WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -"Blitzkrieg, ‘’ a German word meaning “Lightning War, ‘’ was Germany’s strategy to avoid a long war in the first phase of World War II in Europe. Germany’s strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word, meaning “lightning war” or “lightning attack” in its strategic sense describes a series of quick and decisive short battles to deliver a knockout blow to an enemy state before it could fully mobilize.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blitzkrieg tactics were used in the successful German invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in 1940, which saw audacious applications of air power and airborne infantry to overcome fixed fortifications that were believed by the defenders to be impregnable.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Panzer IV Tank played an important role in Blitzkrieg. After Adolf Hitler obtained power in 1933, the German government was open about its tank production. In the spring of 1934 the German Army began developing the Panzer tank. Over the next few years the Panzer I, Panzer II, Panzer III and Panzer IV were produced.

Detailed explanation-5: -The word blitzkrieg means “rapid attack” in German, from blitz, or “lightning, ‘’ paired with krieg, or “war.” The blitzkrieg waged by Germany on England in 1940 and 1941 is often referred to as “the Blitz.” Definitions of blitzkrieg. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment.

Detailed explanation-6: -The blitzkrieg was a form of military operation developed by an innovative member of the German military-Heinz Guderian-shortly before World War II.