269. The bet and the outcome....

Someone explaining how he got his nickname:

The American press nicknamed me X after a bet that I made with the Captain. He had promised me a certain type of suitcase if I won a important match, which I did. The American public liked this nickname, which highlighted my tenacity, never giving up on my prey! My friend Robert George provided a visual representation which kind of stuck, for perpetuity.

Who and what nickname?

268. Our man in Lahore?

In 1971, he acted as special advisor to the Pakistan Air Force and prior to the start of hostilities of the Bangladesh War he is reported to have said that the Pakistani army would be in New Delhi within a week.

During the war, his twin-engined Beechcraft was destroyed in an Indian air raid on the Chaklala air base - he was reportedly incensed and demanded retaliation. Despite Pakistan's surrender to India, he stayed on in Pakistan until March 1973, and spent most of his time making several expeditions to the K2 mountain, vacationing in Swat, trekking and hunting in the Northern Areas and learning the Urdu language...

Identify.

267. The last cut

What food item gets its name from the Italian term for the last act in its production process ,that of cutting away?

266. I can't do that Dave....

Where would you come across this screen?

265. Fixed?

These were generally considered desirable among British and Commonwealth troops who had found themselves serving in the front lines for any extended period of time during WW I.They were deemed sufficiently serious - but not potentially fatal - to necessitate either temporary or permanent recuperation in Britain. Wounds to the hand and feet were typical examples, and as such were treated with some suspicion by military authorities who suspected deliberate self-inflicted wounds….

What were these wounds called?

264. Sparkling stuff

Invented in Nuremberg, Germany in 1610, they were originally made of shredded silver. Nowadays, typically made of plastic, and are used particularly to decorate Christmas trees. According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, the word is from an Old French word meaning “sparkle”. So what's the good word?

263. My Kingdom for a Dog....

Identify this once upon a time independent region at the conjunction of Poland and Germany which has also lent its name to a breed of dog!