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  • Five solid brigades of three or four infantry battalions each, marching in open columns, echeloned back from the Nile.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • Five solid brigades of three or four infantry battalions each, marching in open columns, echeloned back from the Nile.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • Five solid brigades of three or four infantry battalions each, marching in open columns, echeloned back from the Nile.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • The second Combat Wing (two Groups) was to fly echeloned left on the lead Combat Wing and the third and fourth in trail at five-mile intervals.

    The Berlin Bombing Mission Flown by The 8th Air Force on April 29, 1944 2000

  • In other cases, enemy defenses might be well prepared or echeloned in depth.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 4 Army Group Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • The company team echelon formation (either echelon left or echelon right) has the lead platoon positioned farthest from the echeloned flank, with each subsequent platoon located to the rear of and outside the platoon in front of it.

    FM 71-1 Chapter 3 Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • Then, the OPFOR uses an attack force echeloned in depth to maintain the momentum of the attack after the initial penetration.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 4 Army Group Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • Against strong, deeply-echeloned, and well-prepared defenses, an army conducts penetration battles on strike sectors normally totaling from 4 to 6 km in width to ensure requisite COF superiority.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 5 Army Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • Against strong, deeply-echeloned, and well-prepared defenses, an army conducts penetration battles on strike sectors normally totaling from 4 to 6 km in width to ensure requisite COF superiority.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 5 Army Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • Such narrow frontages reflect an attack echeloned in great depth.

    FM 100-61 Chptr 5 Army Offensive Operations United States Army 1998

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