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unusual facts about army commander



Bassam Al-Soukaria

Bassam Al-Soukaria (May 14, 1580–April 13, 1667) (Arabic: بسام السكرية) was a Lebanese army commander in chief, son of Prince Nazim el Maany from the Maan Druze dynasty.

Beyene Merid

Beyene Merid, Beine Merid, (1897 - 24 February 1937) was an Ethiopian army commander, a patriot, and the son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I.

Raymond F. DuBois

Mr. DuBois is the recipient of the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the Army Civilian Distinguished Public Service Award (twice), the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, and the Army Commander's Award for Public Service.


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2644 Victor Jara

Chernykh named the asteroid in honor of the Chilean folk singer Victor Jara who was tortured and murdered shortly after the military coup of September 11, 1973 led by Army Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet, that ended the democratically elected government of the socialist Salvador Allende Gossens.

Arthur Pan

General Sir Miles Dempsey DSO MC, The Commander of the British Second Army and the first British Army commander to cross the River Rhine.

Blagojević

Vidoje Blagojević (born 1950) — Republika Srpska Army commander and Bosnian Serb war criminal

Carl Rudolf, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt

Carl Rudolf (Neuenstadt am Kocher, 29 May 1667 – Neuenstadt am Kocher, 17 November 1742) was third and last Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, army commander in Danish service and Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire.

Ernst Starhemberg

Count Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638–1701), army commander of Vienna during the second siege of Vienna, imperial general during the Great Turkish War and President of the Hofkriegsrat

First Battle of Tijuana

Just before dawn on May 8, 1911, the Welsh rebel General Caryl ap Rhys Pyrce requested the surrender of the Mexican Army commander Colonel Guerrero.

Gaius Caesar

In 1 BC he was made army commander in the East and made a peace treaty with Phraates V on an island in the river Euphrates.

Georg, Truchsess von Waldburg

Georg III Truchsess von Waldburg-Zeil (Waldsee, January 25 1488 – Bad Waldsee, May 29 1531), also known as Bauernjörg, was a German Army Commander in the German Peasants' War.

George Sykes

Sykes' division was forced to retreat after being attacked on the right flank by Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes' division, then the army commander, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, nervously recalled his advance to a defensive position and Sykes' men were not engaged for the remainder of the campaign.

Hilman

Oscar Hilman (1950–Present), was a Filipino American, Brigadier General or BG, and US Army Commander of the Heavy Armor Brigade at Joint Base Balad and Logistics Area Anaconda aka Camp Anaconda, formerly known as Al-Bakr Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة البكر الجوية)in Iraq.

Jaromarsburg

After a series of attacks, ambushes and partial victories, he landed at Arkona with his fleet on 19 May 1168, accompanied by his army commander and close friend, Bishop Absalon.

Jean de Coligny-Saligny

Jean de Coligny-Saligny, (Saligny, December 25, 1617 – April 16, 1686) was a French noble and army commander, best known for his part in the victory in the Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664).

Jean Joseph Magdeleine Pijon

On 3 September 1796, Pijon reported to his army commander that the Austrians were defending Serravalle near Ala in the Trentino.

John VII of Hoya

John VII of Hoya (died 11 June 1535, fell in battle near Assens on Funen in Denmark) was a German count and army commander in the service of Lübeck and Sweden.

Khattiya Sawasdipol

On 14 January 2010, Army Commander Anupong Paochinda ordered a suspension of Khattiya Sawasdipol after an inquiry committee found that Khattiya had openly supported the DAAD, a political pressure group that called for new elections, which breached the principle that military officers do not openly take sides in politics.

Ludolph Hendrik van Oyen

In October 1943, Van Oyen was promoted to Lieutenant general and deputy army commander of the KNIL, replacing Lieutenant General Hein ter Poorten, who at that time was taken prisoner by the Japanese.

Meindert van Ham

Meindert van Ham (Meinhard von Hamm, or Meinert van (den) Hamm(e)) (c. 1470-after 1545) was an army commander from Hamm in Westphalia.

Salim Saleh

NRA became the national army, with Salim Saleh as a commanding officer, General Elly Tumwine as the Army Commander, and Museveni as the Commander-in-chief.

Sharpe's Triumph

Colonel Anthony Pohlmann – the defected Hanoverian sergeant who became Scindia's army commander

Tarapacá Campaign

The Chilean government in Santiago didn't trust in the armed forces high command cappabilities since both the Army Commander in Chief and the Navy Admiral were War of the Confederation veterans, a conflict fought almost half a century ago.

Theekshana Ratnasekera

Ratnasekera also won in a pre-Olympic selection over Radiesha Daluwatte, the teenage daughter of former Sri Lankan army commander Rohan Daluwatte, despite that the general had filed a petition in the Court of Appeals to challenge the sports officials' decision.

Wager Swayne

Robert M. Patton remained the nominal governor during this period but as the local army commander, Swayne controlled the State government.