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Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife at Fort William Museum. The F-S fighting knife was designed for surprise attack and fighting, with a slender blade that can easily penetrate a ribcage. Grip is provided by a vase handle, and the blade's slender, sharp-pointed blade is designed for use as a fighting knife. Fairbairn's rationale is in his book Get ...
Eric A. Sykes. Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert.He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife and modern British Close Quarters Battle (CQB) martial arts during World War II.
Fairbairn and Sykes were both commissioned as second lieutenants on 15 July 1940. [2] He trained British, American and Canadian Commandos and No. 2 Dutch Troop 10th Inter-Allied Commando forces , US Rangers candidates, and personnel of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), mainly for close-combat, pistol-shooting and knife-fighting techniques.
The Secret Committee for the Liberation of Albania (Albanian: Komiteti i fshehtë për lirinë e Shqipërisë) was a secret committee founded in Manastir (modern day Bitola) by Bajo Topulli and other Albanian nationalists in November 1905 to fight for the secession of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. This committee was soon followed by many ...
The Air Force of the Albanian People's Army (Albanian: Forcat Ajrore të Ushtrisë Popullore të Shqipërisë) (FASH), commonly known as the Albanian Air Force, was one of the three branches of the Albanian armed forces during the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
The Myzeqe plain is a large alluvial plain traversed by three main rivers, the Shkumbin, Seman and Vjosë. [2] The Vjosë gives a rough approximation of the southern extent of the Myzeqe, while the Shkumbin is roughly its northern extent. [3]
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The Principality of Albania (Albanian: Principata e Shqipërisë) was a monarchy from 1914 to 1925. It was headed by Wilhelm, Prince of Albania, and located in modern Albania in the Balkan region of Europe.