Which German general developed the Blitzkrieg?

Answer 1

heinz guderian

Answer 2

Actually you can read of the Blitzkrieg in a book written by a French author. He wrote in the 1920's how mechanized forces could punch a hole in the enemies line and race ahead and into the rear and create havoc. His name is Charles deGaulle, later President of France. During WWII he was the one of the principal leaders of the French Resistance but lived most of the time in England.

Answer 3

One of the defining characteristics of what is commonly known as "Blitzkrieg" is close co-operation between infantry and tanks. This photo was taken during operations along the Terek River in 1942.Blitzkrieg (help·info) (German, literally lightning war or flash war) is a popular name for an offensive operational-level military doctrine which involves an initial bombardment followed by employment of mobile forces attacking with speed and surprise to prevent an enemy from implementing a coherent defense. The founding principles of these types of operations were developed in the 19th Century by various nations, and adapted in the years after World War I, largely by the Wehrmacht, to incorporate modern weapons and vehicles as a method to help prevent trench warfare and linear warfare in future conflicts. The first practical implementations of these concepts coupled with modern technology were instituted by the German Wehrmacht in the opening battles of World War II. While operations in Poland were rather conventional, subsequent battles — particularly the invasions of France, The Netherlands and initial operations in the Soviet Union — were effective owing to surprise penetrations, general enemy unpreparedness and an inability to react swiftly enough to German offensive operations. That the German Army quickly defeated numerically and technically superior enemies in France led many analysts to believe that a new system of warfare had been invented.

The generally accepted definition of blitzkrieg operations include the use of maneuver rather than attrition to defeat an opponent, and describe operations using combined arms concentration of mobile assets at a focal point, armour closely supported by mobile infantry, artillery and close air support assets. These tactics required the development of specialized support vehicles, new methods of communication, new tactics, and an effective decentralized command structure. Broadly speaking, blitzkrieg operations required the development of mechanized infantry, self-propelled artillery and engineering assets that could maintain the rate of advance of the tanks. German forces avoided direct combat in favor of interrupting an enemy's communications, decision-making, logistics and of reducing morale. In combat, blitzkrieg left little choice for the slower defending forces but to clump into defensive pockets that were encircled and then destroyed by following German infantry.

SO IT WASN'T DEVELOPED BY ONE GENERAL; IT EVOLVED OVER TIME AND PRACTICE.

Answer 4

Erwin Rommel perfected and was the best in the lightning war. DOn't know who developed it though.

Answer 5

I don't think that only one person invented it. I think that many people were involved. Eg. General Heinz Guderian

Answer 6

Probably Rommel, at least he was the best in executing the "Lightning War"

Answer 7

Most likely some Nazi. (sorry, I really have no idea if you are looking for a name)