World War II brought advanced forms of military tactics and maneuvers to the battle stage. The most prominent tactic for the Germans rapidly became the Blitzkrieg military strategy. Blitzkrieg accurately translates to “lightning war” and to Hitler this meant launching a substantial number of military units extremely rapidly in order destroy the opposition 's defense. The basis behind this war tactic is the concept of “combined arms.” The design called for numerous types of military units all at once, to cripple the opposing nation’s defense as expeditiously as plausible without losing countless German lives. To begin Hitler’s expansion and World War II, he used the Blitzkrieg tactic to invade Poland in 1939. This was a perfect example of
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Blitzkrieg was extremely effective when the target country was unaware of the incoming attack. This was a major reason the Blitzkrieg tactic did not work in Great Britain. Great Britain had a fairly large army and the largest navy in Europe at the start of the war. The “surprise attack” did not work in Britain because of their widely advanced technology. During the Battle of Britain in 1940, the British knew when the Germans were coming to fulfill a bombing attack because of their highly advanced radar system. For this reason, and the fact that Great Britain resided on an island, the Blitzkrieg tactic was ineffective. Blitzkrieg works best as a surprise attack but in both of the primary areas of attack, Britain knew when the Germans were coming. They had radar for planes and the German Army/Navy had to slowly cross the British Channel before landing on the Britain …show more content…
Although the Fins did have a small army, the army was professionally trained and extremely loyal to Finland. They also understood their country’s land exceedingly well, which was one of the principle reasons for their victory. Blitzkrieg works well when the land is flat and visible. This needs to be the case in order for planes to be able to bomb military bases and for tanks to be able to move quickly over terrain in large groups. One of the chief reasons Blitzkrieg did not work in Finland was because it was mainly forest, which does not mix well with giant tanks or plane visibility. Stalin wanted the quick and effortless victory that Hitler had received using the Blitzkrieg tactic with Poland, but the forest terrain prevented him from achieving this
Blitzkrieg was extremely effective when the target country was unaware of the incoming attack. This was a major reason the Blitzkrieg tactic did not work in Great Britain. Great Britain had a fairly large army and the largest navy in Europe at the start of the war. The “surprise attack” did not work in Britain because of their widely advanced technology. During the Battle of Britain in 1940, the British knew when the Germans were coming to fulfill a bombing attack because of their highly advanced radar system. For this reason, and the fact that Great Britain resided on an island, the Blitzkrieg tactic was ineffective. Blitzkrieg works best as a surprise attack but in both of the primary areas of attack, Britain knew when the Germans were coming. They had radar for planes and the German Army/Navy had to slowly cross the British Channel before landing on the Britain …show more content…
Although the Fins did have a small army, the army was professionally trained and extremely loyal to Finland. They also understood their country’s land exceedingly well, which was one of the principle reasons for their victory. Blitzkrieg works well when the land is flat and visible. This needs to be the case in order for planes to be able to bomb military bases and for tanks to be able to move quickly over terrain in large groups. One of the chief reasons Blitzkrieg did not work in Finland was because it was mainly forest, which does not mix well with giant tanks or plane visibility. Stalin wanted the quick and effortless victory that Hitler had received using the Blitzkrieg tactic with Poland, but the forest terrain prevented him from achieving this