by admin | May 12, 2020 | World War I in 1918
Three military campaigns in the First World War are strikingly similar to what would become known in the Second World War as Blitzkrieg. The campaign of the Germans and Austro-Hungarians at Gorlice-Tarnów, the one at Caporetto, and especially the one in Romania in... by Ciprian Stoleru | May 9, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
In the Romanian military campaign of the Central Powers in 1916, German forces used a technique that later, in the Second World War, would be known as Blitzkrieg. Today, the Blitzkrieg is normally associated with the Second World War, mainly with the first campaigns... by Ciprian Stoleru | May 6, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Historian Michael B. Barrett considers that the Austro-German campaign in Romania during 1916 can be considered a precursor to the Blitzkrieg of the Second World War. The man in charge with organizing and implementing the campaign was General Erich von Falkenhayn, the... by Ciprian Stoleru | May 4, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Historian Michael B. Barrett in his book “Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania” argues that the campaign of 1916 in Romania can be considered the forerunner of what would become known in the Second World War as Blitzkrieg. In 1916, in...