However, by the time he'd arrived, there was a message waiting for him to call the group commander immediately.

The next day, Williams held a conference with his wing and group commanders.

Please order the group commander to keep his aircraft out of range and to fire only if they are engaged.

The group commander was sitting in his cruiser's combat information center.

The group commander called our control room to inform me that he would be on the ground within fifteen minutes.

You have outlined to the group commanders all routes of retreat?

He was promoted to lieutenant colonel the following day on November 10, 1943 and became the group commander.

"Sorry, sir, but I just got a call from base operations," the group commander's clerk said.

Squadrons reported to group commanders, each composed of one or more flights.

JG 11 lost its commander and several group commanders with many pilots.