History Of Blitzkrieg

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Blitzkrieg is a historical military tactic used in World War II. The end of World War I and Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany in January 1933 are important facts in how blitzkrieg came into play. Similar military tactics have been used throughout time but the technological and military advances made at the time of WWII such as mechanized infantry, faster tanks, and the efficient use of railroads made the tactics behind blitzkrieg possible and deadly. This insight covers both background information and specific battles in which blitzkrieg was effectively used including a more in depth description of the tactic.
In 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of WWI. The Treaty of Versailles contained 14 main points which Germany was forced to agree to. Germany was forced to sign the treaty stating they accepted the blame for starting WWI, they would pay 6,600 million in reparations from damages that were created during WWI, and that they were only allowed to have a very small army which included six naval ships, and no tanks, air force, or submarines. Germany was also forced to give up land. The German people were angry, claiming the treaty imposed conditions that were much too harsh, during the 1920s the people of Germany were very poor and unhappy with the government. Adolf Hitler came forward, promising to rip up the Treaty of Versailles and was voted into power.
Immediately after becoming Chancellor of Germany, Hitler began secretly rebuilding Germany’s army and stockpiling weapons; building warships and creating an air force he strategically undermined the points of the Versailles Treaty. By 1936 Hitler had made alliances with Benito Mussolini’s Italy and also with Japan and in 1938 he further violated the treaty...

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...ense and not for defensive purposes. During the Battle of the Bulge, fought through the winter months towards the end of WWII beginning in December 1944. Hitler used blitzkrieg in the beginning and created a bulge in the allied troops but the German success did not last. A main reason the blitzkrieg failed this time was Germany’s lack of fuel coupled with the Allies counterattacks began to bring this war to an end. Germans had to abandon many of their vehicles without the fuel to power them. The Battle of The Bulge was one of the largest battles, the Americans lost about 81,000 men and the Germans lost about 100,000. The Allies united power, tied together by one goal, to defeat Nazi Germany, made them stronger. In the end they were successful. Blitzkrieg carried the Germans a long way but in the end the lack of fuel to power their attacks caused this tactic to fail.

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