Who was involved with blitzkrieg?

Answer 1

Hitler in the World war against the allies, used this "lightning warfare" to catch the enemy off guard Yes. The Panzer divisions of the wehrmacht which roll into Poland & France in WW2 are the first uses of the Blitzkreig. Heinz Guderian is largely responsible for its inception. But, though it wasn't called such it does have historical precedents: The Napoleonic Column attack is an example of it in punching throught the enemy linear defence. This is precede by the tactical uses of Frederick the Great of Prussia: & it goes back in time to such commanders, rather good ones, like Julius Caesar, Hannibal & Alexander the great. But the origin of the word is WW2.

Answer 2

Lightning War was the WWII German invasion of Poland on or about 01 September 1939. A military method of employing motorized land vehicles with flying machines (airpower) into one team effort to accomplish a military objective.

Since both ground and air machines travelled faster than the traditional men & horses from past wars, the term "Lightning War" (in English) was applied.

Answer 3

Germany was the first, but Allied countries adopted the principles of Blitzkrieg, as evidenced by the swift Soviet invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria in 1945.

Answer 4

The German army carried out Blitzkrieg against small European countries in 1939 and 1940.

Answer 5

The Germans.