flank guard

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A security element operating to the flank of a moving or stationary force to protect it from enemy ground observation, direct fire, and surprise attack.

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Tilly's detachment of Kachin Rangers scouted for the 1st Marauder Battalion and provided its flank guard.

Kachin Rangers: Allied guerrillas in World War II Burma by Dr. Briscoe, C.H. / Special Warfare

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