Sentence:  Even though it was known that the Luftwaffe in the north was now being <WSD>directed</WSD> by the young and energetic General Peltz , the commander who would conduct the `` Little Blitz '' on London in 1944 , a major raid on Bari at this juncture of the war was not to be considered seriously . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be in charge of