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 * Adamson Tannehill (Tfhentz) : Tannehill was one of the first volunteers for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, rising to captain. He then settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he became a justice of the peace. A conviction for extortion didn't seriously affect his political career, and he later served in the US House of Representatives and as president of the Pittsburgh branch of the Bank of the United States.


 * Len Deighton (SchroCat) : Best known for his spy novels like The IPCRESS File and Funeral in Berlin, Deighton is also the author of several books on military history including Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain as well as, surprisingly perhaps, works on cookery. After national service in the Royal Air Force, he studied art and became an illustrator before embarking on his career as a novelist. Several of Deighton's works have been adapted for other media, including the films The Ipcress File (1965) and Funeral in Berlin (1966), the TV miniseries Game, Set and Match (1988), and the real time radio drama Bomber (1995).


 * Nestor Makhno (Grnrchst) : Grnrchst's first FA (congratulations!) is about a Ukrainian anarchist and commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army during the Ukrainian Civil War (1917–21). He fought during the Bolshevik re-invasion of Ukraine in 1920 until a White Army offensive forced a short-lived Bolshevik–Makhnovist alliance that drove the Whites out of Crimea and ended the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War. The Bolsheviks immediately turned on Makhno, driving him westward through Europe, and he eventually settled in Paris with his wife and daughter. He died of tuberculosis aged 45.


 * Albona-class minelayer (Peacemaker67) : These little mine warfare vessels were commissioned for the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I, but construction stopped at the end of the war. The Italians had three finished in 1920, and another five were completed a decade later for the Yugoslavs. The remaining six were never completed. Those that had been commissioned all saw service in World War II, in Italian, Yugoslav, German and even Croatian hands. Three survived the war to join the Yugoslav Navy, and one was still in service in 1978.


 * 13th Light Tank Brigade (Kges1901) : The 13th Light Tank Brigade was an armored brigade of the Red Army that fought in the Winter War. It was among the first Red Army armored units when it was formed as the 31st Uritsky Mechanized Brigade in 1932. The brigade sent tank crews to fight in the Spanish Civil War, and was re designated the 13th Light Tank Brigade in 1938. It saw considerably fighting in Finland during the Winter War, with mixed results. The brigade later took part in the Soviet invasion of Estonia, and was absorbed into the 3rd Tank Division in mid-1940.