Blitz's near me

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by zemsi

Hi Lionel

Blitz is actually a German word and means "lightning, flash, thunderbolt" etc. The term "Blitzkrieg" has been also used for the early German WW2 attacks on France, Holland etc.

Until I went for the first time to Australia, for me a Blitz truck was always a German Opel Blitz. They were the backbone of the WW2 German Army. Opel belongs to GM since 1929. That's probably why the term "Blitz" swapped over the pound.

Greetings
Chris

G'day Chris,

Thanks for the interpretation Chris - the backbone of both sides war efforts are different trucks named a blitz ...I think is called irony.

Kind Regards
Lionel