World War II was revolutionary when it came to military strategy, and the use of varied weaponry to one’s advantage. Adolf Hitler of Germany knew how to use both of these things, and in a way that the world had never seen before. “Blitzkrieg” is a German word that can be translated to mean “lightning war”, and Hitler is infamous for using this deadly military tactic well and often on England and their allied countries. It involved air forces, and new, motorized vehicles, such as tanks, to take the enemy by surprise, and gave them no opportunity prepare a defense or fight back. Before World War II, battle would take place solely on the ground, aside from naval forces, with trench warfare and the traditional tactic of sending out forces on-foot—but after WWII, trenches were not relied so heavily upon, and instead would focus on air attacks and tanks to move troops. Blitzkrieg used both of these new warfare ideas, and with the added element of quickness and unexpectedness, it was among one of the most effective and revolutionary military strategies in history. …show more content…
They were trained to defend and fight on the ground, using machine guns and trenches, as was the tactic in WWI, and Hitler used this as a weakness. This allowed the quick and easy conquer of several unprepared countries, such as Poland, whose military still used horses. For the first time, dive bombers and fighter planes were used to create chaotic and destructive explosions and attack large numbers of troops from the