Commander-in-chief

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concept

The Commander-in-chief is the highest-ranking authority responsible for the overall command, strategic direction, and ultimate decision-making of a nation's armed forces.

All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Commander-in-Chief 2
Commander-in-Chief, India 2
Lord High Admiral of England 2

Instances (18)

Instance Via concept surface
Duong Van Minh President of South Vietnam
Władysław Sikorski
Captain-General of the Dutch Republic commander-in-chief position
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley Lord High Admiral of England
Haakon VII of Norway World War II political leader
President of the United States as Commander in Chief of the militia of the several states when called into federal service civilian command authority
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham Lord High Admiral of England
William Raine Marshall Commander-in-Chief, India
George Anson Commander-in-Chief, India
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China supreme military command authority
General Henri Guisan
surface form: Henri Guisan
Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces
Henri Guisan Commander-in-Chief
Sir Guy Carleton
surface form: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Commander-in-Chief in North America
John Denton Pinkstone French Commander-in-Chief
Revolutionary Military Council of the RSFSR supreme military command authority
Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Pact supreme commander
Prince Frederick Augustus
surface form: Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Albrecht von Wallenstein generalissimo