blitzkrieg

listen to the pronunciation of blitzkrieg
İngilizce - Türkçe
(Askeri) Yıldırım harbi
(Askeri) ani baskın
i., bak. blitz
yıldırım savaşı
İngilizce - İngilizce
A fast, sudden military offensive, usually combining ground forces with air support
{f} make a swift surprise attack by air and ground forces (German)
Journalists sometimes refer to a rapid and powerful attack or campaign in, for example, sport, politics, or advertising as a blitzkrieg. a blitzkrieg of media hype. (German: "lightning war") Military tactic used by Germany in World War II, designed to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through the use of surprise, speed, and superiority in matériel or firepower. The Germans tested the blitzkrieg during the Spanish Civil War in 1938 and against Poland in 1939, and used it in the successful invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in 1940. The German blitzkrieg coordinated land and air attacks using tanks, dive-bombers, and motorized artillery to paralyze the enemy principally by disabling its communications and coordination capacities
A blitzkrieg is a fast and intense military attack that takes the enemy by surprise and is intended to achieve a very quick victory
fight a quick and surprising war
{i} swift surprise attack by air and ground forces (German)

İlgili Terimler

blitzkriegs
plural of blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg