Blitzkrieg (Noun)
Meaning
A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The German military launched a blitzkrieg against Poland in 1939, rapidly overrunning its defenses and crushing its government.
- The Allied forces were initially caught off guard by the blitzkrieg attack from the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.
- Historians consider the blitzkrieg a hallmark of German military strategy during the early years of the Second World War.
- A massive aerial bombardment preceded the ground invasion, signaling the beginning of a classic blitzkrieg operation in North Africa.
- In the opening weeks of the war, the German air force and armored divisions unleashed a devastating blitzkrieg on French forces, breaching the Maginot Line.