15th Ludhiana Sikhs, The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi, Wadi Senab
The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs were given the first mission against the Senussi on 11 December when General Wallace appointed Lieutenant-colonel J.L.R. Gordon leader of a column and gave him the task of breaking the ranks of the enemy at Duwwar Hussein. The column sent also consisted of the Notts Battery with guns, armoured cars and the 2nd Composite Yeomanry Regiment. The first clash with the enemy in the Wadi (valley) Senab turned favorably only when the squadron of Australian Light Horse intervened and helped the cavalry.


15th Ludhiana Sikhs, The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi, Wadi Senab
Gordon left one company of the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs behind to protect the camp and planned to march towards Duwwar Hussein using two routes. While the British soldiers were driven back by the heavy trained Senussi without engaging in battle, No. 2 Company of the Sikhs, who were appointed as the advanced guard, started firing and fighting back winning some mounts. While the enemy's flank increased and the British cavalry couldn't reorganize in time, the advanced guard, the 15th Sikhs were ordered to withdraw.


15th Ludhiana Sikhs, The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi, Wadi Senab
Captain C.F.W. Hughes, the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs commander, decided to remain stationary in order to protect the wounded. With the combined help of the troops and the sloop, HMS Clematis, which fired at the Senussi with two 4-inch weapons, the enemy was forced back and the 15th Sikhs gained the opportunity to regroup and take care of the dead and the wounded.


15th Ludhiana Sikhs, The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi, Wadi Senab
‘The enemy had been driven off, but had been able to retire unmolested, and must be given credit for the surprise and the vigour of his attack. Had the standard of training and the experience of the whole column been equal to those of the 15th Sikhs, the Senussi might have been heavily defeated.’


15th Ludhiana Sikhs, The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi, Conclusion
15th Sikhs were involved in the action around Wadi Majid and Halazin as well until their orders were to proceed to India. The 15th Sikhs constituted a serious aiding force for the understaffed and untrained Western Frontier Force. The results obtained by this regiment were seen with distinction and 15th Sikhs were given the honour ‘Egypt 1915-17.’ After the Indian Army's post-war reforms, the regiment became known as the 2nd Battalion, 2 Sikh Regiment.


15th Lumières Awards
The 15th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 15 January 2010. The ceremony was presided by Régis Wargnier. Welcome won the award for Best Film.


15th Lumières Awards, Winners and nominees
Hand of the Headless Man — Guillaume Malandrin and Stéphane Malandrin


15th Lux Style Awards
The 15th Lux Style Awards ceremony, presented by Lux to honor the best in fashion, music, films and Pakistani television of 2015, took place on July 29, 2016 at Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh beginning at 7:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, LUX presented the Lux Style Awards (commonly referred as LSA) in four segments including Film, Fashion, Television, and Music. The ceremony was televised in Pakistan by Geo Entertainment (on 20 August 2016 at 7 pm) and produced by Lux Unilever Pakistan.


15th Lux Style Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 15th Lux Style Awards were announced on May 30, 2016, at 9:30 p.m. PST (21:30 UTC), at the Mövenpick Hotel Karachi in Karachi, Sindh, by actors Ahmed Ali Butt, Adnan Malik, Yasir Hussain and Mahira Khan. For the first time in Lux Style Awards history, Supporting Roles and Singing categories were introduced in Film section. Voting lines were set open in twelve categories on July 4, 2016 and were closed on July 26, announcing the ceremony date.


15th Lux Style Awards, Winners and nominees
When the nominations were announced, actor Ahmed Ali Butt was nominated in Best Actor category, however Butt stated in a press release that his part in the film was of a supporting role and not main, with Lux also agreeing with his decision and later moved his nomination in Supporting Actor category. Actor Danish Taimoor, who was second in line behind Butt was replaced with his nominations.


15th MMC – Pleven
15th Multi-member Constituency – Pleven is a constituency whose borders are the same as Pleven Province in Bulgaria.


15th MMC – Pleven, Background
In the 2009 Bulgarian parliamentary election the 15th Multi-member Constituency – Pleven elected 10 members to the Bulgarian National Assembly: 9 of which were through proportionality vote and 1 was through first-past-the-post voting.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment
The 15th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Service
The 15th Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, Maine December 6–31, 1861 and mustered in January 23, 1862, for a three-year enlistment.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Service
The regiment was attached to Butler's New Orleans Expeditionary Corps January to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to September 1862, District of West Florida, Department of the Gulf, to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to December 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf, to January 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf, to February 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to July 1864, and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to April 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of Washington, to June 1865. 2nd Separate Brigade, District of South Carolina, Department of the South, to July 1866.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Service
The 15th Maine Infantry mustered out of service July 5, 1866.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Moved to Portland February 25, and there embarked for Ship Island, Miss., March 6. Duty at Ship Island, Miss., until May 1862, and at Camp Parapet and Carrollton May 19-September 8. Moved to Pensacola, Fla., September 8, and duty there until June 1863. Action at Fifteen Mile House, Fla., February 25, 1863, and at Arcadia March 6. Ordered to New Orleans June 21, then to La Fourche Landing. Expedition to Thibodeaux June 23–25. At Camp Parapet until August, and provost duty in New Orleans until October.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Expedition to the Rio Grande, Texas, October 27-December 2. Advance on Brownsville November 3–6. Occupation of Brownsville November 6. Expedition to Aransas November 14–21. Aransas Pass and capture of Mustang Island November 17. Fort Esperanza November 25–27. Cedar Bayou November 23 (detachment). Duty at Pass Cavallo  Matagorda Island, until February 28, 1864. Moved to Franklin, La., March 1–5. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14–26, then to Natchitoches March 26-April 2. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. Cane River Crossing April 23. At Alexandria April 26-May 13.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Retreat to Morganza May 13–22. Mansura May 16. Duty at Morganza until July. Moved to Fort Monroe, then to Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 1–17 (6 companies). Duty in trenches at Bermuda Hundred until July 28. Deep Bottom July 28–30. Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Monocacy, Md. (4 companies, under Murray and Drew, moved from Morganza to Washington, D.C., July 1–12. Pursuit of Early July 14–24. Rejoin regiment at Monocacy, Md., August 4.)


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Veterans on furlough August 5-October l. Non-veterans temporarily attached to 13th Maine Infantry, and duty at Harpers Ferry until October 5. Regiment moved to Martinsburg October 5, and duty there until January 7, 1865. Moved to Stevenson's Depot, and operations in the Shenandoah Valley until April. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 19–23, and duty there until May 31. On provost duty during the Grand Review of the Armies May 23–24. Moved to Savannah, Ga., May 31-June 4, then to Georgetown, S.C., June 13–14. Duty at Georgetown, Darlington, Cheraw, Chesterfield C. H., Bennettsville, Columbia and in Districts of Chester, Lancaster, York, Spartanburg and Union until July 1866.


15th Maine Infantry Regiment, Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 348 men during service; 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 340 enlisted men died of disease.


15th Manitoba Legislature
The members of the 15th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in August 1915. The legislature sat from January 6, 1916, to March 27, 1920.


15th Manitoba Legislature
The Liberal Party led by Tobias Norris formed the government.


15th Manitoba Legislature
Albert Prefontaine of the Conservatives was Leader of the Opposition.


15th Manitoba Legislature
On January 16, 1916, a bill was passed to amend the Manitoba Election Act to grant women the right to vote. Manitoba became the first Canadian province where women were allowed to vote and hold office.


15th Manitoba Legislature
In a referendum held on March 13, 1916, the province's voters supported prohibition. On June 1, the Manitoba Temperance Act came into effect, which banned the sale of liquor in the province, except by pharmacists for medical purposes. However, bringing alcohol into the province for personal use or for wholesale outside the province was still legal.


15th Manitoba Legislature
Also in 1916, the Workers Compensation Act was passed, which established the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. The act established an employer-funded compensation system for work-related injuries or illness and, in exchange, employers were granted protection against lawsuits by workers for these occurrences.


15th Manitoba Legislature
In 1918, a Minimum Wage Act was passed. Manitoba and British Columbia were the first provinces in Canada to introduce minimum wage legislation. In 1921, the minimum hourly wage in Manitoba was $0.25. Up until 1931, the minimum wage only applied to female workers.


15th Manitoba Legislature
Douglas Colin Cameron was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 3, 1916, when James Albert Manning Aikins became lieutenant governor.


15th Manitoba Legislature, Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1915:


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) is one of seven such units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) with a strength of about 2,200 personnel. The MEU consists of a command element, a reinforced infantry battalion, a composite helicopter squadron and a combat logistics battalion. The 15th MEU is currently based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Mission
The mission of the MEU is to provide geographic combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, rapid-response force capable of conducting conventional amphibious and selected maritime operations at night or under adverse weather conditions from the sea, by surface and/or by air while under communications and electronics restrictions.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Early years
In April 1983, the Commandant of the Marine Corps approved the original Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Headquarters concept, providing for the sourcing of two Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) headquarters from each Marine Amphibious Brigade headquarters. The Commandant directed the establishment of two additional MAU headquarters in November 1985. As a result, the Headquarters, 15th Marine Amphibious Unit was activated 1 July 1987 at Camp Pendleton.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Early years
The Commandant directed the replacement of the title "Headquarters" with "Command Element" in the titles of the MAGTFs in August 1987. The 15th MAU's designation was further changed in February 1988 to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Both changes were made to more accurately reflect the operational and expeditionary nature of the MAGTF. Before World War II, and in the period between then and the Vietnam War, Marine units dispatched for overseas service were generally designated as "expeditionary brigades."


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Early years
Since its activation in July 1987, the 15th MEU has trained to meet its mission in the rotation with the 11th and 13th MEUs to provide a continuous presence in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Persian Gulf and as a ready MAGTF in the continental United States.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Early years
In October 1989, the MEU assisted in relief efforts following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, performing their assigned missions and also taking on several volunteer projects to help the victims of the disaster.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, 1990s
Marines of the 15th MEU relieved the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines (1/24, 4th Marine Division) to continue the evacuation of the Republic of the Philippines in August 1991 after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo that had occurred six weeks earlier. Assistance lasted over a month as the Marines distributed food and medical supplies, evacuated stranded villagers and provided security to other rescue personnel.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, 1990s
The MEU spearheaded Operation Restore Hope on 9 December 1992, to provide humanitarian assistance to the civil war torn and famine-stricken country of Somalia. After a predawn landing, the Marines secured the capital city of Mogadishu, the international airport and maritime shipping port facilities, as well as the American Embassy, and quickly moved into other inland areas to protect food distribution convoys and patrol the streets to restore order. The MEU pushed into and secured the inland cities of Baidoa and Balidogle and the coastal town of Kismayo in order to establish relief efforts and maintain security. The span of operations for the Battalion Landing Team was over 150 miles (240 km).


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, 1990s
During its deployment in 1994, the MEU provided a detachment of CH-53Es to assist in the Rwanda Relief Effort. The detachment, based in Entebbe, Uganda, provided the only heavy lift capability to the joint task force commander. A few weeks later the MEU assisted in the relocation of the United States Liaison Office from Mogadishu, Somalia, to Nairobi, Kenya.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, 1990s
In October 1994, the MEU was called on again to provide a quick reaction force to counter any possible Iraqi aggression against Kuwait. Within 48 hours, the MEU sent Marines ashore in Kuwait City to demonstrate U.S. resolve in maintaining peace and security in the area.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, 1990s
In January 1996, July 1997, and October 1998, AV-8B Harriers from the 15th MEU (SOC) participated in Operation Southern Watch, patrolling the No-fly zone over southern Iraq maintaining continuous surveillance of the Kuwait-Iraq border, and to ensure the Iraqi military did not violate any United Nations resolutions passed since the Gulf War.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, 1990s
During its 2000 deployment, the 15th MEU (SOC) also participated in the Australian-led Operation Stabilise, providing desperately needed assistance to the people of East Timor, and again patrolled the skies over Southern Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
Marines of the Forward Command Element of the 15th MEU (SOC) were in East Timor readying for the arrival of the ARG to conduct Humanitarian Operations, while the ARG was in Darwin, Australia during the September 2001 terror attacks on the United States. Following the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the 15th MEU (SOC) continued their plans of humanitarian operations to assist the war-torn country of East Timor, before sailing to the North Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 7 October 2001, the 15th MEU participated in the United States' new "War on Terrorism", sending Marines and Sailors into Northern Pakistan to establish a forward operating air base and logistical hub. These Marines provided security to USAF personnel who arrived on location shortly after the 15th MEU Marines of Battalion Landing Team 1/1 had established security.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 25 November 2001, the Marines and Sailors of the 15th MEU (SOC) conducted an Amphibious assault over 400 miles (640 km) into the land-locked country of Afghanistan. The Marines and Sailors set new standards for Marine Corps amphibious doctrine. Landing at a remote airbase, 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Kandahar, the Marines occupied Camp Rhino that had been secured by the U.S. Army special forces, America's first Forward Operating Base while maintaining the first significant conventional ground presence in Afghanistan. The Marines and coalition forces later moved north to Kandahar International Airport securing a new forward operating base. With the move, the Marines and coalition forces were able to continue with new missions and build a prison camp that housed numerous Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 6 January 2003, this time on board the USS Tarawa ARG, the 15th MEU (SOC) departed once again for another deployment. In mid-February, elements of the MEU off-loaded and established a training camp in Northern Kuwait while other members of the MAGTF – primarily the helicopter squadron – remained on board the Tarawa ARG in the Persian Gulf.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
During February and March 2003, tactical control (TACON) of the MEU was assigned to the United Kingdom's 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines for Operation Iraqi Freedom. On 21 March 2003, Marines from the 15th MEU crossed the border into Southern Iraq and secured the ports of Umm Qasr and Az Zubayr in order to destroy Iraqi resistance and enable follow-on humanitarian assistance to begin.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
In late-March 2003, the MEU again became part of the I Marine Expeditionary Force and moved to An Nasiriyah, Iraq to relieve the Marines of Task Force Tarawa. In An Nasiriyah, the 15th MEU secured the remaining sectors of the city, conducted a supporting attack during the rescue of American prisoner of war Jessica Lynch and continued to establish security throughout the greater An Nasiriyah area. The MEU provided humanitarian assistance to the local population that included purifying drinking water, and doctors and corpsmen assisted medical care. The MEU began helping establish the local government to include police and other local services in addition to continuing to conduct airborne surveillance and direct-action raids on the ground to seek out and capture any Ba’ath Party or Fedayeen resistance.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
In January 2005, the 15th MEU participated in Operation Unified Assistance by providing disaster relief to survivors of the destructive tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia and southern Sri Lanka. Immediately after wrapping up those operations, the 15th MEU proceeded south of Baghdad, Iraq to Forward Operating Base Falcon near Al-Mahmudiyah, Babil province, south of for security and stability operations in between rotations of army units. Their deployment into Iraq lasted about 30 days.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 13 September 2006, the 15th MEU was once again deployed to Iraq. It left San Diego on USS Boxer, USS Dubuque, and USS Comstock and in mid November began operating in Al Anbar province as Task Force Bullrush, composed of elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable); Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion; C Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 11 February 2007, the unit received notice of its second extension of their deployment in support of President Bush's surge of additional forces into the critical areas of Iraq. While operating in Al Anbar, the MEU conducted combat operations in Rutbah, Barwana, Haditha, Haqlaniyah, Ramadi and Al Asad in support of Multinational Force-West. The unit returned to San Diego on 30 May 2007.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 5 May 2008, the unit was deployed on a sea deployment to the Western Pacific & the Persian Gulf, aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5), USS Dubuque (LPD-8), and USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52).


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 2010, the unit was deployed to the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations against pirates along the Somali coast. With 1st Battalion, 4th Marines as detachment, they were responsible for the 9 September recapturing of MV Magellan Star


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, History, Global War on Terrorism
On 17 September 2012, the 15th MEU was deployed with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (USS Peleliu, USS Green Bay, and USS Rushmore as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The unit returned to Camp Pendleton 13 May 2013.


15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Citations
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.


15th Marine Regiment (United States)
The 15th Marine Regiment (15th Marines) is an inactive United States Marine Corps infantry and later artillery regiment.


15th Marine Regiment (United States), History, Infantry regiment
The 15th Marines was first organized on November 26, 1918, as an infantry regiment. It was deployed to the Dominican Republic on February 26, 1919, and saw action against Dominican rebels during the American occupation of the Dominican Republic. Having been organized for possible deployment to Europe in the event that hostilities resumed, the 15th Marines remained on garrison duty in the Dominican Republic. It was deactivated on August 1, 1922 and its assets were absorbed into the 1st and 4th Regiments.


15th Marine Regiment (United States), History, Artillery regiment
The 15th Marines was reactivated as an artillery regiment on October 23, 1944, on Guadalcanal, and assigned to the 6th Marine Division. It was formed by combining Pack Howitzer Battalions from the 4th, 22nd, and the 29th Marines. They were redesignated 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, respectively. The 4th Battalion was activated on November 14, 1944. The regiment saw heavy action fighting on Okinawa and the 6th Division received the Presidential Unit Citation for their actions during the battle.


15th Marine Regiment (United States), History, Artillery regiment
The Regiment was withdrawn from Okinawa after it was declared secure in July 1945 and was redeployed to Guam to prepare for the invasion of Japan. After the surrender of the Japanese, the Regiment was sent to Tsingtao, China to accept the surrender of the Japanese in that area. The 15th Marines remained in China until its deactivation on March 26, 1946.


15th Massachusetts Battery
The 15th Massachusetts Battery (or 15th Battery Massachusetts Light Artillery) was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized partly at Camp Chase in Lowell, Massachusetts and partly at Fort Warren during the winter of 1862-1863. The majority of its members were mustered into federal service on February 17, 1863. It was assigned to the Department of the Gulf commanded by Major General Nathaniel P. Banks and departed Massachusetts by steamship on March 9. During its term, the unit suffered from a large number of desertions and gained an unfortunate reputation despite the service of its many loyal members.


15th Massachusetts Battery
The unit arrived in New Orleans on April 9, 1863. Before being issued guns, they made a brief expedition on foot to Brashear City, Louisiana but soon returned to New Orleans. They were assigned to garrison two small forts just outside New Orleans, each armed with four 32-pounder guns mounted in barbettes. One of these was located at Bayou St. John and the other at Gentilly. They remained posted there from June 3 until December 29.


15th Massachusetts Battery
In February 1864, the 15th Massachusetts Battery took part in an uneventful expedition to Madisonville, Louisiana, returning to New Orleans at the end of that month. It was posted at Terrell's Cotton Press in New Orleans from May 5 to October 17. On the latter date, the battery boarded a steamship for an expedition into Arkansas. They reached the mouth of the White River where they remained until November 7, then moved again by steamship up the White River to DeValls Bluff, Arkansas. After 20 days, the unit moved to Memphis, Tennessee remaining there for the month of December 1864. On January 1, 1865, the battery returned to Louisiana.


15th Massachusetts Battery
At the end of February 1865, the battery was transferred to the Second Division of the XIII Corps and embarked for Pensacola, Florida. There it joined in preparations for the Mobile Campaign. The battery was engaged during the Battle of Fort Blakely from April 2 to 9 outside Mobile. After the fall of Mobile, their division was briefly posted in Selma, Alabama but soon returned to Mobile.


15th Massachusetts Battery
On June 30, 1865 at Mobile, the battery turned in its horses and guns. On July 20, they were ordered home to Boston which was reached on August 1. The 15th Massachusetts Battery was mustered out on August 4, 1865. The unit lost one man killed in action and 27 by disease for a total of 28.


15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served from the State of Massachusetts during the American Civil War from 1861–1864. A part of the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac, the regiment was engaged in many battles from Ball's Bluff to Petersburg, and suffered the tenth highest fatality rate amongst Federal regiments. The regiment was composed almost entirely of men from Worcester County, and was mustered in on July 12, 1861.


15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Brigade, Divisional and Corps attachments
Attached to Gorman's Brigade, Stone's (Sedgwick's) Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1864


15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, History
The regiment was mustered into Federal service on July 12, 1861, and left for the seat of war, arriving along the Potomac on August 25. On October 21, it was engaged with the heaviest loss among all Federal regiments at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. In the spring of 1862, it was made a part of the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac and accompanied it during the Peninsular Campaign, being engaged at the Battles of Seven Pines, Savage's Station, and Glendale with modest losses.


15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, History
In April 1862, the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters was attached to the regiment, serving with it until the spring of 1863. Spending most of the summer at Harrison's Landing, it departed in August just in time to miss the Battle of Second Bull Run. The regiment then embarked upon the Maryland Campaign, where it was savagely flanked by the Confederates at the Battle of Antietam, losing over 50% of its 600 men. During the Battle of Fredericksburg, it was kept out of the main assault on Marye's Heights and suffered relatively few losses.


15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, History
The Battle of Gettysburg found the regiment engaged against the assaults of the Army of Northern Virginia on July 2 and 3, 1863, with heavy loss. By 1864, the regiment's strength had dwindled, but it still faced rigorous campaigning with action at The Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Siege of Petersburg. By June 22, the regiment could field only 75 officers and men. This small group was captured en masse that day when they were outflanked by a Confederate force on the Jerusalem Plank Road. The survivors and parolees mustered out of Federal service on July 26, 1864, with its recruits and re-enlistees being transferred to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.


15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Casualties
During the war, the 15th Massachusetts Regiment sustained the 10th-highest number of men killed or fatally wounded in action among all 1,200 Federal regiments. Its losses at several engagements are as follows:


15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Casualties
In sum, 14 officers and 227 enlisted men were killed or fatally wounded during the course of the war.


15th Massachusetts Regiment
The 15th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, under Colonel Timothy Bigelow at Boston, Massachusetts, as part of Massachusetts contribution to the Resolve of 88 Regiments. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York.


15th Mechanized Brigade (Romania)
The 15th Mechanized Brigade "Podu Înalt" (Romanian: Brigada 15 Mecanizată "Podu Înalt") is a mechanized brigade of the Romanian Land Forces. It was formed in July 1994 from the ex 15th Mechanized Regiment. The brigade is currently subordinated to the 4th Infantry Division, and its headquarters are located in Iași.


15th Medical Battalion (German Army)
The 15th Medical Battalion (German: Sanitätsabteilung 15) was a non-combat battalion of the German Army Medical Service during the First World War, the interwar period and the Second World War. It was based in Frankfurt and Kassel and consisted of personnel from Hesse.


15th Medical Battalion (German Army), History
The battalion was established during the German Empire as a battalion of the Royal Prussian Army and saw active service during the First World War. In 1919, its headquarters was moved to Kassel and it was merged with the 11th Medical Battalion. From the 1930s it was attached to the IX Army Corps and headquartered in Frankfurt. The battalion exclusively saw service in a medical capacity and thus held non-combatant status under the laws of war.


15th Medical Battalion (German Army), Personnel
Most of the personnel of the 15th Medical Battalion were conscripted officers and soldiers, and included military physicians and other medics.


15th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
The 15th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 26 April 2013, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of the 2012–13 film awards season.


15th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards, Facts and figures
This was 15th instalment of Meril Prothom Alo Awards. Ghetuputra Komola got the best film awards along with 4 other awards of Critics Choice best director, best film actor, best film actress, and a special award. This was the last directed film of popular novelist Humayun Ahmed. He was awarded as the best film director for this film. Nazmun Munira Nancy got the award in best female singer category for the fourth time in a row from 2009.


15th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards, Winners and nominations
A total of 14 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.


15th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards, Host and Jury Board
This program was anchored initially by Rumana Malik Munmun. Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim later host the event. The members of Jury Board for television critics were Mamunur Rashid, Tariq Anam Khan, Wahida Mollick Jolly, Zahidur Rahman Anjan and Gaosul Alam Shaon.


15th Metro FM Music Awards
The 15th installment of the annual Metro FM Music Awards is an award ceremony that celebrates excellence in the South African music industry by honouring musicians who did exceedingly well in their field throughout 2015. The show first aired on SABC 1 on February 27, 2016.


15th Metro FM Music Awards
The winner in each category will  receive a R100,000 prize for each category they win. Metro FM is investing in musicians; building wealth and benefiting financially from their trade over and above the artistic recognition that comes with the MMA's coveted statuette. This will be the first installment of the award show to include a new category, namely the Pan-African Category.


15th Metro FM Music Awards
Nathi and Sphectacular & DJ Naves led the nominations with five each, followed by Riky Rick and Emtee with four nominations each, and AKA, Fifi Cooper and Black Coffee with three nominations each.


15th Metro FM Music Awards
Emtee is the biggest winner of the event, having won in four categories. AKA won three awards, one of which he shares with newcomer Emtee.


15th Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 15th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


15th Michigan Infantry Regiment, Service
The 15th Michigan Infantry was organized at Ypsilanti and Detroit, Michigan, between October 16, 1861, and March 13, 1862, and was mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on March 20, 1862 .


15th Michigan Infantry Regiment, Service
The regiment was mustered out of service on August 18, 1865.


15th Michigan Infantry Regiment, Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 335 fatalities over the course of the war. 3 officers and 60 enlisted men were killed in action or from wounds sustained in combat. The other 4 officers and 268 enlisted men died of disease.


15th Military Division (Vichy France)
The 15th Military Division (French: 15e Division Militaire) also known as the 15th Military Region (French: 15e Région Militaire) was an infantry formation of division-size of the Armistice Army that was active during World War II. The division's headquarters was in Marseille. This division was subordinated to the 1st Group of Military Divisions.


15th Military Division (Vichy France), History
The 15th Military Division was formed on 12 September 1940. On 8 November 1942 at 15:00, just before Case Anton, the 15th Military Division positioned themselves for battle. Like the rest of the Army of Vichy France, this division, except for the Garde, was demobilized on 27 November 1942.


15th Military Division (Vichy France), Composition, Military Commands
The following Departemental Military Commands (French: Commandant Militaire du Département) were under the 15th Military Division:


15th Military Division (Vichy France), Composition, Military Commands
Numerous Military District Commands (French: Commandement du District Militaire) of these places were subordinated to the 15th Military Division:


15th Military Division (Vichy France), Composition, Training grounds
The 15th Military Division had two training grounds, namely those at Carpiagne and Garrigues.


15th Military Police Brigade
The 15th Military Police Brigade, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is an active duty United States Army corrections and detention brigade under the United States Army Corrections Command.


15th Military Police Brigade, History
Originally stationed in Germany, the 15th Military Police Brigade was the first military police brigade activated in the U.S. Army, only to be deactivated in 1976. On 28 Sept 2010, the United States Army Correctional Brigade was reflagged as the 15th Military Police Brigade.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment
The 15th Missouri Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Service
The 15th Missouri Infantry Regiment was organized at St. Louis, Missouri August–September 1861 and mustered in for three years on under the command of Colonel Francis J. Joliat.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Service
The regiment was attached to Fremont's Army of the West to January 1862. 5th Brigade, Army of Southwest Missouri, to March 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to May 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Mississippi, to September 1862. 35th Brigade, 11th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1862. 35th Brigade, 11th Division, III Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, to April 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, to June 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, to August 1865. Department of Texas to December 1865.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Service
The 15th Missouri Infantry mustered out of service at Victoria, Texas on December 25, 1865.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Moved to Jefferson City, Mo., September 1861. Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., October 4-November 8, 1861. Moved to Rolla, Mo., and duty there until February 1862. Curtis' Campaign in Missouri and Arkansas against Price February and March. Advance on Springfield February 2–11. Pursuit of Price into Arkansas February 14–29. Battles of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6–8. March to Batesville April 5-May 3. Moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo., May 11–22; thence to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., May 23–26. Siege of Corinth May 27–30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 6. At Rienzi until August 26.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, August 26-September 14; thence to Louisville, Ky., September 17–19. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–16. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7. Duty at Nashville until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26–30. Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863. Duty near Murfreesboro until June. Expedition toward Columbia March 4–14. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Fairfield June 27–29. Estill Springs July 2. Reconnaissance to Anderson July 11–14. Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19–20. Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27. Orchard Knob November 23–24. Missionary Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26–27. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8. Operations in eastern Tennessee December 1863 to February 1864. Dandridge January 16–17, 1864. Moved to Chattanooga, thence to Cleveland, Tenn., and duty there until May 1864. Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8–13. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8–9. Battle of Resaca May 14–15.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Adairsville May 17. Near Kingston May 18–19. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22–25, Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11–14. Lost Mountain June 15–17. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5–17. Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18. Peachtree Creek July 19–20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Detailed service
Lovejoy's Station September 2–6. Operations against Hood and Forest in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29-November 3. Nashville Campaign November and December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24–27. Spring Hill November 29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Columbia December 19. Pulaski December 25. March from Pulaski to Decatur, Ala., and duty there until April 1865. Moved to Blue Springs April 1–5, thence to Nashville, Tenn., April 19, and duty there until June. Moved to New Orleans June 15–23, and to Port Lavaca, Texas, July 18–24. Duty there until October. Moved to Victoria October 27 and duty there until December.


15th Missouri Infantry Regiment, Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 222 men during service; 8 officers and 107 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 106 enlisted men died of disease.


15th Moscow International Film Festival
The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film Intervista directed by Federico Fellini.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam
The 15th National Assembly of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XV) is a parliamentary cycle that commenced in July 2021 following the legislative elections on 23 May 2021. The National Assembly has 499 members, formally confirmed at the 8th meeting of the National Election Council on 12 July 2021.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam
The 15th National Assembly first convened on 20 July 2021 to re-elect Vương Đình Huệ as its Chairman, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as President of Vietnam and Phạm Minh Chính as Prime Minister of Vietnam.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Election
Legislative elections were held on 23 May 2021 to elect members of the National Assembly and deputies of provincial, district and communical councils. About 69,243,604 people went to vote in 63 provinces and municipalities throughout the country. There were 868 candidates contested in 184 multi-member constituencies nationwide, with a maximum of 500 candidates elected.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Election
On 10 June 2021, the National Election Council refused to affirm the membership of Trần Văn Nam, CPV Secretary of Bình Dương Province following investigations in his corruption. His seat in Bình Dương Province was removed.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Election
At the end 499 candidates were announced elected. The Communist party won 485 seats with the rest going to independent candidates.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Sessions
Although scheduled to take place between 20 July and 5 August 2021, the first meeting session was shortened due to severe COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Sessions
During the nine days of meetings, the lawmakers elected leaders of the National Assembly, State and Government leaders, the Chief Justice and Prosecutore General and heads of National Assembly committees.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Sessions
It also ratified 29 resolutions, including 17 resolutions on organisation and personnel, 11 thematic resolutions, and one general resolution on the first session.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Sessions
The first session wrapped up on 28 July with calls to the state and governments of all levels for COVID-19 prevention.


15th National Assembly of Vietnam, Sessions, Results
The elections of the State President, Vice Presidents, the Chief Justice and the Prosecutor General took place on 26 July 2021.


15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
The 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (Simplified Chinese:  中国共产党第十五次全国代表大会) was held in Beijing between September 12 and 18, 1997. It was preceded by the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It was followed by the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. 2,048 delegates and 60 specially invited delegates elected a 344-member 15th CCP Central Committee, as well as a 115-member Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). This change in membership made the new average age of the CCP 55 and percentage of members holding university or college level education 92.4%. Jiang Zemin was reappointed CCP General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.


15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Changes to the constitution
The constitution was changed to make Deng Xiaoping Theory a guiding ideology of the Chinese Communist Party alongside Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought. It was revealed in a presentation by Jiang Zemin that an All-Round Advancement would be adopted toward the Cause of Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics well into the 21st Century.


15th National Congress of the Kuomintang
The 15th National Congress of the Kuomintang (Chinese: 中國國民黨第十五次全國代表大会) was the fifteenth national congress of the Kuomintang, held in 24–28 August 1997 at Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan.


15th National Congress of the Kuomintang, Details
The congress was attended by 2,300 of the party members elected in the July 1997 election.


15th National Congress of the Kuomintang, Results
The new cabinet was appointed with Vincent Siew as the Premier and started to take office on 1 September 1997.


15th National Film Awards
The 15th National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1967. Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 25 November 1968 and awards were given by then President of India, Zakir Hussain.


15th National Film Awards
With 15th National Film Awards, format of awards has been changed, which includes introduction of new awards and categorisation. Unlike earlier, films then categorised into feature films and short films. Feature films awards were continued with All India Awards and Regional Awards but couple of more awards were introduced at the all India level to honour artists and technicians.


15th National Film Awards
Major awards introduced for feature films starting with 15th National Film Awards includes awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Music Direction, Best Playback Singer of the Year and Best Screenplay.


15th National Film Awards
Starting 15th National Film Awards, Short films had their own share of awards which introduced seven new awards for various types/genre of short films made in the country, including Best Promotional Film, Best Educational / Instructional Film, Best Film on Social Documentation etc.


15th National Film Awards
Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued with 15th National Film Awards, which also led to discontinuation of second and third film/documentary, again in all the categories, except Second Best Feature Film.


15th National Film Awards, Juries
Six different committees were formed based on the film making sectors in India, mainly based in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras along with the award categories. Another committee for all India level was also formed which included some of the members from regional committee. For 15th National Film Awards, central committee was headed by R. K. Nehru.


15th National Film Awards, Awards
President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.


15th National Film Awards, Awards, Feature films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 15th National Film Awards, a Bengali film Hatey Bazarey won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film, whereas a Bengali film Chiriyakhana and two Hindi films, Hamraaz and Upkar won the maximum number of awards (two). Following were the awards given in each category:


15th National Film Awards, Awards, Feature films, Regional Award
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Assamese, English, Gujarati, Kashmiri and Oriya language, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given. The producer and director of the film were awarded with ₹5,000 and a Silver medal, respectively.


15th National Film Awards, Awards, Awards not given
Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:


15th National Geographic Bee
The 15th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2003, sponsored by the National Geographic Society and ING. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. The winner was James Williams, a homeschooled student from Vancouver, Washington, who won a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society, and a trip to a Busch Gardens/Sea World Adventure Camp. The 2nd-place winner, Dallas Simons of Martin Luther King Magnet School in Nashville, Tennessee, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Sean Rao of St. Gabriel School in Hubertus, Wisconsin, won a $10,000 scholarship.


15th National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 15th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at Chicago Stadium on October 7, 1961. The NHL All-Stars defeated the hometown Chicago Black Hawks 3–1.


15th National Hockey League All-Star Game, Red Wing Line Leads Stars to Victory
The Detroit Red Wings' line of Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio and Norm Ullman opened and closed the scoring, as the NHL All-Stars toppled the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Black Hawks 3-1 before a record crowd of 14,534 spectators. Delvecchio opened the scoring twelve minutes into the first period on assists from Howe and Ullman, and Howe closed the scoring twelve minutes into the second period on assists from Delvecchio and Ullman. Don McKenney of the Boston Bruins also scored for the All-Stars, while Eric Nesterenko beat Toronto Maple Leafs' Johnny Bower for Chicago's only goal.


15th National Television Awards
The 15th National Television Awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena for the first time on 20 January 2010, and was the first to be hosted by Dermot O'Leary.


15th New Brunswick Legislature
The 15th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between February 6, 1851, and May 19, 1854.


15th New Brunswick Legislature
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of New Brunswick Edmund Walker Head.


15th New Brunswick Legislature
Charles Simonds was chosen as speaker for the house. After Simonds resigned his seat, William Crane served as speaker from January 1852 to March 1853 when he resigned due to poor health. Daniel Hanington was chosen to replace Crane as speaker.


15th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment
The 15th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


15th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, Service
The 15th New Hampshire Infantry was organized in Concord, New Hampshire, October 6–16, 1862, and mustered in for nine months' service under the command of Colonel John W. Kingman.


15th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, Service
The regiment left New Hampshire for New York City November 13, 1862; then sailed for New Orleans, Louisiana, December 19, arriving December 26. It was attached to Sherman's Division, Department of the Gulf, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XIX Corps, Army of the Gulf, to July 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIX Corps, to August 1863. Moved from Carrollton to Camp Parapet, Louisiana, January 28, 1863, and served duty there until May. Moved to Springfield Landing May 20–22. Siege of Port Hudson, La., May 27-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Moved to Concord, New Hampshire, July 26-August 8.


15th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, Service
The 15th New Hampshire Infantry mustered out of service August 13, 1863, at Concord, New Hampshire.


15th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 161 men during service; 27 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 134 enlisted men died of disease.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment
The 15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an American Civil War infantry regiment from New Jersey that served from September 1862 through 1865 in the Union Army.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment
The 15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Flemington, New Jersey, in July and August 1862. Three companies were recruited in Sussex County (D, I & K), two in Warren (B & H), two in Hunterdon (A & G), two in Morris (C & F) and one in Somerset (E), and all were composed of men of superior physical strength and capacities of endurance. The regiment was mustered into the United States services on the 25th of August and on the 27th left for Washington, numbering nine hundred and twenty-five officers and men, Colonel Samuel Fowler commanding.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment
Reaching the Capital it encamped at Tennallytown, where it remained for about a month, engaged in drill and acquiring discipline for future service. While here, the men were also employed upon the defenses of Washington, slashing timber, making military roads, and throwing up earthworks - Fort Kearny being constructed entirely by their labor.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, Original regimental commanders
The following officers led the regiment at the outset. Staff officers, including the Colonel, were generally listed under Company S. Unassigned replacements were listed under Company U.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, First enlistment
By the time the 15th was formed all regiments were created for 3 years service. Most would reenlist to become "Veteran" regiments when and if their time came.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, Statistics
This regiment suffered higher casualties than any other infantry regiment from New Jersey. At Spotsylvania, the Jersey Brigade of Wright's Division was engaged in a deadly struggle, the percentage of killed in the 15th New Jersey being equaled in only one instance during the whole war.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, Personal Stories
Personal stories of individual officers or enlisted men should be added to this section in alphabetical order.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, Personal Stories, Kelsey, William (PVT)
William Kelsey was born in Newton, Sussex County, NJ in December 1844, and was orphaned at a young age. He was working as a farm hand in Lafayette Township when he enlisted as a drummer boy in Company D in July 1862. On July 16, 1863, at Wolf Run, Virginia, he was shot in the neck, and the wound was assumed to be fatal. His fellow soldiers dug his grave, but he survived, and was sent to Washington to recover. He was mustered out on May 30, 1865.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, Personal Stories, Kelsey, William (PVT)
He later moved to Brooklyn, NY, where he worked as a chemist (pharmacist), then to Sag Harbor, NY. He and his family eventually settled in Amagansett, NY, joining two fellow soldiers who were Amagansett natives: (Sgt) Lodowick H. King (Co. I) and Marcus Barnes Duvall (Co. E). King and Duvall had joined the 15th New Jersey along with Chaplain Alanson A. Haines, a New Jersey native who was a pastor in Amagansett at the start of the war. Kelsey died in Amagansett on December 6, 1916, and is buried in East End Cemetery.


15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, Personal Stories, Losey, Peter (PVT)
Peter Losey was an unmarried farmer in Stillwater Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, when he enlisted at Newton. He served in Company I from first muster on August 11, 1862, until his capture on May 4, 1864, during the Battle of the Wilderness. By July 16 he was at Andersonville where he remained until he was released to the Union with others who were too ill matter. That is, he was too far gone to recover. He was exchanged on November 30 at Savannah, Georgia, and taken to Annapolis where he died of chronic diarrhea on December 20, 1864. Private Peter Losey (no. 287) was buried at U. S. Cemetery Annapolis in 259 Ash Grove.


15th New York State Legislature
The 15th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to April 12, 1792, during the fifteenth year of George Clinton's governorship, in New York City.


15th New York State Legislature, Background
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1777, the State Senators were elected on general tickets in the senatorial districts, and were then divided into four classes. Six senators each drew lots for a term of 1, 2, 3 or 4 years and, beginning at the election in April 1778, every year six Senate seats came up for election to a four-year term. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole assembly being renewed annually.


15th New York State Legislature, Background
In March 1786, the Legislature enacted that future Legislatures meet on the first Tuesday of January of each year unless called earlier by the governor. No general meeting place was determined, leaving it to each Legislature to name the place where to reconvene, and if no place could be agreed upon, the Legislature should meet again where it adjourned.


15th New York State Legislature, Background
On February 7, 1791, the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate and Assembly districts, according to the figures of the United States Census of 1790. The area of Columbia and Rensselaer counties were transferred from the Western to the Eastern District; and the Southern and the Western districts lost one senator each, which were added to the Eastern District.


15th New York State Legislature, Background
The total number of assemblymen was again set at 70; but several new counties were established: Herkimer (1 seat), Ontario (1), Otsego (1), Rensselaer (5), Saratoga (4) and Tioga (1); Kings, Orange, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester lost 1 seat, and Montgomery and New York lost 2; and Columbia won 3 seats.


15th New York State Legislature, Background
At this time the politicians were divided into two opposing political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. Party lines were not as distinctly drawn then as they became during the 19th century. Some politicians changed sides, for example the Livingston faction of the Federalist Party who felt betrayed after the election of Rufus King over their candidate James Duane in the United States Senate election in New York, 1789 and later voted down Schuyler for re-election in 1791.


15th New York State Legislature, Elections
The State election was held from April 26 to 28, 1791. Senators Samuel Jones (Southern D.), Thomas Tillotson and Jacobus Swartwout (both Middle D.) were re-elected; and Joshua Sands (Southern D.), William Powers (Eastern D.) and Ex-U.S. Senator Philip Schuyler (Western D.) were also elected to the Senate.


15th New York State Legislature, Sessions
The Legislature was to meet for the regular session on January 3, 1792, at Federal Hall in New York City; both Houses assembled a quorum two days later; and adjourned on April 12.


15th New York State Legislature, Sessions
On April 12, 1792, they enacted that the Legislature should meet on the first Tuesday of November every four years, beginning in 1792, to choose presidential electors. The electors should then meet as electoral college at Poughkeepsie.


15th New York State Legislature, State Senate, Districts
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.


15th New York State Legislature, State Senate, Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.


15th New York State Legislature, State Assembly, Districts
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.


15th New York State Legislature, State Assembly, Assemblymen
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.


15th New Zealand Parliament
The 15th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1902 general election in November and December of that year.


15th New Zealand Parliament, 1902 electoral redistribution
The Representation Act 1900 had increased the membership of the House of Representatives from general electorates 70 to 76, and this was implemented through the 1902 electoral redistribution. In 1902, changes to the country quota affected the three-member electorates in the four main centres. The tolerance between electorates was increased to ±1,250 so that the Representation Commissions (since 1896, there had been separate commissions for the North and South Islands) could take greater account of communities of interest. These changes proved very disruptive to existing boundaries. Six electorates were established for the first time: Courtenay, Newtown, Grey Lynn , Hurunui, Oroua, and Kaipara. Two electorates that previously existed were re-established: Mount Ida and Hutt.


15th New Zealand Parliament, 1902 electoral redistribution
This boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of three electorates:


15th New Zealand Parliament, 1902 general election
The 1902 general election was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates, respectively. A total of 80 MPs were elected; 38 represented North Island electorates, 38 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 415,789 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 76.7%.


15th New Zealand Parliament, Sessions
The 15th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 15 November 1905.


15th New Zealand Parliament, Ministries
The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891. The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament. The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906.


15th New Zealand Parliament, Initial composition of the 15th Parliament
The following are the results of the 1902 general election:


15th New Zealand Parliament, Changes during 15th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 15th Parliament.


15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
The 15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is the 23rd sitting legislature or council in Northwest Territories history. It lasted from 2003 until September 3, 2007. The primary membership was elected in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election. There were 2 by-elections conducted during the interim.


15th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Joe Handley was Premier and David Krutko, followed by Paul Delorey were Speakers during the sitting.


15th OTO Awards
The 15th OTO Awards honoring the best in Slovak popular culture for the year 2014, took time and place on March 14, 2015 at the former Opera building of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. The ceremony broadcast live the channel Jednotka of RTVS, while the hosts of the show were Adela Banášová and Matej "Sajfa" Cifra, both for the third time in a row.


15th OTO Awards, Nominees, Main categories
★ Búrlivé víno – Markíza Panelák – JOJ Profesionáli – JOJ


15th OTO Awards, Reception, TV ratings
The show has received a total audience of more than 601,000 viewers, making it the most watched television program within prime time in the region.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery
15th Ohio Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Service
The 15th Ohio Battery was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio, and mustered in February 1, 1862, for a three-year enlistment under Captain Edward Spear Jr..


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Service
The battery was attached to Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. 4th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, to September 1862. 4th Division, District of Jackson, Tennessee, to November 1862. 4th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, XVII Corps, to January 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to July 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XIII Corps, to August 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XVII Corps, to November 1864. Artillery Brigade, XVII Corps, to June 1865.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Service
The 15th Ohio Battery mustered out of service in Columbus, Ohio, on June 20, 1865.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Detailed service
Ordered to Cincinnati, Ohio, then to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, February 16. While en route, disembarked at Paducah, Ky., and duty there until April 15. Ordered to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 15. Whitehall Landing April 17. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, LaGrange and Holly Springs June 1-July 21. Duty at Memphis until September 6. March to Bolivar and Hatchie River September 6–14. Expedition to Grand Junction September 20. Skirmish with Price and Van Dorn September 21.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Detailed service
Battle of Metamora October 5. Bolivar October 7. Expedition from LaGrange toward Lamar, Miss., November 5. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November 1862 to January 1863. Action at Worsham's Creek November 6. At Calersville, Tenn., January to March 1863. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., March 9, and duty there until May. Expedition to the Coldwater April 18–24. Hernando April 18. Perry's Ferry, Coldwater River, April 19. Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., May 11. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5–10. Siege of Jackson July 10–17.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Detailed service
At Vicksburg until August 2. Ordered to Natchez, Miss., August 15. Expedition to Harrisonburg September 1–8. Near Harrisonburg and capture of Fort Beauregard September 4. At Natchez until December. Ordered to Vicksburg and camp at Clear Creek until February, 1864. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Veterans on furlough March–April. Moved to Clifton, Tenn., thence march via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., to Kingston, Ga., and Ackworth, Ga., April 28-June 8. Atlanta Campaign June 8 to September 8. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 5. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2–5. Chattahoochie River July 5–17.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Detailed service
Turner's Ferry July 5. Leggett's or Bald Hill July 20–21. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy's Station September 2–6. Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29-November 3. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10–21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865. Pocotaligo, S.C., January 14. Barker's Mills, Whippy Swamp, February 2. Salkehatchie Swamp February 2–5. Binnaker's Bridge February 9. Orangeburg February 12–13. Columbia February 15–17. Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, N.C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 20–21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24, and of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review of the Armies May 24 then moved to Columbus, Ohio.


15th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, Casualties
The battery lost a total of 38 enlisted men during service; 8 killed or mortally wounded, 30 died due to disease.


15th Ohio Infantry Regiment
The 15th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


15th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Service, Three-months regiment
The 15th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized in Columbus, Ohio, on April 27, 1861, in response to President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers and mustered into service on May 4, 1861. The regiment moved to Zanesville, Ohio on May 8th and then to western Virginia. It performed duty on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and operations in the vicinity of Philippi, Laurel Hill and Corrick's Ford from June 3rd to July 16th. They were involved in action at Bowman's Place on June 29th. Then they were ordered back to Columbus and mustered out on August 27–31, 1861.


15th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Service, Three-years regiment
The 15th Ohio Infantry was reorganized at Mansfield, Ohio, in September 1861 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Moses R. Dickey.


15th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Service, Three-years regiment
The regiment was attached to McCook's Command, October to November 1861. 6th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December 1861. 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, to August 1865. Department of Texas to November 1865.


15th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Service, Three-years regiment
The 15th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at San Antonio, Texas, on November 21, 1865, and returned to Columbus where its members were discharged on December 27, 1865.


15th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 315 men during service; 7 officers and 172 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 135 enlisted men died of disease.


15th Oklahoma Legislature
The Fifteenth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met from January 8 to April 30, 1935, during the term of Governor E.W. Marland. Marland influenced the selection of Leon C. Phillips for Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Phillips had been an opponent of Governor William H. Murray's proposals. Phillips also opposed many of Marland's proposals.


15th Oklahoma Legislature, Leadership, Senate
As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, serving as the presiding officer in ceremonial instances. President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Claud Briggs served as the member-elected leader of the state senate.


15th Oklahoma Legislature, Leadership, House of Representatives
The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 112 of the 120 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1935, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Leon C. Phillips served in the role in 1935 and Merton Munson served as Speaker Pro Tempore.


15th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
The 15th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film was held from Mar. 10-14 2010 in Suzdal, Russia. Animated works from the years 2009-2010 produced by citizens of Russia and Belarus were accepted, as well as works from 2008 that didn't make it into previous festivals.


15th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
This year, film screenings were separated into the categories "in competition" and "informational". Animated commercial reels, music clips and television bumpers were automatically accepted into the competition, while student or amateur works could be accepted into the competition based on the decisions of the Selection and Organizing Committees.


15th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
All films were shown in Betacam SP format (the standard format for festivals in Russia).


15th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
The jury prizes were handed out by profession. Also, any member or guest of the festival was able to vote for their favorite films.


15th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Rating (by audience vote)
Each member of the audience was asked to list their top 5 five films of the festival. 5 points were given for a 1st place vote and so on, down to 1 point for a 5th place vote.


15th Operational Weather Squadron
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron (15 OWS), based out of Scott Air Force Base, IL, is the largest Operational Weather Squadron in the Continental United States that does not have an overseas mission.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Mission statement
"Provide accurate, timely and relevant weather information to ensure safe, effective and efficient military operations and provide world-class training to build technical skills necessary to support the warfighter".


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Mission
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron is responsible for producing and disseminating mission planning and execution weather analysis, forecasts, and briefings for Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Guard, Reserve, United States Strategic Command, and United States Northern Command forces operating at 137 installations/sites in a 24 state region of the northeastern United States, totaling over $200 Billion of assets and over 270,000 personnel including presidential support.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Mission
This weather squadron is responsible for base or post forecasting, developing weather products, briefing transient aircrews, and weather warnings for all of their geographical units. Using automatic observing systems located at all military installations and communicating with their combat weather flights, the squadron is able to 'watch' the weather in their entire area of responsibility from one central location.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Mission
The Operational Weather Squadron is the first place a newly schooled weather apprentice will report. At the squadron, working alongside a seasoned weather professional, the forecaster is trained in all aspects of Air force meteorology, from forecasting to pilot briefing. The 15th Operational Weather Squadron is responsible for training 20% of all new Air Force enlisted forecasters and weather officers.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Mission
The weather squadron works closely with the combat weather flights they support to ensure a flawless exchange of weather information; to Andrews Air Force Base, Camp David, Dover Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Fort Belvoir, Fort Campbell, Fort Drum, Fort Eustis, Fort Knox, Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Langley Air Force Base, McGuire Air Force Base, Minot Air Force Base, Offutt Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Westover ARB, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Personnel and resources
15th Operational Weather Squadron's manning consists of active duty, reserve, civilian and contract personnel and is located on Scott Air Force Base, IL., Under the 1st Weather Group, Offutt Air Force Base, NE.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Organization
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron is divided into 5 different flights, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Sierra and Tango. These 5 flights correspond to a specific Area of Operation(AoR), A, B and C flights (WXA, WXB, WXC) are responsible for the Active, and Reserve air stations and specific Army installations. TO (WXTO) Flight is responsible for Briefing pilots using a common DD Form 175-1, and Air Crew Graphics produce graphic charts. T Flight (WXT) is responsible for training and communications within the 15OWS.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Organization
A, B, and C Flight are responsible for the 17 active/reserve bases and 230 Department of Defense units at 144 installations across 24 states. Operations continue 24hour, 7-day-a-week and are divided into 4 cells:  West, Central, East and PWW (Point Weather Warning).


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Organization
X Flight is responsible for producing DD Form 175-1’s that are faxed or e-mailed to 151 flying units across the 24 state AoR, that produces a total of 2500 briefings per month. The Air Crew Graphics section of WXX produce graphic charts or "Forecaster in the loop" charts (FITL charts). This section produce Thunderstorms, Turbulence, Icing, Horizontal Weather depiction (HWD) or Fog forecast, Clouds, and Surface Precipitation charts comparable to the National Weather Service's AIRMETS and SIGMETS.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Organization
S Flight (WXS), otherwise known as the Communications Shop, is responsible for maintaining all 39 servers and 196 workstations of the 15th OWS.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Duty Assignments
List of duty assignments and parent units from 1942 to present.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Emblem
Blue and yellow are the Air force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air force personnel. The gauntlet gripping a lightning bolt from a thunderstorm cloud represents the unit's ability to maintain a firm forecasting grip on rapidly changing weather and assessment to the wing. The two background colors represent the day and night global capability and mobility of the unit.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, History
In the early months of World War II, weather support was unorganized and consisted of small groups of forecasters and observers attached to bombardment groups. In order to provide organization and centralization of Air Force Weather Agency, the 15th Weather Squadron was created. The 15th Weather Squadron was established 10 April 1942, and activated at McClellan Air Force Base, California, 22 April. With approximately 235 men, the squadron moved from McClellan Field to a staging area in the International Harvester Building in Oakland, California, 16 June. Where the Weather Squadron departed for Melbourne.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, History
In the later part of July and first part of August, the Headquarters in Melbourne were busy sending men to different weather locations in Australia stretching from Melbourne to Cape York Peninsula. About half went on a long rail trip north to Townsville, Queensland (approximately 1,000 miles). From their new headquarters location in Townsville, Queensland, the squadron could better support the network of stations located throughout Australia and New Guinea that were providing reliable weather information to the heavy bombardment groups then actively bombing Japanese installations in Papua and New Britain.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, History
By the end of World War II, more than 719 weathermen were assigned to 21 units in Australia, 23 units in New Guinea, eight units in the Philippines, and 17 units in the East Indies. The weathermen of the 15th WS were daring, courageous, and brave in their attempts to record the weather for the United States Army Air Forces.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, History
Besides the daily job of observing and forecasting the weather, the forecasters and observers attached to bombardment groups accompanied the planes on their missions adding in-flight weather information to the data and weather reports that were being transmitted over the network of weather and communications systems. Some came under attack by the Japanese, suffered the same routine of nerve-wracking bombing raids, ground attacks, disease, and discomfort that other ground and service forces endured.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, History
When the Japanese Army's advance was stopped, the men in the 15th WS accompanied United States Army troops and services forces to set up new weather stations at each of the islands they took back. In addition, some of the weathermen of the 15th Weather Squadron were selected for special training in guerrilla warfare for duty in the Philippines and in other areas of the Southwest Pacific.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Recent history
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron was formed as part of the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force's weather reengineering effort and commenced operations on 19 February 1999. The 125-person regional forecast center reaches full operating capability in June 2001 and provides direct meteorological support to the Tanker Airlift Control Center and total force flying missions in the northeast United States.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Recent history
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron was the recipient of the United States Air Force Fawbush-Miller Award recognizing the Outstanding Operational Weather Squadron performing the most outstanding weather support, operations, and training. During 2000, the squadron pioneered the use of database and web technologies to produce and disseminate over 3 million forecasts for 126 Air Force and Army active duty, guard and reserve flying units in a 22-state area of responsibility. Their total integration with mission planners re-routing weather restricted C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III missions ensured pinpoint selection of favorable air refueling tracks and airfields resulting in cost avoidance in excess of $12M.


15th Operational Weather Squadron, Recent history
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, IL., was the first of the four OWS's to re-align under the newly formed 1st Weather Group during a ceremony 25 May 2006. The 26th OWS was realigned at Barksdale Air Force Base, 22 June 2006. Next, was the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 6 July 2006, and the last addition to the team was the 9th Operational Weather Squadron which was re-activated on 20 July 2006 at Shaw Air Force Base.


15th Operations Group
The 15th Operations Group (15 OG) is the flying component of the 15th Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Thirteenth Air Force. The group is stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. It is also responsible for managing operational matters at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii and Wake Island Airfield.


15th Operations Group
The 15th Operations Group has three operational squadrons assigned flying C-17, KC-135, F-22, C-40B, and C-37A aircraft along with an operational support squadron supporting the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command and the Commander, Pacific Air Forces.


15th Operations Group, History
On 1 April 1992 the 15th Operations Group was activated when the USAF objective wing organization was implemented for the 15th Air Base Wing implementing the USAF objective wing organization. Upon activation, the 15th OG assumed responsibility from the 15th Air Base Wing for managing operational matters at Hickam AFB and Bellows AFS, Hawaii; and Wake Island Airfield. The group also provided command and control for the defense of the Hawaiian Islands and directed tactical control of Hawaii Air National Guard alert F-15 aircraft. It was assigned the flying squadrons previously assigned to the wing.


15th Operations Group, History
Its 25th Air Support Operations Squadron provided combat ready tactical air control parties ready to advise on the employment of air assets in training and combat and to deploy worldwide with each brigade and battalion of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division and other designated ground components. Beginning in 1992, the group had one airlift squadron assigned and equipped with specially configured C-135 aircraft, which provided transportation for the Commander, US Pacific Command, Commander, Pacific Air Forces, and other high-ranking civilian, military, and foreign dignitaries.


15th Operations Group, History
Added C-37 aircraft in 2002 and C-40 aircraft in 2003; retired C-135 aircraft in 2003. Assigned second airlift squadron in 2005.


15th Operations Group, History
The 15th Operations Group is integrated with the 154th Operations Group of the Hawaii Air National Guard in the "total force" concept. Three of its four flying squadrons have associate units of the Guard integrated with them:


15th Operations Group, History
In 2010, the group added more aircraft to its inventory, when the 19th Fighter Squadron and 96th Air Refueling Squadron were activated. However, the air refueling squadron was inactivated in September 2015.


15th Operations Group, History, Components in 2018
The 15th Operations Group (Tail Code: HH) consists of the following squadrons:


15th Orgburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
The 15th Orgburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the  15th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 15th Congress.


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television
PMPC Star Awards for TV annually recognizes outstanding television programmes in the Philippines. In 2001, the winners were as follows:


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Children Show Host: 5 and Up Kids (5 & Up/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Lifestyle Show Host: Ricky Reyes (Beauty School Plus/RPN 9)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best News Program: Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco (GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Female Newscaster: Mel Tiangco (Frontpage Ulat ni Mel Tinagco/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Magazine Show Host: Che Che Lazaro and Co. (The Probe Team/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Morning Show Host: Arnold Clavio, Lyn Ching, Miriam Quiambao, Suzie Entrata, Rhea Santos, Martin Andanar, Ivan Mayrina, Hans Montenegro and Co. (Unang Hirit/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Public Affairs Program: Debate with Mare and Pare (GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Public Affairs Program Host: Winnie Monsod and Oscar Orbos (Debate with Mare & Pare/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Celebrity Talk Show: Partners Mel and Jay (GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Celebrity Talk Show Host: Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza (Partners Mel and Jay/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Show Host: Kris Aquino (The Buzz/ABS-CBN 2)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Game Show Host: Paolo Bediones and Regine Tolentino (Digital LG Quiz/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best New Female TV Personality: Yam Ledesma (Lunch Break/IBC 13) & Heart Evangelista (G-Mik/ABS-CBN 2)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best New Male TV Personality: Aljo Bendijo (TV Patrol/ABS-CBN 2)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Comedy Actress: Ai Ai delas Alas (1 For 3/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Comedy Actor: Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. (Idol Ko Si Kap/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Male TV Host: Joey de Leon (Eat Bulaga/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Single Performance By An Actress: Mona Lisa (GMA Telesine: Pariwara/GMA 7) and Princess Ann Schuck (Pirapirasong Pangarap: Uling/GMA 7)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Single Performance By An Actor: Michael de Mesa (Parol: Maalaala Mo Kaya/ABS-CBN 2)


15th PMPC Star Awards for Television, Nominees and Winners
Best Movie For Television: Umaga, Tanghali, Gabi (GMA Telesine/GMA 7)


15th PP National Congress
The 2004 PP congress—officially the 15th PP National Congress—was held on 2 October 2004. Mariano Rajoy was elected in office with 98.4% of the delegate vote.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
The 15th Panzer Division (German: 15. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II, established in 1940.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
The division, formed from the 33rd Infantry Division, fought exclusively in North Africa from 1941 to 1943, eventually ceasing to exist after surrendering in Tunisia in May 1943.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), History
The 33rd Infantry Division, forerunner of the 15th Panzer Division, was formed in April 1936 and part of the German defences in the Saarland during the early month of the war. It participated in the invasion of France and remained there after the French surrender as an occupation force. It returned to Germany in September 1940 to be converted to a tank division.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), History
The division was transported to Libya in April 1941, joining General Erwin Rommel's Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) as one of two German tank divisions in North Africa at the time, the other having been the 21st Panzer Division. However, the Royal Navy intercepted and sank the ships carrying the division's Signal Reserve Battalion.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), History
The division took part in all major German operations in North Africa except the first, for which it arrived too late. It was part of the successful German defence against British attempts to relieve Tobruk, Operation Brevity and Operation Battleaxe. On 18 November British forces began Operation Crusader with the objective of relieving the besieged forces at Tobruk. The 15th Panzer Division was situated to the east of Tobruk, suffered severe losses and was forced to retreat west.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), History
The 15th Panzer Division was part of the German offensive in January 1942 that retook Benghazi. It participated in the battle of Gazala, the capture of Tobruk and the German invasion of Egypt which came to a stand-still at El Alamein. The division suffered severe loses at the Second battle of El Alamein in November 1942 and was forced to retreat along with the rest of the Afrikakorps.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), History
After the retreat of the Axis forces to Tunisia the 15th Panzer Division was part of the battle of Kasserine Pass against inexperienced US forces in February 1943. The division eventually surrendered alongside other Axis forces in Tunisia in May 1943 and was not reestablished.


15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), History
Survivors of the division who escaped the North African surrender by being in hospitals in Europe became part of the new 15th Panzergrenadier Division.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)
15th Panzergrenadier Division was a mobile division of the German Army in World War II


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, Sicily
In July 1943 a new 15th Panzergrenadier Division, commanded by Generalleutnant Eberhard Rodt, was formed by redesignating the Sicily Division and incorporated remnants of the former 15th Panzer Division.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, Sicily
It was not long before it saw action again, this time in Sicily. As the Germans retreated from western Sicily (as a result of the Allied invasion, code-named Operation Husky), they halted and began setting up defences in the vicinity of the town of Troina along Highway 120, perched high on the hilltops. This was to become a linchpin of the Etna Line. In pursuit was the US 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed "The Big Red One", commanded by Major General Terry Allen. A six-day battle ensued from August 1–6, 1943, at the end of which, fearing encirclement, the 15th Panzergrenadier retreated down Highway 120 toward Cesaro and later Messina to be evacuated from the island.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, Italy
By August 17, 1943, the 15th Panzergrenadier along with the 29th Infantry, the 1st Parachute and the Hermann Göring Divisions would escape across the Strait of Messina to the mainland and participate in the Italian Campaign. Beginning on September 9, 1943, the Allied invasion of mainland Italy, (code-named Operation Avalanche'), at Salerno and along the beaches to the southeast, found the 15th Panzergrenadiers among the principal defenders. On September 11, elements of the British 46th Infantry Division encountered stiff resistance from the 15th Panzergrenadier and  Hermann Göring Divisions around Salerno itself and to the east.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, Italy
By mid-November 1943, the 15th Panzergrenadier Division had fallen back to help defend the Bernhardt Line in the vicinity of Mignano along Highway 6. On December 7, 1943, two battalions of the 15th Panzergrenadier, commanded by Captain Helmut Meitzel, held strong defensive positions in the town of San Pietro Infine and on the vitally important and strategic Monte Lungo to the southwest.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, Italy
Elements of the 71st Infantry Division, held the German left flank on the heights of Monte Sammucro to the north, while the 29th Panzergrenadier Division held the rear near the town of San Vittore, two miles to the northwest. The 36th Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Fred L. Walker, launched flanking attacks on their right, while the 1st Italian Motorized Group attacked the left up Monte Lungo. The Battle of San Pietro Infine ensued. After ten days of intense attack and counter-attack, the Allies finally succeeded in gaining the high ground on both flanks. With the advantage lost, the 15th Panzergrenadier and its supporting units fell back to defensive positions in the vicinity of San Vittore in the early hours of December 17; they would hold these positions for the next three weeks.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, Italy
Between January 20 and 22 1944, two battalions of the 15th Panzergrenadiers repulsed an ill-conceived assault by the US 36th Infantry Division, when the Allies were attempting to establish a bridgehead in the vicinity of the town of Sant' Angelo, to launch attacks on the Gustav Line near Monte Cassino.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, Italy
On May 11, 1944, the Allies launched Operation Diadem which finally resulted in the collapse of the Gustav Line and the capitulation of the German defences along the Winter Line. From May 15–19, the 15th Panzergrenadiers fought a retreating battle through the Aurunci Mountains against the 3rd Algerian Infantry and 4th Moroccan Mountain Divisions of the French Expeditionary Corps, commanded by General Alphonse Juin.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), Combat History, North-west Europe
The 15th Panzergrenadiers fought the rest of the war on the Western Front. It fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where it participated in the Siege of Bastogne and in Operation Blockbuster, serving under the First Parachute Army. It surrendered to the British at war's end.


15th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), War crimes
The division has been implicated in the Bellona massacre, Campania, carried out between 6 and 7 October 1943, when 54 civilians were executed.


15th Parliament of British Columbia
The 15th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1921 to 1924. The members were elected in the British Columbia general election held in December 1920. The British Columbia Liberal Party, led by John Oliver, formed the government.


15th Parliament of British Columbia
Alexander Malcolm Manson served as speaker until January, 1922, after which Frederick Arthur Pauline succeeded him as speaker.


15th Parliament of British Columbia, Members of the 15th General Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1920.:


15th Parliament of British Columbia, By-elections
By-elections were held for the following members appointed to the provincial cabinet, as was required at the time:


15th Parliament of British Columbia, By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various other reasons:


15th Parliament of Lower Canada
The 15th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from March 21, 1835, to March 27, 1838. Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in October 1834. The lower house was dissolved following the Lower Canada Rebellion and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council until the Act of Union in 1840 established a new lower chamber for the Province of Canada. All sessions were held at Quebec City.


15th Parliament of Ontario
The 15th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 20, 1919, until May 10, 1923, just prior to the 1923 general election. The majority party was the newly formed United Farmers of Ontario; they formed a coalition government with the 11 Labour MLAs. The party approached Ernest Charles Drury, who had not run in the election, to serve as party leader and premier. Drury was elected in a by-election held in Halton in 1920.


15th Parliament of Ontario
The majority of the United Farmers seats were won at the expense of the Conservative party, who had formed the government in the preceding assembly.


15th Parliament of Ontario
In 1924, the provincial treasurer was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government following a series of events known as the Ontario Bond Scandal.


15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
The 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership determined by the results of the 2015 parliamentary election, held on 17 August 2015. The parliament met for the first time on 1 September 2015 and was dissolved on 3 March 2020. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum legislative term of the parliament is 5 years from the first meeting.


15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Election
The 15th parliamentary election was held on 17 August 2015. The incumbent United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) won 106 seats, an increase of 46 since the 2010 election, but failed to secure a majority in Parliament. The main opposition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won 95 seats, a decline of 49. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the largest party representing Sri Lankan Tamils, won 16 seats, an increase of two from 2010. The remaining eight seats were won by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (6), Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (1) and Eelam People's Democratic Party (1).


15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Election, Results
The new parliament was sworn in on 1 September 2015. Karu Jayasuriya was elected Speaker, Thilanga Sumathipala as the Deputy Speaker and Selvam Adaikalanathan as the Deputy Chairman of Committees. Lakshman Kiriella was appointed Leader of the House and Gayantha Karunathilaka was appointed Chief Government Whip.