Heinz Guderian
Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (German: [guˈdeʀi̯an]; 17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954)
was a German general during World
War II. He was a pioneer in the development of armoured warfare, and was the leading proponent
of tanks
and mechanization in the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces). Germany's
panzer (armoured) forces were raised and organized under his direction as
Chief of Mobile Forces. During the war, he was a highly successful commander of
panzer forces in several campaigns, became Inspector-General of Armoured Troops,
rose to the rank of Generaloberst, and was Chief of the General
Staff of the Heer in the last year of the war.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Guderian
was a German general during World
War II. He was a pioneer in the development of armoured warfare, and was the leading proponent
of tanks
and mechanization in the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces). Germany's
panzer (armoured) forces were raised and organized under his direction as
Chief of Mobile Forces. During the war, he was a highly successful commander of
panzer forces in several campaigns, became Inspector-General of Armoured Troops,
rose to the rank of Generaloberst, and was Chief of the General
Staff of the Heer in the last year of the war.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Guderian