enveloping maneuver
1enveloping — adjective surrounding and closing in on or hemming in (Freq. 1) the army s enveloping maneuver • Similar to: ↑close …
2World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
3World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
4Polish–Soviet War in 1920 — oviet Forces in early 1920Soviet forces had recently been very successful against the White Russians, defeating Denikin, and had signed peace treaties with Latvia and Estonia. The Polish front became the most important war theater and majority of …
5Chorzów — See also: Chorzów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship Chorzów Wolności Street(Freedomstreet) …
6History of Silesia — can be traced for many millenias, although only the last one and a half are relatively known. Silesia has been inhabited from time immemorial by people of multiple ethnic groups. Germanic tribes were first recorded within Silesia in the 1st… …
7100th Guards Rifle Division — The 100th Guards Rifle Division was an elite Red Army airborne infantry division during World War II.CreationFrom the beginning of the war, the Soviet Army strongly emphasized the development of airborne forces and their use behind enemy lines.… …
8Swarming (military) — Swarming is a behavior in which autonomous, or semi autonomous, units of action attack an enemy from several different directions and then regroup. Pulsing , where the units shift the point of attack, is a necessary part of swarming. Swarming is… …
9Pincer movement — A pincer movement whereby the red force envelops the advancing blue force …
10international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
