Sentence examples for units were ordered to from inspiring English sources

Military units were ordered to immediately start rescue work on their own initiative without waiting for orders from higher up their chain of command.

Despite the discovery that Iraqis like the military intelligence officer were willing under the right circumstances to cooperate, the MET units were ordered to stick to searching the list of suspect sites.

Here's a summary of the latest developments: Israeli tanks, infantry and engineering units were ordered to launch a broad front assault on Gaza on Thursday by Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu as last ditch-efforts to secure a ceasefire deal in Cairo collapsed.

The units were ordered to go first to Bratunac, a village near Srebrenica, on July 11, which was the day that Bosnian Serb troops overran the enclave, which sheltered tens of thousands of Muslims and was protected by about 300 United Nations peacekeepers.

Initially, however, no units were ordered to secure the bridge itself.

Middleton's response was, "we can't hold Bastogne if we keep falling back" and the units were ordered to stay.

On July 9, the US 2nd Infantry Division, with several armor and antiaircraft artillery units, was ordered to proceed to the Far East.

The 92nd Motorised Regiment with all subordinated units was ordered to return north and attack the brigades of the 4th Krajina Division on the Grmeč Mountain, with the aim of securing the main supply road from Bihać to Petrovac; this action, codenamed "Grmeč", was scheduled to start on the morning of 27 May.

Members of his unit were ordered to stay silent about the manner of his death.

The smaller unit was ordered to focus on gangs.

And instead of confronting armed insurgents, the unit was ordered to shoot protesters.