Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is “a military doctrine of an all-mechanized force concentrating of tanks, infantry, artillery and air power, concentrating overwhelming force and rapid speed to break through enemy lines, and once the latter is broken, proceeding without regard to its flank.” While the term “Blitzkrieg” was not widely used until after the start of the war, German tank general Heinz Guderian is generally accepted to have outlined the principles.
During the interwar period, aircraft and tank technologies matured and were combined with systematic application of the German tactics of infiltration and bypassing of enemy strong points. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Western journalists adopted the term Blitzkrieg to describe this form of armored warfare.
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