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Alexander Capó Carillo known as Alex Trujillo [3] is the son of Luis Alberto Capó, a liquor store owner who was once arrested and charged with illegal gun ownership, [4] and Carmen Aida Carrillo. [4]
The Raid on Alexandria was a British victory during the War of 1812, ... Elting, John, R. Amateurs to Arms, Da Capo Press, New York, 1995, ...
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Mario Marino. Mario Marino (27 March 1914 in Salerno – 11 May 1982 in Salerno) was an Italian sailor of the Regia Marina during World War Two. As a diver and human-torpedo operator with the Decima Flottiglia MAS, he won the Gold Medal of Military Valour for the Raid on Alexandria on 19 December 1941.
The Raid on Alexandria (Operazione EA 3) was carried out on 19 December 1941 by Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) divers of the Decima Flottiglia MAS (Decima Flottiglia Motoscafi Armati Siluranti), who attacked and sank two Royal Navy battleships at their moorings and damaged an oil tanker and a destroyer in the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt, using Siluro Lenta Corsa manned torpedoes.
The word "kapo" could have come from the Italian word for "head" and "boss", capo.According to the Duden, it is derived from the French word for "Corporal" (). [2] [3] [4] Journalist Robert D. McFadden believes that the word "kapo" is derived from the German word Lagercapo, meaning camp captain. [5]
A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to capo or informally referred to as "captain", "skipper" or "lieutenant", is a leadership position in the Mafia ...
Appomattox is a bronze statue commemorating soldiers from Alexandria, Virginia, who had died while fighting for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.The memorial was located in the center of the intersection of South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) and Prince Street in the Old Town neighborhood of Alexandria.