All in all, the sports that were played in the Elizabethan Era had many differences and similarities to modern day sports. From bearbaiting to jousting, there were many varieties also. So the next time you go to play a sport, just think about how people in the Elizabethan Era might have played a version of it long ago.
In German, Blitzkrieg means lightning war (Blitz-Krieg). Blitzkrieg was named so because it included surprise attacks, Lighting fast rapid advances into enemy territory, with coordinated massive air attacks, which struck and shocked the enemy as if it was struck by lightning.
Confidence votes 25.5K. The Lightning War was a battle tactic utilized by the German Military during WWII. The German word for this tactic was, blitzkreig. To keep it simple, the mechanics of this particular tactic involved the mass attack of overwhelming force, from both the land AND the air.