Essay On The Blitzkrieg
HISTORY IA
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CANDIDATE NAME: ANISH PURI
CANDIDATE SESSION: 003157-0053
RQ: To what extent were the Blitzkrieg tactics the main reason for the German victory over Poland during World War 2 ?
Section A
Plan of Investigation
RQ: To what extent were the Blitzkrieg tactics the main reason for the German victory over Poland during World War 2.
The focus of this study is to discuss to what extent were the Blitzkrieg tactics the main reason for the German victory over Poland during World War 2? The interest in this topic has arisen from study in Modern German military tactics specifically focused on World War 2. The 2 sources that I shall use in this study are as follows; The Path to Blitzkrieg Doctrine and Training in the German Army, 1920–1939 by Robert M. Citino and Blitzkrieg in Retrospect by Newland, Samuel J., Military Review
The first source supports the view that the Blitzkrieg was the main reason for the German Victory over Poland and gives us an in-depth analysis to its path and implementation. In contrast the second source Reviews the Blitzkrieg and asserts that the Blitzkrieg was not the main reason …show more content…
But in May 1940 it changed their minds, the German army launched its great offensive in the West. With a rapid attack that shocked military experts and the world at large, Germany 's tank and mechanized formations broke through the Allied armies. The British Expeditionary forced did manage to retreat from the Continent at Dunkirk, although their equipment losses were almost total. He ends by saying "Even more important, it seemed that the age of the long, drawn-out war, the sort of bloody stalemate that had characterized World War I, was gone forever. The age of 'lightning war, ' or Blitzkrieg was upon
HL
CANDIDATE NAME: ANISH PURI
CANDIDATE SESSION: 003157-0053
RQ: To what extent were the Blitzkrieg tactics the main reason for the German victory over Poland during World War 2 ?
Section A
Plan of Investigation
RQ: To what extent were the Blitzkrieg tactics the main reason for the German victory over Poland during World War 2.
The focus of this study is to discuss to what extent were the Blitzkrieg tactics the main reason for the German victory over Poland during World War 2? The interest in this topic has arisen from study in Modern German military tactics specifically focused on World War 2. The 2 sources that I shall use in this study are as follows; The Path to Blitzkrieg Doctrine and Training in the German Army, 1920–1939 by Robert M. Citino and Blitzkrieg in Retrospect by Newland, Samuel J., Military Review
The first source supports the view that the Blitzkrieg was the main reason for the German Victory over Poland and gives us an in-depth analysis to its path and implementation. In contrast the second source Reviews the Blitzkrieg and asserts that the Blitzkrieg was not the main reason …show more content…
But in May 1940 it changed their minds, the German army launched its great offensive in the West. With a rapid attack that shocked military experts and the world at large, Germany 's tank and mechanized formations broke through the Allied armies. The British Expeditionary forced did manage to retreat from the Continent at Dunkirk, although their equipment losses were almost total. He ends by saying "Even more important, it seemed that the age of the long, drawn-out war, the sort of bloody stalemate that had characterized World War I, was gone forever. The age of 'lightning war, ' or Blitzkrieg was upon