Heinz Guderian
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 70 years ago |
Date of birth | June 17,1888 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Chelmno |
Poland | |
Date of died | May 14,1954 |
Died | Schwangau |
Germany | |
Spouse | Margarete Goerne |
Children | Kurt Bernhard Guderian |
Parents | Friedrich Guderian |
Clara Guderian | |
Awards | Iron Cross |
Clasp to the Iron Cross | |
Order of St. Sava | |
Place of burial | Alter Friedhof Goslar, Goslar, Germany |
Books | Panzer Leader |
Achtung – Panzer! | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 409198 |
Heinz Guderian Life story
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.