What does 'Bliztkrieg' mean in English?

Answer 1

blitzkrieg means, literally, lightning war. blitz = lightning krieg = war. It's German and is most often used to refer to the tactic used by Hitler's forces in WWII. The tactic entailed a swift and powerful attack on unsuspecting, weaker forces. A key component of this was Hitler's tank regiments. They were faster and more powerful than the French cavalry, making short work of the Ardennes Forest and enabling Hitler to conquer France in approximately 5 weeks.