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"Blitzkrieg" - What most people get Wrong - Myth vs "Reality" (2017x63)

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"Blitzkrieg" is probably the most wrongly used word when it comes to Military History. It's buzzword effect is widely known. The question is what was "Blitzkrieg" actually and is it used "correctly" at all? Additionally, the question if "Blitzkrieg" was something unique to the Wehrmacht will be answered? What was Blitzkrieg? »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » SOURCES « Citino, Robert M.: The German Way of War Hughes, Daniel J.: Blitzkrieg, in: Brassey's Encyclopedia of Land Forces and Warfare, p. 155-162 Ong, Weichong: Blitzkrieg: Revolution or Evolution?, in: RUSI December 2017 – Vol. 152 No. 6, p. 82-87 Harris, J.P.: The Myth of Blitzkrieg, in War in History 1995 2 (3), p. 335-352 Frieser, Karl-Heinz: The Blitzkrieg Legend Frieser, Karl-Heinz: The war in the West, 1939-1940: an unplanned Blitzkrieg. In: Cambridge History of the Second World War, Volume I: p. 287-314 » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone