1996 Death Mike Jeremy Boorda, commandant (NATO), commits suicide at 57 1995 Death Mansour Satari, Brigadier-General and commandant (Iran Air Force), dies at 46 1994 Death Bhagwatpersad Ausan, commandant Suriname military police, dies at 38 1993 Death Mouin Shabaita, Palestinian al-Fatah commandant, murdered 1993 Death Henri van Soede, sub commandant (WW II), dies at about 83 1993 Death Alois Brunner, German/Syrian commandant of KZ-Lower Drancy, dies 1992 Death Garrison H Davidson, U.S. Lieutenant-general commandant (West Point), dies 1992 Death Juris Podnieks, cameraman/director (Commandant), drowns 1992 Death Ismael Galeano, "Commandant Franklyn" (Contra), dies 1991 Death Enrique Bermudez, commandant (Contra), dies 1991 Death Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies 1990 Death James Gavin, commandant U.S. 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82 1987 Death Ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91 1982 Death Saad Sayd, Abu Walid, Palestinian commandant in Lebanon, dies 1975 Death Anthony C McAuliffe, U.S. gen/commandant 101st div (Nuts!), dies at 77 1968 Death Husband Edward Kimmel, commandant U.S. Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86 1960 Event Auschwitz commandant Richard Bar arrested in West Germany 1952 Birthday Oupa J. Gqozo, South African warden/army commandant, Ciskei 1948 Death Andre Serot, colonel/commandant of French air force (WW II), dies 1946 Death J E Feenstra, Nazi military police commandant, executed 1945 Death Mitsuri Ushijima, Japanese Lieutenant-General/commandant 32nd Army, commits harakiri 1945 Death Colonel Roberts, commandant 22nd regiment marines, dies in battle 1945 Death Simon B Buckner, U.S. Lieutenant-General/commandant of 10th Army, dies in action 1945 Birthday D A S Pennefather, Major-General/Commandant, General Royal Marines 1944 Event Field Marshal von Kluge consults with German commandant at Caen 1944 Death Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86 1943 Event General Montgomery told he is appointed commandant for D-day 1942 Death Georg Stumme, German general/commandant of African corps, dies 1942 Event General B. Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in North Africa 1942 Event "Monty" appointed commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein 1942 Death Richard Gott, British gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43 1942 Event Churchill fires General Auchinlek as Middle-East commandant 1941 Event British North African commandant General Cunningham lay-offs 1941 Death Joachim Schepke, German commandant (U-100), dies in battle 1941 Death Gunther Prien, German commandant (U-47), dies in battle 1940 Event Rudolf Hess becomes commandant of concentration camp Auschwitz 1939 Event "Monty" becomes commandant of 3rd "Iron" Infantry division 1939 Birthday Martin Garrod, Commandant General Royal Marines 1938 Birthday Anthony Walker, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies 1936 Birthday Brian Fuller, commandant, Fire Service College, England 1935 Birthday Martin Garrod, Commandant General, Royal Marines 1934 Birthday Anthony Walker, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies 1932 Birthday Daphne Swallow, commandant/director, WRNS 1930 Birthday Robert Bunyard, Commandant, British Police Staff College 1929 Birthday Joe Modise, South African commandant of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 1965- 1924 Birthday Michael Gow, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies 1921 Birthday B M Ducat-Amos, Air Commandant/director, RAF Nursing Service 1908 Birthday Michael Richardson, commandant, Home for Disabled Sailors 1906 Birthday Johan A earl von Kielmansegg, German general/commandant NATO-Europe 1897 Birthday John B. Glubb, British commandant/writer, A soldier with the Arabs 1892 Birthday Stanislav Wladyslaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major/commandant 1857 Birthday Otto von Below, German commandant, WW I 1848 Death Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 1794 Birthday Friedrich B Freiherr von Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant 1777 Event Major James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers 1760 Event French commandant Belatre surrenders Detroit to Major R Rogers 69 Death Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine and 7th emperor, murdered 19 Death Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 15 Birthday Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant
