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

Military uses

Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg ( , ; from 'lightning' + 'war') is a word used to describe a surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with close air su ...

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

The Blitz The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term , the German word meaning 'lightning war'. The Germa ...

, the German aerial campaign against Britain in the Second World War *, an Imperial German Navy light cruiser built in 1882

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 a ...

, 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. Th ...

, a dialect of the BASIC programming language *

Blitz++ Blitz++ is a high-performance vector mathematics library written in C++. This library is intended for use in scientific applications that might otherwise be implemented with Fortran or MATLAB MATLAB (an abbreviation of "MATrix LABoratory") ...

, 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 an Auckland, New Zealand-based company which currently produces three BASIC based programming languages. Founded in 2000 by Mark Sibly, the company's first product was the now obsolete Blitz BASIC 2D, a PC version of the Amig ...

, a New Zealand software company

Film and television

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

Blitz (upcoming film) ''Blitz'' is an upcoming World War II–themed historical drama written and directed by Steve McQueen and starring Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Erin Kellyman and Stephen Graham. Cast * Saoirse Ronan * Harris Dickinson * Erin Kellyman * ...

, an upcoming World War II-themed historical drama film *Blitz, a fictional anthropomorphic doberman from ''

Road Rovers ''Road Rovers'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. 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 February 7, 1 ...

'' *''Blitz'' or ''Killing Cars'', a 1986

Michael Verhoeven Michael Verhoeven (born 13 July 1938) is a German film director. Life and work Verhoeven is the son of the German film director Paul Verhoeven (not to be confused with the Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven). He married actress Senta Berger in ...

film *Blitz, a robot dog from the cartoon ''

C.O.P.S. ''COPS'' (''Central Organization of Police Specialists'') is a 1988 animated television series released by DIC Animation City, and distributed by Claster Television. The series focuses on a team of highly trained police officers tasked with pro ...

'' *The Blitz, in the "

Blitzgiving "Blitzgiving" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'', and the 122nd episode overall. It aired on November 22, 2010. Plot It is the day before Thanksgiving, and Ted is hosting his first Thanksgiving ...

" episode of ''How I Met Your Mother''

Games

* ''Blitz'' (game), a card game * ''Blitz'' (video game), a VIC-20 game *'' Blitz: The League'', a 2005 American football game series *

Blitz chess Fast chess, also known as Speed chess, is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Fast chess is subdivided, by decreasing time controls, into rapid chess, blitz ...

, fast chess in which each player is allotted less than ten minutes *

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 an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1, 2015; the game was ...

'' *

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

, 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 and the editor of the Bangladeshi newspaper 'Blitz'. Choudhury has faced a number of criminal charges against him including smuggling information out of the country, fraud, sedition, tre ...

'', a weekly Bangladeshi newspaper *

Blitz (comics) Nakia Bahadir Nakia Bahadir is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a Turkish girl and friend of Kamala Khan. Nakia Bahadir in other media Nakia Bahadir appears in ''Ms. Marvel'', portrayed ...

, a Flash-based Big Bang Comics hero *Blitz, the alter-ego of George in the web comic ''

Bob and George ''Bob and George'' was a sprite comic, sprite-based webcomic which parodied the fictional universe of ''Mega Man''. It was written by David Anez, who at the time was a physics instructor living in the American Midwestern United States, Midwest. T ...

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 Mill ...

, a punk rock band *

Blitz (Brazilian band) Blitz is a Brazilian rock band. 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 amarelinha tão pequenininho)'') kick-start ...

, 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 thrash metal musician * ''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 J ...

'', 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 "giv ...

'' (1997)

Nightclubs

Blitz Club The 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 Museums ...

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

Blitz Kids The Blitz Kids were a group of people who frequented the Tuesday club-night at Blitz in Covent Garden, London in 1979-80, and are credited with launching the New Romantic subcultural movement. History Steve Strange and Rusty Egan co-hosted t ...

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 him o ...

, a type of defensive tactic * ''The Blitz'' (ESPNEWS), a TV show on ESPNEWS *

Blitz (mascot) Blitz is the official mascot of the Seattle Seahawks, a team in the National Football Conference of the National Football League. A large blue bird, Blitz made his debut on September 13, 1998 at the Seahawks' home opener at the Kingdome in Seatt ...

, the mascot of the Seattle Seahawks *

Bakersfield Blitz The Bakersfield Blitz were a professional arena football team based in Bakersfield, California. They were a 2002 expansion member of the AF2 and played their home games at Rabobank Arena. In 2001, the original Blitz was owned by Casey Wasserma ...

, a former arena football team *

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

, a United States Football League team in the 1980s *

London Blitz (American football) The London Blitz (formerly known as the London Sillynannies) 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. ...

, a London-based team *

Montreal Blitz The Montreal Blitz is a women's gridiron football team, founded in 2001, which plays Canadian football in the Central Canadian Women's Football League. Previously, the team played American football in the Independent Women's Football League (2001 ...

, a women's team *

Syracuse Blitz The Syracuse Blitz was a Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) team that played one exhibition game in 1998 and was going to join the league officially in 1999. The franchise was originally awarded to Buffalo, NY as the Buffalo Blitz on June ...

, a former Professional Indoor Football League team

Other sports

* Blitz defence, a defensive technique used in rugby union * SV Blitz Breslau, former German soccer team *

Blitz (company) is a tuning company headquartered in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It formerly specialized in turbo compression using Kühnle, Kopp & Kausch turbos on their first achievements, Blitz is now a general tuner offering parts ranging from simple pressur ...

, 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 middle-weight 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) Blitz House ( no, Blitzhuset) is an anarchist, communist and socialist self-managed social centre in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1982. Having started as a squat, it is now legalized and based on Pilestredet. The centre hosts activities such as p ...

, 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