Bridgehead
id:
bridgehead-312-7841927
title:
Bridgehead
text:
In military strategy, a bridgehead is the strategically important area of ground around the end of a bridge or other place of possible crossing over a body of water which at time of conflict is sought to be defended or taken over by the belligerent forces. Bridgeheads typically exist for only a few days, the invading forces either being thrown back or expanding the bridgehead to create a secure defensive lodgement area, before breaking out into enemy territory, such as when the U.S. 9th Armored
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Strategically important position on a river crossing which enemy forces seek to control
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgehead
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-19T18:06:00Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q996524","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q996524"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14