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A 9 page paper that begins by explaining the concept and history of blitzkrieg, a combat war tactic that was initially advanced by a British Colonel. Given Germany's limited resources at the end of World War I, they needed to build their military forces to be stronger and faster; they not only used the idea of blitzkrieg, they enhanced it, especially when Hitler took power in 1933. This essay discusses the essential elements of a blitzkrieg attack and how the Germans used this tactic successfully until 1942. Their attempt to take the Soviet Union and the whole of North Africa led to defeat, however. The importance of logistics, particularly those over which military leaders cannot control, are discussed. The use of blitzkrieg in Poland, France, Belgium, Holland and other nations is explained and discussed as is the eventual downfall of the German military. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: MM12_PGblitz.rtf
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2, nd). The idea was to shock the enemy (World War 2, nd). During World War 1, military forces were mainly confined to fighting from trenches with artillery that was
not moveable (World War 2, nd). Maneuverability of forces was severely limited but during the war two new inventions, combat aircraft and the armored tank were put into service (World
War 2, nd). Both were nearly impervious to machine guns and the current artillery (World War 2, nd). After this war, military leaders pursued the development of both of these
new inventions (World War 2, nd). Both gave military forces the maneuverability they lacked in the World War I (World War 2, nd). It was Colonel John Fuller from Britain
who first discussed the strategy of blitzkrieg (Baxter, nd). Fuller was disappointed that tanks and aircraft were not more useful in the first World War and developed a combat plan
that would include long-range attacks from tanks with air support as well as with ground troops (Baxter, nd). While British officials were not impressed with Fullers ideas, the Germans were
(Baxter, nd). Fiscal limitations in Germany demanded they develop tactics that would be efficient; this included combat aircraft and tanks (World War 2, nd). At the same time, Russia and
other countries were also designing and building lighter tanks that were also faster (World War 2, nd). Britain worked on both lighter and faster tanks for quicker mobility and they
also developed armored infantry tanks (World War 2, nd). Germany placed significant emphasis on developing military forces that would be mobile and well-armed (World War 2, nd). While other nations
wanted to avoid another world war, by 1933 Hitler was in power in Germany and it was his intention to go back into another war as quickly as possible (World
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