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Heinz Guderian

Germanyb. 17 June 1888 · d. 14 May 1954Add to favourites

Theorist and practitioner of armoured warfare. Led the XIX Corps to the Channel in 1940 and Panzer Group 2 in the encirclements of Minsk, Smolensk and Kiev; dismissed in December 1941, later Inspector-General of Armoured Troops and acting Chief of the General Staff (1944–45).

Roles and commands

22 Jun 1941 – 26 Dec 1941Commander Panzer Group 2Pz.Gr. 2 →

Events

10 May 1940Battle of France
22 June 1941Operation Barbarossa
2 October 1941Battle of Moscow

Sources

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