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ATAQUE DIVERSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
  • Military Strategy
DEF

An attack wherein a force attacks, or threatens to attack, a target other than the main target for the purpose of drawing enemy defences away from the main effort.

OBS

diversionary attack: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Attaque ou menace d'attaque par une force d'un objectif autre que l'objectif principal, en vue de détourner la défense ennemie de la région d'effort principal.

OBS

attaque de diversion : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ejército de tierra
  • Estrategia militar
DEF

Acción en la que una fuerza ataca, o amenaza con atacar, un objetivo que no es el principal, con el propósito de distraer las fuerzas defensivas enemigas del esfuerzo principal.

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