Sentence examples for under enemy machine from inspiring English sources

They encountered a minefield and came under enemy machine gun fire, but soon captured the position.

The landing craft, on returning, came under crossfire from enemy machine guns on both sides of the harbour.

In 1918, at Villers Outreaux, CSM Williams stormed an enemy machine gun post under heavy fire and took 15 prisoners.

His first message was: "Enemy machine gun nest on your right.

Suddenly enemy machine gunners opened fire at about 10 15 A.M. (9 15 P.M., Tuesday, Eastern war time).

In theory, the preliminary bombing and shelling would have wiped out enemy machine guns.

The company killed 11 fighters in several separate engagements, captured an enemy machine gun and detained an Afghan man.

A short distance ahead enemy machine guns and our own guns and artillery were rattling and roaring.

On May 11, he charged an enemy machine gun position that had pinned down members of another unit of his platoon and forced the enemy to withdrawal so the other Marine unit could continue its advance on the enemy.

Karanbahadur Rana, 3rd Gurkha Rifles * On 10 April 1918, at El Kefr, Egypt, during an attack, Rifleman Karanbahadur Rana and a few other men crept forward with a Lewis gun under intense fire to engage an enemy machine-gun.

Enemy machine-gun and mortar fire began to inflict heavy casualties among the platoon.