Translation of "He was appointed" in German

On 26 September of the following year he was appointed associate professor in Heidelberg.
September des darauffolgenden Jahres wurde er in Heidelberg zum außerordentlichen Professor ernannt.
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In 1990 he was appointed Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the administration of Chatichai Choonhavan.
In der Regierung von Chatichai Choonhavan wurde er 1988 stellvertretender Premierminister und Verteidigungsminister.
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He was appointed director of Remeis-Observatory in Bamberg, Germany, in 1926 and retired in 1956.
Von 1926 bis 1953 war er Direktor der Remeis-Sternwarte in Bamberg.
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He was appointed a platoon commander, and then as a commander in officers' school.
Er war auch Kommandeur in der Eliteeinheit Sayeret Matkal.
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