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Strategically important position on a river crossing which enemy forces seek to control
In military strategy, a bridgehead (or bridge-head) is the strategically important area of ground around the end of a bridge or other place of possible
Bridgehead
1943 German military position on the Eastern Front of World War II
The Kuban Bridgehead (German: Kuban-Brückenkopf), also known as the "Goth's head position" (Gotenkopfstellung), was a German military position on the Taman
Kuban_bridgehead
Topics referred to by the same term
A bridgehead is a military fortification that protects the end of a bridge that is closest to the enemy. Bridgehead may also refer to: Bridgehead Coffee
Bridgehead_(disambiguation)
Sandomierz bridgehead, also known as Sandomierz-Baranów bridgehead (Polish: przyczółek baranowsko-sandomierski, Russian: Сандомирский плацдарм) was a
Sandomierz_bridgehead
Fair trade coffeehouse chain based in Ontario, Canada
Bridgehead is a fair trade coffeehouse, coffee retailer, and coffee roaster chain based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to coffee and organic teas
Bridgehead_Coffee
World War II US Army crossing the Rhine
opposition and build additional temporary crossings. The presence of a bridgehead across the Rhine advanced the Western Allies' planned crossing of the
Battle_of_Remagen
Former area in southeastern Poland
The Romanian Bridgehead (Polish: Przedmoście rumuńskie; Romanian: Capul de pod român) was an area in southeastern Second Polish Republic that is now located
Romanian_Bridgehead
Part of Slovakia
The Bratislava bridgehead is found in the western part of Slovakia. It has an area of 93.7 square kilometres (36.2 sq mi). It is situated on the Little
Bratislava_bridgehead
Slovak rock band
The Bridgeheads was a London-based alternative band, formed in 2007. The band originated from Slovakia, and described themselves as performing "expressionism"
The_Bridgeheads
1944 battle of WW2 in Belgium
The Battle of Geel, also known as the Battle of the Geel Bridgehead, was a battle between British and German troops near Geel (Gheel) in Belgium. It occurred
Battle_of_Geel
Aspect of the siege of Leningrad
The Oranienbaum Bridgehead (Ораниенбаумский плацдарм in Russian) was an isolated portion of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia, which was retained under Soviet
Oranienbaum_Bridgehead
1944 military conflict in Estonia during WW II
The Battle of Narva Bridgehead (Estonian: Narva lahingud, German: Schlacht um den Brückenkopf von Narva, Russian: Битва за плацдарм Нарва; 2 February –
Battle_for_Narva_Bridgehead
1942 battle in the Eastern Front of World War II
Izium bridgehead offensive conducted 12–28 May 1942, on the Eastern Front during World War II. Its objective was to eliminate the Izium bridgehead over
Second_Battle_of_Kharkov
1945 offensive in the European theatre of World War II
the intact bridge across the Rhine at Remagen, and established a large bridgehead on the river's east bank. During Operation Lumberjack, Operation Plunder
Western Allied invasion of Germany
Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany
Encirclement of Axis forces in the Baltic region
allow German forces to focus on the Eastern Front, using the pocket as a bridgehead for a new offensive. Hitler's refusal to evacuate the Army Group North
Courland_Pocket
Molecule with two joined rings
inversion. Bridgehead atoms are the carbons that form three C-C bonds. The parent (that is, unsubstituted) bicyclic hydrocarbons have two bridgehead carbon
Bicyclic_molecule
Software company in United Kingdom
BridgeHead Software is a group of computer software and services companies mainly serving the healthcare sector. The parent company BridgeHead Software
BridgeHead_Software
The Warsaw Bridgehead (German: Brückenkopf Warschau; Polish: Przedmoście Warszawskie or Przedmoście Warszawa) is a line of fortifications east of Warsaw
Warsaw_Bridgehead
Battle of World War II in Estonia
Eastern Front and consisted of two major phases: the Battle for Narva Bridgehead (February to July 1944), and the Battle of Tannenberg Line (July–August
Battle_of_Narva_(1944)
2025 film by James Cameron
Debat-Burkarth (for "Bridgehead Industrial City") Nominated Alex Klaricich, Gianfranco Sgura, Brad Floyd, and Ari Ross (for "The Wind Traders, Bridgehead, Rivers,
Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash
1944 World War II military operation
create a salient spanning 62 miles (100 km) into German territory with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine River), creating an Allied invasion route
Operation_Market_Garden
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
in Russia, and avoid military confrontations that might destroy their bridgehead. Russia was now a pariah state, along with Germany. The two came to terms
Soviet_Union
Military unit
Group B in the Battle of Stalingrad. Initially confined to the Kuban bridgehead and the Crimean peninsula, Army Group A fought a rearguard action against
Army_Group_A
1945 invasion of Nazi-occupied territory by the Red Army during WWII
Poznań. The Red Army had built up their strength around a number of key bridgeheads, with two fronts commanded by Marshal Georgy Zhukov and Marshal Ivan
Vistula–Oder_offensive
2025 campaign in Russo-Ukrainian war
November 2024, and intensified after Russian forces established several bridgeheads across the western bank of the Oskil river in early 2025. In September
Kupiansk_offensive
Bridgehead for Soviet troops in the battle to lift the blockade of Leningrad
Nevsky Pyatachok (Russian: Не́вский пятачо́к) is the name of the Neva Bridgehead 50 km east south-east of Leningrad and 15 km south of Shlisselburg. It
Nevsky_Pyatachok
Town in Sagaing, Myanmar
government. The river, about half a mile wide at this point, was crossed and bridgeheads established in January 1944 by the 19th Infantry Division (India) at
Kyaukmyaung_(Sagaing)
German 3rd Panzer Army operation on the Eastern Front during World War II
The defense of the Schwedt bridgehead was a German 3rd Panzer Army operation on the Eastern Front during the final months of World War II. German forces
Defense_of_Schwedt_Bridgehead
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
forces first entered Catalonia from Aragon in 1938 through Balaguer's bridgehead. The historic town is on the right bank of the Segre but, following the
Balaguer
Empirical observation in organic chemistry
an anti-Bredt molecule is a bridged molecule with a double bond at the bridgehead. Bredt's rule is the empirical observation that such molecules only form
Bredt's_rule
Pilica, Rawka and Bzura - west of the middle reaches of the Vistula. The bridgehead occupied by the armies from Novogeorgievsk to Nowe Miasto on Pilica covered
Battle for the Vistula bridgehead
Battle_for_the_Vistula_bridgehead
Military campaign of the Russian Civil War
White offensive (6 June – 3 July), trench warfare around the Kakhovka Bridgehead (20 August – 27 October) and the counterattack of the Red Army (28 October
Northern_Taurida_Operation
Development project in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The Burnside Bridgehead is a development project at the northeast end of the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon's Kerns neighborhood, in the United States
Burnside_Bridgehead
Battle fought during WWII
across the bridgehead and rapidly moved to the southeast, defeating German roadblocks and taking prisoners. By that evening, the bridgehead was considered
Battle_of_Nancy_(1944)
1944 military conflict in Estonia and Russia during WWII
established several bridgeheads on the west bank, to the north and south of the town of Narva on 2 February. The 8th Army expanded the bridgehead in Krivasoo
Kingisepp–Gdov_offensive
Island country in the Mediterranean Sea
negotiations in Geneva, the Turkish government reinforced their Kyrenia bridgehead and started a second invasion on 14 August. The invasion resulted in Morphou
Cyprus
Series of Axis and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front of WWII
region due to setbacks elsewhere. They established a defensive line (Kuban bridgehead) in the Taman Peninsula from which they hoped to eventually launch new
Battle_of_the_Caucasus
1945 German offensive in Nitra Region, Hungary
17–24 February 1945. The Germans succeeded in eliminating the Soviet bridgehead on the west bank of the river Hron in preparation for Operation Spring
Operation_Southwind
Rural locality in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Kievsky Uyezd, Kiev Governorate. The village is best known for the Lyutezh bridgehead, established by troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front on the right bank of
Lyutizh
1942 WWII battle of the Eastern Front
11, 1942. The Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th Armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach with the intent of impeding the German advance on Stalingrad
Battle_of_Kalach
1976 WWII board wargame
Remagen: Bridgehead on the Rhine, March 1945 is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976 that simulates the Battle of Remagen
Remagen: Bridgehead on the Rhine
Remagen:_Bridgehead_on_the_Rhine
WW2 German military decoration
Nazi Germany. It was awarded to Wehrmacht forces who fought at the Kuban bridgehead in the Soviet Union from February 1943 until it was abandoned in October
Kuban_Shield
1945 battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
Latvia into a small bridgehead in Klaipėda (Memel) and its port, leading to a three-month siege of that position. The bridgehead was finally crushed as
Battle_of_Memel
Siege; brought the Crusader period to an end in the Holy Land
(Mongol Persia). However, though the Crusaders successfully established a bridgehead on the island, the Mongols did not arrive, and the Crusaders were forced
Fall_of_Ruad
Royal Yugoslav Army formation
sector. In the 4th Army sector, the formation and expansion of German bridgeheads across the Drava were facilitated by fifth column elements of the Croat
1st Army Group (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
1st_Army_Group_(Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia)
1917 the Jordan River was crossed by infantry and mounted riflemen and bridgeheads established at the beginning of the unsuccessful first Transjordan attack
British occupation of the Jordan Valley
British_occupation_of_the_Jordan_Valley
French general and statesman (1890–1970)
brigadier-general on 23 May 1940. Later, De Gaulle attacked the German bridgehead at Abbeville on 28–29 May, taking around 300 German prisoners in the last
Charles_de_Gaulle
Military campaign during the Russo-Ukrainian war
the nearby cities of Lyman and Siversk. Russian forces established a bridgehead over the Zherebets River in early January 2025, which was speculated by
Northeast Donetsk Oblast campaign
Northeast_Donetsk_Oblast_campaign
British airborne operation on 6 June 1944
to use the bridgehead as a basis for an outflanking attack on Caen. Finally, Operations Atlantic and Goodwood attacked out of the bridgehead liberating
Capture of the Caen Canal and Orne River bridges
Capture_of_the_Caen_Canal_and_Orne_River_bridges
WWII battle during the Battle of France
destroying the bridgeheads. On 14 May, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the French Armée de l'Air jointly tried to destroy the bridgeheads, but the Luftwaffe
Battle_of_Sedan_(1940)
Ground forces of the ''Luftwaffe''
Battle of Nevel, they were at the Oranienbaum Bridgehead at Leningrad, & the withdrawal to the Kuban Bridgehead. They were part of Erich von Manstein's Army
Luftwaffe_Field_Divisions
1916 offensive of the World War I Middle East Theatre
Ghoraniyeh and Makhadet Hajlah, where pontoon bridges had been built and a bridgehead established on the eastern bank. With their lines of communication seriously
Second_Battle_of_the_Jordan
WWII Allied action liberating North Brabant, Netherlands
"the island". German forces attacked another part of the salient from a bridgehead west of the bend in the river Meuse (known as Maas in Dutch and German)
Operation_Pheasant
WWII battle
The crucial issue would obviously be heavy equipment. Without it, the bridgeheads would not stand for long. Central Front (known as the Belorussian Front
Battle_of_the_Dnieper
Theatre of war of European Axis and Soviet Union blocs
had congregated on either side of the city, specifically into the Don bridgeheads, and it was from these that they struck in November 1942. Operation Uranus
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
Invasion at the beginning of World War II
the southeast where they prepared for a long defence of the Romanian Bridgehead and awaited expected support and relief from France and the United Kingdom
Invasion_of_Poland
Molecule with three connected cyclohexane rings arranged in the "armchair" configuration
though the end product is unsubstituted at the bridgeheads, they are mechanistically involved. A bridgehead cation forms initially before undergoing intermolecular
Adamantane
Territorial, political, and economic objectives in the First World War
lands and a broader border adjustment, including the provision of two bridgeheads to the monarchy. The remaining territory would be a small, mountainous
War aims of the First World War
War_aims_of_the_First_World_War
Russian state from 1721 to 1917
taking 76,000 prisoners from the main attack and 1,500 from the Austrian bridgehead. But the offensive was halted by inadequate ammunition and a lack of supplies
Russian_Empire
German state from 1918 to 1933
the area of Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river, together with bridgeheads on the east bank near Cologne, Mainz and Koblenz. In addition, the Rhineland
Weimar_Republic
Novel by Viktor Astafyev
airborne operation, the prototype of the Velikokrinitsky bridgehead was the bukrin bridgehead near the village of Veliky Bukrin, in which the author participated
The_Cursed_and_Killed
One of the treaties that ended World War I
years, the Cologne bridgehead and the territory north of a line along the Ruhr would be evacuated. After ten years, the bridgehead at Coblenz and the
Treaty_of_Versailles
German infantry division
where it took part in the Battle of Narva deployed on the Ivangorod bridgehead. The launch of Operation Bagration on 22 June threatened the German positions
Volunteer_Legion_Netherlands
significant formations that were involved in the fighting for the Anzio bridgehead south of Rome, January 1944 – June 1944 Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies
Anzio_order_of_battle
1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
attached to each of the corps' three panzer divisions. At the Mikhailovka bridgehead, just south of Belgorod, eight infantry battalions of the 6th Panzer Division
Battle_of_Kursk
Soviet Union
counterattacks on those vital bridgeheads. Army Group Centre's XLVI Panzer Corps conducted counter-attacks from August 8 to reduce the bridgehead. The 19th and Hermann
Lublin–Brest_offensive
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
repelled them. Rundstedt tried to create another bridgehead in Cherkasy to reduce the pressure on the bridgeheads. When this succeeded, Marshal Semyon Budyonny
Battle_of_Kiev_(1941)
Military unit
During September and October it fought positional battles in the Beketovka bridgehead south of the city while rebuilding its strength, now as part of Stalingrad
126th_Rifle_Division
Estonian military personnel (1921–2014)
the Iron Cross for leading the capture of the Vaasa-Siivertsi-Vepsküla bridgehead. As the I Battalion, Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 46, lost almost
Harald_Nugiseks
1945 military offensive by the USSR in the Eastern Front of WWII
February 24, when the Soviets ceased their offensive having captured a small bridgehead across the Neisse River near Forst. The offensive directly succeeded the
Lower_Silesian_offensive
1945 battle of WWII in Germany
Operation Grenade. Fighting continued as the Germans sought to retain a bridgehead on the west bank of the Rhine at Wesel and evacuate as many men and as
Operation_Veritable
Army's Seine River Crossing at Mantes-Gassicourt was the first allied bridgehead across the Seine River in the aftermath of Operation Overlord, which allowed
Seine River Crossing at Mantes-Gassicourt
Seine_River_Crossing_at_Mantes-Gassicourt
Egyptian military operation against Israel
ten infantry brigades in all five bridgeheads, totaling 23,500 men (around 4,700 at each bridgehead). Each bridgehead was on average six kilometers (3¾
Operation_Badr_(1973)
Temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea
sometimes used interchangeably (both correctly and incorrectly) with bridgehead and lodgement. Beachheads have been important in many military actions;
Beachhead
established several bridgeheads on the west bank to the north and south of the city of Narva. On 7 February, the 8th Army expanded the bridgehead in the Krivasoo
Estonia_in_World_War_II
Russian military offensive (1944)
winter battles of the 6th Army in the great Dnieper bend in the Nikopol bridgehead and in the area of Nikopol - Apostolovo - Krivoy Rog (German: Winterschlachten
Nikopol–Krivoi_Rog_offensive
Strategic authority and combined authority in England
Last election 1 May 2025 Next election 3 May 2029 Meeting place Ergo, Bridgehead Business Park, Hessle Website https://www.hullandeastyorkshire.gov.uk/
Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority
Hull_and_East_Yorkshire_Combined_Authority
Class of chemical compounds
Lewis base—typically nitrogen—at one bridgehead to a Lewis acidic atom such as silicon or boron at the other bridgehead. Each of the three rings is therefore
Atrane
World War II military campaign in 1940
that captured the Willemsbrug, a bridge over the Nieuwe Maas, to form a bridgehead. At the same time the military airfield of Waalhaven, positioned south
German invasion of the Netherlands
German_invasion_of_the_Netherlands
Military unit
protect the south flank of the U.S. Third Army, XX Corps secured the bridgehead at Le Mans and liberated Angers on 10 August 1944. The corps fought a
XX_Corps_(United_States)
1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War
launched Operation Badr, intending to cross the Suez Canal and establish bridgeheads on the opposite bank of the Sinai Peninsula, which had been occupied
Battle_of_the_Chinese_Farm
WWI battle over Riga, Latvia
threatening the bridgehead while another advanced north along the river towards Riga. Most of the combat took place near the Dvina bridgehead, when the Germans
Riga_offensive_(1917)
Operation Elephant 26 January Canadian offensive succeeds against a German bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer in the Netherlands Raid at Cabanatuan / 30 January U
List_of_battles_1901–2000
withdrew to the other side of the river. In order to retake at least the bridgehead of the left bank the 27th, 60th and 72nd divisions of the XVIII Army Corps
Balaguer_Offensive
Battle in the Russo-Ukrainian war from 2024 to 2025
mine located further north to disrupt Russian attempts to expand their bridgehead, inflicting heavy casualties and equipment losses, according to Euromaidan
Battle_of_Chasiv_Yar
Battle during World War II
1st Ukrainian Front, commanded by Nikolai Vatutin, was able to secure bridgeheads north and south of Kiev. The structure of the strategic operations from
Battle_of_Kiev_(1943)
Formation of the Royal Yugoslav Army in WWII
air attacks by the Luftwaffe. The formation and expansion of German bridgeheads were facilitated by fifth-column elements of the Croatian fascist Ustaše
4th Army (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
4th_Army_(Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia)
Military unit
Puławy bridgeheads at 08:30 on 14 January, again commencing with a heavy bombardment. The 33rd and 69th Armies broke out of the Puławy bridgehead to a depth
1st_Belorussian_Front
Imperial fleet creates 5 entry holes through the minefield to establish a bridgehead. Steinmetz is killed in battle. The Imperial fleet movements are sluggish
List of Legend of the Galactic Heroes episodes
List_of_Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes_episodes
German military officer and war criminal (1895–1945)
to defeat the Polish People's Army's attempt to help Warsaw through a bridgehead in late September. Here, Dirlewanger, again using human shields and his
Oskar_Dirlewanger
1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition
have discovered the presence of the main Austrian army so close to the bridgehead, they sent back no such information. This suggests that the French reconnoitering
Battle_of_Aspern–Essling
1977 war film directed by Sam Peckinpah
War II during the Soviets' Caucasus operations against the German Kuban bridgehead on the Taman Peninsula in late 1943, the film focuses on the class conflict
Cross_of_Iron
Fictional company in the Avatar movie universe
Way of Water, the RDA establishes a new installation on Pandora called Bridgehead, described as significantly larger and more advanced than Hell's Gate
RDA_(Avatar)
Battle of WWII
"Roma" launched a surprise attack and created another bridgehead at Voinovka. These two bridgeheads allowed German armoured units to cross the river with
Battle_of_Petrikowka
Electoral ward of Fife, Scotland
Tay Bridgehead is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects three Councillors. 2022 Fife Council election 2017 Fife Council
Tay_Bridgehead_(ward)
WWII allied military operation in Germany
able to use it along with pontoon and treadway bridges to establish a bridgehead. The bridge finally collapsed at 3:00 pm on 17 March 1945 after ten days
Operation_Lumberjack
Aboriginal Australian nation of New South Wales
basin, to the west of the Eora. Contact with the first white settlement's bridgehead into Australia quickly devastated much of the population through epidemics
Eora
Polish statesman (1867–1935)
Polish forces to withdraw across the Vistula River and to defend the bridgeheads at Warsaw and on the Wieprz River while some 25% of the available divisions
Józef_Piłsudski
1950 military campaign during the Korean War
loading. During the attack, 1st Marine Division would secure the corps' bridgehead, with 7th Infantry Division advancing west and linking up with Eighth
UN_offensive_into_North_Korea
1944 battle of the Continuation War
rounds). The Soviet 115th Corps reinforced the bridgehead and had all three of its divisions in the bridgehead on July 11. The Finnish forces also received
Battle_of_Vuosalmi
BRIDGEHEAD
BRIDGEHEAD
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Boy/Male
Vietnamese
Leader.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stevenson.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Rules over Shiva
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Lustrous; Bright
Boy/Male
Scottish
Catlike.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with the Germanic element lÄr ‘clearing’.English : variant of Layer.English : nickname from Old English hlÄ“or ‘cheek’, ‘face’Irish : reduced Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ or ‘son of the servant of Odhar’, a byname from odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘dun-colored’, ‘weatherbeaten’. Compare McAleer.
Boy/Male
English American
From the meadow land 'Pasture ground.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname for a jolly, laughing person, from the vocabulary word laughter.Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Lachter, an unflattering nickname from Middle Low German lachter ‘shame’, ‘disgrace’. This is a common name in NC.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
One who Brings Good Luck; Fortunate; Lucky
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful-faced, Charming
BRIDGEHEAD
BRIDGEHEAD
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BRIDGEHEAD
n.
A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc., and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank.
n.
A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.
n.
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont.