The Blitzkrieg Changed How Hitler Waged War

     The battle of the bulge was Hitler's last chance to win the war or at least make the allies go for a treaty. He did this because his forces were being pushed back into Germany and soon they would run out of supplies and other resources for war. Hitler thought of this bold plan when he recalled how a German hero Frederick the great was facing defeat, Frederick went on a offensive attack at his foe who had superior numbers but the bold moved worked and Hitler thought he could do the same thing.

The carnage of world war one was the result of the clash between new technologies, but old strategies. Blitzkrieg warfare would be the first form of modern military tactics for it fully utilizes the technological advancements of that time. The term “Blitzkrieg” was not invented by the Germans, but by an English magazine that described the invasion of Poland (Showalter). While many accredit the invention of Blitzkrieg warfare to Heinz Guderian, Germany's Chief of Mobile Troops during WWII, it was actually invented far before that. In fact, it was developed right after WWI after seeing the devastating effects of trench warfare(Showalter). Ironically, the basis of Blitzkrieg warfare was also laid by German Field Marshall Alfred von Schlieffen of the famous Schlieffen plan of WWI(Showalter). The basic essence of Blitzkrieg warfare was built upon the belief that Germany was always going to be out resourced and out numbered in every war and thus in order to win it, the Germans must strike hard and fast and penetrate deep behind enemy lines(Showalter). Thus, Blitzkrieg warfare was the most effective military tactic of its time because it utilized all of the technology of its time, it not only utilized physical warfare, but also psychological warfare, and because Germany’s opponents were not prepared for this kind of warfare.

Hitler, at first, didn’t surrender to the Allied forces which caused Operation Overload to occur. D-day led to freedom in France along with freedom for Jewish men, women, and children. The was also a mini battle called Battle of the Bulge, because the Europeans literally bulged the Allied forces. Bulged means to surround an area. So when the Europeans surrounded the Ardennes forest in going through the American defensive line, it was the largest war/invasion that was fought on the Western

Blitzkrieg was designed to create disorganization among enemy forces by the extensive use of assault aircrafts to make holes in enemy lines through which the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. It attempts to cause an imbalance for the enemy by making it difficult for it to respond to the continuously changing front and thereby unable to keep up with the pace of the battle. Its successful execution typically results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the exposure to enemy artillery. Blitzkrieg as a tool proved to be ineffective when Hitler realized there were no air assets to use so instead he decided to use artillery to soften the Allied lines. His massive artillery preparation also proved ineffectual once again due to a shortage of supplies.

Hitler believed that propaganda from the allies was the main reason that the Germans lost during World War I and felt that this form of warfare needed to be a primary tool in modern warfare. He spoke of this belief in his book Mein Kampf well before the start of the second World War. Hitler felt that the public needed to be inundated with the ideology of the state at all times and through all mediums (Jowett and O'Donnell 2). "To do this," he said "everything from child's story-book to the last newspaper, every theater, every cinema and every advertisement must be brought into the service of this single mission" (qt. in Qualter ix). This onslaught of propaganda led to the Holocaust by leaving no other option open to the German people

First, the Blitz was a tactical mistake and loss of Nazi Germany. It was an operation of strategic bombing on the United Kingdom during the WWII. According to the book Glencoe World History, “At the beginning of the August of 1940, the Luftwaffe, which was the air force of Germany, launched a major offensive, bombed on the British air and naval bases, harbors, communication centers, and war industries.” However, this bombing operation motivated the British people thus they were going to fight back. Although they suffered a large casualty on their air force, the British people soon developed their radar

Living space then, was a necessary objective in Hitler 's eyes, but in order to achieve this space he needed to develop Germany 's army first. So he did. Between 1933 and 1939 the Treaty of Versailles was secretly avoided to massively increase the size of the German army, from 100,000 to 300,00017. The Luftwaffe, German air force, also rapidly increased and by 1940 it was the strongest among all the European powers. The German war machine was impressive, in just six years it went from being the weakest army to one of the strongest18. However, this created a vicious circle in terms of foreign policy for Germany: Hitler wanted living space, so he built up the army. However, in order to pay for this rapid rearmament, he had to conquer territories. Thus, Hitler made war profitable and a key part of the foreign policy of Germany19.

     In the first phase of World War II in Europe, Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would drive a breach in enemy defenses, permitting armored tank divisions to penetrate rapidly and roam freely behind enemy lines, causing shock and

Although, no matter the distraction of new technology, or the state of the economy, or war taking place, many countries knew about the inhumane practices being performed on the Jewish population, and continued to stand by while the crisis progressed and continued to take place. There should have been some form of government action to interfere with the situation and potentially deprive Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party of their power. “Because of the different role it was intended to play, the World War II tank was quite different from the tall, unwieldy vehicle invented during World War I. Instead of being used to accompany and protect advancing troops or to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the new tanks were designed for independent offensive action as the spearheads of blitzkrieg attacks.” (SA WWII, 11) The tanks used in World War I were significantly different compared to the newly advanced tanks used in World War II for battle. They were used for powerful, independent attacks to strike the opponent. The new advance in technology caught the opposing group by surprise, being that the new war technology is much more powerful than ever before, and much more accurate in use. This caused a distraction to the people, because those who didn’t have as powerful weapons as the others, were too concerned in trying to prepare themselves to win in battle against more powerful weapons, and try to improve their own

During the early stages of the war, most of Germany’s victories were because of the success of blitzkrieg, or lightening war. Blitzkrieg tactics

On February 3, 1933 during a meeting with German military leaders Hitler said his foreign policy was the conquest of Eastern Europe (Weinberg, 1970), also in 1933 Germany withdrew from the League of Nations, which should have been a warning sign that they were planning something big. This along with the increase of the Wehrmacht (German Army) to 600,000 should have thrown up some red flags to Britain and France that Hitler was up to no go. This was another of Hitler’s direct violations of the Versailles Treaty, yet no one stopped him, instead they let him continue untouched. Then in March of 1936

The findings indicate that the general attitudes of both participants can be described as being negative, cynical, and fearful about violent crime and criminal sentencing. Although in general, both participants held non-punitive attitudes they greatly emphasised on safety and security and common sense. In the question about judges making decisions on sentencing and the goals of sentencing, both participants responded with the importance of keeping communities safe by isolating offenders away from the rest of society. In particular, one participant uses an extreme case of a gunman as an example to justify their view. Ben: …when people think of violent offenders beings sentenced in court, they always hope for them to be locked up and away from their community.

Blitzkrieg in a literal sense means “lightning war” meaning that they would use speed and confusion to upset the enemy forces. Rommel is credited as being the one who perfected the art of war known as Blitzkrieg and for good reasons. It’s believed that Rommel and Guderian were told under the command of Hitler to disobey their superiors and to push the front, leaving their flanking forces behind them to create confusion and surprise for the enemy. Rommel used this method of

Motorola, Inc has encountered significant financial loss over the past decade. Although, they have made several strategic changes during this time, they have not been able to restore the company to its previous financially stable operation. By doing a SWOT analysis, Motorola may be able to develop a strategy to boost the company’s performance. Regardless of what strategy is incorporated, it must be able to return the firm to profitability.

Germany was not able to claim victory during World War II due to poor military guidance. Hitler’s military tactics led