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Originally Posted by tabs
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
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This was done in WWI by the Allies. Massed tanks and planes led the Allied attack in several late war battles.
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Originally Posted by tabs
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.
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Quite true.
However. File it under the "man forgets every lesson of war" category.
I agree with virtually every word you wrote in the 2 posts after the one i've quoted here as well, by the way.