Blitzkrieg

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German

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Etymology

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From Blitz (lightning) +‎ Krieg (war), coined in the runup to the Second World War to denote the "lightning fast" military campaigns planned by the German forces.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪtskʁiːk/
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Noun

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Blitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Blitzkrieges or Blitzkriegs, plural Blitzkriege)

  1. blitzkrieg

Declension

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Descendants

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See also

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