What German military operational doctrine, meaning 'lightning war', emphasized the rapid coordination of mechanized armor, motorized infantry, and close air support (Stuka dive bombers) to encircle enemy forces?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Blitzkrieg
- Step 1: Developed during the interwar era by military theorists such as Heinz Guderian, Blitzkrieg rejected slow static World War I trench warfare.
- Step 2: By concentrating tanks into spearheads (Schwerpunkt) supported by radio communications and Luftwaffe tactical bombers, German forces punched through enemy defensive lines and encircled entire armies before they could react.
Answer
Blitzkrieg
Why not the others: 'Sitzkrieg' Sitzkrieg ('sitting war') was the sarcastic term used for the Phoney War period of inactivity between autumn 1939 and spring 1940; 'Schlieffen Plan' The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's World War I strategic war plan for a sweeping invasion of France through Belgium in 1914; 'Kriegsmarine' Kriegsmarine was the official name of the German naval branch between 1935 and 1945.
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