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Who invented the blitzkrieg tactic?
voted interesting: jeffhoard, notshocked22
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Blitzkrieg, which is German for "Lightning War" is most commonly known as the panzer tactic used by the Germans in World War II. Heinz Wilhelm Guderian is credited as the architect.
He is mentioned in this portion of a History Channel Documentary on the subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpW9wXJb6ZU
He is mentioned in this portion of a History Channel Documentary on the subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpW9wXJb6ZU
source(s):
http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/House/House.asp#5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Guderian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/gen2.htm
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/publications/pointer/journals/2003/v29n3/p...
http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/House/House.asp#5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Guderian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/gen2.htm
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/publications/pointer/journals/2003/v29n3/p...
voted helpful: notshocked22
Heinz Guderian is known as the father of tank warfare and the first to employ the blitzkrieg tactic successfully. There's so much information on this subject that I'm just going to link to a few articles instead of paste it all here.
Quote from Wiki:
"Although initially promoted and partially implemented by the British Army, the concepts of "blitzkrieg" were not fully developed. The German army of the First World War had worked out the complexities of breaking through a front with highly concentrated resources. This technique, however, failed the Germans in their Michael offensives of March 1918, largely because the breakthrough elements were on foot and could not sustain the impetus of the initial attack. Motorized infantry was the key to sustaining a breakthrough, and this would have to wait until the 1930s to have a chance at being realized."
Quote from Wiki:
"Although initially promoted and partially implemented by the British Army, the concepts of "blitzkrieg" were not fully developed. The German army of the First World War had worked out the complexities of breaking through a front with highly concentrated resources. This technique, however, failed the Germans in their Michael offensives of March 1918, largely because the breakthrough elements were on foot and could not sustain the impetus of the initial attack. Motorized infantry was the key to sustaining a breakthrough, and this would have to wait until the 1930s to have a chance at being realized."
source(s):
http://www.2worldwar2.com/blitzkrieg.htm
http://vanrcook.tripod.com/blitzkrieg1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Guderian
http://www.2worldwar2.com/blitzkrieg.htm
http://vanrcook.tripod.com/blitzkrieg1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Guderian
Adolf Hitler and Heinz Guderian developed it from tank war games after WWI. This website gives a nice breakdown over those between years.
http://www.2worldwar2.com/blitzkrieg.htm
"Hitler needed the right tool for his grand war plans, something that would make his future war very different from World War 1, and will fully exploit the German advantages in military professionalism and industry. Although he was just a Corporal in World War 1, Hitler had good and creative military perception, both tactical and technical, and so when he observed a combined exercise of tanks and motorized infantry led by Guderian shortly after he came to power, he immediately understood that he found his military tool. He said "That's what I need, That's what I want to have". With Hitler's strong support, the tiny German tank and motorized forces began to rapidly expand, and tank development and production was strongly boosted. Guderian himself was rapidly promoted to be the commander of one of the new "Panzer" (armor) divisions, in 1938 he became the commander of the 1st German Panzer Corps, and later that year he became the "Chief of mobile forces", with direct access to Hitler. With his spirit and training, and with large amounts of new modern Blitzkrieg weapons, the German military was getting ready to implement Blitzkrieg in the battle field. "
http://www.2worldwar2.com/blitzkrieg.htm
"Hitler needed the right tool for his grand war plans, something that would make his future war very different from World War 1, and will fully exploit the German advantages in military professionalism and industry. Although he was just a Corporal in World War 1, Hitler had good and creative military perception, both tactical and technical, and so when he observed a combined exercise of tanks and motorized infantry led by Guderian shortly after he came to power, he immediately understood that he found his military tool. He said "That's what I need, That's what I want to have". With Hitler's strong support, the tiny German tank and motorized forces began to rapidly expand, and tank development and production was strongly boosted. Guderian himself was rapidly promoted to be the commander of one of the new "Panzer" (armor) divisions, in 1938 he became the commander of the 1st German Panzer Corps, and later that year he became the "Chief of mobile forces", with direct access to Hitler. With his spirit and training, and with large amounts of new modern Blitzkrieg weapons, the German military was getting ready to implement Blitzkrieg in the battle field. "
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