Germany's "blitzkrieg" can be called the strongest "spear" in the Second World War, when Germany's comprehensive national strength was not necessarily stronger than France, but relying on the advanced nature of "blitzkrieg", with Manstein's genius strategic thinking, the French million army almost did not resist and collapsed, which is the power of advanced tactics.
So how did the "blitzkrieg" come about? There will certainly be many people who will not hesitate to say that Guderian created it, is that really Guderian created it? It can be said that it is Guderian, or it can be said that it is not Guderian, so let's take a look at what is going on.
In fact, the theory of "blitzkrieg warfare" is not complicated, and the tactics used by Huo Fuyi during the Han Dynasty in China can also be called "blitzkrieg warfare", but tactics are rarely used in ancient Europe; however, with the rapid development of Europe in all directions, in order to meet the needs of war and continuous learning, many outstanding military talents have emerged in Europe, such as Napoleon.
But the genius warrior to be said here is not Napoleon, but the chief of the general staff of the German Empire, Helmut Karl Bernhard von Moltke, a famous German military scientist and military theorist; he and the famous "iron-blooded chancellor" Bismarck were political allies, and it was because of his presence that Bismarck was able to reform Germany and expand outwards with impunity.
Moltke attached great importance to the construction of railways during his tenure, because he recognized the important role of railways in the mobility and logistical support of the army; during his tenure as chief of the General Staff, he reorganized the General Staff, expanded the army, improved equipment, defeated Denmark, Austria, and France, and finally unified Germany and changed its name to the German Empire.
The core strategic thinking of Moltke is to mobilize the enemy first, attack separately, make rapid breakthroughs, fight on the outside front, and make quick decisions; it can be said that the "entrusted command method" and "blitzkrieg" theories popular in Western armies are the first to be pioneered by Moltke. Therefore, Moltke is the creator of the "blitzkrieg" theory.
But Moltke was only the founder of "blitzkrieg", and it was Alfred von Schlieffen who inherited and perfected the "blitzkrieg", which was a German field marshal and a genius strategist, and the famous "Schlieffen Plan" was planned by him, and this "Schlieffen Plan" was actually the prototype of the later "Blitzkrieg".
He believed that the practice of using artillery to cover the armoured troops and infantry charge on the battlefield could quickly strike the enemy, and the proposal of the Schlieffen plan made the German army invincible in the early days of the First World War; therefore, many people believed that Schlieffen was the initial proposer of "blitzkrieg"; to be a figure who inherited the past, Schlieffen's role was extremely important.
Guderian is actually the master of "blitzkrieg", Guderian has been diligent and talented since childhood, and the basic theory of "blitzkrieg" has been implemented into the bone marrow of the Germans, so the object of Guderian's research is naturally "blitzkrieg", or offensive theory.
After the end of the First World War, due to the "explosion of science and technology", countless epoch-making new equipment appeared, which made many traditional officers feel dazed and even resistant, but for geniuses, the emergence of new equipment gave them more room to play, and Guderian was one of them.
Guderian had a creative imagination, and was famous for frequently publishing articles on contemporary military issues in the Military Weekly magazine, and later drew on the ideas and ideas of other military theorists to finally create a complete version of the "blitzkrieg" theory, a "blitzkrieg" theory based on aircraft and tanks.
Although aircraft and tanks have appeared in the First World War, they did not appear as the main force, but more like auxiliaries, such as aircraft, more as reconnaissance units, and the role of tanks was even more embarrassing. But people of insight soon saw the war potential of aircraft and tanks, with Germany being the most popular.
Probably because Adolf himself studied art, not only accepted new things, but also greatly looked forward to the emergence of new things, so although many traditional German officers at that time opposed Guderian's "blitzkrieg" theory, but because of Adolf's support, it was eventually carried out, and the subsequent war fully proved the advanced nature of the "blitzkrieg" theory.