Blitzkrieg
The word Blitzkrieg is a German word for “lightning war”. This was quite the opposite of trench warfare. Trench warfare would take months or even years to finish a battle, and the object of Blitzkrieg was to break through enemy lines as fast as possible. The Germans used big tanks, infantry, artillery, combat engineers and airpower to conquer the opponent. Germany had the most success using Blitzkrieg in the beginning of World War Two (1939-1941). The used this during battles against Poland, Belgium, and France. Blitzkrieg was so successful because of its element of surprise and it’s quickness. Enemies were not prepared to counter the Blitzkrieg because they never knew when it was coming, and when it came it was much too powerful to even slow down. This was extremely prevalent in the battle of France in May of 1940. The French wanted to re-establish defense lines along the rivers of France and Belgium but they were never able to because of the fast moving attacks from the Germans. They forced the French to keep retreating and the French had no counters for the German attacks.
Peace after World War One was what did away with the trench warfare, and welcomed the Blitzkrieg tactics. The Blitzkrieg made trench warfare look insignificant and powerless. With the evolution of technologies beginning to expand throughout Europe, a foundation was created for the construction of the tanks, artillery and air forces, and this style of war was much more effective for both time, and preserving lives.
Peace after World War One was what did away with the trench warfare, and welcomed the Blitzkrieg tactics. The Blitzkrieg made trench warfare look insignificant and powerless. With the evolution of technologies beginning to expand throughout Europe, a foundation was created for the construction of the tanks, artillery and air forces, and this style of war was much more effective for both time, and preserving lives.