Blitzkreig is German. What it means in English is lightning war, and the term "blitz" is applied to the bombings of various cities in Britain during the Second World War.
More technically, it was the coordinated invasion by aerial bombing and motorized infantry that conquered Poland in September, 1939, and France and Belgium in May, 1940. The sea invasion of Britain from across the Channel never materialized, in part due to the resources expended on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union.
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Blitzkrieg is the German word for "Lightning War", a battle tactic used for rapid deployment and encirclement of enemies on the front lines of battle.
Blitz comes from the German word "blitz krieg" meaning lightning war, it was the bombing of Britain during wwII. Yes, as above, the Blitz was the bombing of the British cities following the Battle of Britain in the autumn of 1940 & the first part of 1941. Blitzkreig was the combination of the use of panzer (Armoured) forces coupled with dive bombers & rapid movement through a spearhead (Schwerpunkt) attack.
The name of the German government is "(die) Bundesregierung".
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German immigrants have had many successes. There are many German immigrants that own their own businesses and have made successful careers for themselves. Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira are German immigrants that have become great footballers.
The Enigma Machine was a German code machine. It allowed German military to send texts in secret, but those codes were broken during WWII.