On 10 June 1943 the Pointblank Directive was issued, expanding on the Casablanca Directive of February 1943 which had ordered the destruction of German targets and the undermining of German morale ...

Launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1941, the Tirpitz was one of the largest battleships ever built by Germany. Its main armament consisted of eight 15-inch guns mounted in four twin turrets ...

The Titanic disaster is famous not only for the two-hour-forty-minute stately submerging of the ship into the icy water and the numerous human dramas that unfolded on board, but also for the breaking ...

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, born on September 27, 1960, in Nko, Cross River State, Nigeria, is a distinguished Nigerian naval officer and diplomat. He served as the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff ...

President Bola Tinubu has named Admiral Ibokette Ibas, an administrator for Rivers State. Ibas was appointed after Tinubu announced the suspension of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi ...

Former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Ibokette Ibas, has been appointed as the sole administrator for Rivers state President Bola Tinubu approved Ibas' appointment on Tuesday, March 18, after declaring ...

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, a seasoned naval officer and diplomat, was appointed as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State on March 18, 2025, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Born in Cross River ...

In 1908, the Anschütz company launched the first suitable gyrocompass on the market, which was immediately tested on the SMS “Deutschland” on the orders of Admiral Tirpitz. Anschütz-Kaempfe ...

Players: Allies: General Bernard Montgomery's 8th Army's 50th and 1st Armoured Divisions, New Zealand Corps. Axis: The Italian 1st Army, formerly known as the Panzer Army Africa. Outcome: The ...

Ukraine is reportedly planning a new strike on the Kerch Bridge in Crimea, Oleksiy Neizhpapa, a vice admiral serving as the commander of the Ukrainian Navy, told U.K. newspaper The Guardian.