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Hammer and Anvil tactic is military tactic. This tactic is used more than 2500years. So we can see that this tactic is used at most famous battles in the history.
Hammer is the flanking force and Anvil is the infantry usually fast soilders are used as hammer and Heavy infantry used as Anvil.
If hammer succeeded to flank around the enemy and surround them usually enemy`s morale will be broken and lose their will to fight. The anvil earns time while the hammer is flanking.
How ever. If flanking force is too slow it could fail. like German army in 1914 France. And if the enemy prepare very well for flank. It could fail. Like German army in Kursk 1943.
This tactic used at Battle of Gaugamela, Battle of Cannae, Battle of France in 1914(fail), Battle of France in 1940, Operation Barbarosa and Gulf war.
Famous people who used this tatic is Alexanderthe Great< Hannibal< Heninz Guderian and Erich Von Manstein