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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Inspector General of Armoured Troops (Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen): Heinz Guderian General officer commanding for Engineers and Fortifications (General...
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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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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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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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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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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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period, he was one of the military thinkers in various countries, like Heinz Guderian in Germany and Charles de Gaulle in France, who realised that technology...
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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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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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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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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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1919, and were therefore familiar with it, and furthermore General Heinz Guderian had been born in nearby Chełmno). Polish forces in the theater comprised...
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Panzerwaffe (category Heinz Guderian)
First World War, redesignated as Panzerwaffe in 1936 by Generalleutnant Heinz Guderian. The men of the Panzerwaffe, are referred to as Panzertruppen (Armoured...
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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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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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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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General Oswald Lutz and his chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Heinz Guderian. Guderian became the more influential of the two and his ideas were widely...
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massage before commencing work and a lengthy nap after lunch. General Heinz Guderian talked to Himmler on 9 February and demanded that Operation Solstice...
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