Blitzkrieg

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈblɪtskʁiːk/ === Noun === Blitzkrieg m (strong, genitive Blitzkrieges or Blitzkriegs, plural Blitzkriege) blitzkrieg ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: fulmomilito (calque) → Dutch: bliksemoorlog (calque) English: Blitzkrieg, blitzkrieg Polish: blitzkrieg Portuguese: Blitzkrieg, blitzkrieg === See also === Sitzkrieg === Further reading === “Blitzkrieg” in Duden online “Blitzkrieg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Blitzkrieg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de