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Because most other Europeans were using outdated defensive tactics
Harvey Schowalter
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∙ 10y agoBecause the military leadership of other nations were mired in lessons learned from the previous major war, as always. Those lessons were, hunker down in an impregnable fortress and let the enemy beat their heads against it. So the Nazis simply went around them. easy.
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A new fighting approach was sudden fast and effective and was called?
the blitzkrieg
Why was the German style warfare called blitzkrieg orvlightning war?
Because it was so quick
German lightning warfare?
Blitzkrieg
Who were the first victims of the German blitzkrieg?
Poland 1939
What was the blitzkrieg battle plan?
In German, blitz means lightning and krieg means war. So the German concept of a blitzkrieg was to invade a certain country quickly, with overwhelming force, before a defense could be mounted.
Why was the German blitzkrieg so effective?
Because most other Europeans were using outdated defensive tactics
What advantage the German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on?
In German, Blitzkrieg means lightning war (Blitz-Krieg). Blitzkrieg was named so because it included surprise attacks etc
A new fighting approach was sudden fast and effective and was called?
the blitzkrieg
Why was the German style warfare called blitzkrieg orvlightning war?
Because it was so quick
German lightning warfare?
Blitzkrieg
Why was the German tactic of using the blitzkrieg so effective?
Blitzkrieg was so affective because the Germans sent in, virtually, everything at once. Going at a fast past overwhelming the enemy with speed and firepower. Infantry, and Tanks would rush in while shooting and force the enemy to fall back while having cover from the German Airforce, or Luftwaffe. Forcing the enemy to fall back or be overrun.
What was the German battle strategy like?
Germans used the strategy known as blitzkrieg (As I recall it's german for lightning war), which was highly effective. Blitzkrieg is a highly mobile form of infantry and armour working together in combined arms teams and was heavily supported with close air support.
What football term is taken from the German word for lightning war?
The term blitz (meaning lightning), from the term Blitzkrieg (meaning lightning war).
How did mechanised infantry help in World War 2?
Mechanized infantry allowed soldiers and small artillery pieces to be transported quickly along far distances. One of the reasons the German blitzkrieg was so effective.
What is a sentence with the word blitzkrieg?
German used blitzkrieg tactics on Poland during the lightning war.
What is a blietzcreig?
Lightning war in German. Blitzkrieg
What was German's fighting strategy?
In WWII it was the blitzkrieg.
