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 * Shigi Qutuqu : According to nominator AirshipJungleman, "compared to his contemporaries in the early Mongol Empire, Shigi Qutuqu stands out perhaps most for his lack of military ability—he was in command during the most serious reverse of the early Mongol conquests. Nevertheless, he had a long and productive career, serving in numerous judicial and administrative roles in China and surviving the power struggles of the 1240s and 50s until his death at 80+."


 * Thomas Neville (died 1460) : Sir Thomas Neville was a younger brother of the famous Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the 'Kingmaker'. Thomas was active in the violence that wracked northern England during the 1450s, fighting with the Yorkists during the Wars of the Roses.  He took part in the Battle of Wakefield, where the Yorkists were resoundingly defeated; Thomas was killed and his head was among those impaled above one of the gates of York.


 * Yugoslav submarine Mališan : Continuing PM's series on Yugoslav naval vessels, this article focusses an Italian midget submarine captured by the Yugoslavs at the end of World War II. After a brief career in training she became a museum exhibit in Zagreb in 1959. In 2008-09 she was -- somewhat controversially -- restored to her original Italian configuration, becoming the only one of her type to be fully restored inside and out.


 * Battle of Saipan (Wtfiv) : The Battle of Saipan was one of the most important engagements of World War II in the Pacific. United States forces invaded the island on 15 June 1944. This triggered a major Japanese naval counter-attack, which ended in a decisive American victory during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Japanese garrison of Saipan put up a tough fight and organised resistance ended on 9 July. The capture of Saipan pierced the Japanese inner defense perimeter and left Japan vulnerable to strategic bombing.


 * Battle of Tinian (Hawkeye7) : The Battle of Tinian followed on immediately from the Battle of Saipan. US Marine units crossed from Saipan on 24 July 1944 and landed on two beaches on the island's north coast, catching the Japanese by surprise. The battle-hardened Marines considerably outnumbered the Japanese forces and most resistance ended on 1 August. The island was later developed into a key American bomber base and was used to launch the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.