German Blitzkrieg

German Blitzkrieg



Courtesy of: http://www.2worldwar2.com/blitzkrieg.htm

 The German Blitzkrieg was the rapid, furious attack of the Germans on their neighboring countries.  Blitzkrieg means "lightning war" in German, which was a very accurate description!  World War II saw the introduction of new war technology, such as the armored tank and combat aircraft.  The Germans took advantage of this new technology, while some of their neighbors were still relying on their calvary and trenches.  (Trench warfare was the main strategy of World War I.)  Let's look a bit closer at the German Blitzkrieg.

The Blitzkrieg is the military strategy that the Germans used to invade other countries.  The intention of the Blitzkrieg was to overwhelm their opponents into shock.  The Germans would use all of their parts of their military power, like their airplanes, tanks, and infantry, all at once.  This was an extremely effective military technique for the Germans.

The Blitzkrieg, as in its name, was extremely fast, like lightning.  The Germans took Denmark in one day with this military strategy.  Luxembourg was conquered in a few hours, and the Netherlands was snatched in four days.  The Nazis took Belgium in eighteen days, but they took only Northern France in six weeks.  The Blitzkrieg was a new, fast way of invasion.

The German Blitzkrieg was a revolutionary, effective method of invasion at the beginning of World War II.

                                          

Courtesy of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjrnlMAtQ4

Sources

http://www.2worldwar2.com/blitzkrieg.htm

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