Sentence examples for handed over command from inspiring English sources

At midnight yesterday, General Bull, a Norwegian, handed over command to his Deputy Chief of Staff, Maj.

Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts handed over command of the station to Russian cosmonaut Gennedy Padalka on Wednesday.

Appointed senior air staff officer (SASO) at No. 9 Group, McLachlan handed over command of No. 73 Wing to Wing Commander Gordon Steege in October 1943.

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).

"Like all commanders, and I did this myself when I handed over command of my division, what Richard has done is produce what we call a haul down report," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

In September 2008, Petraeus handed over command to his successor.

Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, who retired shortly after handing over command of Special Operations forces in Africa in June.

Kublai took on the Nan Song in the flank, subjugating the Dai kingdom of Nanzhao (in present-day Yunnan province) before handing over command to his general, Uriyangqadai.

This was certainly Melas's impression; he retired from the battlefield to have a minor wound dressed, handing over command to his chief of staff, General Anton Zach.

"We have had some difficulty here," he said, adding that he did not expect to hold another meeting before handing over command in early June.

On Wednesday, Thurman is scheduled to hand over command of U.S. forces in Korea to Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, a former high-ranking commander in Afghanistan who most recently served as director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon.