Sentence examples for large bridgehead from inspiring English sources

On 6 December 1943, Canadian forces began a series of large-scale assaults on major crossing points along the Moro River with the objective of securing a large bridgehead along the defensive line.

Guderian had wanted a large 20 km bridgehead at Sedan and the rapid occupation of Stonne, to the south, which was situated on the high ground surrounding Sedan.

In an attempt to destroy the North Korean bridgehead, Church assembled a large force under the 9th Infantry Regiment.

In the First Battle of Naktong Bulge, the North Korean division was unable to hold its bridgehead across the river as large numbers of US reserve forces were brought in to repel it, and on August 19, the NK 4th Division was forced back across the river with 50 percent casualties.

Egyptian attacks directed against the Israeli corridor, or the bridgehead, failed with heavy losses.

In 1964 Sotheby's acquired Parke-Bernet, the largest American fine arts auction house, creating a bridgehead from which to launch its global expansion.

They say they are continuing to look at all the options for the deployment of ground troops, including "small units" - a reference to special forces - or "larger numbers" - the prospect of airborne troops gaining a bridgehead inside Afghanistan as a base for raids against Taliban forces.

The Western Front at this time generally followed the River Rhine with two important exceptions: the American bridgehead over the Rhine at Remagen, and a large German salient west of the Rhine, the Saar Palatinate triangle.

The averaged number of bonds in bridgehead ring systems (1.75) of TCMCD1 is significantly larger than those of MDDR1 (0.456) and ACD1 (0.088).

Despite their heavy losses the Egyptian forces in the bridgehead outnumbered Reshef's force.

At around 7 00 AM on October 17 the 21st Division received orders to evict Israeli armor from the vicinity of al-Galaa' village and capture Fort Matzmed, as part of a larger Egyptian effort to seal the Israeli penetration and destroy the bridgehead on the west bank.