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21bridgehead — n. military action for protecting the end of a bridge …
22bridgehead — noun a strong position secured by an army inside enemy territory from which to advance or attack …
23bridgehead — noun (C) a strong position far forward in enemy land from which an army can go forward or attack …
24bridgehead — bridge•head [[t]ˈbrɪdʒˌhɛd[/t]] n. 1) mil a position secured on the enemy side of a river or other obstacle to cover the crossing of friendly troops 2) any position gained that can be used as a foothold for further advancement 3) mil a defensive… …
25bridgehead — /ˈbrɪdʒhɛd/ (say brijhed) noun 1. a position held on the enemy side of a river or defile, to cover the crossing of friendly troops. 2. any fortified position established in enemy territory, as by parachute troops. 3. a defensive work covering or… …
26bridgehead — n. Mil. a fortified position held on the enemy s side of a river or other obstacle …
27Battle for Narva Bridgehead — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Narva Battle for the Narva Bridgehead caption=Recon unit from 20th Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (1st Estonian), Narva, 1944. partof=World War II place=Narva, Estonia date=February 2, 1944 ndash;… …
28Defense of Schwedt Bridgehead — Part of World War II Date February 1 March 3, 1945 Location Schwedt, Germany Result …
29Romanian Bridgehead — The Romanian Bridgehead ( pl. Przedmoście rumuńskie) was an area in southeastern Poland, now located in Ukraine. During the Polish Defensive War of 1939 (at the start of World War II), on September 14 the Polish Commander in Chief Marshal of… …
30Oranienbaum Bridgehead — The Oranienbaum Bridgehead (Ораниенбаумский плацдарм in Russian) was an isolated portion of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia, which was retained under Soviet control during the siege of Leningrad in World War II. It played a significant role in… …
