I know that all of you combat arms military folk who may or may not be military ring customers have heard this terminology used before. Those of you who are not combat arms still know what it means.
For those of you who don’t know a flanking maneuver is an attack to the side of an enemy formation rather than a head on attack. This can really work out to the advantage of the attacker if the enemy isn’t expecting it. Flank forces are weaker than the front forces because they are not expected to handle the brunt of the action.
One classic example of a flanking attack was when Hannibal went through the Swiss Alps to get behind and defeat the Roman Army. Another example of a classic flanking maneuver was during Operation Desert Storm when coalition forces flanked and defeated the Iraqi Republican Guard. Many of you military ring customers who are also Desert Storm ring customers should remember this one. One reason why it was so successful was because it totally surprised the Iraqi Army.
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