Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift
This article aims to analyse the role played by airlift in the German driving of the Second World War. The purpose is to demonstrate how this component was a decisive factor for Germany at the time. Thus, the starting point is a theoretical study to verify the concept of Blitzkrieg inserted in the l...
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| author | Luana Isabelle Beal Débora Sulzbach de Andrade Valeska Ferrazza Monteiro |
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| description | This article aims to analyse the role played by airlift in the German driving of the Second World War. The purpose is to demonstrate how this component was a decisive factor for Germany at the time. Thus, the starting point is a theoretical study to verify the concept of Blitzkrieg inserted in the literature. Hence, the relevance of the airborne component, the combined Arms and the air logistics is analysed at the war planning levels. Next, the cases of the Demyansk Pocket and the Battle of Stalingrad are discussed as a way of assessing the possibilities and limits of air transport in the Eastern War.Finally, Blitzkrieg is approached in order to compare it with the operations and the military doctrine of the present time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aede1cf6c7a845478635f575fe31f4b42022-12-22T02:05:04ZengGraduate Programme in International Strategic Studies (PPGEEI)Revista Conjuntura Austral2178-88392019-09-011051466010.22456/2178-8839.9303441624Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airliftLuana Isabelle Beal0Débora Sulzbach de AndradeValeska Ferrazza MonteiroUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulThis article aims to analyse the role played by airlift in the German driving of the Second World War. The purpose is to demonstrate how this component was a decisive factor for Germany at the time. Thus, the starting point is a theoretical study to verify the concept of Blitzkrieg inserted in the literature. Hence, the relevance of the airborne component, the combined Arms and the air logistics is analysed at the war planning levels. Next, the cases of the Demyansk Pocket and the Battle of Stalingrad are discussed as a way of assessing the possibilities and limits of air transport in the Eastern War.Finally, Blitzkrieg is approached in order to compare it with the operations and the military doctrine of the present time.https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/93034blitzkriegarmas combinadasaerotransporte |
| spellingShingle | Luana Isabelle Beal Débora Sulzbach de Andrade Valeska Ferrazza Monteiro Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift Revista Conjuntura Austral blitzkrieg armas combinadas aerotransporte |
| title | Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift |
| title_full | Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift |
| title_fullStr | Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift |
| title_short | Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift |
| title_sort | blitzkrieg and combined arms analysis of the importance of airlift |
| topic | blitzkrieg armas combinadas aerotransporte |
| url | https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/93034 |
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