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Speedrunning Victory: When your revolutionary (but extremely risky) tactics achieve in 4 weeks what your predecessors couldn't do in 4 years. 

Time stamps: 

  1. Context - 0:40
  2. Order of Battle - 9:30
  3. Aftermath Militarily - 15:41
  4. My Historical Takeaway - 19:18

Sources: 

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Frieser, K-H. (2005). The Blitzkrieg Legend. Translated by Greenwood, J. T. (trans. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD ed.). Potsdam: Militärgeschichtlichen (sic) Forschungsamt, pp. 81-87, ISBN 978-1-59114-294-2.

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