Sentence examples for a bridgehead over from inspiring English sources

Whatever his disposition, Captain Jamieson remained steadfast and in command over a tumultuous 36-hour stretch of Aug. 7 and 8, 1944, when he exposed himself to intense German fire defending a bridgehead over the River Orne in Normandy, south of Caen.

Germans already have a bridgehead over canal west of Eecloo.

On 27 November the brigade secured a bridgehead over the river.

In early November the Russians established a bridgehead over the Danube from Apatin (in modern-day Serbia).

This fort, built after 1640, covered a bridgehead over the Guadiana river, thus guarding access to the city.

After conversion to M18 Hellcat self-propelled tank destroyers, the battalion moved into Germany, helping force a bridgehead over the Neckar River at the Battle of Heilbronn.

When the war broke out, he rushed back into uniform and led the first forces across a narrow bridgehead over the Suez Canal.

By securing the Driel Ferry Crossing, Urquhart hoped to hold out until XXX Corps could reach them and establish a new bridgehead over the Rhine using the ferry crossing platforms.

The Light Division tried to cut the German corridor by advancing to the west and linking up with a small ferry bridgehead over the Dortse Kil.

"In early August, I was driving four wounded men back from a bridgehead which the 59 division had thrown over the river Orne, near Thury Harcourt.

The second failure involves confusion over the canonical stereochemistry at a bridgehead carbon: (a) gave C1CN2[C@@H](C1 CCC2 while (b) gave C1CN2[C@H](C1 CCC2.