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    • Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was a German general during World War II who, after the war, became a successful memoirist. An early pioneer and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept. In 1936, he became the Inspector of Motorized Troops. At the beginning of the Second World War, Guderian le… See more

    The Master of Panzer Warfare
    The Master of Panzer Warfare
    The Tank Genius vs Hitler
    The Tank Genius vs Hitler
    Early life and World War I

    Guderian was born in Kulm, West Prussia (since 1920 Poland), on 17 June 1888, the son of Friedrich and Clara (née Kirchhoff). His father and grandfathers were Prussian officers and he grew up in garrison towns surrounde… See more

    BornHeinz Wilhelm Guderian · 17 June 1888 · Kulm, West Prussia, Prussia, German Empire (now Chełmno, Poland)
    Died14 May 1954 (aged 65) · Schwangau, Bavaria, West Germany
    SpouseMargarete Goerne (m. 1913)
    ChildrenHeinz Günther · Kurt
    Interwar period

    Early in 1919, Guderian was selected as one of the four thousand officers allowed by the Versailles Treaty in the reduced-size German army, the Reichswehr. He was assigned to serve on the staff of the central command … See more

    Second World War

    During August, 1939 Guderian took command of the newly formed XIX Army Corps. At short notice he was ordered to spearhead the northern element of the invasion of Poland which began on 1 September… See more

    Later life and death

    Guderian and his staff surrendered to US forces on 10 May 1945. He avoided being convicted as a war criminal at the Nuremberg Trials because there was no substantial documentary evidence against him at that … See more

    Writings and mythology

    Guderian's post-war autobiography Panzer Leader was a success with the reading public. He cast himself as an innovator and the "father" of the German panzer arm, both before the war and during the blitzkrieg years. This … See more

    Awards

    • Iron Cross (1914)
    • Knight 2nd class of the Friedrich Order with Swords (Württemberg) (15 December 1915)
    • Saxe-Ernestine House Order Commander 2nd Class with Swords (1 July 1935) … See more

    See also

    • Guderian-Plan – for the fortification of the German East Front in 1944 See more

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    Guderian noted that a portrait of Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, hung from the fireplace mantel with a glint of steel from his cuirassier’s helmet catching his eye. A bronze bust of General Paul von Hindenburg, Germany’s hero of …

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