WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The tactics, as employed by the Germans, consisted of a splitting thrust on a narrow front by combat groups using tanks, dive bombers, and motorized artillery to disrupt the main enemy battle position at the Schwerpunkt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blitzkrieg relied on surprise, speed, and ground coverage, making use of each military branch within the Wehrmacht. By calling on seamen and soldiers alike, Germany freed up enough resources to ensure that any resistance could be squashed. Blitzkriegs followed a formulaic approach: attack, penetrate, and encircle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poland, 1939 Although journalists popularized the term blitzkrieg during the September 1939 invasion of Poland, historians Matthew Cooper and J. P. Harris have written that German operations during this campaign were consistent with traditional methods.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this video, IWM’s John Delaney explains the three key ingredients for any successful Blitzkrieg: speed of movement, speed of decision making, and an overconfident enemy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abstract. Seventy-five years ago, on June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union, betting on a brief war with the firmest of goals, a type of war that came to be known as blitzkrieg. By June 1941 the German Wehrmacht had evolved into one of the most powerful and effective military machines in history.