high command
noun
1
: the supreme headquarters of a military force
2
: the highest leaders in an organization
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Andor creator Tony Gilroy tells The Hollywood Reporter that the scene is like when the Third Reich plotted its Final Solution at the Wannsee conference in 1942, where 15 members of the German high command secretly plotted the extermination of millions of Jews.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Yet the snowy mountaintop location does look strikingly like the combination of two famous Third Reich landmarks: The Eagle’s Nest, Hilter’s famous hilltop retreat in the Bavarian Alps, where the high command made many key decisions (and was memorably depicted in HBO’s Band of Brothers).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But some analysts noted that by this point, the PLA may have well become accustomed to the shake-ups in its high command.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
But some analysts noted that by this point, the PLA may have well become accustomed to the shake-ups in its high command.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Yet the snowy mountaintop location does look strikingly like the combination of two famous Third Reich landmarks: The Eagle’s Nest, Hilter’s famous hilltop retreat in the Bavarian Alps, where the high command made many key decisions (and was memorably depicted in HBO’s Band of Brothers).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But some analysts noted that by this point, the PLA may have well become accustomed to the shake-ups in its high command.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
But some analysts noted that by this point, the PLA may have well become accustomed to the shake-ups in its high command.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20command. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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