Germany Blitzkrieg Benefits

Germany’s Demand for Resources The initial strategy of Germany was known as Blitzkrieg, meaning “lightning war” in German. Germany forcing the Allied powers into psychological shock, resulted in disorganization amongst the Allied powers through the use of surprise, speed, and superiority through material or firepower. Germany benefited from Blitzkrieg by taking over most of Europe and some of North Africa. After Germany had used Blitzkrieg, they ended up realizing they bit off more than they could chew and did not have enough troops to cover the front lines of the countries they had captured. Once Germany had captured most of Europe and some of North Africa, they solely aimed to protect this very large area under their control. With Blitzkrieg …show more content…
Allied forces soon set up blockades to cut off imports into Germany, isolating Germany, forcing them to become independent within their means of fuel for vehicles. During blitzkrieg, they used “tanks, trucks, and also airplanes, which all called for plentiful supply of gasoline.” Except, Germany did not have an abundance of fossil fuels, but they did have a massive amount of coal. Coal was mainly used for general home and commercial heating, but in the twentieth century coal was not as widely used for naval ships as diesel oil. Coal was also stopped being used to run “industrial plants for a smokeless, cleaner and liquid fuels,” that were easier to handle. Two men named Fischer and Tropsch, began the “German drive for the development of high-pressure coal liquefaction,” or a synthetic fuel that could be made from coal into oil. Germany realized that it could not wage a long mobile war because of how costly fuel for Blitzkrieg ended up costing them. Typically, a “panzer tank-division consumed 1,000 gallons, approximately thirty barrels of fuel per mile travelled.” Germany soon began to strategically capture land in order to support their need for fuel, which eventually became their primary motivation throughout all their