April 27, 1771 (Colmar) - November 8, 1821 (Rheinwiller, Baden-Baden) Rapp, jean, comte After solid studies, little tempted by the career of pastor for which he was destined, Rapp, a turbulent giant, joined the hunters of the Cévennes in March 1788. Elected second lieutenant in April 1794, he d
Tall al-ʿAjjul , ancient site in the south Palestine , at the mouth of the Ghazzah Wadi south of the city of Gaza (modern Ghazzah). The site, often referred to as ancient Gaza Strip, was excavated between 1930 and 1934 by British archaeologists led by Sir Flinders petrie Although the earlie
The English Admiralty knew that several hundred new submarines were in construction. The number already existing was therefore tiny compared to that of those who were to arrive. Before the war, in a book on submarine warfare, Admiral Donitz had estimated that 300 more submarines would be needed to w
During the First World War and for the first time in history, 49 tanks or “tanks were engaged in the Battle of the Somme , thee September 15, 1916. These “armored tracked vehicles” were soon to become tanks capable of crossing waterways and forest massifs. If the concept of thetank goes far back in