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Breakout (military)

In the Battle of Vienna (1683), the garrison in the city attacked the Ottoman rear.

A breakout is a military operation to end a situation of investment (being surrounded) by offensive operations that achieve a breakthrough—escape from offensive confinement. It is used in contexts such as this: "The British breakout attempt from Normandy".[1] It is one of four possible outcomes of investment, the others being relief, surrender, or reduction.

  1. ^ Badsey, Stephen (1990). Normandy 1944: Allied Landings and Breakout. Osprey Campaign Series 1. Botley, Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-0-85045-921-0.

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