1. Nijmegen - Noun
2. Nijmegen - Proper noun
an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
Source: WordNet82nd Airborne zone Grave proved to be well defended and German forces continued to press on the 82nd deployed on the Groesbeek heights to the east of Nijmegen. Source: Internet
British POWs at Arnhem The Germans overcame pockets of resistance throughout the day, gaining control of the northern bridge approaches and permitting reinforcements to cross the span and reinforce units further south near Nijmegen. Source: Internet
Because these are all left-wing parties, Nijmegen received the nickname ' Havana on the Waal'. Source: Internet
Before the operation on the 15 September Gavin verbally ordered Lt-Col Linquist of the 508th to send a battalion to the Nijmegen bridge after landing. Source: Internet
Beginning with the annexation of Artois in 1659, most of the current Nord department territory had been acquired by the time of the Treaty of Nijmegen in 1678. Source: Internet
Early in the day the 9th SS Reconnaissance Battalion (sent south the day before) concluded it was not needed in Nijmegen and returned to Arnhem. Source: Internet