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double envelopment
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Pincer movement
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.
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