Heinz Guderian

Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (17 June, 1888 - 14 May, 1954) was a military theorist and innovative General of the German Army during the Second World War. Germany's panzer forces would be raised and fight according to his works, best-known among them Achtung! Panzer!. He held posts as Panzer Corps commander, Panzer Army commander, Inspector-General of Armored Troops, and Chief of OKH. He rose to the rank of full general (Generaloberst) or Colonel General in July 1940. Although he never became a Field Marshal, Guderian is recognised as one of the most prominent generals of WWII.

Books by Heinz Guderian

• Achtung Panzer! (1937, reissued by Cassell Academic, 2000) ISBN 0304352853
• {{Book reference | Author=Guderian, Heinz | Title=Panzer Leader | Publisher=Da Capo Press Reissue edition, 2001. New York: Da Capo Press | Year=1952 | ID=ISBN 0306811014}}