Blitzkrieg
British Colonel John Fuller posed the idea of a blitzkrieg offensive after World War I. Although his idea was rejected by the British, the Germans took an interest in it. In this tactic of Blitzkrieg, meaning “lightening warfare,” tanks lead the rest of the attack including motorized vehicles and heavy artillery into battle penetrating the middle and eventually circling around to surround enemies. This attack also includes overhead reinforcement of dive-bombers. After turning his head on the Treaty of Versailles and building up the army, Adolf Hitler began increased tank production to support Blitzkrieg warfare. Soon after, the Panzer was invented, increasing in performance after each model upgrade from one to four. More than 9,000 of the Panzer IVs were manufactured and used by the Germans in World War II. It wasn’t until met by defeat in the Soviet Union that the Germans sought to build a new and improved tank named the Panther (Simkin, John).
Big Wing Strategy
After much disagreement with higher-ranking officers William Sholto Douglas appealed to officials of higher rank yet and after being given command due to his ideas on tactics, the Big Wing Strategy was carried out in England. This tactic was for groups of British planes to make air sweeps in order to intercept and shoot down German bombers. This tactic was criticized because increased deaths of pilots were very possible. Also, this tactic could potentially make certain areas more susceptible to bombing due to the lack of defense in certain locations (Simkin, John).
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