Blitz, German for "lightning", may refer to:

Military uses

Blitzkrieg ''Blitzkrieg'(Lightning/Flash Warfare)'' is a word used to describe a combined arms surprise attack, using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with ...

, blitz campaign, or blitz, a type of military campaign *

The Blitz The Blitz (English: "flash") was a Nazi Germany, German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, for eight months, from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941, during the Second World War. Towards the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940, a co ...

, the German aerial campaign against Britain in the Second World War *, several ships of the Prussian, Imperial German, and Austro-Hungarian navies

Computing

Blitz (software) Blitz is a cloud-based load- and performance-testing service (SaaS) that allows developers to "rush" (load test) a Web app or Web API with up to 200,000 concurrent users within seconds from multiple points of presence around the world. The tool al ...

, a cloud-based load-and performance-testing service *

Blitz BASIC Blitz BASIC is the programming language dialect of the first Blitz compilers, devised by New Zealand–based developer Mark Sibly. Being derived from BASIC, Blitz syntax was designed to be easy to pick up for beginners first learning to program. ...

, a dialect of the BASIC programming language * Blitz++, a C++ class library for scientific computing *

BlitzMail BlitzMail was an e-mail system used at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. It was one of the earliest e-mail server/client packages. Use of BlitzMail ended in 2011, in favor of a Microsoft suite of email/online collaboration ...

, the internal e-mail network at Dartmouth College *

Blitz Research Blitz Research Ltd is a software company based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializing in BASIC-based programming languages. Founded in 2000 by Mark Sibly, the company's first product was ''Blitz BASIC'' ''2D'', a PC version of the Amiga Blitz Basi ...

, a New Zealand software company

Film and television

* ''Blitz'' (2011 film), a film starring Jason Statham *

Blitz (2024 film) ''Blitz'' is a 2024 historical war drama film written, produced and directed by Steve McQueen. The film stars Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan (in his film debut), supported by Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Well ...

, a World War II-themed historical drama film *''Blitz'' or ''Killing Cars'', a 1986

Michael Verhoeven Michael Alexander Verhoeven (13 July 1938 – 22 April 2024) was a German film director, screenwriter, film and television producer, and actor. He was also a qualified Doctor of Medicine. He was considered a political filmmaker. Biography Mic ...

film *Blitz, a fictional anthropomorphic doberman from ''

Road Rovers ''Road Rovers'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Television Animation that premiered on Kids' WB on September 7, 1996, and ended after one season on February 22, 1997. It was later shown on Cartoon Network from ...

'' *Blitz, a robot dog from the cartoon '' C.O.P.S.'' *The Blitz, in the " Blitzgiving" episode of ''How I Met Your Mother''

Games

* ''Blitz'' (game), a card game * ''Blitz'' (video game), a VIC-20 game *''

NFL Blitz ''NFL Blitz'' is a series of American football themed video game originally released by Midway featuring National Football League (NFL) teams. It began as a 1997 arcade game '' NFL Blitz'' that was ported to home consoles and spawned a series of ...

'', a series of American football video games featuring over-the-top action **'' Blitz: The League'', a 2005 American football video game extension of the NFL Blitz series *

Blitz chess Fast chess, also known as speed chess, is a type of chess in which each player is given less time than classical chess time controls allow. Fast chess is subdivided, by decreasing time controls, into rapid chess, blitz chess, and bullet chess. A ...

, fast chess in which each player is allotted from three to five minutes (as noted chess.com) but loosely defined as from one to ten minutes (see bullet chess and rapid chess for clarification) *

Blitz Games Blitz Games Studios Limited was a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa. Founded in 1990 by the Oliver Twins, who ran the company until its closure in 2013, it is best known for producing games such as ''The Fairly OddParents'', ...

, a British computer games company *Blitz, a playable character in ''

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is a 2015 tactical shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Each player assumes control o ...

'' *

World of Tanks Blitz ''World of Tanks'' (''WoT'') is an armoured warfare-themed multiplayer online game developed by Wargaming, featuring 20th century (1910s–1970s) era combat vehicles. It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to-play, ...

, a mobile game based on the PC version (WoT) World of Tanks

Literature

* ''Blitz'' (British magazine), an influential British "style" magazine of the 1980s * ''Blitz'' (Portuguese magazine), a Portuguese music magazine, started in 1984 as a newspaper * ''Blitz'' (newspaper), Indian investigative newspaper, started in 1941 by Russi Karanjia *''

Weekly Blitz Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is an editor of the Bangladeshi tabloid ''Blitz''. In 2014, he was convicted of carrying documents provoking interreligious friction, and in 2015 of embezzlement. Journalism Choudh ...

'', a weekly Bangladeshi newspaper *

Blitz (Big Bang Comics) This is a list of major characters appearing in the Big Bang Comics universe, which encompasses most fictional characters created for the shared Big Bang universe and those characters owned by Big Bang Comics. Big Bang heroes * The Badge (based on ...

, a Flash-based Big Bang Comics hero *

Blitz (Marvel Comics) Bagheera Bagheera is a black panther, based upon ''The Jungle Book'' character of the same name. Nakia Bahadir Nakia Bahadir is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a Turkish girl and friend ...

*Blitz, the alter-ego of George in the web comic ''

Bob and George ''Bob and George'' was a sprite-based webcomic which parodied the fictional universe of ''Mega Man''. It was written by David Anez, who was a physics instructor living in the American Midwest at the time. The comic first appeared on April 1, 200 ...

Music

Blitz (British band) Blitz were an English punk rock band from New Mills, Derbyshire, formed in 1980 which recorded several singles, EPs and albums. Core history The original Blitz line-up consisted of Carl Fisher (vocals), Charlie Howe (percussion), Nidge Miller ...

, a punk rock band *

Blitz (Brazilian band) Blitz is a Brazilian rock band, formed in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro. The band was the first to achieve mainstream success and to have hit singles (''Você não soube me amar'', ''A dois passos do paraíso'', ''Ana Maria (biquíni de bolinha amarelin ...

, a new-wave band from the 1980s *

Bobby Ellsworth Robert Ellsworth (born May 3, 1959), best known as Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, is an American singer who is the lead vocalist of New Jersey thrash metal band Overkill. He has been the vocalist of Overkill since its inception in 1980, and he and b ...

or Blitz, American heavy metal singer * ''Blitz'' (Étienne Daho album) (2017) * ''Blitz'' (KMFDM album) (2009) * ''The Blitz'' (Krokus album) (1984) * ''The Blitz'' (Thebandwithnoname album) (2002) *''

Blitz! ''Blitz!'' is a musical by Lionel Bart. The musical, described by Steven Suskin as "massive", was set in the East End of London during the Blitz (the aerial bombings during World War II). The story drew on Bart's childhood memories of London's ...

'', a musical by Lionel Bart *"Blitz", a song by Audio Adrenaline from ''

Some Kind of Zombie ''Some Kind of Zombie'' is the fourth studio album released by Audio Adrenaline. Concept According to Audio Adrenaline, the album concept and its title song are based on the Scripture, specifically Colossians, Chapter 3, where it talks about "gi ...

'' (1997) *"Blitz" and "Blitz V2", songs by American rapper

SoFaygo Andre Dontrel Burt Jr. (born October 3, 2001), better known by his stage name SoFaygo (formerly stylized as $ofaygo), is an American rapper and singer. His 2019 single, " Knock Knock", went viral on TikTok in late 2020 before it received platinum ...

(2022)

Nightclubs

Blitz Club Blitz Club is a techno nightclub in the Munich district of Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt. History and description The club is located in the former congress hall of the Deutsches Museum, completed in 1935 at the location of Munich's Deutsches ...

, a techno nightclub in Munich, Germany *Blitz, a 1980s night club in London frequented by the

Blitz Kids (New Romantics) The Blitz Kids were a group of people who frequented the Tuesday club-night at Blitz in Covent Garden, London in 1979–1980, and are credited with launching the New Romantic subcultural movement. History Steve Strange and Rusty Egan co-host ...

Sports

American football

Blitz (gridiron football) In gridiron football, blitzing is a tactic used by the defense to disrupt pass attempts by the offense. During a blitz, a higher than usual number of defensive players will rush the opposing quarterback, in an attempt either to tackle them or ...

, a type of defensive tactic * ''The Blitz'' (ESPNEWS), a TV show on ESPNEWS * Blitz (mascot), the mascot of the Seattle Seahawks * Bakersfield Blitz, a former arena football team *

Chicago Blitz The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. They played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Team history The Blitz were one of the twelve charter ...

, a United States Football League team in the 1980s * Chicago Blitz (indoor football), a defunct professional indoor football team *

Chicago Blitz (X League) The Chicago Blitz are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League ( X League) based in Rockford, Illinois, a city west of Chicago. They won the league's inaugural championship, the X Cup, in 2022. History The Extreme Footba ...

, an American women's gridiron football team *

London Blitz (American football) The London Blitz are an American football team based in Finsbury Park, North London, England, who compete BAFA National Leagues Premier Division South, the highest level of British American football. They were formed in 1995 and operate from ...

, a London-based team * Montreal Blitz, a women's team * Syracuse Blitz, a former Professional Indoor Football League team

Other sports

* Blitz defence, a defensive technique used in rugby union *

SV Blitz Breslau SV Blitz Breslau was a German association football, football :German football clubs, club playing in Wrocław, Breslau, Lower Silesia in what was then part of Germany but is today Wrocław, Poland. The club was established on 1 April 1897 by for ...

, a defunct German association football team *

Blitz (company) ''BLITZ'' was a British fashion and culture magazine published between 1980 and 1991. Its contributors included the writers Paul Morley, Susannah Frankel, Jim Shelley, Simon Garfield, Ian Parker, Marc Issue, Fiona Russell Powell and Paul Mat ...

, a Japanese tuning company which competes in the D1 Grand Prix

Other uses

* Blitz (surname), a surname and list of people with the name *

Opel Blitz Opel Blitz (''Blitz'' being German for "lightning") was the name given to various light and middleweight trucks built by the German Opel automobile manufacturer between 1930 and 1975. The original logo for this truck, two stripes arranged loose ...

, various German lorries built by Opel from 1930 to 1975 *

Blitz (movement) The Blitz House () is a Self-managed social center, self-managed social centre hosting left-wing anarchists in Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Founded in 1982 as a Squatting in Norway, squat, it is now legalized and based on Oslo's Pilestrede ...

, a radical youth movement in Norway *

Blitz campaign In the world of marketing, a blitz campaign is a very short, intensive, and focused marketing campaign for a product or business. A blitz campaign is a marketing strategy designed to promote a product or a business quickly through the use of mass m ...

, or blitz, a type of marketing campaign