Blitzkrieg - History and Present Form. The blitzkrieg was a form of military operation developed by an innovative member of the German military - Heinz Guderian - shortly before World War II.

Who used blitzkrieg tactics?

Most famously, blitzkrieg describes the successful tactics used by Nazi Germany in the early years of World War II, as German forces swept through Poland, Norway, Belgium, Holland and France with astonishing speed and force.

Where was blitzkrieg used for the first time?

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"Blitzkrieg," a German word meaning “Lightning War,” was Germany's strategy to avoid a long war in the first phase of World War II in Europe. Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns.