Can you run 3 days and 3 nights without stopping or resting?
Do you believe anyone can?
The Germans did it during their historical onslaught of France in WW2. What is known as BLITZKRIEG.

A THREAD.

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1-After the defeat of Germany in the world war 1, and consequently, the Treaty of Versailles that rubbed salt in the wound by making them surrender territory and reducing their army to barely 100,000, Adolf Hitler tapped into the wounded German pride and promised to restore...

2-... their honour. His Nazi party quickly gained mass following. In his first year in power, he managed to suspend the regulations of the treaty step by step by building his army while testing the patience of the allies with the belief that no one wants another war.

3- he introduced compulsory military service in 1935 and marched back into the Rhineland the following year with an army of 30,000. In 1938, he invaded Austria and was welcome with open arms. Again, the western allies did nothing. Hitler then made public his intention ...

4... to invade Czechoslovakia and this forced the allied hands. British Prime Minister flew to Germany thrice in an attempt to talk Hitler out of this idea and he was joined by French Prime Minister and Mussolini of Italy on the third visit in what became the Munich Conference..

5. Where they agreed that Hitler can acquire the German speaking Sudenteland but not maje attempt into the remainder of Czechoslovakia. However, the following morning, British Prime Minister signed a private peace agreement with Hitler for both countries to not attack each other

6. However, in March 1939, Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia . The allies, afraid that Hitler’s next target will be Poland, declared that they will go to war if he attempts such. Hitler however, was more concerned about the Soviets, so he signed a NAP with Stalin...

7. Shortly after, Hitler invaded Poland from the west and the Soviets, from the East. This made the England and France to declare war on Germany and the BEF sailed to France to strengthen the army. Hitler however, wasn’t ready to fight France. France had the best army...

8. at the time and the German army had suffered great losses from horse riding Poland so they weren’t ready to fight a well equipped French army supported by the BEF. Then we had the phoney war (the long waiting period when the Germans strategized on the next move and the allies

9. waited to see action. Hitler’s general suggested that they negotiate with France but Hitler pushed an attack, though, the generals were convinced they’d lose. While they planned the attack, Manstein, one of Hitler’s Generals suggested a more aggressive plan, the BLITZKRIEG.

10. The Blitzkrieg simply means lightning attack. While the phoney war persisted, Hitler used the opportunity to invade Norway and Denmark to secure iron ore to make weapons. Meanwhile, in Britain, the PM was forced to resign and Winston Churchill assumed power.

11. Britain attempted to stop the invasion of Norway but their attempt quickly failed as their half-hearted operation fell to the deafening sounds of Germany’s new weapons, the Luftwaffe. On the day Churchill became PM, Hitler invaded Belgium and Holland in a bid to seize...

12.. points to allow the German navy safe passage. The allies were well prepared for this attack and pushed the best of their forces into Belgium in defence. Simultaneously, French recon planes deliver confusing news that German army was gathering in the south in LARGE NUMBERS.

13. Gamelin, the French PM refused to believe this recon and ignored it, saying it’s not possible as a tough war was going on in Belgium and Holland. If only he knew.
This signaled the beginning of Manstein’s plan, the BLITZKRIEG. German soldiers and tanks marched viciously...

14. towards Sedan, the border city of France. With knowledge of this, French leaders estimated a period of 2-weeks for the German army to get to Sedan and planned accordingly. But, E.B.THINGS
German army reached Sedan in 3 days after marching non-stop for 3 days and night

15. without rest. The French couldn’t believe it, it was impossible. They had calculated 2 weeks but in 3 days, 60,000 German soldiers in 22,000 vehicles and 850 tanks quickly broke through the French defense at Sedan and took control. Unknown to the French, the Germans had a ..

16. secret weapon, the Pervitin. The Pervitin is a kind of Methamphetamine that blocks empathy and fatigue. This allowed the German soldiers to move like superhumans. The Germans then proceeded to capture the Dutch (which they did in 4 days) on one hand, while Guderian,...

17.. the General that led the army that invaded sedan proceeding to block of more areas while closing in the allied forces in Belgium. At this point, the only was out for the Allied forces was either cut through German army or escape though the coast. Seeing the shortage of...

18... options, Churchill proceeded to rescue the BEF from the coast and though many casualties were recorded as the Germans attempted to stop the rescue, 340,000 British soldiers made it back to Dunkirk.
The Germans then moved for the French Capital.

19. The French, having lost soldiers and will, and seeing that there was no way to stop the German onslaught, fled from Paris and moved the capital further south. They didn’t want Germany to send the Luftwaffe to drop massive bombs to destroy the architectural setup of Paris as.

20.. it was usual in German invasions. The French PM was also replaced by Petain, a defeatist who was convinced the battle was lost and was focused on preventing a revolution. Petain moves to sign an armistice with a Hitler.

“Little backstory”

21..”when Germany lost in the First World War in 1918 to France after fighting for 4 years, they were forced to sign an armistice with France and it was signed publicly on the rail tracks in a particular train carriage “

This time, Hitler ordered the same carriage to be brought-

22. - to the same place in Compiegne where Germany surrendered in 1918. This time however, it was the French thag would be paraded in disgrace. The armistice was signed in the carriage and Hitler, together with the Germans were convinced they had overturned the defeat of 1918.

23. A few days later, Hitler had the carriage returned to Germany and he destroyed the site of the armistice.

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