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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Hart attended McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, in 1926, then studied petroleum engineering at the University of Oklahoma in 1927–28, but did not graduate. [3] He purchased fifty acres (20 ha) of land at Five Mile Bar for one dollar , [ 1 ] where he built a compound that included a two-story house, blacksmith shop, a stone turret, and a ...
The VK 45.02 (P) was the official designation for an unsuccessful heavy tank project designed by Ferdinand Porsche in Nazi Germany during World War II to compete with Henschel's design. [1] Development of this vehicle started in April 1942, with two design variants (Ausf. A and Ausf. B) incorporating different features.
The first VK 30.01 delivered to Henschel was delivered as a hull without a turret. [1] A further three chassis were completed by 1942 but none received turrets. In 1941, the German Army requirements for armour increased and Henschel redesigned to give the VK 36.01 (H) .
A list of people who were born in, or strongly associated with, Minneapolis, Kansas Pages in category "People from Minneapolis, Kansas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Krupp AG and Friedrich Krupp GmbH) trading as Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century as well as Germany's premier weapons manufacturer during both world wars. It produced battleships , U-boats , tanks , howitzers , guns , utilities, and hundreds of other commodities.
The data given is according to Krupp datasheet 38 cm S.K.C/34 e WA52-453(e). This gun was mounted in pairs in the Drh.L. C/34e turret which allowed elevation from -5° 30' to +30°. [ 3 ] Each gun had an individual cradle, spaced 3.5 metres (11 ft) apart, but they were normally coupled together.