Ep#105 History of Germany's Blitzkrieg

During the opening months of World War II the Nazi war machine using tanks, aircraft and paratroopers unleashed a deadly new offensive strategy known as Blitzkrieg or "Lightning War". Gone were the days of static trench warfare. On today's episode our favorite obscure social studies teacher walks us through the history of this new military strategy, why it worked so well and also why it ultimately lost momentum.