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English translation of "Blitzkrieg"

I think the translation of "Blitzkrieg" as "lightning war" is misleading/inferior. The term "Blitzkrieg" refers to a surprisingly fast attack compared to a long-lasting conflict with high material attrition. Hence, "flash war" might be a better translation (In German, both flash and lightning are translated to "Blitz").

And, you would be incorrect.HammerFilmFan (talk) 03:07, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
Genuinely unsure about why lighting would be more misleading than flash. To me at least they convey the exact same imagery and idea. 2406:2D40:4654:DC08:B4FE:9801:BC34:A42A (talk) 10:45, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
Late to the party. I do think that "flash war" is a more accurate translation, but it seems that all English articles from the 1930s, when the term emerged, used "lighting" as the translation for "Blitz", so that is the right translation now, even if it perhaps was inaccurate

at one point. Cortador (talk) 09:52, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

1938 mention of Blitzkreig in Wiskemann's Czechs and Germans, OUP 1938

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Modern-day Blizkrieg

The World War I Eastern Front did bog down in trench warfare

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