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Temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea
A beachhead is a temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea and begins to defend the area as other reinforcements arrive
Beachhead
WWII amphibious landing zone in France
and Free French navies. The primary objective at Omaha was to secure a beachhead 8 kilometers (5 miles) deep, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river
Omaha_Beach
1944 battle in Italy
theatre, moved every unit he could spare into a defensive ring around the beachhead. His artillery units had a clear view of every Allied position. The Germans
Battle_of_Anzio
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up beachhead in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A beachhead is the line created when a military unit reaches a beach by sea and begins to defend
Beachhead_(disambiguation)
World War II operation in France
the Canadians at Juno. To meet the conditions expected on the Normandy beachhead, special technology was developed, including two artificial ports called
Operation_Overlord
Beachhead Studio, also known as Project Beachhead, is a video game studio founded in 2011 and located in Santa Monica, California. It is focused on the
Beachhead_Studio
1944 quasi-documentary D-Day film by Warner Brothers
Beachhead to Berlin is a 21-minute Technicolor film about the Normandy landings, a Vitaphone short produced by Warner Bros. and released on December 15
Beachhead_to_Berlin
1958 film by Paul Wendkos
Tarawa Beachhead is a 1958 war film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Columbia Pictures contract star Kerwin Mathews in his first leading role and the
Tarawa_Beachhead
1954 film by Stuart Heisler
Beachhead! is a 1954 American Technicolor war film based on U.S. Marine Corps Captain Richard G. Hubler 1945 novel I've Got Mine about World War II. It
Beachhead_(film)
Battle during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974
For three days (20–22 July 1974), heavy fighting took place around the beachhead between Turkish and Greek Cypriot forces. The Turkish task force set sail
Battle_of_Pentemili_beachhead
Beachhead, subtitled "A Game of Island Invasions in the South Pacific 1942–1944", is a board wargame published by Yaquinto Publications in 1980 that simulates
Beachhead_(board_game)
1945 film by Lewis Milestone
A Walk in the Sun was reissued by Realart Pictures in 1951 as Salerno Beachhead. In the 1980s, the film was released on VHS tape. In 2022, A Walk in the
A_Walk_in_the_Sun_(1945_film)
1943 military operation in World War II
reinforced the northern beachhead of Yenikale but was unable to prevent an Axis counterattack that collapsed the southern beachhead at Eltigen. Subsequently
Kerch–Eltigen_operation
Season of television series
empty spot was filled by guest star Claudia Black, who would leave in "Beachhead" and return for the last two episodes of Season 9, which involved her
Stargate_SG-1_season_9
1969 WWII board wargame
Anzio Beachhead is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1969 that simulates the Battle of Anzio during World War II, when
Anzio_Beachhead_(wargame)
World War II land battle in the Pacific between Allied and Japanese forces
phase, in which American troops landed and held the perimeter around the beachhead at Torokina, lasted from November 1943 through November 1944. The second
Bougainville_campaign
Species of flowering plant
Iris setosa, known as the beachhead iris, bristle-pointed iris, or a number of other common names, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Iris of
Iris_setosa
1943 military campaign of World War II
Italian armistice.[citation needed] Because the distance from the Allied beachheads precluded any substantial Allied support of the airborne troops, Brigadier
Allied_invasion_of_Italy
World War II landing operation in Europe
were disabled using specialised tanks. The Allies were able to establish beachheads at each of the five landing sites on the first day, but Carentan, Saint-Lô
Normandy_landings
1944 battle of World War II in Italy
by Major General John Lucas's U.S. VI Corps to break out of the Anzio beachhead before German reinforcements could arrive and concentrate for a counterattack
Battle_of_Cisterna
1925 Franco-Spanish operation that ended the Rif War
sector southwest of Los Frailes point. The first major effort to seize the beachhead would be exercised in those beaches; once the landing would be successfully
Alhucemas_landing
1943 landing on the Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal and in the central Solomons, the landings were intended to secure a beachhead with the purpose of establishing several bases from which to project air
Landings_at_Cape_Torokina
1915 battle in the First World War
failed to achieve their objectives, by nightfall the ANZACs had formed a beachhead, albeit much smaller than intended. In some places, they were clinging
Landing_at_Anzac_Cove
Type of boat designed for transporting amphibious forces and cargo to shore
tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers. The Golfo de Tribugá-class landing craft is an LCU developed
Landing_craft_utility
German heavy assault gun
vehicles to participate in the planned counterattack against the Allied beachhead, Operation Fischfang. This failed in its objective, but the battalion
Brummbär
American actor (1912–1962)
(Changjin Reservoir) during the Korean War and as a Marine sergeant again in Beachhead (1954), and Strategic Air Command (1955) with James Stewart. In 1950,
Frank_Lovejoy
American actress (born 1941)
Thousand Pieces of Silver" S4E5 1967 The Invaders Woman / Mrs. Brandon "Beachhead" S1E1 1967 Gunsmoke Anne Gilchrist "Nitro!" parts 1&2 S12E28&29 1968 Cowboy
Bonnie_Beecher
American actor (1930–2017)
as Halls of Montezuma (1950), Sam Fuller's Fixed Bayonets! (1951) and Beachhead (1954). In 1954, he guest-starred in an episode of the NBC legal drama
Skip_Homeier
Social networking video game
Duty: Elite was an online service created by the Activision subsidiary Beachhead Studios for the multiplayer portion for the first-person shooter video
Call_of_Duty:_Elite
American general (1880–1964)
MacArthur (center) inspecting the beachhead on Leyte on 20 October 1944
Douglas_MacArthur
Joint U.S.-Canadian military unit in WWII
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife. Legend has it that while carrying out beachhead operations at Anzio, a member of the FSSF found the journal of a German
First_Special_Service_Force
Pivotal battle in the Italian campaign, leading to the Allied liberation of Rome
Fifth Army. The Fifth Army also controlled the U.S. VI Corps in the Anzio beachhead, some 60 miles northwest. Diadem was launched at 23:00 on 11 May 1944
Operation_Diadem
Battle in 1915 during the First World War
known as Anzac Cove. The first Turkish attempts to recapture the ANZAC beachhead were two unsuccessful attacks in April. Just over two weeks later, the
Third_attack_on_Anzac_Cove
1952 anthology of science fiction stories edited by August Derleth
Beachheads in Space is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by American writer August Derleth. It was first published in hardcover by Pellegrini
Beachheads_in_Space
World War II deception plan during the build-up to the 1944 Normandy landings
In June 1944 the Allied forces successfully landed and established a beachhead in Normandy. Later evidence demonstrated that German intelligence had
Operation_Bodyguard
Turkish military unit
On landing it immediately became involved in the Battle of Pentemili beachhead. Since the 1970s it has formed part of 11th Corps/Cyprus Turkish Peace
39th Mechanized Infantry Division
39th_Mechanized_Infantry_Division
United States Army officer and veteran (1918–2011)
action two guns of the battery of four 88-mm. that were shelling the beachhead. Unswerving in his determination to complete his self-appointed and extremely
Richard_Winters
Military conflict in 1974
be divided in two phases. The first objective, was the creation of a beachhead that would give access to the sea the Turkish-Cypriot enclave of Gönyeli
Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Military_operations_during_the_Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus
1945 Allied operation in the Philippines during World War II
"S-Day", 9 January, the U.S. 6th Army landed on a roughly 25 mi (40 km) beachhead at the base of the Gulf between the towns of Lingayen and San Fabian.
Invasion_of_Lingayen_Gulf
German electropop group
released on Hayo Lewerentz label Major Records. Wobker teamed up with his Beachhead bandmate Hans Johm (Antlers Mulm) and Michael Maria Ziffels for the Dependence
Boytronic
Westernmost D-Day landing site during WWII
Dutch and other Allied navies. The objective at Utah was to secure a beachhead on the Cotentin Peninsula, the location of important port facilities at
Utah_Beach
Battle during the Allied Invasion of Sicily
attacks by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica aircraft while defending the beachhead against attacks by Livorno Division and German Göring Division tanks until
Battle_of_Gela_(1943)
German soldier (1923–2006)
Division(The Big Red One). Omaha Beachhead Initial Assault Map Omaha Beachhead D-Day Operations Map Omaha Beachhead Fox Green Objectives - WN62 Wn62 Information
Heinrich_Severloh
WWII battle in the Pacific theater between US and Japan
the two beachheads were linked, and by 29 July the Americans had secured the Orote peninsula. The Japanese counterattacks against the beachheads and the
Battle_of_Guam_(1944)
World War II battle in the Pacific
was fought by Australian and United States forces against the Japanese beachheads at Buna, Sanananda and Gona. From these, the Japanese had launched an
Battle_of_Buna–Gona
USMC Medal of Honor recipient (1923–1976)
Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the beachhead in Guam as at the World War II. Luther Skaggs Jr. was born on March 3
Luther_Skaggs_Jr.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
sinking four more Japanese warships and damaging two others to establish a beachhead on Bougainville Island. Stout was ordered on 13 December 1988, the keel
USS_Stout
unable to prevent it. The 103rd Infantry under Major Webb attacked the beachhead with two companies that almost threw the Japanese back to the sea. The
Japanese invasion of Cagayan de Oro
Japanese_invasion_of_Cagayan_de_Oro
1942 battle of World War II
Japanese attacked the weakest part of the island defences and established a beachhead on 8 February. Percival had expected a crossing in the north and failed
Fall_of_Singapore
1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
entered the suburbs of Viipuri. The same day, the Red Army established a beachhead on the Western Gulf of Viipuri. The Finns proposed an armistice on 6 March
Winter_War
Designated area in hostile territory for landing transport aircraft
Phu. Another recent example includes the Battle of Hostomel Airport. Beachhead Bridgehead Lodgement Look up airhead in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Airhead
First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps
part of celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Anzio beachhead invasion. She was a life member of numerous veterans' associations, including
June_Wandrey
Political movement in the American Civil War
ticket demonstrated the Radicals' superior strength and established a beachhead for the Republican Party in the Upper South. Unionists came from diverse
Unionist politician (American Civil War)
Unionist_politician_(American_Civil_War)
American war correspondent and writer
published on January 10, 1944, when Allied forces were fighting at the Anzio beachhead in Italy. The notable story also marked the peak of Pyle's writing career
Ernie_Pyle
1943 Allied landings in Italy
counterattack by six divisions of motorized troops, hoping to throw the Salerno beachhead into the sea before it could link with the British Eighth Army. Heavy
Operation_Avalanche
German elite Luftwaffe armoured division
landed in Salerno and successfully established a beachhead. German efforts to destroy said beachhead lasted for nine days. The Hermann Göring Panzer Division
1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring
1st_Fallschirm-Panzer_Division_Hermann_Göring
Battle fought during the Falklands War
sustained losses and damage but were able to create and consolidate a beachhead and land troops. After the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands
Battle_of_San_Carlos_(1982)
Member of the Japanese imperial family (born 1966)
personal emblem (o-shirushi (お印)): the blossom of the bristle-pointed beachhead iris Iris setosa (hiougi-ayame, cypress fan iris (檜扇菖蒲)) which blooms
Kiko,_Crown_Princess_of_Japan
American multinational banking and financial services corporation
national lending department to Chicago in an effort to establish a financial beachhead in the region. These mergers helped BankAmerica Corporation to once again
Bank_of_America
World War II makeshift radio
it was almost certainly invented by a soldier stationed at the Anzio beachhead during the stalemate of February – May 1944. One of the first newspaper
Foxhole_radio
US Army general (1890–1949)
rushed troops from outside Italy to the beachhead: now, on January 31, 1944, 8 German divisions surrounded the beachhead. Churchill was angry and furious, bewildered
John_P._Lucas
Hitler gambled to keep American forces from breaking out of the Normandy beachhead and into the open countryside. The Nazi plan required the Panzer forces
List of recipients of the United States Presidential Unit Citation
List_of_recipients_of_the_United_States_Presidential_Unit_Citation
1975 Type 21 or Amazon-class frigate of the Royal Navy
air defence duty at the entrance to San Carlos Water, protecting the beachhead established two days before, she came under attack by four Argentinian
HMS_Antelope_(F170)
2014 American science fiction action film by Doug Liman
design closer to the Quad TiltRotor. Aside from the crashed ship on the beachhead and a gimbal set to depict the plane used by Cage's squad, the film used
Edge_of_Tomorrow
Strategically important position on a river crossing which enemy forces seek to control
has much in common with the popular misconception of a beachhead. Airhead (warfare) Beachhead Lodgement One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates
Bridgehead
Battle of World War II in Burma
securing the beachhead by the afternoon. The following day, the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier J. F. R. Forman) landed, took over the beachhead and occupied
Battle_of_Ramree_Island
Former fortification in South Carolina
Fort Wagner or Battery Wagner was a beachhead fortification on Morris Island, South Carolina, that covered the southern approach to Charleston Harbor
Fort_Wagner
American actress (1931–2011)
The Wild One. The following year, she appeared opposite Tony Curtis in Beachhead, and with Dale Robertson in Sitting Bull, and the year after that as Fredric
Mary_Murphy_(actress)
American actor, director and producer (1931–1992)
with the studio, appearing in Onionhead (1958). Danton starred in Tarawa Beachhead (1958) at Columbia, with co-star Kerwin Mathews, and his off-screen wife
Ray_Danton
Enclave taken by and defended by force of arms
against determined opposition, made by increasing the size of a bridgehead, beachhead, or airhead into a substantial defended area, at least the rear parts
Lodgement
American actor (1927–2017)
and M Squad. His film credits included Thundering Jets in 1958, Tarawa Beachhead in 1958, Lone Texan in 1959, and Gunfighters of Abilene in 1960. Farr
Lee_Farr
Active US Army formation
more 4th Division lives than Utah Beach landing itself". "Utah Beach | Beachhead | 4th Infantry Division". Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths
4th Infantry Division (United States)
4th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
American actor (1926–2007)
son in The Garment Jungle (1957). He was promoted to star for Tarawa Beachhead (1958), a war film produced by Charles Schneer. Schneer liked the actor's
Kerwin_Mathews
Fictional characters in the science fiction television series, Stargate SG-1
the catch of the Ori killing unbelievers. In the original pitch for "Beachhead," Brad Wright had intended to let the Ori build and come through the Supergate
Ori_(Stargate)
Military operation during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Retrieved 19 October 2023. "Ukraine Reports Progress Securing Dnieper River Beachheads". RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service. 19 November 2023. Archived from the original
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
2023_Ukrainian_counteroffensive
American actor (1918–1978)
Alfred Belzig Episode: "The Bank" The Invaders Alan Landers Episode: "Beachhead" 1968 The Invaders General Samuel ConCannon Episodes: "The Peacemaker"
James_Daly_(actor)
Theatre of military operations during World War II
Operation Husky. The Allies faced little resistance while establishing beachheads, and were able to take the rest of the island partially due to their frequent
European theatre of World War II
European_theatre_of_World_War_II
Process of removing land mines
An amphibious assault vehicle fires a line charge to clear beachhead during an exercise at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base.
Demining
Amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads
landing craft, TLC) was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed by the Royal Navy and later by the United
Landing_craft_tank
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
largest naval force ever assembled, the Allies successfully established a beachhead in Normandy and advanced into France. Though reluctant to back an unelected
Franklin_D._Roosevelt
Iowa-class battleship
Soviet Union. When transferred to the Pacific Fleet in 1944, Iowa shelled beachheads at Kwajalein and Eniwetok in advance of Allied amphibious landings and
USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
2000 video game
"Beachhead 2000". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023. Orlando, Greg (February 2001). "Beachhead
Beach_Head_2000
Salerno had consolidated their beachhead, the Germans launched fierce counterattacks. However, they failed to destroy the beachhead and retreated on 16 September
Military history of the United States during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II
LST-542-class tank landing ships
during World War II for the task of landing troops and supplies on enemy beachheads. LST-724 was laid down on 20 July 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by
USS_LST-724
Advanced persistent threat operated by the Chinese government
devices such as routers and security cameras to hide and establish a beachhead in advance of using that system to launch future attacks. Operating this
Volt_Typhoon
1943 battle of World War II
surrounding the major Japanese base at Rabaul. The intention was to establish a beachhead on Bougainville, within which an airfield would be built. The naval battle
Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay
Military unit
The Royal Naval Commandos, also known as RN Beachhead Commandos, were a commando formation of the Royal Navy which served during the Second World War
Royal_Naval_Commandos
Formation of the United States Army (1920–1968)
Allied forces were finally able to break out and establish a more secure beachhead. On 3 November it crossed the Volturno River and took Venafro. The division
45th Infantry Division (United States)
45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
This tied down German troops and prevented their deployment against the beachhead. Jeffrey J. Clarke and Robert Ross Smith, Riviera to the Rhine (1993)
Operation Span (deception plan)
Operation_Span_(deception_plan)
Theater Army of the U.S. Army
catching VI Corps off balance if it advanced too far inland resulted in the beachhead being bottled up. The Germans launched a series of attacks and counterattacks
United_States_Army_North
WWII battle in the Pacific Theatre
Troops from the Japanese 87th Naval Garrison Force quickly surrounded the beachhead and, as their supply situation grew desperate, the Australians were forced
Battle_of_Porton_Plantation
Theater of World War II
the transports at anchor near the American beachhead on Leyte. The Southern Force would strike at the beachhead littoral through the Surigao Strait, while
Pacific_War
1992 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
the Klatchian coast and has sent an army against Omnia, establishing a beachhead near the citadel. Brutha attempts to establish diplomatic contact with
Small_Gods
United States Army general
period of the invasion operation. Thousands of men lay huddled on a narrow beachhead, their organizations and leaders cut down by the disastrous enemy fire
George_A._Taylor
Campaign in ongoing war since 2014
said that Russian forces were deploying thousands of marines from this beachhead. The Russian 22nd Army Corps approached the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
United States Army general (1885–1945)
were opposed by Vichy French forces, but Patton's men quickly gained a beachhead and pushed through fierce resistance. Casablanca fell on 11 November and
George_S._Patton
Bolivian army soldier (1942–2022)
needed] Guevara reportedly told Guzmán that he hoped to turn Bolivia into a beachhead for socialist revolutions in neighboring countries.[citation needed] In
Mario_Terán
Military unit
Transportation by rail ended at Ficulle in Italy, far from the enemy beachhead. Because Allied air superiority made further rail transport difficult
508th_Heavy_Panzer_Battalion
1944 battle in New Guinea during World War II
group by a reinforced US infantry battalion, which was transported from a beachhead the Allied troops had established around Arara, on the mainland, the previous
Battle_of_Wakde
Military unit
re-establish the front line after the Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead. Later in the year, it participated in the Battle of the Bulge and then
3rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
3rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
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Will; Desire; Fortress; Dearly Loved Stronghold; Resolute; Brilliant; Wild Boar; Walled Stronghold
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English : Probably a variant of Bilbro.English : habitational name from Bilberry in Cornwall.
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Place Name; The Bare Hillside
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Is associated to Lord venkateswara, Goddess Parvati
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Originally a diminutive used for names ending in -bina, like Albina, Columbina, and Robina, now...
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The Tempest' A jester.
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Protector of man.
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Offered to God
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