blitzkrieg

Meanings

• noun

  A military tactic of World War II involving a rapid and coordinated series of offensives and surprise attacks, aiming to demoralize the enemy through penetration of the enemy's front and encirclement of their troops.

  - "The German army used blitzkrieg tactics to quickly overrun Poland in 1939."
  - "The success of the blitzkrieg relied heavily on the element of surprise and the superiority of German military equipment."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with blitzkrieg
hymnique , myrrhique , pyrite , terrify , quagmire

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Variants

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blitzkrieg , blitzkrieged , blitzkrieging , blitzkriegs

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Etymology

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From German Blitz ('lightning') and Krieg ('war').

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Trivia

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1. The term 'blitzkrieg' was first used in a military context by German military theorist and army chief of the General Staff, Alfred von Schlieffen, in 1905.

2. Blitzkrieg tactics were not only used by the Germans; other countries, such as the Soviet Union and the United States, also employed similar strategies during World War II.

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1. Blitz: A term used to describe a rapid and sudden attack or event.

2. Blitzkrieg strategy: A military strategy that focuses on rapid and coordinated attacks to achieve surprise and encirclement of enemy forces.

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Culture

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Blitzkrieg is most famously associated with the German military tactics used during World War II. It was first employed successfully by the Germans in the invasion of Poland in 1939 and later during the early stages of the Western Front campaign.

How to Memorize "blitzkrieg"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a lightning bolt striking the battlefield, representing the rapid and coordinated attacks of blitzkrieg.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'blitzkrieg' with the idea of a quick, decisive, and overwhelming military assault.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym BLAITZ to remember the key elements of blitzkrieg: B - Bypassing enemy defenses, L - Lightning-fast attacks, A - Air superiority, I - Isolation of enemy forces, T - Total war, Z - Zoom in on enemy weaknesses.

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