General Information

Born: 17-Jun-1888
Birthplace: Kulm, Germany
Died: 14-May-1954
Location of death: Schwangau bei Füssen, Germany
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Military
Nationality: Germany Executive summary: German WWII general, Panzer tactician
Military service: German Army
Father: Friedrich Guderian
Mother: Clara Kirchhoff
Wife: Margarete Goerne (m. Oct-1913, 2 sons)
Son: Heinz Günther Guderian
Author of books: Achtung – Panzer!: The Development of Armored Forces, Their Tactics and Operational Potential (1937)

Introduction

Liddle Hart, commenting upon the performance of German Army during the Second World War, said, “The German army achieved its amazing run of victories not because they were overwhelmingly …