What made Germany’s invasions of Europe difficult to stop during World War II?

Germany’s early victories relied on blitzkrieg, or “lightning war”: coordinated air attacks weakened defenses while fast-moving ground troops advanced quickly. This combination made it difficult for opponents to organize a response. Germany’s U-boats and navy affected the war at sea, but they were not the main reason its invasions of Europe were hard to stop.

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