Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/September 2016/Articles


 * Canadian National Vimy Memorial (Labattblueboy) : This article describes the memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members lost during World War I. The monument stands on ground over which the Canadians advanced during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which became a national symbol of Canadian achievement and sacrifice. It was unveiled by King Edward VIII in July 1936, and is one of only two Canadian National Historic Sites outside Canada.


 * HMS Emerald (1795) (Ykraps) : This article is about a 36-gun frigate of the Royal Navy that served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Commissioned in 1795, she saw action in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, before being broken up in 1836. This is nominator Ykrap's first MilHist FA.


 * No. 91 Wing RAAF (Ian Rose) : This article looks at the Royal Australian Air Force wing established to command RAAF units deployed during the Korean War. In Ian's words, the wing administered a "mixed bag of aircraft", including fighters and transports, which operated from both Korea and Japan, as well as support units. The article went through GAN and ACR before achieving FA-status.


 * Yugoslav torpedo boat T3 (Peacemaker67) : In common with many other Yugoslav warships of World War II, this modest steam-powered torpedo boat had a complex history. T3 saw combat in both world wars, was operated by either four or five navies, and ended her career by being sunk by Allied aircraft in the last months of World War II. Peacemaker also developed the article on the ship's parent class to A-class standard last year.


 * 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) (AustralianRupert) : Continuing his series on Australian Army infantry battalions of World War II, AustralianRupert brings us an article on a unit raised in South Australia. The 2/43rd Battalion saw combat in North Africa during 1941 and 1942 before returning home with the rest of the 9th Division in early 1943. Later that year it took part in two successful amphibious operations in New Guinea, but spent virtually all of 1944 training in Australia. It finished the war in Borneo, where it again performed well in a pair of amphibious landings.


 * No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF (Ian Rose) : As indicated by its designation (which Ian calls "probably the dullest unit name the RAAF could think of"), No. 1 Aircraft Depot was one of the first units of the Royal Australian Air Force to be established. No. 1 AD's roles between and 1921 and 1994 included assembling and maintaining aircraft and equipment, training ground staff, organising survey flights, and development work on various aircraft types. At the time of its disbandment it was believed to be the oldest continuously operating maintenance depot of any air force.