The Commission (American Mafia) - Wikipedia
The Commission is the governing body of the American Mafia, formed in 1931 by Charles "Lucky" Luciano following the Castellammarese War.[1] The Commission replaced the title of capo di tutti i capi ("boss of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commi…
The Commission is the governing body of the American Mafia, formed in 1931 by Charles "Lucky" Luciano following the Castellammarese War.[1] The Commission replaced the title of capo di tutti i capi ("boss of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commi…
all bosses"), held by Salvatore Maranzano before his murder, with a ruling committee that consists of the bosses of the Five Families of New York City, as well as the bosses of the Chicago Outfit and the Buffalo crime family. Throughout the history of the Commission, the body has
been involved in several incidents including the Apalachin meeting in 1957, a plot to kill several members of the Commission in 1963, and the Mafia Commission Trial in 1985. The Commission consisted of seven family bosses: the leaders of New York's Five Families: Charlie "Lucky" 
Luciano, Vincent Mangano, Tommy Gagliano, Joseph Bonanno, and Joe Profaci; Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone; and Buffalo family boss Stefano Magaddino. Charlie Luciano was appointed chairman of the Commission. The Commission agreed to hold meetings every five years or when they
needed to discuss family problems.
The Bugs and Meyer Mob was the predecessor to Murder, Incorporated. The gang was founded by New York Jewish American mobsters Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the early 1920s. After the Castellammarese War and the assassination of
The Bugs and Meyer Mob was the predecessor to Murder, Incorporated. The gang was founded by New York Jewish American mobsters Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel in the early 1920s. After the Castellammarese War and the assassination of
U.S. Mafia boss Salvatore Maranzano, Sicilian mafioso Charles "Lucky" Luciano created the Commission. Soon after, Siegel and Lansky disbanded the Bugs and Meyer gang and formed Murder, Incorporated. Murder, Inc's name featured on the leather jacket of a crew member of a USAAF
B-17 that was shot down over Nazi Germany on 26 November 1943. The jacket artwork was photographed and circulated around the world by German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler condemning the use of "gangster language" on the uniform of a soldier.
This is an article from the Nazi newspaper "Volks-Bote" (people's messenger) of 22nd december 1943 and tells the story of a 21 year old "American gangster" flyer Kenneth D. Williams who was shot down near Eggese Germany on a Bremen bomb run on 26th of November 1943. Inmagine
Goebels when he first saw this photograph. 351st Bomb Group
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The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/
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The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/
five missions with them as an observer... base was used as a site for Thor missiles in the 1950s.[4]
For some time during the war Clark Gable was stationed at Polebrook and at RAF Marston Moor near Wetherby. He made morale-boosting visits locally during his time there, an example
For some time during the war Clark Gable was stationed at Polebrook and at RAF Marston Moor near Wetherby. He made morale-boosting visits locally during his time there, an example
being Marco in Grantham – a picture appears on the Manthorpe News website. The initial design studies were headed by Cmdr. Robert Truax (US Navy) and Dr. Adolph K. Thiel (Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, formerly of Redstone Arsenal). They refined the specifications to an IRBM with:
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