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BLITZKRIEG

BLITZKRIEG. Lesson Objectives To understand what Blitzkrieg was and how it worked To consider why Blitzkrieg tactics was so successful. Blitzkrieg means Lightning War – it was an attack using both ground troops and air force working together to hit targets. Stage one.

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BLITZKRIEG

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  1. BLITZKRIEG Lesson Objectives • To understand what Blitzkrieg was and how it worked • To consider why Blitzkrieg tactics was so successful

  2. Blitzkrieg means Lightning War – it was an attack using both ground troops and air force working together to hit targets

  3. Stage one • First the Luftwaffe (German Air force), used dive bombers to attack airfields and communications targets – power lines, phone lines, bridges, roads, railway tracks. • Soften up the enemy

  4. Stage One

  5. Stage two • Then the army moved in using tanks, motorbikes, armoured cars • This meant that they could break through the lines quickly and attack the enemy and key targets

  6. Stage two

  7. Attack on Poland 1939 • The German army used Blitzkrieg tactics against Poland • They attacked on many fronts at the same time and quickly over ran the Polish army

  8. Your Task • Complete questions on the worksheet

  9. The Polish army were brave, but could not stand up to the German tanks

  10. Extension Task Imagine you are a British spy in Poland during the time of the invasion. Write about the German Blitzkrieg tactic and what you observed. You must write about • stage one and stage two and explain the stages in detail. • Make the German tactics seem scary and try to persuade the British to invest in new technology or else...

  11. Plenary You say we pay • Blitzkrieg • Tanks • Stuka bombers • Stage two • tactic

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