Blitzkrieg Raid

Da Blitz shows the Armos no sympathy

DUNCANVILLE, TX - "Blitz" is short for blitzkrieg which in German means "lightning war". The "Blitzkrieg Raid" refers to the intense aerial bombing campaign carried out by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe against the United Kingdom during World War II between September 7, 1940 and May 11, 1941 which lasted eight months and ten days. "The Raid" was triggered after the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed Berlin, leading Hitler to shift strategy from targeting military airfields to terror-bombing the general population and industrial centers. London alone was bombed for 57 consecutive nights with over 70 major raids in total. Other targeted sites included major industrial, port, and manufacturing hubs including Coventry, Liverpool, Bristol, Birmingham, Plymouth and Hull. Over 40,000 British civilians were killed and more than 10,000 wounded, but thanks to Churchill, the British morale and war production remained unbroken. The Stones sang about it their controversial hit "Sympathy For The Devil" from their Beggars Banquet LP album in 1968 with “I rode a tank, held a general's rank when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank". Coincidently, the surname "Lutz" originates as a short form of the German name Ludwig, which itself comes from Old High German elements: hlut meaning "famous" and wig meaning "war" or "battle," giving the meaning "famous warrior", or "renowned in battle". The name also has historical ties to the Latin name Ludovicus, which spread through Germanic regions during the early medieval days. In some contexts, Lutz can also be linked to Ludger, or Lucius, though Ludwig is the primary source. Lutz has been regularly used in Germany since the 1930s, peaking in popularity during the 1960s when it ranked among the top 50 male names. It has also appeared sporadically in Austria and Switzerland, but is rarely used in Nordic countries like Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Historically, it was common in upper and lower German and regions, with the short form stabilizing in written records by the 16th century. In Week 7 of the BDFL’s 32nd season, the Druid City Blitz squadron flew west from T-Town to Waxahachie, Texas on a mission to carpet bomb the proverbial Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) nicknamed “Desertron”. Little did da Blitz know that the 4.4-billion-dollar project was abandoned in 1993. Nonetheless, da Blitz loaded for bear, turned to nearly by Duncanville and dropped the big one (39-20) on the Armadillos instead with no sympathy.

 Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones (Live 1968)

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