Sentence examples for served as rear from inspiring English sources
Bad blood between Japan and North Korea dates back half a century, to the days when Japan served as rear base for American troops fighting the North in the Korean War.
She served as Rear Admiral Tatsuo Matsumura's flagship in the Second South Seas Squadron as it seized the German possessions of the Caroline and the Palau Islands in October 1914.
The latter served as Rear Admiral Tatsuo Matsumura's flagship in the Second South Seas Squadron as it seized the German possessions of the Caroline and the Palau Islands in October 1914.
Promoted to SS-Oberstgruppenführer (colonel general), he was given command of the regrouped, though much depleted, Fifth Panzer Army, which served as the rear guard of the German retreat across northern France.
Nalut, tucked in the heart of the sun-caked mountains, served as a rear base, recruitment point and training ground for the Berbers and some dissidents from the coast.Ruses, last stands and victoryThe turning-point for Tripoli came on August 21st, when NATO fighter-jets bombarded a base at the eastern edge of Zawiya just as rebels consolidated their control.
University Town, an area of large homes with high walls where foreigners and well-to-do Pakistanis live, is considered the most secure in Peshawar, a rambling city that has long served as a rear base for a variety of militants from the tribal areas.
Lt. Riefkohl, who was also the first Puerto Rican to graduate from the United States Naval Academy, served as a Rear Admiral in World War II.
They distinguished themselves in the Battle of Borodino and, under Prince Józef Poniatowski (who personally saved Napoleon's life), were one of the units that served as the rear guard during Napoleon's retreat.
"Libya is a possibility, although the presence of an aircraft carrier is not vital since Corsica can serve as a rear base," Groizeleau said.
This rearing served as a backup to our laboratory rearing and was used to start the F2 hybrid generation and to increase the number of adults available for experiments.
It has a small combustion engine that charges the batteries, but propulsion comes from two electric motors with tires attached that serve as the rear wheels.
