The pincer movement, or double envelopment, is a military maneuver in which forces simultaneously attack both flanks (sides) of an enemy formation. The name comes from visualizing the action as the split attacking forces pinching the enemy. The pincer movement typically occurs when opposing forces advance towards the center of an army that responds by moving its outside forces to the enemys flanks to surround it. At the same time, a second layer of pincers may attack on the more distant flanks to keep reinforcements from the target units. examples of a pincer movement: Battle of Marathon Battle of Cannae Battle of Walaja Battle of Manzikert Battle of Mohacs Battle of Fraustadt Battle of Cowpens and is also a main component of blitzkrieg
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:07:03 +0000
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