Sentence:  Even though it was known that the Luftwaffe in the north was now being directed by the young and energetic General Peltz , the commander who would <WSD>conduct</WSD> 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:  direct the course of; manage or control