HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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when pilots used their planes as bombs and committed suicide in the process
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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a blockade established to stop supplies from getting to Britain
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a “lightning war” that used quick attacks by planes followed by ground troops
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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 (German, literally lightning war or flash war) is a popular name for an offensive operational-level military doctrine which involves an initial bombardment followed by employment of mobile forces attacking with speed and surprise to prevent an enemy from implementing a coherent defense.
Detailed explanation-3: -Liddell-Hart, the British strategic thinker who has been credited with developing the concept of lightning offensive warfare (which the Germans adopted and called “blitzkrieg”).
Detailed explanation-4: -One method Germany used to overrun of Europe was blitzkrieg. Blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, involved the use of fast-moving airplanes and tanks, followed with massive military forces, which would allow for the taking of enemy defenders by surprise and quickly overwhelm.