On September 1, 1939 Nazi Germany is invading Poland by using a new German tactic called Blitzkrieg, Poland surrenders on October 6, 1939. Blitzkrieg is a German tactic created by Colonel Heinz Guderian, who studied the mobile warfare tactics from one British officer who was General J.F.C. Fuller ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). Fuller was the one who studied the Blitzkrieg tactic first, but the British didn’t really care about this tactic. Only German leaders like Heinz studied this tactic (Simkin, "Blitzkrieg"). The German military used the Blitzkrieg tactic by launching bombing raids upon the enemy, before they sent in their tanks and infantry to finish what was left of the enemy. Nazi Germany tested this tactic in the Spanish Civil War, they
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They knew if that happened, the war would already be a loss for Germany. The German high command had to plan out the invasion, so the German armies could have a successful invasion of enemy nations with surprise. They knew that planning for the invasion was the finally key in the Blitzkrieg tactic. They knew that if they didn’t planned for the invasion, the key of surprise would be lost ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). “If moved rapidly enough, concentrations of tanks could smash through enemy lines and into the enemy 's rear, destroying supplies and artillery positions and decreasing the enemy 's will to resist” ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). Germany and Heinz knew that Blitzkrieg was also the key to bring them victories during battles. They broke through enemy lines and went straight to their capitol, the capitol was the objective to get. Germans knew that capturing the capitol was the key to making the enemy surrender, because if the enemy lost their capital their government would fall ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). “Although, it is often forgotten that surprise was also very important to the success of Blitzkrieg and that is why Germany never declared war on any country that it attacked.” ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg") When the Germans used Blitzkrieg in their invasions, the Germans made these nations surrender in a couple weeks or a month …show more content…
First the German air force, the Luftwaffe sent dive-bombers, bombers, and fighter planes to weaken the enemy defenses. The main targets were the enemy air force, tanks, defenses, and then the infantry ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). But these bombings caused the enemy to shatter into small groups, but a lot of enemy soldiers would have been nothing but pieces of body parts lying across the ground. If the enemy soldiers survived the air attacks, they would be against German tanks in mere minutes after the bombing raids. “In promoting and developing this armored force, Guderian was guided by his commander, General Oswald Lutz, and by his training as a signals officer, which taught him that reliable radio communications were crucial to the effectiveness of armor.” (HYSLOP) Germany knew that radios were the key step for making Blitzkrieg the most effective tactic in the war, the radios helped the Germans by keeping them in touch with each other while moving deeper into enemy territory. If they didn’t use radios in the Blitzkrieg, then the Panzer groups wouldn’t be able to push into the enemy territory without going in blind, not knowing where the enemy was. So radios did play a crucial role in the German Blitzkrieg tactic. After the German Panzer divisions dealt with any enemy tanks and defenses that were left, the Germans sent in the
They knew if that happened, the war would already be a loss for Germany. The German high command had to plan out the invasion, so the German armies could have a successful invasion of enemy nations with surprise. They knew that planning for the invasion was the finally key in the Blitzkrieg tactic. They knew that if they didn’t planned for the invasion, the key of surprise would be lost ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). “If moved rapidly enough, concentrations of tanks could smash through enemy lines and into the enemy 's rear, destroying supplies and artillery positions and decreasing the enemy 's will to resist” ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). Germany and Heinz knew that Blitzkrieg was also the key to bring them victories during battles. They broke through enemy lines and went straight to their capitol, the capitol was the objective to get. Germans knew that capturing the capitol was the key to making the enemy surrender, because if the enemy lost their capital their government would fall ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). “Although, it is often forgotten that surprise was also very important to the success of Blitzkrieg and that is why Germany never declared war on any country that it attacked.” ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg") When the Germans used Blitzkrieg in their invasions, the Germans made these nations surrender in a couple weeks or a month …show more content…
First the German air force, the Luftwaffe sent dive-bombers, bombers, and fighter planes to weaken the enemy defenses. The main targets were the enemy air force, tanks, defenses, and then the infantry ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). But these bombings caused the enemy to shatter into small groups, but a lot of enemy soldiers would have been nothing but pieces of body parts lying across the ground. If the enemy soldiers survived the air attacks, they would be against German tanks in mere minutes after the bombing raids. “In promoting and developing this armored force, Guderian was guided by his commander, General Oswald Lutz, and by his training as a signals officer, which taught him that reliable radio communications were crucial to the effectiveness of armor.” (HYSLOP) Germany knew that radios were the key step for making Blitzkrieg the most effective tactic in the war, the radios helped the Germans by keeping them in touch with each other while moving deeper into enemy territory. If they didn’t use radios in the Blitzkrieg, then the Panzer groups wouldn’t be able to push into the enemy territory without going in blind, not knowing where the enemy was. So radios did play a crucial role in the German Blitzkrieg tactic. After the German Panzer divisions dealt with any enemy tanks and defenses that were left, the Germans sent in the