Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg (German, literally "lightning war") is a popular name for an operational-level military doctrine which employed mobile forces attacking with speed and surprise to prevent an enemy from implementing a coherent defense. The doctrines resulting in the blitzkrieg effect were developed in the years after World War I as a method to help prevent trench warfare.

See also

• AirLand Battle, blitzkreig-like doctrine of US Army in 1980s
• Armoured warfare
• Attrition warfare
• The Blitz, the Luftwaffe terror bombings of London
• Combined arms
• Deep Battle, the period Soviet concept of warfare
• Maneuver warfare, battle doctrine of speed and strategic movement
• Methodical Battle, the period French concept of warfare
• Shock and Awe, the 21st century American military doctrine
• Vernichtungsgedanken, or 'annihilation thoughts', one of blitzkrieg predecessors
• Mission-type tactics, tactical battle doctrine of delegation and initiative stimulation