Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (German: [haɪnts ˈvɪlhɛlm ɡuˈdeːʁi.an]; 17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954) was a German general during World War II who, after the war...
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Heinz Günther Guderian (23 August 1914 – 25 September 2004) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht and later a major general and Inspector of Panzer Troops...
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include: Heinz Guderian (1888–1954), German general and military theorist Heinz Günther Guderian (1914–2004), son of Heinz Wilhelm Guderian Isaak (singer)...
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2nd Panzer Army (redirect from Panzergruppe Guderian)
Panzer Group Guderian (German: Panzergruppe Guderian) was formed on 5 June 1940 and named after its commander, general Heinz Guderian. In early June...
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Blitzkrieg (section Guderian)
explanation. According to Frieser, in the context of the thinking of Heinz Guderian on mobile combined arms formations, blitzkrieg can be used as a synonym...
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Reichenau as Fritsch's successor. As well as money, in early 1943, General Heinz Guderian was informed that if he wanted an estate in Poland, to tell Hitler whose...
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Ernst Volckheim (section Influence on Heinz Guderian)
foremost military academic influence on German tank war proponent, Heinz Guderian, because both Volckheim's teaching as well as his 1924 professional...
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Austrian-American physicist and philosopher Heinz Galinski (1912–1992), president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Heinz Guderian (1888–1954), German general...
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Panzer Leader (book) (category Books by Heinz Guderian)
an autobiography by Heinz Guderian. The book, written during his imprisonment by the Allies after the war, describes Guderian's service in the Panzer...
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German Reich. The plan was named after its initiator General Heinz Guderian. General Heinz Guderian, in his capacity as Chief of the General Staff of the Army...
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Inspector General of Armoured Troops (Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen): Heinz Guderian General officer commanding for Engineers and Fortifications (General...
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with the 3rd Army on 3 September. The 4th Army's XIX Panzer Corps (Heinz Guderian) captured the city of Brześć on 17 September after three days of fighting...
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These writings proved enormously popular, especially the memoirs of Heinz Guderian and Erich von Manstein, and further disseminated the myth among a German...
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Achtung – Panzer! (category Books by Heinz Guderian)
"Attention, Tank!" or, more idiomatically, "Beware the Tank!"), written by Heinz Guderian, a German World War II tank commander, is a book on the application...
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Giełczyn, but were repelled with heavy casualties. On September 8, General Heinz Guderian, commander of the XIX Panzer Corps, was ordered to advance through Wizna...
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dubbed Blitzkrieg, which was advocated by some generals, including Heinz Guderian, would have had the armour punching holes in the enemy's front and ranging...
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and 18 September 1939, between the German XIX Panzer Corps of General Heinz Guderian and the improvised Polish 60th Infantry Division "Kobryn" of Colonel...
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gains permission from Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler and General Heinz Guderian to recruit an experienced tank crew from Soviet POWs in a concentration...
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a 2002 album by The Frustrators Achtung – Panzer!, a 1937 book by Heinz Guderian Achtung, die Kurve!, also known as Curve Fever, a computer game Achtung...
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2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Guderian, Heinz (1937). Achtung – Panzer!. Sterling Press. ISBN 0-304-35285-3. Guderian, Heinz (1952). Panzer Leader. New York:...
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effectiveness, and logistical difficulties became more acute. General Heinz Guderian, commander of the 2nd Panzer Army, wrote that some of his destroyed...
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of the overall Moscow campaign. Returning from the Kiev operation, Heinz Guderian attacked in an unexpected direction capturing Bryansk and Oryol with...
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tactical innovation. Using so-called Blitzkrieg ("lightning war") tactics, Heinz Guderian, Ewald von Kleist and other field commanders such as Erwin Rommel broke...
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However, during the invasion of Poland, some German forces, especially Heinz Guderian's XIX Corps, advanced beyond this line in pursuit of their tactical goals...
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infantry divisions. In reality, armour commanders like Erwin Rommel and Heinz Guderian immediately broke out of the bridgeheads, initiating a drive towards...
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and huge cash awards. Recipients of such benefits included Generals Heinz Guderian, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Gerd von Rundstedt...
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receiving only 10,000 soldiers as replacements. Therefore, Generaloberst Heinz Guderian, commander of the Panzer Group 2 in the right (southern) flank of the...
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Battles of Mława and Wizna the German XIX Panzer Corps under General Heinz Guderian broke through Polish lines and sped southward with the aim of flanking...
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which was part of the 2nd Panzer Group, commanded by Generaloberst Heinz Guderian for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Model ignored...
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brainchild of the German general and innovative armoured warfare theorist Heinz Guderian. In concept, it was intended to be a support tank for use against enemy...
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