От	Chestnut
К	All
Дата	20.06.2008 17:27:38
Рубрики	WWII; Современность;

Военные некрологи в британских газетах

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General Sir Frank Hassett
Soldier who fought with distinction in North Africa and Korea before becoming Australia's Chief of Defence Staff.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2159229/General-Sir-Frank-Hassett.html

Lieutenant 'Polly' Perkins
Motor torpedo boat captain awarded two DSCs who used an operation in Norway to harvest Christmas trees.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2140985/Lieutenant-%27Polly%27-Perkins.html

Group Captain Tony O'Neill
Bomber pilot who switched to fighters for the Battle of Britain and flew night fighter sorties against the Japanese.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2135203/Group-Captain-Tony-O%27Neill.html

Stanley Southworth
Wartime NCO whose outstanding courage under enemy fire in the Libyan desert earned him the Military Medal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2125698/Stanley-Southworth.html

Angus Calder
Historian who challenged the popular conception of British national unity during the Second World War.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2119621/Angus-Calder.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4142452.ece

Arthur 'Robbie' Burns
Soldier who won a DSO in Italy and ended his police career as Chief Constable of Suffolk.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2113075/Arthur-%27Robbie%27-Burns.html

Vo Van Kiet
Viet Cong veteran who became prime minister of Vietnam and promoted the free market.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2113066/Vo-Van-Kiet.html

Rear-Admiral John Walters
Naval barrister who persuaded Mrs Thatcher that the QE2 should be requisitioned for the Falklands war.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2101205/Rear-Admiral-John-Walters.html

Brian Booth
Soldier, explorer and naturalist who fell foul of the Foreign Legion in the Sahara and studied owls in Iceland.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2085729/Brian-Booth.html

John Creaney
Senior counsel in Northern Ireland who prosecuted many terrorists during the Troubles.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2081055/John-Creaney-Senior-counsel-in-Northern-Ireland-who-prosecuted-many-terrorists-during-the-Troubles..html

Captain Jim Futcher
British Airways pilot who showed outstanding courage when his VC-10 was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2055787/Captain-Jim-Futcher.html

Wing Commander Jimmy Dell
Pilot who established his reputation in fighters and went on to test both the Lightning and the TSR 2.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2044882/Wing-Commander-Jimmy-Dell.html

Commander Derek Wright
Wartime Coastal Forces skipper of motor torpedo boats who was three times decorated for his skill and courage in sinking German shipping at night

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4158808.ece



"Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов"

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От	Chestnut
К	Chestnut (20.06.2008 17:27:38)
Дата	24.06.2008 16:33:45

Re: Военные некрологи...

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Lieutenant-General William Odom
Sovietologist who advised President Carter and pressed for a more robust approach to the Eastern Bloc.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2182446/Lieutenant-General-William-Odom.html

Ernst Stuhlinger
Ernst Stuhlinger, who died on May 25 aged 94, played an important role in America's early space programme and worked on the Apollo telescope mount, which produced a wealth of scientific information about the Sun.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2177167/Obituary-Ernst-Stuhlinger.html

Squadron Leader Michal Cwynar
Polish fighter pilot who became an ace with five kills and also shot down three V1 flying bombs

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4199521.ece

Lieutenant John Perkins
Coastal forces skipper who fought many night actions in the Narrow Seas in the Second World War and was awarded two DSCs

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4191604.ece

Flight Lieutenant Nick Ross
Pilot who flew on many precision raids with 617 'Dambusters' Squadron during some of its most celebrated achievements

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4191574.ece


"Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов"

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