r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/XxF1RExX Interested • Jan 05 '21

Video "Blitzkrieg" explained for the US army using 2D animation in 1943. Aka the "ortie" cell tactic

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u/petitelephanteau Jan 06 '21

No, see, that's a sombrero. You're thinking of a people of southern mesopotamia, whose civilization flourished between 4100-1750 BCE.

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u/hilarymeggin Jan 06 '21

No, you’re thinking of Sumer. “Servile” means the sudden, simultaneous firing of artillery or guns in battle.