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Post by liamcog on Jan 8, 2018 16:16:17 GMT
As part of my homework we have to right as if we knew we were going to be attacked by the Germans using Blitzkrieg, and have been asked how we can prepare if you are a general or something. That all the information we've been given. Any help?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 16:32:43 GMT
Anti tank and spies?
WAIT! Scorched earth. force them to slow down and when you have forced them far enough *KABLOOM* Use the anti tank.
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Post by Marshal Ney on Jan 8, 2018 18:53:20 GMT
Nuke? Ion cannon? Ahah
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Post by Hobo Joe on Jan 8, 2018 19:02:08 GMT
Blitzkrieg relied on flanking maneuvers, cooperation between branches, and speed. The first thing you need to do is slow them down as quickly as possible. This could be done with things such as traps and caltrops. After, you should disrupt communication. Blitzkrieg relied on infantry to coordinate with armor, and armor to coordinate with air. Halt this, and the formation will be much slower and may even break apart. After this you need to address the flanks. As Sun Tzu said "Reinforce everywhere, and everywhere you shall be weak." You cannot make all of your sides even. Blitzkrieg requires the army to surround yours as a pincer and to squeeze as tightly as possible before you surrender. To avoid this you should retreat or advance as much as possible. Typically, it is wiser to retreat. From there, you can choose the terrain appropriate to win. Because blitzkriegs require speed, you should use difficult ground.
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Post by Desophaeus on Jan 8, 2018 19:50:49 GMT
As part of my homework we have to right as if we knew we were going to be attacked by the Germans using Blitzkrieg, and have been asked how we can prepare if you are a general or something. That all the information we've been given. Any help? I know this is not the right era, but if your country had nuclear weapons or even biological weapons (much more feasible in the 30s - 40s than nukes), site them in remote, difficult to reach places and then give them a warning that if they touch your soil much as one mote... launch and blow up the whole place where their troops are. It might not stop a madman like Hilter or Stalin, but it might convince their own generals enough to avoid an invasion if they believe that they couldn't get to the launch sites such as bombing or paratroopers to prevent such devastation. That's one possibility.
What Hobo Joe said is definitely the best answer. Look at Switzerland as an example. Germany knew if they tried to invade the Swiss Alps, it won't be a smooth transition to say the least, and it would force them to occupy yet one more country for limited benefits. It would force them to shift their supply lines passing through Austria between Germany & Italy further east away from hostile sabotagers in the mountains. It would not even end quickly if an invasion was attempted, so a new front would've been a burden on the military to maintain for years, especially when they already have fronts in the Balkans/Greece, Africa, and Russia, etc... |
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Post by Papa_Stalin on Jan 8, 2018 20:46:42 GMT
What you could do is set up extra AA positions. These would protect defences to hold off the tanks. When the dive bombers are gone. Make sure there are tank barricades and AT mines at every route the tanks could take. Once that's done set up AT guns in the back. Hide AT soldiers within the attack area to stall and destroy the tanks.
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Post by Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb on Jan 8, 2018 20:53:26 GMT
Or you could deploy a much larger amount of forces. Blitzkrieg relied heavily on numerical superiority, so if you could counter that their technique would be much less effective.
You should also disrupt their aerial activities; another requirement for successful blitzkrieg. Victory in the air, victory on the ground! (hopefully)
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Post by best75 on Jan 8, 2018 22:20:30 GMT
I would probably do what the soviets did at Kursk. Instead of placing troops and defense all along at the frontline line, spread them out in defensive positions behind the frontline. Since you know the enemy is coming you should be able to build fortifications. Eventually the enemy spearheads should wear themselves out attacking line after line of defenses,
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Post by liamcog on Jan 8, 2018 22:23:48 GMT
I would probably do what the soviets did at Kursk. Instead of placing troops and defense all along at the frontline line, spread them out in defensive positions behind the frontline. Since you know the enemy is coming you should be able to build fortifications. Eventually the enemy spearheads should wear themselves out attacking line after line of defenses, Reminds me of a documentary I watched on vatutin |
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Post by Mountbatten on Jan 8, 2018 22:46:22 GMT
Easy. Borrow a large amount of troops from another country and do an all out attack on Germany. Should work out fine.
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Post by Desophaeus on Jan 8, 2018 23:12:42 GMT
For fun, I looked up various battles, encircling, bulges, etc... and the blitzkrieg itself. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlitzkriegInteresting enough: Hilter and the Nazis didn't plan for rapid warfare. They were planning on going to war in 1949, but the excesses of Hilter's aggressive foreign policy forced them to enter war ten years too early. And when war did start, they actually prepared themselves for a long, brutal war, but WW2 was happening all too fast, desperate and furiously, kinda of a mad scramble for the rag in the game "steal the bacon". |
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Jan 9, 2018 9:31:07 GMT
Easy. Borrow a large amount of troops from another country and do an all out attack on Germany. Should work out fine. What if you're France in Battle of France all over again? They knew of a possible Fall Gelb operation (Wiki said the Allies recovered some original drafts of the plan) yet did the French attack across all of the border? |
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Jan 9, 2018 9:35:10 GMT
If even possible, do an even WIDER pincer attack to encircle the Germans then cut them off.
A third force shall attack into the main battle site where the vanguard is trying to tear through & continue advancing.
Maybe ask other existing Allied nations to create an actual second front.
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Post by stoic on Jan 9, 2018 11:48:54 GMT
As part of my homework we have to right as if we knew we were going to be attacked by the Germans using Blitzkrieg, and have been asked how we can prepare if you are a general or something. That all the information we've been given. Any help? Imo, Robert M. Citino (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Citino) is a leading expert on the topic. Unfortunately, best on-line libraries are not aviable for you, but you can find some of his lectures with ease... For example |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 12:57:10 GMT
Blitz Krieg is my favourite stuff
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