Sentence examples for a bridgehead over the 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.

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.

Meanwhile, B and C Companies of the Argylls formed a bridgehead over the Taeryong around the far-side of the partially destroyed bridge near Kujin, while A Company occupied positions astride the road to the south.

Germans already have a bridgehead over canal west of Eecloo.

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.

It had taken just two hours to secure the bridgehead over the river in a hard fought contest, but following the victory, momentum was lost to indecision.