Sentence examples for tasked with the defence of from inspiring English sources

In Crete, the battalion was tasked with the defence of Maleme airfield and the overlooking hill, Point 107.

On 29 April 1938, Pattle accompanied the unit to Egypt which was now tasked with the defence of the Suez Canal.

Upon arrival in December, the battalion was tasked with the defence of the Suez Canal where, on 20 February 1916, Wark was promoted to captain.

The Māori Battalion was positioned near the town of Platanias, as a reserve for 5th Infantry Brigade which was tasked with the defence of Maleme Airfield.

In late December 1943, Hühnewaldt was tasked with the defence of Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia, which had been under Partisan pressure for several days.

The 4th Infantry Brigade was tasked with the defence of the Aliakmon Line in northern Greece with the New Zealand Division positioned on the northern side of Mount Olympus.

As the century progressed, more and more barbarians (Latin: barbari) were permitted to settle inside of, and tasked with aiding in the defence of, Rome's borders.

On 28 June 1942, Wells accompanied Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead Commander of the 9th Division to Cairo, where they received orders tasking the 9th Division with the defence of Cairo.

Ms Koike has been tasked with the setting up of a US-style National Security Council in Japan, which, Mr Abe hopes, will further increase his ability to advance his defence agenda.

In 1328, Ivan was tasked by Tsar Michael Shishman with the defence of the Great Palace of Constantinople, the residence of emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos.

(Rüthers 1990; Mehring 2009, 304 436) He devoted himself, with undue enthusiasm, to such tasks as the defence of Hitler's extra-judicial killings of political opponents (PB 227 32) and the purging of German jurisprudence of Jewish influence (Gross 2007; Mehring 2009, 358 80).