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Frieser wrote that the Heer (German pronunciation:) [n] was not ready for blitzkrieg at the start of the war. A blitzkrieg method called for a young, highly skilled mechanized army. In 1939–1940, 45 percent of the army was 40 years old and 50 percent of the soldiers had only a few weeks' training.
The book explains Adolf Hitler's victory in 1940 in the Western Campaign. Deighton points out that Allies had far greater resources than the Germans. Deighton considers Hitler's military skills astonishing considering his background and complete lack of training (p. 52).
The German cruiser Deutschland seizes the American freighter SS City of Flint and its crew, accusing them of contraband. Led by a prize crew the ship is ordered to go to Germany, causing a diplomatic incident with the United States and igniting American public opinion. [106] [107] 10 October The last of Poland's military surrenders to the Germans.
This lesson was learnt by the Soviet Union and the Americans, who eventually developed their own tanks capable of fighting the Panzers – such as the Soviet T-34 and its upgraded version, T-34-85, as well as the American M4A3(76)W HVSS (M4A3E8). Motorized warfare to this day remains a major component of modern warfare as tanks and tactics evolve.
Get to know the actual people and events that inspired Steve McQueen's new film "Blitz," now streaming on Apple TV+.
Robert M. Citino (born June 19, 1958) is an American military historian and the Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian at the National WWII Museum.He is an authority on modern German military history, with an emphasis on World War II and the German influence upon modern operational doctrine.
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This is a list of wars involving Germany from 962. It includes the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, the German Democratic Republic (DDR, "East Germany") and the present Federal Republic of Germany (BRD, until German reunification in 1990 known as "West Germany").