Blizkrieg: Operational Art Or Tactical Craft

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The author of “Blizkrieg: Operational Art or Tactical Craft?” have some purposes on writing this journal, there are: First, is to see that where it could be happening in the realm of walfare. The basic walfare are including tank and another Second, this journal examines the impact of Germany cause by using the Blizkrieg strategy. Third, this journal analyzes whether the strategy, tactics or operational art that was used on the war.
In addition, the author of the journal puts in the qualitative method by using data collection techniques and information from journals, books, and online resources. The author explains that Blizkrieg is also known as Lightning War. The author explain that Blizkrieg is described as a military tactics that used by Germany in World War II to create a disorder among enemy forces and concentrated in firepower. Blizkrieg is a military strategy that allows the attacker to set the time, place, and reaction in order to attack or defense. This journal is written by Major Charles K. Pickar who is a senior lecturer at Naval Postgraduate School. In this journal, he aimed to explain and analyze Blizkrieg to see that where it could be happen in the realm of walfare and also examine the impact that Germany cause using the
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Each variables has the indicator such as for the state and actor, Germany was using the strategy of Blizkrieg in the World war II. Blizkrieg remain tactical and operational. Blizkrieg is focus on see the weak points of enemies defenses. The main points that support the Blizkrieg is logistics that supply the soldiers need when fought in a war like ammunition (Blizkrieg, n.d.). In summary, Blizkreig is the basis of modern warfare include their weapons and logistic because they use firepower and fast in speed. Base of the data, Germany have been using Blizkrieg strategy for about 7

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