The Blitz and the lightning war are two different things.
The Blitz is the continuous German bombings England suffered in 1940.
The lightning war - (Blitzkreig) is the strategy used by Germans during WW2 to breakthough rapidly the ennemi's defense, based on armored tanks (Panzer).
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Blitz is short for Blitzkrieg, German for lightning war
Blitz means 'lightning,' or 'flash.' For example, the Nazi German war strategy, called the Blitzkrieg, literally translated to 'Lightning War.' It was referred to as such because of the quick succession of tanks, infantry, and air support.
Answer The correct term is a German term Blitzkrieg which is literally translated "lightning war".
Blitz KREIG is translated as "lightning war" in German. Used to describe a type of attack using planes and fast moving vehicles followed by infantry to surprise and overwhelm an opponent.
The word Blitz is the German word meaning lighting. The correct term for what many call the blitz is the Blitzkrieg, which means lighting war. The Blitzkreig is the war stratagy used by the Germans to invade enemy countries during World War 2