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Re: Was blitzkrieg really that revolutionary?
I agree with the aircraft being a key component of Blitzkreig in WWII. The most noticeable attribute for me with aircraft was the shock value on a retreating or forming enemy. Confusion and sheer terror from constant attacks kept the enemy on the hop so to speak and did not allow time to react in mobile operations.
Dive bombers were also useful as forward artilllery since most ground artillery was not motorised and simply had trouble keeping up with armoured units.
The shock value to me is the most important as it was followed up by the further shock value of tanks, giving many units the impression that they were being assailed from every direction - the real key component of blitzkreig.
Reconnaissance by aircraft gave long range eyes to ground units and allowed them to head for areas of least resistance - again very important.
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