Operation Outflank was the first combat operation of the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). It was a series of raids by the Fleet Air Arm on the oil refineries...
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Operation Robson (20 December 1944) was the first of a series of aerial operations, Operation Outflank, undertaken by the British Pacific Fleet (BPF) against...
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that "The country was wooded and rather marshy, which made any outflanking operation impossible." Two important hill areas, 300 feet (90 m) high, were...
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production on Sumatra on 4 January 1945. It was part of the larger Operation Outflank, and its aim was to disrupt fuel supplies to Japanese forces in the...
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Battle of the Mareth Line (redirect from Operation Supercharge II)
Pugilist established an alternative route of attack and Operation Supercharge II, an outflanking manoeuvre via the Tebaga Gap was planned. Montgomery reinforced...
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Flanking maneuver (redirect from Outflank)
operations can relieve pressure on troops on the main battle front by forcing the enemy to divert resources to contain the new front. The operations may...
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an outflanking maneuver at the Tebaga Gap in the Tunisian Campaign This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Operation Supercharge...
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January 1945, she participated in further bombardments of Sabang during Operation Outflank and participated in the recapture of Burma until May where she supported...
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divisions began to fall back in disarray; the Third Romanian Army had been outflanked to the west and east. After receiving the news of the Soviet attack, Sixth...
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which allowed the 1st HGZ to push through the 4th Guards Brigade and outflank Mount Vitorog and the particularly strong VRS defences there. The 1st HGZ...
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constituted a deep salient east into Soviet lines and was subject to outflanking attempts on the corps left flank; Soviet armoured units had already appeared...
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Via Balbia as Machine-Gun Battalion 2 and some anti-tank guns made an outflanking move through the desert to the south. The British withdrew from Mersa...
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over an hour but Hooker then brought up his own artillery and tried to outflank the Confederate line. Shortly after 4 p.m., Ewell received orders from...
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cope with fast-paced attacks. The ARSK military was unable to check outflanking manoeuvres and their Special Units Corps failed as a mobile reserve,...
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end of the Siegfried Line was less well defended than elsewhere and an outflanking movement around the line was possible and would allow an early assault...
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Western Desert campaign (redirect from Operation Aida)
reached El Agheila on 15 December and the New Zealand Division was sent to outflank the Mersa Brega line from 14 to 16 December as the 51st (Highland) Division...
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Battle of the Scheldt (redirect from Operation Switchback)
vehicles known as "Buffaloes" to travel across the flooded countryside to outflank the German forces. Simonds planned to strike both at the Leopold canal...
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western end of the front in Normandy soon led to disaster, as they were outflanked to their south and the front to their east collapsed, resulting in many...
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Battle of France (redirect from Operation Yellow)
10 June 1940 and began the Italian invasion of France. German armies outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France, occupying Paris unopposed...
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did not seem to form a continuous line and were susceptible to being outflanked or bypassed. Even with prior warning of the U.S. offensive, the British...
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Normandy landings (redirect from Operation Neptune)
the road was well covered by machine gun emplacements that had to be outflanked before the advance could proceed. Elements of the 9th Canadian Infantry...
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ground phase, the 1st Armoured Division took part in the "left-hook" which outflanked Iraqi forces. It participated in the Battle of Norfolk. British Challenger...
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Indian Ocean in World War II (category Naval battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom)
aircraft sank Tatayama Maru in the Andaman Sea. 18 November 1944: Operation Outflank air raid against northern Sumatra by HMS Indomitable and Illustrious...
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Battle of El Agheila (category Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland)
long Axis withdrawal from El Alamein to Tunis. The Eighth Army planned to outflank and trap the Axis forces as they withdrew to Tunis. The Eighth Army plan...
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Third Battle of Mount Hermon (redirect from Operation Dessert)
times, the Israelis mistook Syrian fire for friendly one. Peled tried to outflank the Syrians. One of his company commanders took the wrong path and turned...
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East Prussian offensive (redirect from East Prussian Operation)
General der Infanterie Friedrich Hossbach′s 4th Army began to find itself outflanked. Against fierce resistance, Rokossovsky attacked across the Narew on 14...
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Belgrade offensive (redirect from Belgrade operation)
Army 2nd Ukrainian Front's supporting 46th Army advanced in an attempt to outflank the German Belgrade defensive position from the north, by cutting the river...
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Battle of Medenine (redirect from Operation Capri)
February 1943 and on 8 November, Operation Torch began in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The Panzerarmee evaded British outflanking moves but traffic jams, fuel...
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then the Fourth Panzer Army and Erich von Manstein's LVI Panzerkorps outflanked the Red Army, reaching Daugavpils on 26 June, and advance of 240 kilometres...
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Siege of Tobruk (redirect from Operation Supercharge (1941))
garrison passed from Morshead to Scobie. Operation Crusader began on 18 November 1941, with an outflanking movement that brought the Eighth Army to within...
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