Blitzkrieg: Nazi's Surprising War Strategy
Blitzkrieg, a fast and hard attack with intensive aerial bombardment and surprising effect is Nazi's powerful strategy in WWII.
Sep 1, 1939 at 04:40 am. The start of World War II was marked by Luftwaffe (Nazi's Air Force) attacks to Poland, also shot salvo from the German-owned training ship Schleswig-Holstein to the headquarters of the Polish Garrison at Westerplatte Peninsula.
Hitler with his Nazi continue the military aggresion campaign to Poland with 630,000 personnel Northern Army Group led by Marshal Feodor von Bock (left wing), 886 000 personnel of the South Army Group led by Colonel-General Gerd von Rundstedt (right wing) powered 2000 combat aircrafts and 1700 tanks rushed to clamp Poland.
Center of Polish forces in Posen deliberately neglected to cut logistics and unable to defending Warsaw.
Warsaw itself is clamped from the north by the 4th Army, Pommerania, and 3rd East Prussia under the command of General Walther von Reichenau.
On the other hand, Guderian Armoured Corps continues to break through into Poland. Arriving at the castle Bret Litowsk after two weeks.
Sep 17, German tank forces coming from the south under the command of von Rundstedt met in Woldowa, on the banks of the Bug River.
This Nazi Germany Strategy in the future is usually called Blitzkrieg,
'The Lightning War'.
Back adopted by Hitler to invade Western Europe, May 1940.