Sentence examples for commander was given from inspiring English sources

Vice Admiral Otto Ciliax, Scharnhorsts first commander, was given command of the operation.

The United States maintained it was an accident, and the commander was given an award for exceptional conduct during his command: The Americans say: We have no good and bad terrorists, all terrorists are bad.

In 2006 a senior naval commander was given a suspended death-sentence for corruption.

Zoran Vukovic, 39, also a former paramilitary commander, was given 12 years for rape and torture.

Mr. Manning, the post's vice commander, was given a less-than-honorable discharge in 1966 after serving in Vietnam.

Yet at a classified meeting six months ago at the Isaf headquarters, General Stanley McChrystal, the then Nato commander, was given a dossier on Ahmed Wali Karzai's malpractice by officers who wanted him removed.

Lieutenant General David Capewell, the UK's joint forces commander, was giving evidence to the Commons cross-party defence committee, which also heard that British and other Nato forces would remain in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 deadline ending ground combat operations, though it is unclear in what form.

On 2 November, he appointed leaders for military operations in various parts of the country: Didi Kartasasmita for western Java, Soeratman for central Java, Mohammad for eastern Java, and Soehardjo Hardjowardojo for Sumatra; each of these sub-commanders was given the rank of major general.

While the Revolutionary Guard's orders originate from the central government, its commanders are given considerable autonomy.

The so-called incorrigibles were sent to concentration camps, and by 1943 camp commanders were given authority to castrate homosexuals.

As weeks passed, NATO commanders were given increasing license to go after targets like electricity grids and water supplies.