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Originally Posted by m21sniper
The German attack into france was a similar reprise of their WWI attack Westward. Like WWI, they failed.
Blitzkrieg had really been perfected in WWI....by the Allies.
The only thing the Germans added new to the mix was the introduction of radios in every tank and armored vehicle.
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BlitzKrieg in reality is a combined arms attack... Using massed armour, artillery and tactical airpower. With infantry in a supporting role to hold the flanks and pour through the hole punched by the armoured columns.
What the Germans improved upon was massing/concentrating their armoured to attack at one strategic point
The French in 1940 had more and better tanks than the Germans however they used them in small numbers instead of creating a critical mass at one srategic point in the line.