Sentence examples for his bridgehead from inspiring English sources

On the Eastern Front, Zhukov enlarged his bridgehead across the Oder early in March.

Mussolini made Albania his bridgehead to the Balkans, and by 1939 Italy controlled the country's finances and army.

17], with the loyalist army under General Miaja, commander-in-chief of the government forces on the Madrid front, taking the offensive, while General Francisco Franco has methodically pulled up important reserves in an effort to hold his bridgehead across the Jarama River.

Marlborough had won his bridgehead over the Danube, and had put himself between the French and Vienna; yet the battle was followed by a curious, dragging anti-climax.

In the end, Paetus retired to Cappadocia and Corbulo to Syria, where he received envoys from Vologases, who demanded that he evacuate his bridgehead over the Euphrates.

Estimating, correctly, that the attack would come be directed between his two forward brigades, the weakest point in his lines, Abu Sa'ada planned to draw Israeli forces into his bridgehead to within three kilometers of the canal before engaging them from all sides, committing all his anti-tank reserves.

Resistance was generally slight; but Montgomery would not sanction a further advance until his bridgeheads were consolidated into a salient 20 miles deep.

Further reinforcements enabled Colonel General Jürgen von Arnim, who assumed the command in chief of the Axis defense in Tunisia on December 9, to expand his two bridgeheads in Tunisia until they were merged into one.

In addition to being division commander Hafez also commanded forces within his division's bridgehead, which included the 21st Division.

Moreau reinforced the bridgehead with his forward guard, and his troops poured into Baden unhindered.

It gave Miliband a bridgehead into his wider argument about who will prosper from the recovery.