Blitzkrieg was a short-lived 1970s war-themed comic book

Comic book

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 published by DC Comics

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Publication history

The focus of the series was an anthology of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 stories featuring soldiers of Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

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 as well as the civilians resisting or victimized by the regime.

Unlike the more famous stories of the German

Germany

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 World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 flying ace

Flying ace

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, Hans von Hammer, a.k.a. The Enemy Ace

Enemy Ace

Enemy Ace is DC Comics property about the adventures of a skilled but troubled German anti-hero and flying ace in World War I and World War II, Hans von Hammer, known to the world as "The Hammer of Hell."-Overview:...

, the stories in this series kept an unambiguously negative tone against the World World II German military. The series was also notable for its strong (for the time) depictions of violence and gruesome images.