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However this was a crucial point for the German forces attempting to break out of the pocket that was forming around Königsberg.
The 129th Infantry and 558th Grenadier and 24th Panzer Divisions launched powerful counterattacks in an effort to encircle the 71st Corps and while they were unable to break into Landsberg they isolated it for several days, bypassing to the north and south and causing considerable havoc in the Soviet rear areas.
Once communications were restored the Corps continued its advance in the direction of Kanditten.
During most of February and March the division took part in the final destruction of German 4th Army in the Heiligenbeil Pocket battles.
On March 24 Sen.
Sergeant Nikolai Mikhailovich Lazkov, an engineer reconnaissance squad leader of the 222nd Sapper Battalion, was made a Hero of the Soviet Union for his work in Belarus from January to June of 1944, during which time he led 96 night searches and defused 586 mines with his group.
At the start of Operation Bagration, while operating behind enemy lines, his unit captured a bridge over the Orshitsa River north of Orsha and he organized its defense until relieved.
He went on to a lengthy career in the postwar Soviet Army, eventually reaching the rank of colonel.
On April 26 the 88th was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd Degree, for its part in the Heiligenbeil fighting.
By this time the division was travelling by train south with the rest of 31st Army to join the 1st Ukrainian Front in the Sudeten Mountains of Czechoslovakia.
Arriving in the first days of May the 71st Corps saw little action, primarily providing flank security to the Front as it advanced on Prague and sweeping up prisoners.
When the fighting ended the men and women of the division held the full title of "88th Rifle, Vitebsk, Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov Division".
(Russian: 88-я стрелковая Витебская Краснознамённая орденов Суворова и Кутузова дивизия.)
According to "STAVKA" Order No.
11096 of May 29, 1945, part 8, the 88th is listed as one of the rifle divisions to be "disbanded in place".
It was disbanded in Czechoslovakia in accordance with the directive during the summer of 1945.
Castello di Montesarchio
The Castello di Montesarchio is a castle in Montesarchio in the province of Benevento, region of Campania, Italy.
Since 2007, it houses an archaeologic museum of the region: the Museo Archeologico Nazionale del Sannio Caudino di Montesarchio.
The castle is sited atop Monte Taburno, and had been the site of prior fortifications during the medieval period, including occupations by Lombards and Normans.
The present structure was mainly erected during the Aragonese rule of the Kingdom.
Following the Italian War of 1542-1546 between the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and King Francis I of France, the castle was confiscated and given in 1532 to the Marquis of the Vasto, Alfonso II d’Avalos.
In 1830, the castle was confiscated by the kingdom and turned into a prison.
Among the famous mid-19th-century patriots jailed here were Carlo Poerio, Sigismondo Castromediano, Michele Pironti, and Nicola Nisco.
The castle remained a prison until the end of the second world war, and during the 1960s it served as an orphanage (Istituto Mater Orphanorum).
Enchantress (1818 ship)
Enchantress was launched at Plymouth in 1818.
Between 1821 and 1823 she made one voyage as a sealer to the South Shetland Islands.
Thereafter she traded widely.
In 1826 pirates plundered her in the Mediterranean.
She was last listed in 1864.
"Enchantress" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1818 with B.Roberts, master and owner, and trade Plymouth–Straits.
On 23 May 1821 "Enchantress", Roberts, master, was sailing from Sunderland to Plymouth when she ran on shore, near Devil's Point, Devon.
She was expected to be got off.
"LR" for 1821 showed "Enchantress"s master from B.Roberts to W.Bonds, and her trade from Plymouth–Straits to Plymouth–South Seas.
News of the discovery of the South Shetland Islands and a new sealing ground there had just reached England so "Enchantress"s owners decided to send her there.
Captain William Bond sailed in 1821.
On 10 February 1823 "Enchantress" arrived at Deal from Rio de Janeiro.
By the 18th she was at Antwerp, from Rio de Janeiro.
On 7 April she was back at Deal, from Antwerp.
"LR" for 1823 showed "Enchantress"s master changing from W.Bond to J.Kissock.
On 16 June, "Enchantress", Killock, master, sailed for Pernambuco.
In 1825 "Enchantress" suffered one or more small mishaps.
A letter from Elsinore dated 11 November that "Enchantress" left "Elsinore" [[Roadstead|Roads]] shortly before, but had lost her anchor and some cables.
A letter dated Elsinor, 19 November, reported that "Enchantress", of Plymouth, Killock, master, had put into Gothenburg having lost her bowsprit, anchor, and cables.
"Enchantress", Hillock, master, had arrived at Gothenburg from [[Dantzic|Dantzig]] on 15 November while on her way to Lisbon, having lost two anchors and cables.
On 16 December "Enchantress", Kellock, master, was off Lowestoffe, having come from Dantzig.
On 19 September 1826 "Enchantress", Kellock, master, arrived at [[İzmir|Smirna]] from Belfast.
Ten days earlier a [[Mistico (boat)|mistico]] with 30 men had boarded her off [[Kea (island)|Zea]].
They plundered "Enchantress" of stores and a great part of her running rigging, and clothes and everything portable.
[[Category:1818 ships]]
[[Category:Age of Sail merchant ships of England]]
[[Category:Sealing ships]]
Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual – Class 3
The women's individual table tennis – Class 3 tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro took place during 8–12 September 2016 at Riocentro Pavilion 3.
Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, and who competed in a sitting position.
The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete.
In the preliminary stage, athletes competed in six groups of three.
Winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the knock-out stage.
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Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival is an annual film festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, which programs a lineup of films related to First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other international indigenous peoples.
Launched in 2002, the festival is staged annually at the city's Dramatic Arts Centre.
The event is a partner in the Adam Beach Film Institute, actor Adam Beach's Winnipeg-based film and media school for indigenous media arts students.
Ex Machina (album)
Ex Machina (stylised as EX_MACHINA) is the fifth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Crossfaith.
It was released on 1 August 2018 in Japan through Sony Music, and later released on 3 August 2018 worldwide.
In an interview with "Dead Press!"
in April 2017, the band confirmed that they had two new singles ready for release for the summer, and that they planned to release the fifth studio album on 1 August 2018.
The album received mostly positive reviews, but also mixed reviews from several critics.
"Already Heard" rated the album 4 out of 5 and stated: "There's much to unpack on "Ex Machina" and it's worthy of a few listens to delve deeper into the lyrical content to unravel the world they've created, and the commentary they're making about our own current society.
A dramatic and epic heavy opus, this album will surely stand the test of time amongst the band's back catalogue."
"Dead Press!"
scored the album 8 out of 10 and said: "In fact, the standout moments on the record invariably occur on tracks like this where the band dare to blend all of their influences together in equal parts rather than distinctly favouring one over the other.
In this respect, Crossfaith have really honed their compositional skills; the transitions between the heavy and harsh verses and the big dance choruses are smoother and more fluid then ever before.
With "Ex Machina", Crossfaith have effectively combined the punch and power of their critically acclaimed "Zion" EP era with the more expansive, chorus orientated songwriting of the more maligned "Xeno"."
"Distorted Sound" scored the album 8 out of 10 and said: "On the whole, what "EX_MACHINA" essentially does is put forward a refined distillation of everything CROSSFAITH have accomplished up to date, rather than any kind of drastic reinvention.
The band have clearly found their niche over the last few years, and this record serves as excellent proof of their continued songwriting brilliance and knack for finding and melding together both brutally heavy guitar work and screaming with the occasional anthemic chorus.
Fans are sure to love it, and newcomers may well find themselves quickly assimilated into the CROSSFAITH machine."
Alex Sievers from "KillYourStereo" gave the album 70 out of 100 and said: "After sitting on the outskirts of Crossfaith's sound for years now, "Ex_Machina" has finally pushed me over the edge and down into their cyber-metal digital realm.
Despite a couple duds that just don't match the seriousness or urgency of this record's excessively better takes, I'm honestly more than happy to have now been plugged right into Crossfaith's futuristic, synthetic world.
Fingers crossed that future updates aren't riddled with any bugs."
"Rock 'N' Load" praised the album saying, "All 13 songs that span the 46 minutes push the boundaries of blending genres to create something that can only be really be called Crossfaith.
The complexity works and takes a few listens to appreciate the difficulties that have been overcome to make it become something that is undoubtably an impressive result."
"Wall of Sound" gave the album a slightly negative score 2/10 and saying: "Overall, this album is a massive misfire from a band capable of far better.
There is not even an inch of the greatness, we all know this band is capable of achieving.
Riddled with cliches we've heard a million times before and sporting more ballads than an Ed Sheeran album.
I strongly recommend checking out any of their earlier work before diving into the questionable content found on this release."
Crossfaith
Additional musicians
Alina Kabata-Pendias
Alina Kabata-Pendias (September 8, 1929 - April 3, 2019) was a Polish chemist working in the field of biogeochemistry and soil science.
She was a professor of agricultural sciences associated with the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation in Puławy (IUNG), and the State Geological Institute (PGI).
She was a specialist in the field of biogeochemistry of trace elements.
Her husband was Henryk Pendias, a geologist and geochemist at PGI.
Among other awards, she was the recipient of the Golden Cross of Merit, Order of Polonia Restituta, and the Armia Krajowa Cross.
Alina Kabata was born in Baranavichy, September 8, 1929.
She was the daughter of Helena, née Wojciechowicz, and Piotr Kabata, a Polish officer, at that time in the Border Protection Corps.
She spent her childhood in various places in the Eastern Borderlands of the Second Polish Republic.
During World War II, the whole family managed to get to the Kielce region in the General Government.