... Norway there were other factors such as the weakness and lack of cooperation of the allies, comparative army size and tactical mistakes that also contributed to the success of the Blitzkrieg campaigns. The concept of Blitzkrieg was actually quite simple but understood by few at the time. For an effective resistance against Blitzkrieg the allies would only have had to attack one of the elements for the rest of Blitzkrieg to become severely weakened as all parts of Blitzkrieg were closely linked and relied on each other. For example if Britain and France had stopped Germany going against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles by producing weapons and increasing the size of its army then the speed and element of surprise in Blitzkrieg would have been lost. The other reasons that contributed to the capture of countries quickly were both long and short term and although they may not ...

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