Blitzkrieg:

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Blitzkrieg German word meaning lightning war.
A rapidly moving attack featuring a combination
of bombing from the air, followed by tanks and
motorised infantry.
Above A Ju-87 Stuka Dive Bomber Right A German
Panzer (tank)
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Use your text pg. 34 to copy and complete the
following The German Blitzkrieg was a tactic
first used against _______ in September of 1939.
The Germans managed to capture this country in
just ____ weeks. After this there was a period of
inaction as F______, B______ and G_______
prepared for war. This period is often referred
to as the ________ war. Fighting began again in
May of ______. Germany attacked ________, again
using the ________ tactics to devastating effect.
They attacked through the n_______ countries (not
on either side) of Belgium and the Netherlands to
avoid the M_______ Line, a French defensive
system along its German b______. Germany won the
battle in just six weeks.
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Answers The German Blitzkrieg was a tactic
first used against Poland in September of 1939.
The Germans managed to capture this country in
just four weeks. After this there was a period of
inaction as France, Britain and Germany prepared
for war. This period is often referred to as the
phoney war. Fighting began again in May of 1940
. Germany attacked France, again using the
Blitzkrieg tactics to devastating effect. They
attacked through the neutral countries of Belgium
and the Netherlands to avoid the Maginot Line, a
French defensive system along its German border.
Germany won the battle in just six weeks.