zwrot zaczepny

English translation: counteroffensive

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Polish term or phrase:zwrot zaczepny
English translation:counteroffensive
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

10:00 Oct 8, 2019
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / logistics
Polish term or phrase: zwrot zaczepny
kierunki i rubieże wykonania zwrotów zaczepnych
Małgorzata Mazurek
Poland
Local time: 11:32
counteroffensive
Explanation:
The Battle of the Bzura (or the Battle of Kutno) was the largest[3] battle of the 1939 German invasion of Poland, fought between 9 and 19 September[4] 1939, between Polish and German forces. It began as a Polish counter-offensive, but the Germans outflanked the Polish forces and took all of western Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bzura


Polski zwrot zaczepny nad Bzurą całkowicie zaskoczył Niemców. Nie spodziewali się, że na północnym brzegu Bzury znajdują się tak liczne

http://spwl.wp.mil.pl/pl/1_669.html
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counteroffensive


Explanation:
The Battle of the Bzura (or the Battle of Kutno) was the largest[3] battle of the 1939 German invasion of Poland, fought between 9 and 19 September[4] 1939, between Polish and German forces. It began as a Polish counter-offensive, but the Germans outflanked the Polish forces and took all of western Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bzura


Polski zwrot zaczepny nad Bzurą całkowicie zaskoczył Niemców. Nie spodziewali się, że na północnym brzegu Bzury znajdują się tak liczne

http://spwl.wp.mil.pl/pl/1_669.html

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
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counterattack


Explanation:
Kontratak – taktyczny zwrot zaczepny wykonywany na włamującego się w głąb obrony przeciwnika - https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontratak

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A counterattack is a military tactic that occurs when one side successfully defends off the enemy’s attack and begins to push the enemy back with an attack of its own - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterattack

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