English-German translation for "commander"

"commander" German translation

commander
British English | britisches EnglischBr [kəˈmɑːndə(r)] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-ˈmæ(ː)n-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Truppen-, Einheitsführermasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    commander military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • Kommandeurmasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander of batallion military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    commander of batallion military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • Befehlshabermasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander of army military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    commander of army military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • Kommandantmasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander of tank or airplane military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    commander of tank or airplane military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • Führer(in)
    commander of platoon military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    commander of platoon military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • Chefmasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander of company military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    commander of company military term | Militär, militärischMIL
examples
  • commander in chiefplural | Plural pl commanders in chief
    Oberbefehlshaber(in)
    commander in chiefplural | Plural pl commanders in chief
  • Fregattenkapitänmasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    commander nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
  • Anführer(in), Herrscher(in)
    commander leader
    commander leader
examples
  • Commander of the Faithful Sultan of Turkey
    Beherrscher der Gläubigen
    Commander of the Faithful Sultan of Turkey
  • commander of the guard military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    Wachhabender
    commander of the guard military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • Komturmasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander rare | seltenselten (order of merit)
    Kommandeurmasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander rare | seltenselten (order of merit)
    commander rare | seltenselten (order of merit)
  • Komturmasculine | Maskulinum m
    commander history | GeschichteHIST in order of knighthood
    commander history | GeschichteHIST in order of knighthood
examples
  • schwerer Holzschlägel
    commander engineering | TechnikTECH mallet
    commander engineering | TechnikTECH mallet
supreme commander
station commander
Horstkommandant
station commander
station commander
Standortältester
station commander
grand commander
Großkomtur (eines Ordens)
grand commander
Rechts: Semjon Semjonschenko, Kommandeur des Freiwilligenbattalions Donbass.
Donbass battalion volunteer commander Semyon Semyonchenko on the right.
Source: GlobalVoices
Soldaten müssen ihren Kommandanten gehorchen.
Soldiers must obey their commanders.
Source: Tatoeba
So heiratete sie letzlich sogar einen Commander der SPLA.
So she even ended up marrying a commander from the SPLA.
Source: TED
Als Oberkommandierender einer Armee im Krieg kann Hollande jetzt versuchen, sich neu zu erfinden.
As the supreme commander of an army at war, Hollande can now try to reinvent himself.
Source: News-Commentary
Als Hadi ins Amt trat hielt dieser die Armee-Kommandanten aus dem Süden unter genauer Beobachtung.
When Hadi took over, he paid close attention to army commanders from the south.
Source: GlobalVoices
Dies ist eine unangenehme Entscheidung für einen Flugkapitän.
That is an invidious choice for an aircraft commander to have to make.
Source: Europarl
Wir müssen die Namen der verantwortlichen UN-Kommandeure identifizieren.
We must identify the names of the responsible UN commanders.
Source: Europarl
Es gibt viel zu viele Führungskräfte.
There is an enormous surplus of commanders.
Source: GlobalVoices
Der Gewinner war Ramzan Kadyrov, einer der Kommandanten des Krieges.
The winner was Ramzan Kadyrov, one of the field commanders in the fighting.
Source: News-Commentary
Ebenso wenig gegen die Kommandanten der Kosovarischen Befreiungsarmee (UCK).
So, too, the main commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK).
Source: News-Commentary
Links: Igor Strelkow (Girkin), Kommandeur der Volksrepublik Donezk.
Donetsk People's Republic commander Igor Strelkov (Girkin) on the left.
Source: GlobalVoices
Auch bei der Nationalität des Kommandeurs sollten die Befindlichkeiten vor Ort respektiert werden.
In terms of the nationality of the commander, too, local sensitivities should be respected.
Source: Europarl
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