blitzkrieg

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Moreover, Papic believes the Strait of Hormuz will be prised open shortly, not just because of America’s blitzkrieg but by a coordinated response from the rest of the world.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

When France fell in June that year to the German blitzkrieg, he shipped off to Britain, where Gen. Charles de Gaulle of France was rallying his countrymen.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

“There needs to be a media blitzkrieg, local governments should warn people to stay indoors and make their hospitals ready to deal with heat-related cases,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

“The economic blitzkrieg, the onslaught they were depending upon, did not work,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022

The Nazis were conducting a new kind of war called a blitzkrieg, or “lightning war.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti