Disagreements with the British commander-in-chief military.military_command Lord Raglan , and in general , the disappointments due to the prolongation of the siege of Sevastopol led to his resignation of the command , but he did not return to France , preferring to serve as chief of his old division almost up to the fall of Sevastopol .

The point of divergence is the decision of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto , commander-in-chief military.military_command the Japanese Combined Fleet , to take personal command of the 1st Air Fleet for the attack on Pearl Harbor , rather than delegate it to Adm. Chūichi Nagumo .

Initially commander-in-chief military.military_command British naval forces during the Dardanelles campaign , Carden was successful in early offensives against Turkish defenses from 19 February until early March , when he was relieved of command due his failing health and replaced by Admiral John de Robeck .

General George Washington , recently named by the Second Continental Congress as the commander-in-chief military.military_command the Continental Army , echoed the sentiments of others that New York was `` a post of infinite importance '' , and began the task of organizing military companies in the New York area when he stopped there on his way to take command of the siege of Boston .

`` Reichsmarschall '' ( Marshal of the Realm ) Hermann Göring , in his role as commander-in-chief military.military_command the `` Luftwaffe '' ordered an attack on RAF Fighter Command 's ground organization , code named `` Adlertag '' ( Operation Eagle Attack ) .

In April–May 1944 , the SS launched the daring airborne Raid on Drvar aimed at capturing Marshal Josip Broz Tito , the commander-in-chief military.military_command the Yugoslav Partisans , as well as disrupting their leadership and command structure .