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On February 28, 1943, Hitler named Guderian inspector general of armored troops to direct a reorganization of the panzer forces and speed up the production of much needed heavier tanks. It was his first field command in two years, and Guderian moved forward with his usual energy.
In the first chapter of this project, I will explore the origins and development of the Blitzkrieg doctrine leading up to World War Two, as well as the historiographical debates regarding its initial success. While some military historians argue that Blitzkrieg had little
in his post-war memoirs Heinz Guderian, who is commonly regarded as having played a large part in the development of the 'Blitzkriegconcept', wrote that 'as a result of the successes of our rapid campaigns our enemies (emphasis added) coined the word Blitzkrieg.9 Except for this one dismissive mention, Guderian appears never to have used the term
Blitzkrieg, meaning 'Lightning War', was the method of offensive warfare responsible for Nazi Germany’s military successes in the early years of the Second World War. Combined forces of tanks, motorised infantry and artillery penetrated an opponent’s defences on a narrow front, bypassing pockets of resistance and striking deep into enemy ...
Mar 31, 2021 · In April 1918, and probably against his better judgment (the French and British were screaming for Pershing to get his men into action), Mitchell felt compelled to declare the first American aero squadron sufficiently trained for combat.
- Robert O. Harder
Dec 16, 2016 · Blitzkrieg emphasizes operational and tactical evidence to persuasively argue that the 1940 campaign was decided not by tanks and dive-bombers alone, but through an updating of German military experience infused, but not dominated, by technology.
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Aug 20, 2010 · It is based on an isolated operational analysis of the German victory over France in 1940, a comparison of doctrine which ignores strategic and economic factors, and the removal of the Eastern Front from the picture of Nazi warfare. This image of Blitzkrieg in fact reflects post-Vietnam American warfighting ideals.
