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How Did Nazi Germany Use Blitzkrieg Tactics

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One of the Most Effective Tactics in History During World War Two many tactics were developed some failed and some succeeded immensely. However, none did quite as well as the Nazi German tactic Blitzkrieg. Blitzkrieg or lightning war in German is a tactic that involves quickly attacking the enemy's strong points with bombs from planes. This is then followed up with tanks and ground units to plow through the rest. Core principals of Blitzkrieg are speed and stealth. The Nazi military tactic Blitzkrieg was a highly effective strategy that won Nazi Germany many battles gaining them the land they had and revolutionized the way battles are fought. Firstly, Starting World War Two Germany attacked Poland without warning. With little resistance, Nazi Germany had managed to take over the entirety of Poland. Much in the style of Blitzkrieg “...Stuka dive bombers (aka JU-87s) hit communication lines and military strong points; panzers and motorized rumbled across …show more content…

What both battles have in common is that they were both fought with stealth. “The plan was to rely heavily on surprise Blitzkrieg ('lightning war') techniques” (Sheffield, Gary, Dr. "The Fall of France." BBC News). For the Polish, “Their soldiers though courageous, were hopelessly under equipped and badly prepared”(David Boyle page 49 World War Two in photographs). In the case of the Polish they were under equipped because Germany had earlier attacked their communications and strong points when they weren't expecting to be attacked. However for the French they were expecting to fight on the border between Germany and France, but Germany instead snuck past Belgium and attacked from inside France. With Blitzkrieg the initial battles were deciding factors that could take the entire country. Although Blitzkrieg was highly effective in these environments in others such as Russia they

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