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How did the germans come up with the blitzkreig? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They took the idea from a British pioneer of the tactic.

Heinz Guderian, the big guy behind the Blitzkrieg in Germany, religiously studied the book that Percy Hobart conveyed his tank integrated warfare understanding in.

They did work off of Hobart's tactics, but the inspiration and core philosophy of tank integrated warfare was all Hobart.

The Fat Electrician has a great video talking about Hobart.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wow super interesting!