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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%86%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B3" title="Бліцкрыг – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Бліцкрыг" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Маланкавая вайна – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Маланкавая вайна" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Светкавична война – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Светкавична война" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_llampec" title="Guerra llampec – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Guerra llampec" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4lks%C3%B5da" title="Välksõda – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Välksõda" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B2%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%80%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Κεραυνοβόλος πόλεμος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κεραυνοβόλος πόλεμος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_rel%C3%A1mpago" title="Guerra relámpago – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Guerra relámpago" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulmomilito" title="Fulmomilito – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Fulmomilito" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tximista_Gerra" title="Tximista Gerra – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Tximista Gerra" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%AF" title="بلیتس‌کریگ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بلیتس‌کریگ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%84%EA%B2%A9%EC%A0%84" title="전격전 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="전격전" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AE%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%B4" title="Կայծակնային պատերազմ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կայծակնային պատերազմ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97" title="ब्लिट्जक्रेग – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ब्लिट्जक्रेग" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leifturstr%C3%AD%C3%B0" title="Leifturstríð – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Leifturstríð" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_lampo" title="Guerra lampo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Guerra lampo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%96%D7%A7" title="מלחמת בזק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מלחמת בזק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%BF_(%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9C%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%8D)" title="ಮಿಂಚುದಾಳಿ (ಬ್ಲಿಟ್ಜ್‌ಕ್ರಿಗ್) – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಮಿಂಚುದಾಳಿ (ಬ್ಲಿಟ್ಜ್‌ಕ್ರಿಗ್)" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%AA%E1%83%99%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%98" title="ბლიცკრიგი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბლიცკრიგი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3" title="Блицкриг – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Блицкриг" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zibenskar%C5%A1" title="Zibenskarš – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Zibenskarš" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blickrygas" title="Blickrygas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Blickrygas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vill%C3%A1mh%C3%A1bor%C3%BA" title="Villámháború – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Villámháború" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3" title="Блицкриг – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Блицкриг" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D" title="ബ്ലിറ്റ്സ്ക്രീഗ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബ്ലിറ്റ്സ്ക്രീഗ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%97" title="ब्लिट्झक्रीग – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ब्लिट्झक्रीग" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%81%D1%8C" title="Блицкригсь – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Блицкригсь" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3" title="Блицкриг – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Блицкриг" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%BB%E6%92%83%E6%88%A6" title="電撃戦 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="電撃戦" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashin_tezligidagi_urush" title="Yashin tezligidagi urush – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Yashin tezligidagi urush" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9" title="بلتسکریک – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بلتسکریک" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3" title="Блицкриг – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Блицкриг" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Blitzkrieg" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliskovita_vojna" title="Bliskovita vojna – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Bliskovita vojna" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B2%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%AF" title="بلیتزکریگ – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="بلیتزکریگ" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3" 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style="width:"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">Part of a series on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="font-size:170%;"><a href="/wiki/War" title="War">War</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/wiki/Military_history" title="Military history">History</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prehistoric_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prehistoric warfare (not yet started)">Prehistoric</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ancient warfare (not yet started)">Ancient</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=War_in_the_Middle_Ages&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="War in the Middle Ages (not yet started)">War in the Middle Ages</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Early_modern_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Early modern warfare (not yet started)">Early modern</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Modern_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Modern warfare (not yet started)">Late modern</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Industrial_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Industrial warfare (not yet started)">industrial</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fourth-generation_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fourth-generation warfare (not yet started)">fourth-generation</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battlespace&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Battlespace (not yet started)">Battlespace</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Air</a>/war above ground</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ground_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ground warfare (not yet started)">Land</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cold-weather_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cold-weather warfare (not yet started)">Cold-region</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Desert warfare (not yet started)">Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jungle_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jungle warfare (not yet started)">Jungle</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mountain warfare (not yet started)">Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Urban warfare (not yet started)">Urban</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Subterranean_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Subterranean warfare (not yet started)">Subterranean</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tunnel_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tunnel warfare (not yet started)">Tunnel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cyberwarfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cyberwarfare (not yet started)">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Information_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Information warfare (not yet started)">Information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_warfare" title="Space warfare">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airborne_forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Airborne forces (not yet started)">Airborne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amphibious_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amphibious warfare (not yet started)">Amphibious</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue-water_navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blue-water navy (not yet started)">Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brown-water_navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brown-water navy (not yet started)">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Green-water_navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Green-water navy (not yet started)">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Surface_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Surface warfare (not yet started)">Surface warfare</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Underwater_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Underwater warfare (not yet started)">Underwater</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon">Weapons</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">Camouflage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_warfare" title="Chemical warfare">Chemical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Class_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Class conflict">Class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disinformation" title="Disinformation">Disinformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_strike" title="Drone strike">Drone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_warfare" title="Electronic warfare">Electronic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear warfare">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_warfare" title="Psychological warfare">Psychological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unconventional_warfare" title="Unconventional warfare">Unconventional</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armoured_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armoured warfare (not yet started)">Armor</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barrage_(artillery)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barrage (artillery) (not yet started)">Barrage</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Combined_arms&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Combined arms (not yet started)">Combined arms</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conventional_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conventional warfare (not yet started)">Conventional</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cyberweapon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cyberweapon (not yet started)">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Area_denial_weapon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Area denial weapon (not yet started)">Denial</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lawfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lawfare (not yet started)">Lawfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loitering_munition" class="mw-redirect" title="Loitering munition">Loitering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Martial_music&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martial music (not yet started)">Music</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">Tactics</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle" title="Battle">Battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charge_(warfare)" title="Charge (warfare)">Charge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterattack" title="Counterattack">Counterattack</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counter-rebellion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counter-rebellion (not yet started)">Counter-rebellion</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Rebellion" title="Rebellion">Rebellion</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Envelopment" title="Envelopment">Envelopment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare" title="Guerrilla warfare">Guerrilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege" title="Siege">Siege</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_warfare" title="Trench warfare">Trench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_(military)" title="Withdrawal (military)">Withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_military_tactics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of military tactics (not yet started)">List of military tactics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_combat_manoeuvring&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air combat manoeuvring (not yet started)">Aerial</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cavalry_tactics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cavalry tactics (not yet started)">Cavalry</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defeat_in_detail&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defeat in detail (not yet started)">Defeat in detail</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defensive_fighting_position&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defensive fighting position (not yet started)">Foxhole</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morale&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morale (not yet started)">Morale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shock_and_awe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shock and awe (not yet started)">Rapid dominance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swarming_(military)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swarming (military) (not yet started)">Swarming</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tactical_objective&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tactical objective (not yet started)">Tactical objective</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saturation_attack&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saturation attack (not yet started)">Target saturation</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operational_level_of_war&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operational level of war (not yet started)">Operational</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Blitzkrieg</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expeditionary_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Expeditionary warfare (not yet started)">Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deep_operation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deep operation (not yet started)">Deep operation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maneuver_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maneuver warfare (not yet started)">Maneuver</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operational_manoeuvre_group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operational manoeuvre group (not yet started)">Operational manoeuvre group</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/wiki/Military_strategy" title="Military strategy">Strategy</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attrition_warfare" title="Attrition warfare">Attrition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_in_depth" title="Defence in depth">Defence in depth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabian_strategy" title="Fabian strategy">Fabian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offensive_(military)" title="Offensive (military)">Offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scorched_earth" title="Scorched earth">Scorched earth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_military_strategies_and_concepts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of military strategies and concepts (not yet started)">List of military strategies and concepts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counter-offensive&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counter-offensive (not yet started)">Counter-offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culminating_point&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Culminating point (not yet started)">Culminating</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mosaic_Warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mosaic Warfare (not yet started)">Mosaic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_deception&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military deception (not yet started)">Deception</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_defence&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Strategic defence (not yet started)">Defensive</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_depth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Strategic depth (not yet started)">Depth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_goal_(military)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Strategic goal (military) (not yet started)">Goal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_strategy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval strategy (not yet started)">Naval</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_strategy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand strategy (not yet started)">Grand strategy</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Containment" title="Containment">Containment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Economic_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Economic warfare (not yet started)">Economic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limited_war" title="Limited war">Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philosophy_of_war&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philosophy of war (not yet started)">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Political_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Political warfare (not yet started)">Political</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religious_war&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Religious war (not yet started)">Religious</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Strategic_studies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Strategic studies (not yet started)">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military technology (not yet started)">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_(warfare)" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater (warfare)">Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Total_war&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Total war (not yet started)">Total war</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_administration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military administration (not yet started)">Administrative</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_policy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military policy (not yet started)">Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_(military)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Staff (military) (not yet started)">Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_education_and_training&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military education and training (not yet started)">Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_service" title="Military service">Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_sociology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military sociology (not yet started)">Sociology</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a href="/wiki/Military_organization" title="Military organization">Organization</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Command_hierarchy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Command hierarchy (not yet started)">Chain of command</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Command_and_control&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Command and control (not yet started)">Command and control</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_doctrine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military doctrine (not yet started)">Doctrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_engineering" title="Military engineering">Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military technology (not yet started)">Technology and equipment</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;"><a 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