blitzkrieg

• Nom désignant une offensive militaire soudaine, rapide et écrasante, combinant des bombardements aériens intenses et des forces terrestres motorisées pour désorganiser et submerger l'ennemi en peu de temps.

A noun referring to a swift and violent military offensive, characterized by intensive aerial bombardment and rapid ground forces, designed to disorient and overwhelm the enemy.

1. Swift military offensiveC1formal

   A rapid, intense military attack designed to quickly overwhelm the enemy, often using combined air and ground forces.

   Guerre éclair

   • The army launched a blitzkrieg that captured the capital in just three days.
   • Historians study the blitzkrieg tactics used during World War II.
   • The general's blitzkrieg strategy caught the enemy completely off guard.

   Synonymesassaultblitzoffensiveonslaught

• Verbe signifiant attaquer ou submerger par un effort soudain, intense et concentré, issu à l'origine de la tactique militaire allemande.

A verb meaning to attack or overwhelm with a sudden, intense, and concentrated effort, originally derived from German military tactics.

1. Fight a quick and surprising warC1formal

   To attack or overwhelm an opponent with a sudden, intense, and fast-moving military campaign.

   Mener une guerre éclair

   • The army blitzkrieged through the enemy territory in just three days.
   • They planned to blitzkrieg the capital before dawn.
   • The general ordered his troops to blitzkrieg the opposing forces.

   Synonymesblitz