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Definition of Blitzkrieg

1. Verb. Fight a quick and surprising war.

2. Noun. A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment.

Definition of Blitzkrieg

1. Noun. A fast, sudden military offensive, usually combining ground forces with air support. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blitzkrieg

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Blitzkrieg

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Literary usage of Blitzkrieg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"The Nazis, on the other hand, gave a pyrotechnic display of blitzkrieg in Poland. That's the way they climb, too. An objector rises to point out that they ..."

2. Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 by Williamson Murray (1983)
"HR Trevor-Roper, ed., blitzkrieg to Defeat, Hitler's War Directives (New ... Trevor-Roper, blitzkrieg to Defeat, Directive #6 for the Conduct of the War, ..."

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