List of military strategies

Offensive Strategies

* Ambush - " an attack on an opponent usually involving surprise.
* Blitzkrieg - A bombardment immediately followed by a lightning swift attack by mobile forces, named after the German World War II strategy.
* Charge - Direct attack, usually by running up to the opponent.
* Counterattack - An attack when an enemy has attacked, usually when the enemy is weak or complacent.
* Encirclement - To isolate and surround enemy forces.
* Flanking maneuver - This strategy involves attacking the opponent from the side, or rear, "flank".
* Human wave attack - Humans used to attack in continuous waves, almost in a desperation move.
* Penetration - A direct attack through the enemy lines, then attack the rear once through.
* Pincer maneuver - Allowing the enemy to attack the center, sometimes in a charge, then attacking the flanks of the charge.
* Raiding - Attacking with the purpose of removing enemy's supply or provisions.
* Siege - Continuous attack by bombardment on a fortified position, usually by artillery.

Defensive Strategies

* Withdrawal
* Fortification
* Fabian Strategy (Attrition warfare)
* Military district or also known as "Wehrkreis" in German.
* Turtling - Continuous reinforcement of an army until it has reached its full strength, then an attack with the now superior force.

ee also

* Military tactics
* Strategy or more specifically Military strategy
* Art of War
* Thirty-Six Strategies