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Trench raiding (589 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

to infiltrate enemy trench systems. The distance between friendly and enemy front lines varied but was generally several hundred metres. Any attempt to

Deep operation (9,417 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

mobile operational reserves sent to exploit the strategic depth of an enemy front. The goal of a deep operation was to inflict a decisive strategic defeat

Battle of Korsun–Cherkassy (5,910 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

exploit the breakthrough by driving into the strategic depth of the enemy front. The arrival of large numbers of American- and British-built trucks and

Front mobile group (243 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Front mobile group was usually used to deepen the penetration of the enemy front 70–100 km or more. The organisation of the Front mobile group was retained

Encirclement (1,002 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

type of encirclement can ensue from a breakthrough in an area of the enemy front, and exploiting that with mobile forces, diverging in two or more directions

Walter Reader-Blackton (355 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

on 18th September, 1918, near Haisnes. He took a patrol through the enemy front line to the main line of resistance, where he remained some time acquiring

Stenckel von Bentheim (562 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and charged, carrying his spear as knights do, and charged through the enemy front line and into the main army. His charge inflicted serious injury on many

Lake Naroch offensive (1,036 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

continuously sent into the battle over and over again in the same place of the enemy front. Eventually, the attack on the German positions was brought to a halt

German spring offensive (4,693 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

stormtrooper units, trained in infiltration tactics to infiltrate and bypass enemy front line units, leaving these strong points to be "mopped-up" by follow-up

2-inch medium mortar (2,191 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

mortars. Its primary use was in cutting barbed wire defenses and attacking enemy front line trenches, such as in the July 1916 attack on the Somme. The spherical

Shock troops (1,637 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

sharper (than usual for WWI) artillery fire missions targeting both the enemy front and rear, bypassing and avoiding what enemy strong points they could

No. 664 Squadron RCAF (493 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

March 1945. The squadron flew its first operational sortie over the enemy front in the Netherlands on March 22, 1945. The principal aircraft flown in

75th Division (United Kingdom) (1,911 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

fired by the field artillery, trench mortars and machine guns onto the enemy front line, while the howitzers and heavy artillery fired on specific targets

Battle of Cannae (8,269 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The enemy front is not the goal of the principal attack. The mass of the troops and the reserves should not be concentrated against the enemy front; the

61st Mixed Brigade (1,039 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

unit took part in the Battle of Albarracín. On July 5, it broke the enemy front, and two days later managed to occupy the urban area of Albarracín; the

Blitzkrieg (15,414 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the Schwerpunkt were not supposed to become decisively engaged with enemy front line units to the right and the left of the breakthrough area. Units

39th Army (Soviet Union) (2,189 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

expanding its offensive on Sychevka and providing a corridor through the enemy front for the 29th Army and 11th Cavalry Corps (commanded by Colonel S.V. Sokolov)

Breakout (military) (1,341 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

meaning that they successfully occupy positions beyond the original enemy front line and can advance from that position toward an objective or to reunite

25th Division (Spain) (829 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

9–10, troops from the 25th Division began a diversionary action on the enemy front, occupying various positions; The general operation, however, did not

320th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) (2,112 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

advanced as far as Zabar, and 3rd Ukrainian Front had torn a gap in the enemy front 130 km wide and as much as 70 km deep. On the next day 46th Army continued

Return of the Brute (294 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

killed or wounded in a fruitless attempt to occupy a section of the enemy front line. Gunn will go crazy, turning into the Brute of the title, and will

Battle of Tannenberg (5,718 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

encirclement was complete by the end of the day, as Ludendorff wrote, "The enemy front seemed to be breaking up... We did not have a clear picture of the situation

Invasion of Poland (14,401 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the rapid movement of troops and concentrate on localized parts of the enemy front, eventually isolating segments of the enemy, surrounding, and destroying

Tank classification (3,744 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

cavalry tank, was designed to move fast and exploit penetrations of the enemy front. The idea originated in "Plan 1919", a British plan to break the trench

Westland Lysander (5,165 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

artillery fire in daylight – up to about 15,000 yards (14 km) behind the enemy front. The result of Petter's pilot enquiries suggested that field of view

5th Rifle Division (Poland) (1,756 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

started a pursuit after the fleeing enemy forces and broke through the enemy front in the battles of Borków, Zawady and Joniec. Between August 22 and August

Operation Bagration (7,419 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

reserves were to exploit the breakthrough and the operational depths of the enemy front using powerful mechanized and armoured formations to encircle enemy concentrations

67th Cyberspace Wing (3,372 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the armistice in late July 1953. It provided photographic coverage of enemy front lines, battlefield positions, installations, airfields and rail lines

Mariano Goybet (980 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Meuse-Argonne Offensive. With violent attacks, General Goybet broke the enemy front at Monthois, taking many prisoners and considerable materiel. After that

Seine River Crossing at Mantes-Gassicourt (1,230 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

medium artillery fire. In a situation that was "too fluid to define an enemy front line," General Wyche anticipated little resistance. His 79th Division

Tank (14,228 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

mechanized infantry, artillery and air power designed to break through the enemy front and collapse enemy resistance. The widespread introduction of high-explosive

Starshel (266 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

least 700 m. Usually 1 or 2 Starshel kits are used to completely jam enemy front-line communications on a tactical scale. R-045 range: 3,000–14,500 m

Tunnel warfare (6,333 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

that section of the trench. The infantry would then advance towards the enemy front-line hoping to take advantage of the confusion that followed the explosion

31st Division (United Kingdom) (4,168 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

German machine guns and shellfire, and only a few parties got into the enemy front line, where they remained pinned down. The division was unable to get

Armoured fighting vehicle (9,979 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

cavalry tank, was designed to move fast and exploit penetrations of the enemy front. The idea originated in "Plan 1919", a British plan to break the trench

Battle of Warsaw (1920) (5,460 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

attempting to envelop Warsaw from that direction, and break through the enemy front and fall upon the rear of the Soviet Northwestern Front. Additionally

Tanks in World War I (5,474 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Whippet. This tank was specifically designed to exploit breaches in the enemy front with its relatively higher speed (around 8 mph vs 3–4 mph for the British

Technology during World War I (6,702 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

fire at positions it could not see. Typical tactics were to pound the enemy front lines and then stop to let infantry move forward, hoping that the enemy

Jack Harrison (VC) (1,040 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

dark wood, it was impossible to see when our barrage had lifted off the enemy front line. Nevertheless, 2nd Lt. Harrison led his company against the enemy

Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany) (3,467 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

shells mixed with numerous poison gas projectiles, to neutralize the enemy front lines, and not try to destroy them. Under a creeping barrage, Stoßtruppen

Royal Flying Corps (9,377 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

important uses of RFC aircraft was observing artillery fire behind the enemy front line at targets that could not be seen by ground observers. The fall

History of weapons (8,452 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

for initial charge, after the initial charge and annihilation of the enemy front lines, the lances were discarded and swords, axes or war hammer were

France–New Zealand relations (2,671 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

where they advanced three kilometres and captured eight kilometres of enemy front line. 7,048 had become casualties, of whom 1,560 were killed. In June

Battle of Fleurus (1794) (7,157 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

had to advance in line with each other to exert equal pressure on the enemy front, and Archduke Charles’ column, whom he was to take his cue from, had

93rd Infantry Division (United States) (3,224 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Battle of the Marne. With violent attacks, General Goybet broke the enemy front at Monthois, capturing many prisoners and a considerable amount of materiel

108th Guards Rifle Division (6,143 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

advanced as far as Zabar, and 3rd Ukrainian Front had torn a gap in the enemy front 130km wide and as much as 70km deep. On the next day 46th Army continued

United States campaigns in World War I (5,735 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Berlin, and Allied airplanes had detected the unusual activity behind the enemy front. Foch had time to draw up reserves, and Petain, the French commander

No. 664 Squadron AAC (1,290 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

March 1945. The squadron flew its first operational sortie over the enemy front in the Netherlands on 22 March 1945. The principal aircraft flown in

Daniel Burges (961 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

September 1918 at Jumeaux, in the Balkans, valuable reconnaissance of the enemy front line trenches enabled Lieutenant Colonel Burges to bring his battalion

1918 in aviation (9,432 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ground-attack aircraft operate in great numbers, both attacking the enemy front line and disrupting the flow of enemy supplies, replacements, and reinforcements

World in Flames (3,590 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

aborting enemy front fighters or bombers (which are then forced to land on eligible hexes and turn face down), and destroying enemy front fighters or

USS Valley Forge (CV-45) (5,825 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

first air strikes in railway interdiction – keep supplies from reaching enemy front lines. Rockets, cannon fire, and bombs from the ship's air group, and

William Wyndham Green (635 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

for correcting gunfire from the top of a haystack 200 yards from the enemy front line in December 1914, and a bar to the MC, the citation for which reads:

List of established military terms (4,264 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Military mining, undermining of defence positions either fortifications or enemy front line trenches (see also camouflet). Parallel trenches Sapping: digging

Siege of Damascus (1229) (1,271 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

the walls. Nevertheless, al-Nāṣir launched daily sallies against the enemy front lines without success. During the siege, al-Kāmil launched a strike against

Farrukh Gayibov (1,120 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and 13 instruments. The aim of the raid was Baruny, 12 versts from the enemy front line, and the nearest district, where, according to reports, the staff

No Gun Ri massacre (10,254 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

from Yongdong. Declassified Army intelligence reports showed that the enemy front line was two miles or more from No Gun Ri late on July 28, the third

Harcus Strachan (1,175 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the squadron of his regiment when the squadron leader, approaching the enemy front line at a gallop, was killed. Lt. Strachan led the squadron through the

Tanks in the British Army (9,366 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Whippet. This tank was specifically designed to exploit breaches in the enemy front. The Whippet was faster than most other tanks, although it carried only

Battle of Głębokie (2,636 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Although tempted to attack the centre of what he considered the rear of enemy front, the town of Głębokie which had been abandoned by Polish forces the previous

Military history of New Zealand during World War I (8,795 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Zealanders had advanced three kilometres and captured eight kilometres of enemy front line. 7,048 had become casualties, of whom 1,560 were killed. In June

Kurt Chew-Een Lee (3,474 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

muzzle flashes. Following this, Lee single-handedly advanced upon the enemy front and attacked their positions one by one to draw their fire and reveal

27th Aero Squadron (2,377 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

heaviest American artillery barrage of the war was laid down on the enemy front. Operations orders received stated that all available aircraft would

Guido Keller (1,522 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Montello, Keller undertook a reconnaissance mission flying over the enemy front line several times searching vainly for his commander. He was one of

95th Aero Squadron (2,787 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

heaviest American artillery barrage of the war was laid down on the enemy front with the beginning of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Operations orders

Harold Arthur Faulkner Wilkinson (695 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

His citation read: With great dash he led his company forward into the enemy front line system, enabling the rest of his battalion to advance without severe

East Riding Royal Garrison Artillery (6,268 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

and the infantry of VIII Corps failed to penetrate much beyond the enemy front line trench. Gunner T. Tharratt, ERRGA, was later awarded the Military

Second Battle of the Jordan (23,276 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

hundred yards away and then swinging left and south across the advancing enemy front. Their escape was judged to have been due to luck and the speed of their

Aylmer Hunter-Weston (8,635 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

away" although "they could see it standing strong and well" and that the enemy front line "would be blown to pieces" and that the attackers would "walk into

Tower Hamlets Engineers (6,381 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the division: the troops would have to cross 700 yards to reach the enemy front line. The divisional commander decided to dig a new jumping-off trench

2nd East Riding Artillery Volunteers (8,499 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ordered to put down a bombardment on roads and approaches behind the enemy front line from 21.00 to midnight. The German guns did not reply, but at 01

1st Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers (6,784 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

followed by 35 minutes darkness before dawn. The field guns bombarded the enemy front line positions until the infantry arrived, then the 18-pdrs lifted to

Joe Thompson (pilot) (2,084 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

350 mph, he turned his cameras on and flew a prescribed heading over the enemy front, as German flak bursts followed his track.: 237 A second spotter plane

Hull Pals (6,867 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

German machine guns and shellfire, and only a few parties got into the enemy front line, where they remained pinned down all day. 31st Division found it

1st Ayrshire and Galloway Artillery Volunteers (6,343 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

followed by 35 minutes darkness before dawn. The field guns bombarded the enemy front line positions until the infantry arrived, then the 18-pdrs lifted to

33rd (Camberwell) Divisional Artillery (11,854 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

trench junctions, and a third to villages and cross-roads, while the enemy front and support trenches and wire were kept under constant bombardment day

East Lancashire Royal Engineers (11,055 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

429th Fd Co accompanied a party of 9th Bn Manchester Regiment into the enemy front line and destroyed three dugouts with gun-cotton charges; three of the

Victor Popescu (1,898 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Romanians, village mayors, and Romanian soldiers remaining behind the enemy front, urging them to fight with their guns and warning the Romanian traitors

92nd Brigade (United Kingdom) (4,438 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

German machine guns and shellfire, and only a few parties got into the enemy front line, where they remained pinned down all day. 31st Division found it

African military systems before 1800 (15,764 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

while the chariot teams maneuvered around the flanks or across the enemy front. The chariots usually engaged in stand-off battle with arrows against

2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) (18,533 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

25. 169th Brigade's leading battalions, the LRB and QVR, reached the enemy front trench and most of their first objectives, though the QVR was delayed

102nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade (9,008 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

August and lifted after four minutes then began to creep towards the enemy front line, followed by the infantry. 101st Brigade pushed through Malakoff

List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the Somme (1,222 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

whichever side controlled it would have unimpeded views of much of the enemy front. The Allies expected to capture the town (and beyond) on 1 July 1916

101st Brigade (United Kingdom) (10,140 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

barrage lifted 50 yards (46 m) forward and then began to creep towards the enemy front line, followed by the infantry. The barrage then rested on the front

14th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (6,153 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Bty also fired about 80 rounds of Lyddite on 26 December, enfilading enemy front line trenches opposite the neighbouring French troops, and watching the

47th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (7,439 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

on Z Day (1 July), with 47th Siege Bty laying down a barrage on the enemy front line NW of Fricourt, then the infantry began their assault at 07.30.

41st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (8,069 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

6-inch howitzers fired a standing barrage on the Phase 1 objective (the enemy front line trenches). Then, while the creeping barrage rolled over the objective

Venezuelan independence (9,914 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

cavalry in flight. This intervention of Bolivar allowed the break of the enemy front, action that produced great confusion inside the defensive position,

22nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Kensington) (6,268 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

few men from 226th Field Company, Royal Engineers. They got into the enemy front trench and held it for an hour and a half, but being unsupported they

11th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire) (8,653 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

barrage lifted 50 yards (46 m) forward and then began to creep towards the enemy front line, followed by the infantry. The objectives were 'Malakoff Farm' and

43rd (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (8,615 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

when the Sharp Group put down a heavy concentration of fire on the enemy front line. The infantry attacked at 14.00 under cover of smoke but the enemy