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The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw . Its herbarium , with more than 6.6 million specimens, [3] is the second largest in North America, behind that of the New York Botanical Garden .
Operaatio Market Garden eli operaatio Kauppapuutarha oli liittoutuneiden sotilasoperaatio toisen maailmansodan aikana syyskuussa 1944. Sen tavoitteena oli ottaa haltuun saksalaisjoukkojen miehittämän Alankomaiden suurimpien jokien ylittävät sillat ja siten helpottaa liittoutuneiden etenemistä natsi-Saksaan .
Getting the Gliders Off the Ground - Warfare History Network. Photo Credit: This painting by artist Jim Dietz shows 82nd Airborne Division glider infantrymen unloading a 75mm pack howitzer from a Waco CG-4A glider during Operation Market Garden, September 17, 1944. The glider proved to be an effective tool for delivering men, weapons, and ...
Fifth Phase Offensive. UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive. General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Although he saw no combat service in World ...
Military William Order. Colonel Julian Aaron Cook (October 7, 1916 – June 19, 1990) was an officer of the United States Army who gained fame during World War II for his crossing of the Waal river during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
The history of St. Louis began with the settlement of the area by Native American mound builders who lived as part of the Mississippian culture from the 9th century to the 15th century, followed by other migrating tribal groups. Starting in the late 17th century, French explorers arrived.
Christiaan Lindemans. Christiaan Antonius Lindemans (24 October 1912 – 18 July 1946) was a Dutch double agent during the Second World War, working under Soviet control. Otherwise known as Freddi Desmet, [1] a Belgian army officer and SOE agent with security clearance at the Dutch Military Intelligence Division of the SOE (MID/SOE).
