Some 2,000 marines have focused on the area for the past two months and have engaged in heavy battles with air support.

"We've been through two heavy battles in the last five days, without sufficient time to repair."

"They are the heaviest battles since all this started and the first time both sides have battled through the night," he added.

Lakshminarayan returned with the troops and a heavy battle ensued.

After a heavy battle, the town is captured by the commandos and the Norwegian resistance members.

With over 123 killed it became one of the heaviest battles in the war.

One night, during an especially heavy battle, sixty Jewish laborers were able to escape.

Russian soldiers, many of whom have now seen heavy battle, are ready to believe almost any myth about the Chechen fighting machine.

As a first step, Aachen was captured during a heavy battle.

Thus started a heavy and intensive battle lasting 7 hours.