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War Camp (other)
War camp, warcamp, or, ''variation'', may refer to: * military camp, a camp for a military force in preparation for war * training camp for military recruit training, a camp to train people to become warriors * prisoner-of-war camp, a camp for containing combatants taken prisoner in battle * Warcamp, Lagos, Nigeria; see Architecture of Lagos * War Camp, Iju, Ogun, Nigeria * War Camp Community Services (WCCS), former name of The National Recreation Foundation See also * War (other) * Camp (other) * Quilombo (other) () * Eko (other) ( yo, link=no, warcamp) * Battle camp (other) * boot camp (other) * Combat Camp (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Camp
A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent military base, for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or military operations, operations, and often have the form of large campsites. In the British Army, Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth armies, the United States Marine Corps, and other military forces, permanent military bases are also called camps, including Tidworth Camp, Blandford Camp, Bulford Camp, and Devil's Tower Camp of the British Army; and Camp Lejeune and Camp Geiger of the United States Marine Corps. Background Historically, army camps referred to large field camps of military troops that could include several thousand people. In the Middle Ages, camp follower (i.e. wife, wives, Prostitution, prostitutes , sutlers, laundresses, Master craftsman, craftsmen, blacksmiths, squires, etc.) were also integrated into the camps. The composition varied, depending on whether it was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Recruit Training
Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which resocializes its subjects for the unique demands of military employment. Major characteristics Initial military training is an intensive residential programme commonly lasting several weeks or months, which aims to induct newly recruited military personnel into the social norms and essential tasks of the armed forces. Common features include foot drill, inspections, physical training, weapons training, and a graduation parade. The training process resocializes recruits to the demands made of them by military life. Psychological conditioning techniques are used to shape attitudes and behaviours, so that recruits will obey all orders, face mortal danger, and kill their opponents in battle. According to an expert in United States military training methods, Dave Grossman, recruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner-of-war Camp
A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war. There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons. Purpose-built prisoner-of-war camps appeared at Norman Cross in England in 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars and HM Prison Dartmoor, constructed during the Napoleonic Wars, and they have been in use in all the main conflicts of the last 200 years. The main camps are used for marines, sailors, soldiers, and more recently, airmen of an enemy power who have been captured by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. Civilians, such as merchant mariners and war correspondents, have also been imprisoned in some conflicts. With the adoption of the Geneva Convention on the Prisoners of War in 1929, later superseded by the Third Geneva Convention, prisoner-of-war camps have been required to be open to inspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architecture Of Lagos
The architecture of Lagos is an eclectic mix of different types, styles and periods. Buildings range from traditional vernacular architecture to tropical modern architecture or a mixture. The oldest European-styled buildings date back to the 17th century. Elements of Portuguese architecture introduced by returnee ex-slaves from Brazil and the Caribbean, although present all over the city, predominates in places like: Lagos Island, Surulere and Yaba Municipalities. Colonial-styled architecture flourished during the Lagos Colony. The Lagos skyline is a mixture of modern high rise buildings, skyscrapers, dilapidated buildings and slums. Lagos has the tallest skyline in Nigeria. Skyscraper construction commenced in the 1960s. Several office and mixed-use buildings have been built by international developers and private equity firms. Modern buildings and structures have been a continuous development until date. Pre-colonial architecture The pre-colonial architecture of the ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iju, Ogun
Iju also known as Iju Oloko dʒou ɔ:lɔkɔ is a Nigerian town located in southern Ogun state and about 18 kilometers from Lagos state, a major commercial hub in West Africa. The town is inhabited mostly by Owu and Egba natives whose ancestors settled there between 1842 and 1845. History In the mid 19th century after the Egbas and Owus military occupation of the areas that are geographically south of Abeokuta. a party of the Owu/Egba army settled in Iju as they found the terrain to be ideally suitable for ambush in a guerrilla warfare as the invasion of the Dahomean Amazons loomed. As the name implies, Iju was a dense forest. A river, locally called Odo-Iju, flowed through the thick vegetation of several trees with large canopies and into the Ologe Lagoon in Lagos. Before the Owu/Egba military occupation was a territory of the Ilogbos and the Ados. Wars Dahomey Pre-Egba conquest, the Dahomean Amazons were notorious for terrorizing the Egbado, Ado, Ilogbo, and the neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The National Recreation Foundation
The National Recreation Foundation (NRF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing and encouraging youth with recreational activities to improve their quality of life. The Foundation also seeks to promote healthy lifestyles in communities across the United States by partnering with local, state and national agencies. The Foundation was begun during World War I as a way to provide men in the military with recreational activities while they were on the homefront. Today, some of its goals including proving grant money to projects that are in line with their mission as well as awarding the Robert W. Crawford Achievement Prize to people who make significant contributions to the recreation field by helping at-risk youth. History During World War I, the National Recreation Foundation began as the War Camp Community Services (WCCS), Inc. Its goal was to provide military men on the homefront with recreational activities. After the War, the Foundation was organized in 1919 and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipping Controller
Shipping Controller was a post created by the Lloyd George Coalition Government in 1916 under the New Ministries and Secretaries Act (6 & 7 George 5 c.68) to regulate and organize merchant shipping in order to supply the United Kingdom with the materials to fight the war following severe losses. Shipping Controllers The first Shipping Controller was Sir Joseph Maclay, later Baron Maclay who was appointed on 10 December 1916. The second Shipping Controller was Lord Pirrie from 1918. See also *Minister of Shipping References External links * * *{{cite web , url= http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C874 , title=Records inherited and created by the Ministry of Transport, Shipping Divisions , publisher=The National Archives National archives are central archives maintained by countries. This article contains a list of national archives. Among its more important tasks are to ensure the accessibility and preservation of the information produced by g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War (other)
War is a large-scale armed conflict and the term is used as a metaphor for non-military conflicts. War or WAR may also refer to: Places * War, West Virginia * War Creek, a stream in West Virginia * Warwickshire county in England, standard code Music Performers * War (band), an American 1970s funk band Albums * ''War'' (Bolt Thrower album), 2010 * ''War'' (Born from Pain album), 2006 * ''War'' (Demon Hunter album), 2019 * ''War'' (U2 album), 1983 * ''War'' (War album), by the American band * '' W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)'', by American hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch Songs * "War" (Bob Marley song), 1976 * "War" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song), 1998 * "War" (Drake song), 2019 * "War" (Henry Cow song), 1975 * "War" (King Von song), 2022 * "War" (Pop Smoke song), featuring Lil Tjay, 2019 * "War" (The Temptations song), 1970, also covered by Edwin Starr * "War?", by System of a Down from ''System of a Down'' * "War", by ArrDee and Aitch, 2022 * "War", by Bathory from '' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp (other)
Camp may refer to: Outdoor accommodation and recreation * Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site * a temporary settlement for nomads * Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to describe a cottage * Military camp * Summer camp, typically organized for groups of children or youth * Tent city, a housing facility often occupied by homeless people or protesters Areas of imprisonment or confinement * Concentration camp * Extermination camp * Federal prison camp, a minimum-security United States federal prison facility * Internment camp, also called a concentration camp, resettlement camp, relocation camp, or detention camp * Labor camp * Prisoner-of-war camp ** Parole camp guards its own soldiers as prisoners of war Gatherings of people * Camp, a mining community * Camp, a term commonly used in the titles of technology-related unconferences * Camp meeting, a Christian gathering which originated in 19th-century Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilombo (other)
Quilombo is a kind of hinterland settlement founded by slaves (or ex-slaves and their descendants) in Brazil; named from the Kimbundu term for warcamp. Quilombo may also refer to: Places * Quilombo dos Palmares, a former Quilombo in Alagoas State, Brazil * Quilombo, Santa Catarina, a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil * Kakonda, a traditional independent kingdom in Angola Rivers * Quilombo River (Moji-Guaçu River tributary), a tributary of the Moji-Guaçu River in São Paulo State, Brazil * Quilombo River (Juquiá River tributary), a tributary of the Juquiá River in São Paulo State, Brazil Arts and entertainment * ''Quilombo'' (film), a 1984 Brazilian film, directed by Carlos Diegues *''¡Quilombo!'', the debut album of Steroid Maximus * "Quilombo", a song by Soulfly on their self-titled debut album See also * Military camp () * Quilombola A ''quilombola'' () is an Afro-Brazilian resident of ''quilombo'' settlements first established by escaped slaves in Brazil. They ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eko (other)
Eko or EKO may refer to: People * Ejembi Eko (born 1952), Nigerian jurist * Eko Fresh (born 1983), German rapper * Eko Purjianto (born 1976), Indonesian footballer * Eko Yuli Irawan (born 1989), Indonesian weightlifter * John O'Connor (musician) (born 1949; stagename: Eko), British musician Fictional characters * Mr. Eko, a character from the TV series ''Lost'' * Eko, a character in the ''Arcana Heart'' video game series Places * Elko Regional Airport (IATA airport code EKO), in Nevada, USA * Lagos (Yoruba: ; lit. ''Warcamp''), Nigeria Groups, organizations, companies, brands * Eko (media production company), an interactive media production company * Eko Guitars, an Italian guitar company * Eko India Financial Services, an Indian financial services company * EKO, an organic produce ecolabel used in the Netherlands * EKO, a brand of petrol stations operated by Hellenic Petroleum * EKOenergy, an ecolabel for energy * Ekornes, a Norwegian furniture company * Eko Software, a Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Camp (other) ( yo, link=no, warcamp, battlecamp)
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Battle camp or ''variant'', may refer to: * military camp, a camp for a military force in preparation for battle * training camp for military recruit training, a camp to train people to become warriors * Battle Camp, a locality on the Palmer River on Cape York in Queensland, Australia * Battle Camp, Cairns, Queensland, Australia * Battle Camp Sandstones, a region of the Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna, Queensland, Australia * Battlecamp Road, Hope Vale, Queensland, Australia See also * Battle (other) * Camp (other) * War camp (other) * boot camp (other) * Combat Camp (other) * Quilombo (other) () * Eko (other) Eko or EKO may refer to: People * Ejembi Eko (born 1952), Nigerian jurist * Eko Fresh (born 1983), German rapper * Eko Purjianto (born 1976), Indonesian footballer * Eko Yuli Irawan (born 1989), Indonesian weightlifter * John O'Connor (musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
