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offensive

Type of military operation

Entitytype of conflictQ2001676

Also known as military offensives · offensives · military attack · military offensive · offensive (military)

Instance of: type of conflict
Subclass of: military operation
, attack
, armed conflict

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An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy or recapture territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal. Another term for an offensive often used by the media is "invasion", or the more general "attack". An offensive is a conduct of combat operations that seeks to achieve only some of the objectives of the strategy being pursued in the theatre as a whole. Commonly an offensive is carried out by one or more divisions, numbering between 10 and 30,000 troops as part of a combined arms manoeuvre.

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Has characteristic: attacker
defender

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