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"Werner Ostendorff (15 August 1903 – 1 May 1945) was a German SS-general during World War II who served as chief of staff of the II SS Panzer Corps and divisional commander of the SS Division Das Reich. He died of wounds in May 1945. SS service NSDAP #: 4 691 488 - (Joined 1 May 1937) SS #: 257 146 - (Joined, 1 October 1935) Ostendorff joined the army in 1925. In 1933 and 1934, he helped form an SA military training school, and then transferred to the Luftwaffe. Moving to the SS-Verfügungstruppe in 1935, he was an instructor at an SS school until April 1938. Ostendorff then transferred to the new SS-Standarte "Der Führer". With the forming of the first SS division on 10 October 1939, that became SS Division Das Reich, he was appointed divisional chief of staff and held the post until June 1942. Ostendorff was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 September 1941 for leading a counter-attack against the village of Ushakovo in the vicinity of Smolensk which dominated the important Yelnya-Dorogobuzh road. The village was recaptured and the danger of a Soviet breakthrough was eliminated. Krüger, Reitzenstein, Hausser and Ostendorff in the Soviet Union, 1943 Ostendorff led Kampfgruppe Das Reich on the Eastern front from February to June 1942, earning the German Cross in Gold. When Paul Hausser formed the initial SS corps in June 1942, he selected Ostendorff as his chief of staff. He held the post with SS-Generalkommando (later II SS Panzer Corps) until November 1943. Promoted to Oberführer for his actions at Kharkov, he was next given a divisional command. Ostendorff was assigned command of the SS Division Götz von Berlichingen, assuming command in January 1944. During the fighting in Normandy, Ostendorff was seriously wounded near Carentan on 16 June 1944. Resuming command on 21 October 1944, he remained the division's commander until transferred in late November 1944. Ostendorff was promoted to Gruppenführer on 1 December 1944 and became chief of staff for Heinrich Himmler's Army Group Oberrhein from 2 December 1944 to 22 January 1945. His final posting was to SS Division Das Reich as divisional commander, assuming command on 10 February 1945, and led the division until seriously wounded on 9 March 1945 during the fighting in Hungary. Werner Ostendorff died at a field hospital in Bad Aussee on 1 May 1945.Yerger 2005, pp. 78-84.Schulz 2003. Personal life Werner Ostendorff was a son of the Prussian Regierungsvizepräsident Ernst Ostendorff. Married in October 1935, he and his wife had two sons and a daughter.Yerger 2005, pp. 84. Decorations *Iron Cross (1939), 2nd Class (19 May 1940) and 1st Class (23 June 1940)Thomas 1998, p. 133. *German Cross in Gold on 5 June 1942 as SS-Standartenführer in Kampfgruppe SS "Reich"Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 340. *Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves **Knight's Cross on 13 September 1941 as SS- Sturmbannführer and Ia (operations officer) of the SS-Division "Reich"Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 330, 499. **861st Oak Leaves on 5 May 1945 as SS- Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS and commander of the 2. SS- Panzer-Division "Das Reich"Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 103, 482. See also *List SS-Gruppenführer NotesReferences=CitationsBibliography * Schulz, Andreas, Wegmann Günter, Zinke, Dieter: Die Generale der Waffen- SS und Polizei: Lammerding-Plesch, Biblio-Verlag, 2003, . * * (1999). Waffen- SS Commanders: Army, Corps, and Divisional Leaders, Vol.2. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. * Mark C. Yerger (2005). German Cross in Gold Holders of the SS and Police, Volume 2, "Das Reich:" Karl-Heinz Lorenz to Herbert Zimmermann. San Jose, CA: R. James Bender Publishing. External link Category:1903 births Category:1945 deaths Category:SS-Gruppenführer Category:People from Königsberg Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Category:Deaths from gangrene Category:People from East Prussia Category:Waffen-SS personnel Category:Operation Overlord people Category:20th- century Freikorps personnel "
"Ruins of Hurvat Anim ancient synagogue near Shani-Livne Livne (, lit. Birch), also known as Shani (, lit. Scarlet) is an Israeli settlement. Located in the southern Judaean Mountains, straddling the Green Line and therefore partly in Israel and partly in the West Bank, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Name Livne is named after biblical Livna (Hebrew לבנה). Livna was a city and periphery mentioned in the Book of Joshua as being allocated by Joshua and Elazar to the priests (kohanim) who were descendants of biblical Aaron. History Modern-day Shani-Livne was established in 1982,Report on the Palestinians under Israeli rule N. 137, Page 23, 1984 It is located on the outskirts of Yatir Forest.The Yatir Forest My Country Israel with residents moving into permanent housing in 1989. The community was renamed Shani in memory of Shani Shacham, the son of former members killed in the line of duty.To live in the middle of forest, does it get any better…? Shani-Livna Economy Residents working in Beer Sheva, Arad, at the Dead Sea Works, communities of the Har Hevron Regional Council, and in the central region. The Yatir region is known among Israelis for its grapes and wine.Har Hevron Jewish villages information Har Hevron Regional Council References Category:Israeli settlements Category:Populated places established in 1982 Category:1982 establishments in Israel Category:1982 establishments in the Palestinian territories Category:13 Kohanic cities Category:Community settlements "
"In 1955 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. The Lions drew the test series against , each team winning two of the four matches. They won the first test by a single point and the third by three points and lost the second and fourth matches by wider margins. As well as South Africa, the tour included a match against South West Africa (later to become ), two games against Rhodesia (later to become Zimbabwe) and one versus East Africa. Overall the tourists played twenty-five matches winning nineteen, losing five and drawing one. The Lions lost their opening fixture against Western Transvaal and were also beaten by Eastern Province and Border later in the tour. They drew with Eastern Transvaal. It was the Lions' second tour after World War II and the first to South Africa after that war. The touring party was captained by Robin Thompson of Ireland. The manager was Jack A. E. Siggins and the assistant manager was D. E. Davies. Jack Siggins had the honour of being invited, by the Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA), officially to open the newly constructed RFUEA Ground at Ngong Road in Nairobi just prior to the Lions last match of that tour against East Africa. Squad = Management * Manager: J. A. E. Siggins () * Assistant Manager: D. E. Davies Backs *Doug Baker (Old Merchant Taylors and ) *Jeff Butterfield (Northampton and ) *Angus Cameron (Glasgow HSFP and ) *Phil Davies (Harlequins and ) *Gareth Griffiths (Cardiff and ) *Dickie Jeeps (Northampton) *Trevor Lloyd (Maesteg and ) *Cliff Morgan (Cardiff and ) *Haydn Morris (Cardiff and ) *Tony O'Reilly (Old Belvedere and ) *Cecil Pedlow (Queen's University RFC and ) *Pat Quinn (New Brighton and ) *Arthur Smith (Cambridge University and ) *Frank Sykes (Northampton and ) *Alun Thomas (Llanelli and ) *Johnny Williams (Old Millhillians and ) Forwards *Tom Elliot (Gala and ) *Jim Greenwood (Dunfermline and ) *Reg Higgins (Liverpool and ) *Hugh McLeod (Hawick and ) *Bryn Meredith (Newport and ) *Courtney Meredith (Neath and ) *Ernie Michie (Aberdeen University and ) *Tom Reid (Garryowen and ) *Russell Robins (Pontypridd and ) *Robin Roe (Lansdowne and ) *Clem Thomas (Swansea and ) *Robin Thompson (Instonians and ) (Captain) *Rhys Williams (Llanelli and ) *Billy Williams (Swansea and ) *Dyson Wilson (Metropolitan Police and ) Dickie Jeeps later played for England but was uncapped at the time of the 1955 tour. The Idi Amin myth There is a frequently repeated urban legendCain, Nick & Growden, Greg "Chapter 21: Ten Peculiar Facts about Rugby" in Rugby Union for Dummies (2nd Edition), p294 (pub: John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, England) Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records. Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. that Idi Amin (later to become the infamous military dictator of Uganda) was selected as a replacement by East Africa for their match against the 1955 British Lions. The story is entirely unfounded, he does not appear on the team photograph or on the official team listCampbell, M. & Cohen, E.J. (1960) Rugby Football in East Africa 1909–1959. Published by the Rugby Football Union of East Africa and replacements were not allowed in international rugby until 13 years after this event is supposed to have taken place.http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/laws.htm#Replacements Results Scores and results list Lions' points tally first. { class=wikitable ! Opposing Team !! For !! Against !! Date !! Venue !! Status - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Western Transvaalalign=center width=506align=center width=509width=120 align=right 22 June 1955Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Giqualand Westalign=center width=5024align=center width=5014width=120 align=right 25 June 1955De Beers Stadium, KimberleyTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Northern Universitiesalign=center width=5032align=center width=506width=120 align=right 29 June 1955Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Orange Free Statealign=center width=5031align=center width=503width=120 align=right 2 July 1955Loubser Park, KroonstadTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd South West Africaalign=center width=509align=center width=500width=120 align=right 5 July 1955Mable Volk Stadium, WindhoekTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Western Provincealign=center width=5011align=center width=503width=120 align=right 9 July 1955Newlands, Cape TownTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd South West Districtsalign=center width=5022align=center width=503width=120 align=right 13 July 1955Recreation Ground, GeorgeTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Eastern Provincealign=center width=500align=center width=5020width=120 align=right 16 July 1955Crusaders Ground, Port ElizabethTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd North Eastern districtalign=center width=5034align=center width=506width=120 align=right 20 July 1955Aliwal NorthTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Transvaalalign=center width=5036align=center width=5013width=120 align=right 23 July 1955Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Rhodesiaalign=center width=5027align=center width=5014width=120 align=right 27 July 1955Rokhana Ground, KitweTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Rhodesiaalign=center width=5016align=center width=5012width=120 align=right 30 July 1955Police Ground, SalisburyTour match - bgcolor=gold South Africaalign=center width=5023align=center width=5022width=120 align=right 6 August 1955Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest Match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Central Universityalign=center width=5021align=center width=5014width=120 align=right 10 August 1955Kingsmead, DurbanTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Bolandalign=center width=5011align=center width=500width=120 align=right 13 August 1955WellingtonTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Western province Universitiesalign=center width=5020align=center width=5017width=120 align=right 16 August 1955Newlands, Cape TownTour match - bgcolor=gold South Africaalign=center width=509align=center width=5025width=120 align=right 20 August 1955Newlands, Cape TownTest Match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Eastern Transvaalalign=center width=5017align=center width=5017width=120 align=right 24 August 1955PAM Brink, SpringsTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Northern Transvaalalign=center width=5014align=center width=5011width=120 align=right 27 August 1955Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour match - bgcolor=gold South Africaalign=center width=509align=center width=506width=120 align=right 3 September 1955Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTest Match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd align=center width=5011align=center width=508width=120 align=right 10 September 1955Kingsmead, DurbanTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Junior Springboksalign=center width=5015align=center width=5012width=120 align=right 14 September 1955Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd Borderalign=center width=5012align=center width=5014width=120 align=right 17 September 1955East LondonTour match - bgcolor=gold South Africaalign=center width=508align=center width=5022width=120 align=right 24 September 1955Crusaders Ground, Port ElizabethTest Match - bgcolor=#fdfdfd East Africaalign=center width=5039align=center width=5012width=120 align=right 27 September 1955Ngong Road Ground, NairobiTour match } Bibliography * Notes British Lions tour Category:British and Irish Lions tours of South Africa Category:Rugby union tours of Kenya Category:Rugby union tours of Namibia Category:Rugby union tours of Zimbabwe Category:1955 in South African rugby union Category:1954–55 in British rugby union Category:1955 in Irish sport "