division commander

collocation in English

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division
noun
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/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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commander
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɑːn.dər/us
/kəˈmæn.dɚ/
an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in many countries' ...
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(Definition ofdivisionandcommanderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Liao was again placed in charge of command of reserve officer corps and served as assistantdivisioncommanderof the new 22nd division.
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He progressed from being a private soldier in the local militia to adivisioncommander.
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Thedivisioncommanderconsidered the battlefield as far as 70 km out, while the corps commander had a field of view out to 150 km.
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Made as it was by raw troops, the value of the example set by thedivisioncommandercan hardly be estimated.
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He was the commander of the division artillery commander and later thedivisioncommander, participating in six campaigns.
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The biggest group was rallied by thedivisioncommander, but now numbered only three infantry companies out of an original three regiments.
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Instead, the assistantdivisioncommanderwas sent to exercise close supervision over the regiment.
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Each division is headed by adivisioncommanderwith the rank of colonel, who is elected by the brigade commanders.
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Thedivisioncommanderat that time reassembled the separate division assets.
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When thedivisioncommanderlearned of that action, his confidence in the 24th plummeted.
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Thedivisioncommanderwas tried and dismissed for corruption in late 2006.
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At this, thedivisioncommanderpanicked and ordered an immediate retreat despite positive orders to hold the river line.
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The commanding general of the brigade was considered thedivisioncommanderfor planning purposes.
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Kollowrat is listed as both column commander anddivisioncommander.
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Within the authorities delegated, thedivisioncommanderdirects and supervises the individual district commanders.
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Divisioncommanderand bureau commander are non-civil service titles based on assignments.
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Thedivisioncommanderordered that the civilian population be forced to view the site and to disinter and rebury the victims in a new cemetery.
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Keiser was already considered by some officers to be slightly too old for an outstandingdivisioncommander.
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After being promoted to general officer in 1797, he led a brigade during the 1799 campaign and was elevated in rank todivisioncommander.
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Thedivisioncommanderflies his pennant.
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