pincer attack

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

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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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