On the former occasion they were thrown into confusion, their commander was killed, and the men "never made any regular stand."

He took command of the entire unit after its previous commander was killed.

The commander of the airbase was killed in the fight.

In addition, the commanders of all the Japanese companies had been killed and only three or four platoon leaders remained.

The commander and two of his men were killed.

However, the commander of the second tank was killed in this attack.

Two senior commanders of the Haqqani network have been killed.

Their commander and two others were reportedly killed in the battle.

Twenty-nine commanders were killed in action or drowned during the war.

The three highest commanders of the Allied forces have just been killed.