All About Lightning War
By: Noah H. And Harry T.
How a Lightning War starts.
- A Lightning War starts when one country declares war on another.
- Then they come with a overwhelming amount of soldiers to overtake their target.
- It happens so quickly the other country has no time to react, so they end up in serious or critical conditions.
How A Lightning War Differs From A Regular War.
- It moves very fast, possibly 3 weeks instead of one year like a regular war.
- Its a strategy used by Germany instead of Poland.
- It uses a overwhelming force instead of enough to win the war like a regular war would go.
Germans in Poland
This is a picture of German soldiers in Poland with their tanks and warplanes.
Which Countries were in a Lightning War? The Invasion Of Poland!
- It started in 1939 when Germany used the strategy "Lightning War" to invade Poland.
- This invasion was the first major battle of World War II.
- During the invasion, the Germans used tanks, warplanes, and soldiers all at once to attack Poland.
How Well Lightning War Works for Germany
- Heinz Guderian came up with the idea of this fast overwhelming war.
- In his propaganda campaign that Blitzkreig or the "Lightning Stroke" that it would overwhelm a country by land and air.
- The impact was so critical, and as how fast it came, it was over for Poland.
Lightning War Citations
Citations For Lightning War
Source 1:
Adams, Simon, and Andy Crawford. World War II. New York: Dk Pub, 2007. Print.
Source 2:
Hoffmann, Peter. "Blitzkrieg." World Book Student. World Book, 2013. Web. 2 May 2013.
Source 3:
"The Invasion of Poland." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Student Resources In Context. Web. 2 May 2013.
Source 4:
"Heinz Guderian." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Vol. 20. Detroit: Gale, 2000.Student Resources In Context. Web. 2 May 2013.
Germans In Poland Picture CITATION:
Stokesbury, James L. "World War II." World Book Student. World Book, 2013. Web. 3 May 2013