Which maneuver seeks to avoid enemy positions, causing them to move or divert forces?

Which maneuver seeks to avoid enemy positions, causing them to move or divert forces?

• A. Infiltration
• B. Turning Movement
• C. Envelopment
• D. Penetration

Answer: (B)

A turning movement aims to outflank the enemy by moving around their front and striking their flank or rear. By doing so, you purposefully draw the enemy’s forces to redeploy or divert to meet this new threat, which disrupts their defensive posture and creates an opportunity for you to advance with less resistance. This contrasts with direct assaults on the front, which focus on breaking through a line rather than forcing the opponent to reposition. Infiltration, envelopment, and penetration involve bypassing, surrounding, or breaching defenses, but they don’t specifically emphasize causing the enemy to move or divert forces in the same way a turning movement does.

A turning movement aims to outflank the enemy by moving around their front and striking their flank or rear. By doing so, you purposefully draw the enemy’s forces to redeploy or divert to meet this new threat, which disrupts their defensive posture and creates an opportunity for you to advance with less resistance. This contrasts with direct assaults on the front, which focus on breaking through a line rather than forcing the opponent to reposition. Infiltration, envelopment, and penetration involve bypassing, surrounding, or breaching defenses, but they don’t specifically emphasize causing the enemy to move or divert forces in the same way a turning movement does.