World War II brought new forms of military tactics and maneuvers to the battle stage. The most popular tactic for the Germans very quickly became the Blitzkrieg military strategy. Blitzkrieg literally translates to “lightning war” and to Hitler this meant pushing hard and fast with a large number of military units in order destroy the opposition 's defense. The basis behind this war tactic is the concept of “combined arms.” The plan was to use many different types of military units all at once, to cripple the opposing nation’s defense as fast as possible without losing too many German soldiers. To start off Hitler’s expansion and World War II, he used the Blitzkrieg tactic to invade Poland in 1939. This was a very good example of when the
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Blitzkrieg was very effective when the target country was unaware of the incoming attack. This was a big 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, was why Blitzkrieg was ineffective. Blitzkrieg works best as a surprise attack but in both of the main 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 very loyal to Finland. They also know their countries land very well, which was one of the main reasons for their victory. Blitzkrieg works well when the land they are fighting on is flat and visible. This must 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 very large groups. Finland was not a flat country. In fact, one of the main reasons Blitzkrieg did not work here was because Finland was mainly forest, which does not mix well with giant tanks. Stalin wanted the quick and easy victory that Hitler had received using the Blitzkrieg tactic with Poland, but the forest terrain prevented him from achieving this
Blitzkrieg was very effective when the target country was unaware of the incoming attack. This was a big 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, was why Blitzkrieg was ineffective. Blitzkrieg works best as a surprise attack but in both of the main 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 very loyal to Finland. They also know their countries land very well, which was one of the main reasons for their victory. Blitzkrieg works well when the land they are fighting on is flat and visible. This must 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 very large groups. Finland was not a flat country. In fact, one of the main reasons Blitzkrieg did not work here was because Finland was mainly forest, which does not mix well with giant tanks. Stalin wanted the quick and easy victory that Hitler had received using the Blitzkrieg tactic with Poland, but the forest terrain prevented him from achieving this