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3RD GENERATION WARFARE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- third generation warfare
1, record 1, English, third%20generation%20warfare
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- 3GW 2, record 1, English, 3GW
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- third generation war 3, record 1, English, third%20generation%20war
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Third generation warfare is a term created by the U.S. military in 1989, referring to the tactics of warfare used after the Wehrmacht's development of the blitzkrieg. Third generation war focuses on using speed and surprise to bypass the enemy's lines and collapse their forces from the rear. Essentially, this was the end of linear warfare on a tactical level, with units seeking not simply to meet each other face to face but to out-maneuver each other to gain the greatest advantage. 3, record 1, English, - third%20generation%20warfare
Record 1, Key term(s)
- 3rd generation warfare
- 3rd generation war
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guerre de troisième génération
1, record 1, French, guerre%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- G3G 1, record 1, French, G3G
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon Lind, la guerre de troisième génération (G3G) apparaît également au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, cette fois-ci du côté des Allemands. Ces derniers ont mis au point la tactique d'infiltration, utilisée par les combattants d'unités de choc lors de l'offensive de 1918. Ces combattants devaient constituer la première vague d'attaque. Ils devaient infiltrer les retranchements de l'ennemi et entraîner sa perte. Lind juge qu'il s'agit là du premier exemple de la guerre de manœuvre, qu'il a contribué à populariser avec son ouvrage paru quatre ans auparavant. La guerre de manœuvre est ce que Lind nomme G3G, et elle se distingue par l'absence de linéarité et par la dispersion des troupes. [...] La G3G est entraînée par de nouveaux concepts, soit ceux de non-linéarité et de dispersion. 1, record 1, French, - guerre%20de%20troisi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- guerre de 3e génération
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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