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{{short description|Route that connects an operating military unit with its supply base}}
{{Other uses|Lines of Communication (disambiguation){{!}}Lines of Communication}}
[[File:Lci-convoy.jpg|thumb|Convoy of ships supporting [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] in the [[invasion of Normandy]] in June 1944 during the [[World War II|Second World War]].]]
A '''line of communication''' (or '''communications''') is the route that connects an operating [[military unit]] with its [[materiel|supply base]]. Supplies and reinforcements are transported along the line of communication. Therefore,
The [[interdiction]] of supplies and reinforcements to units closer to the front lines is therefore an important strategic goal for opposing forces. Some notable examples:▼
▲A '''line of communication''' (or '''communications''') is the route that connects an operating [[military unit]] with its [[supply base]]. Supplies and reinforcements are transported along the line of communication, therefore a secure and open line of communication is vital for any military force to continue to operate effectively. Prior to the advent of the use of [[telegraph]] and [[radio]] in warfare, lines of communication were also the routes used by [[Despatch rider|despatch riders]] on horseback and runners to convey and deliver orders and battle updates to and from unit commanders and headquarters. Thus, a unit whose lines of communication were compromised was vulnerable to becoming isolated and defeated, as the means for requesting reinforcements and resupply is lost .
* The [[siege of Vicksburg]] in the American Civil War, in which [[Ulysses S. Grant]] encircled the city, leading to its eventual surrender in July 1863
* The [[Battle of France]] in World War II, in which the Germans cut off the French and British armies in Belgium (although the [[Dunkirk evacuation]] rescued over 330,000 of them)
* The encirclement of [[
* The United States' attacks on the [[Ho Chi Minh trail]] during the [[Vietnam War]]▼
== See also ==
=== Logistics in general ===
▲The [[interdiction]] of supplies and reinforcements to units closer to the front lines is therefore an important strategic goal for opposing forces. Some notable examples:
*[[Aerial refueling]]
▲* The encirclement of [[Sixth Army (Germany)|6th Army]] in the [[Battle of Stalingrad]]
*[[Airlift]]
▲* United States attacks on the [[Ho Chi Minh trail]] during the [[Vietnam War]]
*[[Army engineering maintenance]]
*[[Expeditionary maneuver warfare]]
*[[Integrated logistics support]]
*[[Logistician]]
*[[Logistics Officer]]
*[[Main supply route]]
*[[Military logistics]]
*[[Military supply chain management]]
*[[NATO Stock Number]]
*[[Performance-based logistics]]
*[[Seabasing]]
*[[Sealift]]
*[[Train (military)]]
*[[Underway replenishment]]
=== Specific logistics operations ===
*[[Battle of Pusan Perimeter logistics]]
*[[British logistics in the Falklands War]]
*[[British logistics in the Second Boer War]]
==Notes==
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A line of communication can also refer to a civilian management (corporations lines of communication)
==References==
*The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. Copyright © 2001, 2002 by [[Oxford University Press]]
[[Category:Military strategy]]
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