blitzkrieg


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blitzkrieg /ˈblɪtskriːg/
noun an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.
– origin Second World War: from Ger., lit. ‘lightning war’.
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