was a First World War flying ace of the Royal Naval Air Service. Remaining in the Royal Air Force after that war, he rose to the rank of air vice marshal during the Second World War.
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The Rangers (British regiment) The Rangers was a volunteer unit of the British Army, originally formed in 1860. It provided a detachment for service in the Second Boer War, saw intensive action on the Western Front in the First World War (including the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele), and served as motorised infantry during the Second World War during the campaigns in Greece and the Western Desert.
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Australians Missing in Action in the Vietnam War At the end of the Vietnam War, six Australians were among the 2,338 people then listed as missing in action. Four Australian Army soldiers and two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) were classified "missing in action" in four separate incidents with all six presumed to have been killed in action. Following the war, the remains of the servicemen were recovered and repatriated to Australia. As of 30 July 2009, no Australian servicemen remain missing in action from the Vietnam War.
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Klemens Rudnicki Klemens Rudnicki (28 March 1897 - 12 June 1992) was a General of the Polish Army, who fought in World War One, Polish-Soviet War and the Invasion of Poland. He served in the military since 1914 until 1947.
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Frank Sumner Flight Sergeant Frank Sumner, was a British RAF air gunner during World War II and flew combat missions during the Battle of Britain. He is counted amongst those airmen known as "The Few". He was killed in action in November 1941 whilst on active service with RAF Bomber Command.
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William James Lanyon Smith William James Lanyon Smith {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 1 December 1922) is a former New Zealand naval officer. He served in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II and was second-in-command of a midget submarine during an attack in Singapore codenamed Operation Struggle, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.