WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This was a new type of warfare that the Germans used to run through France and Poland in the early parts of WWII. It is also known as Lightning War.
A
Hitler bombing
B
Blitzkrieg
C
Ran-sacking
D
Nuclear Warfare
Explanation: 

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -1. Germany used Blitzkrieg techniques. Germany launched air and ground attacks against Belgium and Holland on 10 May. They utilised the same Blitzkrieg methods that had been so effective in Poland, combining tanks, infantry and artillery to overwhelm defences.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between 9 May and 22 June 1940, a remarkable German assault on north-west Europe, known as the Battle of France, resulted in the capture and subjugation of not only France but three other countries – Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Detailed explanation-5: -However, during World War 2, soldiers were engaged in different styles of war including land, air, naval, and mathematics.

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