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To the east of the British position, units of the German IX Corps had begun to cross the canal in force, threatening the British right flank. At Nimy, Private Oskar Niemeyer had swum across the canal under British fire to operate machinery closing a swing bridge. Although he was killed, his actions re-opened the bridge and allowed the Germans ...
Nimy (French pronunciation:; Walloon: Nîmi) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.
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The Affair of Néry was a skirmish fought on 1 September 1914 between the British Army and the German Army, part of the Great Retreat from Mons during the early stages of the First World War.
Leonard Simon Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931, in an Irish [19] section of the West End [20] [21] of Boston, Massachusetts, to Jewish immigrants from Iziaslav, Ukraine. [22] [23] [24] His parents left Iziaslav separately, his father first walking over the border into Poland while his mother and grandmother were smuggled out of the Soviet Union in a horse-drawn wagon by hiding under bales of hay.
Nimoy began his work in the entertainment industry as an attorney in entertainment law, specializing in music and music publishing. According to Information Society lead singer Kurt Harland, he was instrumental in clearing the many Star Trek samples used on the group's self-titled debut record, such as the "Pure energy!"
Royal Fusiliers Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Private Sid Godley defended Nimy Bridge from invaders at Mons, Belgium. Indian Army Lieutenant Jackie Smyth carried ammo to a captured enemy trench in France. Australian Imperial Force Lance Corporal Albert Jacka single-handedly recaptured a trench during the Battle of Gallipoli.