Electronic Warfare During WWII

The technological developments during the campaign affected the significance of the bombing of Germany during the Second World War. In 1939-1941, there were less planes, or navigational

The tactics used in World War II had to come from somewhere and that was the past. The main reason for this was because most high ranking officers only knew old tactics. One of the biggest strategies that most are familiar with is the use of trench warfare. The many problems both sides faced when using trenches was how vulnerable soldiers were inside them. They were prone to constant chemical attacks, artillery barrages, and tanks. Trench warfare was not a pretty fight but it was one of the most used tactics throughout the war. An offensive at Somme was a prime example of the use and tactical advantage tools of war gave a side. In the summer of 1916, General Douglas Haig ad ordered and eight day artillery bombardment to soften up the German

This didn’t last long due pilots figuring out they could throw bricks out of their windows and hit their enemies. In addition, they used guns to shoot at their enemies. As the war progressed, bombers were introduced. Bombers were aircrafts designed to carry and drop bombs. Allied powers faced some difficulties, when the German Gotha attacked them since it caused a lot of destruction.

The Germans had approximately 200,000 men, 1,000 battle tanks and 2,000 guns, deployed across a 60-mile front. Its combat power rivaling that of the Eastern Front made them a highly formidable fighting force. The Allies were spread thin across a 228-mile front that was defended by approximately 230,000 troops. (“Ardennes-Alsace,”

“With its new aircraft, tactics, and superior numbers, New Operation Argument was launched”(Schill 80). Strategically, the mission was to achieve air superiority and immobilize Germany’s economy. The Eighth Air Force was in charge of targeting German electric power, transportation, petroleum, synthetic oil, and neutralize German air force”(Doolittle and Glines 295). Thus they launched seven consecutive days of visual bombing on February 19-25. Before conducting the official attack, Doolittle had his men practice fighting missions and maneuvers before conducting the operations. The attack was such a secret that airmen could not fly over German territory prior to the attack so that it would not compromise the future mission. Tactically, the Eighth Air Force had 3,300 heavy bomber sorties fly beside the Fifteenth Air Force consisting of 500 missions from Italy. In the meantime, “the Royal Air Force of Britain flew 2,750 night attacks aimed at German aircraft manufacturing plants (Olsen 82). After the “Big Week,” the United States gained air superiority over all of Europe. Operationally, Germany had undergone many months of decreased aircraft production during aircraft production during crucial time for them to counterattack. This resulted to Germany to having a small amount of German aircraft in the air and the rate of attrition of the Luftwaffe’s pilots to exceed Germany’s rate of

During World War I battles were fought using ears and eyes. This was due to the fact that there was no such thing as radar. By the late 1940s, Britain and United States researched and developed radar systems for themselves to use during World War II .

     In the first phase of World War II in Europe, Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would drive a breach in enemy defenses, permitting armored tank divisions to penetrate rapidly and roam freely behind enemy lines, causing shock and

Blitzkrieg, or “Lightning War” was a military doctrine (A military doctrine is usually refers to a general concept for strategies and tactics) used by Nazi Germany during World War Two (Zabecki). Blitzkrieg combines the use of improved air power, tanks, and infantry to take down the enemy with overwhelming power (Ellis 466). Seen here is an advance with the German tanks and infantry on trucks in the background (Peter). Blitzkrieg proved to be very useful and cutting-edge, as it was the first major success of using a combination of refined air and ground powers to decimate what enemy stood in its way. The new strategy of the Blitzkrieg was responsible for Germany’s swift and overpowering victories in the early years of the war.

The world changed forever on September 11, 1939 when German forces invaded Poland with overwhelming military superiority and at a surprisingly quick pace. The World War II German military tactic of Blitzkrieg was born that used a combination of tanks, infantry, and Luftwaffe dive bombers to rapidly punch a hole in enemy lines. Blitzkrieg was first used in the invasion of Poland, but was adopted as the common German invasion method across Europe and Russia. After Germany's almost effortless victory over Poland, Time Magazine gave Blitzkrieg the name “lightning war” (Rice 9). The term “blitz means lightning and the term krieg means war”. Although the Blitzkrieg battle tactic led to rapid and successful German occupation in Europe, it

Imagine flying in an airplane you were only taught to fly one hour ago (WWII Aircraft Facts)! Well, WWII pilots had to go through this stress. However, WWII had probably the best warplanes of its time, and was the first war to use planes in that way. Unfortunately, other countries also made them, making the war even harder, from the British Spitfire to the American P-51, WWII put all airplane rules behind them (WWII Aircraft Facts).

Nazi Germanys’ poor response to the air raids leveled against it by the Allied Forces inevitably cost them the war. Nazi Germany did not utilize their antiaircraft artillery assets effectively, leaving their infrastructure vulnerable to the Allied Forces relentless bombing campaign. The initial volley of air raids between Britain and Nazi Germany inflicted very little damage to either side. As the battles of World War II waged on, the American Air Force, banded together with the British Royal Air Force, delivered a devastating blow to the Third Reich and their war fighting efforts.

The Battle of Britain in 1940 In the summer of 1940, the German Luftwaffe attempted to win air superiority over southern Britain and the English Channel by destroying the Royal Air Force and the British aircraft industry. This attempt came to be known as the Battle of Britain, and victory over the RAF was seen by the Germans as absolutely essential if they were eventually to mount an invasion of the British Isles. The Germans had overrun Belgium, the Netherlands and northern France in May 1940, using the Blitzkrieg ('Lightning War') technique that relied, among other things, on close coordination between ground troops and the air force.

One of the major ground tactic used during World War II was the Blitzkrieg. The meaning of the Blitzkrieg is “lightning war” in German. This tactic was used when the Germans invaded most of Western Europe (Poland, Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Denmark, Norway Netherlands, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Great Britain, Italy, Czechoslovakia Romania, Lichtenstein and other countries). “Blitzkrieg required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would drive a breach in enemy defenses, permitting armored tank

German engineers and scientists were producing military technology the first of its kind, including mobile radios, new weapons, and new war machines, giving the Wehrmacht a huge tactical and strategic advantages over the militaries of other European nations. As many of the European powers were still recovering from the first world war, they were not themselves expanding their military to anywhere near the extent that Germany was. The fact that countries like France, Romania, and Poland had at most only a few months warning to prepare and marshal their armies gave Germany a huge tactical advantage. The Wehrmacht were able in most cases, using Blitzkrieg, to completely overrun and outmaneuver their opponents before they had the time to react. This "lightning war" strategy was the key to the Wehrmacht's undisputed dominance in main land Europe. Only one country eluded Hitler's grasp. Great Britain's island stronghold meant that the Blitzkrieg tactics that had worked so well on mainland Europe would not work unless the Wehrmacht established a beachhead or landing zone for an invading army. To accomplish this, he ordered the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine to wrest control of the skies and waters around Britain and maintain safe passage through the English channel. So in July of 1940, once the Luftwaffe had

Throughout of the duration of World War Two, Germany's offensive tactic of Blitzkrieg served her well; vital in the invasions of France, Poland, Belgium, and numerous other attacks. Yet, when Germany faced trouble in the Battle of Britain and turned to the Eastern front instead, this tank, infantry, and Luftwaffe method proved unsuccessful. Operation Barbarossa first began with little resistance, as Germany swept quickly into the Soviet Union. It is not until winter set in that Blitzkrieg began to fail, and the weak remainder of fighting on the Eastern front following the rough winter finally showed Germany's weakness as their iconic tactic proved to be beatable.