The World War Was A Global War - 2537 Words

The Second World War was a global war that lasted from September 1st 1939 to May 8th 1945. The Second World War was the most destructive and controversial wars in history and involved more than 100 million people, over 30 countries. The war involved the vast majority of the world’s nations including the Great Powers which eventually formed into opposing military alliances: the Allied Powers consisting of Germany, Italy and Japan and the Axis Powers consisting of Russia, Britain and France. In many respects the Second World War was believed to be Hitler’s war, after the invasion of Poland using the Blitzkrieg (lightning war) tactics in 1939. However, this early success came to an end when Nazi Germany and its Allies fought the Soviet†¦show more content†¦The birth of the Blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war was a term used to describe the fast passed surprise attacks of the German Army during World War Two. The Blitzkrieg military tactic was intended to create psychological shock and subsequent inefficiency in the enemy forces. This tactic was victorious for more than two years through the employment of surprise, speed and superiority in materiel of firepower. In a reliable primary source, British army officer, military historian and strategist, Major General Fuller stated, â€Å"Speed, and still more speed, and always speed was the secret†¦and that demanded audacity, more audacity and always audacity.† (Kaplan, 2015, page 38). This proves that Nazi Germany’s success using the tactic at the beginning of the Second World War was largely due to that fact that it was the only country that had effectively linked its forces with radio communications. Together with the use of movement, shock and locally concentrated firepower, Germany skillfully corresponded attacks that paralysed the opponents capacity to organise defenders, rather than attempting to physically overcome them allowing the opponents to disturb the system of administration and communications. The Blitzkrieg tactics, disrupted the main enemy’s battle position at the Schwerpunkt (strategy