Sentence examples for command of german from inspiring English sources

Before reaching safety, they had to pass through several roadblocks and were saved only by Paddy's command of German.

I vaguely remember a couple of hours of dark frustration, and a total incomprehension only partly down to my rudimentary command of German.

In addition, English-speaking visitors with no command of German will have to use a dictionary and a certain amount of ingenuity.

He evacuated Newport on October 25, left New York under the command of German Gen. Wilhelm, Freiherr von Knyphausen, and in December sailed with some 8,500 men to join Prevost in Savannah.

In his Art of the Song recital, he brings his gentle, solid timbre and command of German to repertory that should fit it well: the 20 songs of Schubert's "Schöne Müllerin," the first of that composer's two major song cycles to poems by Wilhelm Müller.

During this period Maimon studied several European languages and improved his knowledge of the natural sciences and his command of German.

The military command structure of German forces in Europe in mid-1944 reflecthe the growing megalomania of the Führer and supreme commander of the armed forces, Adolf Hitler, as well as the rigidity of the Nazi state.

In October 1942, Kesselring was given direct command of all German armed forces in the theatre except Rommel's German-Italian Panzer Army in North Africa, including General der Infantrie Enno von Rintelen, the German liaison officer at Commando Supremo, who spoke fluent Italian.

On 21 November 1943, Kesselring resumed command of all German forces in Italy, combining Commander-in-Chief South, a joint command, with that of Army Group C, a ground command.

However, patients were excluded if they were less than 18 years, unwilling to participate in the study, or unable to self-complete the German version of the questionnaire because of their mental or physical condition or poor command of the German language.

The battle of two wills began: Erich Ludendorff, who was in virtual command of the German forces, versus Foch.