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blitzkrieg

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1. blitzkrieg - Noun

2. blitzkrieg - Verb

Meaning

a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

fight a quick and surprising war

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A blitzkrieg method called for a young, highly skilled mechanised army. Source: Internet

After a "phoney war" in spring 1940 the German blitzkrieg swept Scandinavia, the Low Countries and France, giving Germany control of nearly all of Western Europe. Source: Internet

Deighton (1979), Blitzkrieg, From the rise of Hitler to the fall of Dunkirk, p.180 The M1 Abrams is powered by a convert Honeywell AGT 1500 gas turbine engine, giving it a governed top speed of convert on paved roads, and convert cross-country. Source: Internet

Blitzkrieg to Defeat, p. 204. With the Nazi Party in charge of organizing the Volkssturm, each Gauleiter, or Nazi Party District Leader, was charged with the leadership, enrollment, and organization of the Volkssturm in their district. Source: Internet

Deighton (1979), Blitzkrieg, From the rise of Hitler to the fall of Dunkirk, pp.234-252 Crew redirect The tank commander's position in an AMX Leclerc navbox Most modern tanks most often have four crew members, or three if an auto-loader is installed. Source: Internet

Blitzkrieg consisted of an avalanche of actions that were sorted out less by design and more by success. Source: Internet

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