Sentence examples for become commander of from inspiring English sources

On 5 January 1942, Schumacher handed over command to Major Erich von Selle to become commander of the fighter forces for Luftflotte 5 (Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen).

He had become commander of the French army in Germany by the end of the war.

Mr. Ivry rose quickly to become commander of the air force from 1977 to 1982.

Allen was supposed to become commander of NATO forces in Europe; confirmation hearings had been planned for this week.

Stafford resigned from the space program in 1975 to become commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

One had become commander of the armies and was assigned to Memphis, near present-day Cairo, which in the New Kingdom became a military operations centre.

The prince became commander of roughly 1,500 royalist troops, fighting in an unwieldy alliance with anti-Communists and the Khmer Rouge.

He then became commander of the Third Air Force in the United Kingdom, also becoming head of the Military Assistance Advisory Group for the United Kingdom on 1 November 1956.

In 1977, Marshal Kulikov became commander of the Warsaw Pact forces, the top field command in the Soviet forces.

After the war, Montgomery became commander of the Fifth Fleet in August 1946, flying his flag from the command ship.

Eichelberger's period in command of the 77th Infantry Division was brief, for on 18 June 1942 he became commander of I Corps, with Byers as his chief of staff.