2012 Event An Egyptian lawyer, Mohamed Salem, files a lawsuit over the country's President Morsi removing Hussein Tantawi, former commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and Sami Anan, former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces 1950 Event General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea 1942 Event Vice-Admiral Cunningham becomes British commander-in-chief 1934 Event Adolph Hitler becomes commander-in-chief of Germany 1929 Birthday Michael Beavis, deputy commander-in-chief, Allied Forces Central Europe 1909 Birthday Kenneth Darling, Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, Northern Europe 1865 Event Robert E. Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army 1865 Event General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1783 Event Washington resigns as U.S. Army's commander-in-chief 1775 Event George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army 1718 Birthday Esek Hopkins, U.S., 1st commander-in-chief, U.S. Navy 1692 Death Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief (Colors), dies 1620 Birthday Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief 1382 Death Philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42
