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  2. Wichmann the Younger - Wikipedia

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    Wichmann II the Younger (also spelled Wigmann or Wichman) (about 930 – 22 September 967) was a member of the Saxon House of Billung. He was a son of Count Wichmann the Elder and his wife Frederuna, [1] a niece of Queen Matilda. The cousin of Emperor Otto I became known as a fierce enemy of the ruling Ottonian dynasty.

  3. List of people with craters of the Moon named after them

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    The following is a list of people whose names were given to craters of the Moon. The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the person the crater is named for.

  4. Wichmann (crater) - Wikipedia

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    Wichmann is a bowl-shaped lunar impact crater. It was named after German astronomer Moritz L. G. Wichmann . [ 1 ] It is located in the southern half of Oceanus Procellarum on a low plateau formed from a wrinkle ridge, Dorsa Ewing .

  5. Buzz Aldrin reveals the true story behind the most iconic ...

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    Here's something you might not have known about the moon landing, courtesy of one man who lived it: Buzz Aldrin himself. Aldrin and fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong only spent about two and a half ...

  6. Polish–Veletian War - Wikipedia

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    In 964, the tribe had allied with Wichmann the Younger, the exiled member of the Saxonian Billung dynasty. [2] Under the command of Wichmann, they had organized 2 campaigns on Poland in 964, and 965. [3] Both campaigns were victorious for Vieleti, who additionally got paid a tribute by Poland.

  7. Battle between Mieszko I and Wichmann - Wikipedia

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    The Battle between Mieszko I and Wichmann was the decisive last battle of Polish–Veletian War, fought on 21 or 22 September 967, between Duchy of Poland led by Mieszko I, with aid of the Duchy of Bohemia against the Confederacy of the Veleti led by Wichmann the Younger, with aid of Wolinians. [1]

  8. Hermann Billung - Wikipedia

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    He was the younger brother of the Saxon count Wichmann the Elder. Hermann is generally counted as the first Billung duke ( Herzog ) of Saxony, but his exact position is unclear. The ducal Ottonian dynasty had risen to German royalty with the accession of Henry the Fowler in 919 and had to concentrate on countrywide affairs.

  9. Wichmann - Wikipedia

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    Wichmann (crater), a lunar impact crater; Wichmann the Elder (d. 944), medieval German nobleman; Wichmann the Younger (d. 967), son of the Elder, medieval German nobleman; Wichmann von Seeburg (1115–1192), Archbishop of Magdeburg, in modern Germany; Wichmann Diesel (1903–1986) Norwegian marine engine manufacturer (now part of Wärtsilä ...