pincer attack

English
The successful pincer attack executed by the Red Army against German forces at the Battle of Stalingrad.

Noun

pincer attack (plural pincer attacks)

  1. (military) An attack in which two or more forces attack from multiple sides at once.
    1. A set of simultaneous attacks against the flanks of an enemy salient in order to cut off and trap the enemy in an encirclement.

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