Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift

Authors

  • Luana Isabelle Beal Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Débora Sulzbach de Andrade
  • Valeska Ferrazza Monteiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.93034

Keywords:

Blitzkrieg, Combined weapons, air transport

Abstract

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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Author Biographies

Luana Isabelle Beal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Bacharela em Relações Internacionais, também pela UFRGS.

Débora Sulzbach de Andrade

Bacharela em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Valeska Ferrazza Monteiro

Bacharela em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

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Published

2019-09-30

How to Cite

Beal, L. I., Sulzbach de Andrade, D., & Ferrazza Monteiro, V. (2019). Blitzkrieg and Combined Arms: analysis of the importance of airlift. Conjuntura Austral, 10(51), 46–60. https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.93034

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 51 (2019)

Section

DOSSIER

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Received 2019-05-20
Accepted 2019-09-14
Published 2019-09-30