commander
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The commander of ground troops, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, tries to bigfoot him, insisting the attack must go ahead at all costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Rain-Alari Külm, commander of a drone unit with the Estonian Defense League, said his unit is working to learn hard-won lessons from Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Shehmar became the strategic commander of the investigations, which remain ongoing, the inquiry heard.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Craig Covey, a division chief with the Orange County Fire Authority and the incident commander, described two possible scenarios for the tank during a news conference on Friday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The 586th’s commander, Aleksandr Gridnev, was away, and the deputy commander at the time, also a man, ordered Yelena and her group to fill the famous flier’s aircraft with fuel.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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