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Heinz William Guderin was born on June 17, 1, in Germany near the Weixel River in southern Danze, then belonged to Poland. From 1901 to 1907, he attended the Military Academy and the Berlin Army Officer's School. After graduation, he joined his father's command as a warrant officer. In 190, he studied at the Military Academy in Metz and was promoted to a second lieutenant, and then returned to the original troop. In 1911, Guderin and Rgretegerne fell in love, but his father thought he was too young to marry too early, so he sent him to the Third Radio Battalion for missions. In 1913, he finally married Rgretete. They had two sons, and they both fought with armored troops during World War II. The eldest brother later became a general.

In October 1913, he married Miss Margaret Gorney, whom he met while stationed in Hanrofort Province. During World War I, he served as a commander and staff officer in the cavalry. In 1922, he was transferred to the Army Transportation Office and began to establish the concept of mechanization. When he was young, had creative imagination and was never satisfied with existing tactics, techniques and weapons. He often published articles on contemporary military issues in the magazine Military Weekly, and General Atok, the editor-in-chief of this week, often visited the young officer. He often took advantage of tactical exercises and wargame deductions to publish his new concept that the chariot would become the dominant of the ground battlefield. As a result, gradually became famous. In 1931, he became the chief of staff of the General Supervisor of the Motorized Forces.

In July 1934, Germany formed an armored force, and Hitler sent as the director of the armored forces. systematically studied the tactical experiences and lessons learned during World War I, especially the military theories of the British Lidell Hart and Fuller. The tactical idea of ​​mechanized forces as the main body and closely coordinated with various military branches. Hitler believed in the theory of maneuvering, attacking, and rapid "blitzkrieg" was also accepted by . The position of director of the armored forces gave the opportunity to put his strategic and tactical ideas into practice.

In 1930, the German motorized troops had only a few old armored reconnaissance vehicles and several motorcycle companies. By 1932, the motorized units participating in the exercises were still using model tanks. After became the director of the armored corps, the German armored corps developed rapidly. Hitler admired the theory and practice of 's tank warfare very much. Not only did he give priority to the financial and material resources to meet the needs of armored corps development, but he also came to the scene whenever he exercised and tested new tanks. When he first visited the tank group offensive exercise organized by , facing the overwhelming torrent of steel, he danced happily: "This is exactly what I want!" In March 1935, Hitler completely tore up the Treaty of Versailles, and the German Army expanded an armored brigade into three armored divisions that year, each with 561 tanks. was one of the division commanders.

's extraordinary feature is his tactical vision. The combat form he designed was the high-speed attack of tank clusters. From 1936 to 1937, he wrote a book called "Attention - Armored Soldier", which clarified the tank tactics he used in the war later. In 193, Hitler appointed as the director of the mobile force, in charge of all the organization and training of the armored forces. In this year, Germany successfully trial-produced two new tanks, which were the basic equipment of German armored forces in World War II. In the same year, when Hitler annexed Austria, led two armored divisions to take the lead. Although some vehicles on the road broke down due to technical failures, they advanced hundreds of kilometers within two days, creating a new record of the troops' maneuvering speed. This shows the superiority of the armored forces.

In 1939, was appointed commander of the 19th Army. This army consisted of an armored division and two motorized infantry divisions, and played an important role in the battle to blitz Poland. He excellently implemented Hitler's tactical principle of quick battle and quick decisions, and also made the "blitzed battle" theory he advocated to achieve amazing success. gathered the two armored divisions and two light armored divisions in his "Northern" army group to use it, rushing around, and forcing it to force it to cross the

On September 14, the Lev River broke through the fortification area of ​​Brest, Ritovsk, and on the 17th, he met with the avant-garde armored troops of the "Southern" Army Group in Vuvodawa on the banks of the Bug River. Like Rommel, never commanded the rear. He always took an armored command vehicle to advance with the vanguard, and maintained contact with his commanders and division commanders on radio. Sometimes he was almost in trouble because of his advancement too fast and even entered his own artillery area.

After Poland surrendered, moved to the Western Front. His 19th Army was under the command of Lundstedt. In May 1940, the army, as the main attack force in the Sedang area, opened a gap from the French defense line and crossed the Maas River on May 13. A day later, Tank Army expanded its bridgehead position west and south of Sedang, and repelled multiple counterattacks from the French Third Armored Division. At that time, in his opinion, there were only two things that could prevent the advance of the armored forces, namely, gasoline exhaustion and reaching the English Channel. However, the German Supreme

The commander, including Hitler, was surprised by the huge results obtained by the armored troops' high-speed attack. In order to prevent the French army from launching a flank counterattack, they urgently ordered the tank troops to stop advancing. , who knew the situation on the front line, and some frontline commanders believed that this was tantamount to giving up the surprise attack and losing all initial results. So they argued with reason and finally were allowed to conduct further "strong reconnaissance" and "expand the bridgehead position". explained this order flexibly and led the troops to advance quickly along the Somme River. Arrived at Saint-Konten on May 1, 19

On the 20th, his vanguard arrived in Abweil and the English Channel, and then advanced northward from Abweil and occupied Bren on the 22nd. In early June, was appointed commander of the Second Army and led his troops to achieve a series of major victories. and his tank soldiers dragged the German army forward, creating an unprecedented victory in modern history.

On June 2, 1941, Germany launched the war of invasion of the Soviet Union. The armored corps commanded by belonged to the Central Army Group and was responsible for the assault in the direction of Moscow. In the early days of the war, they won one after another, and in October, they attacked dozens of kilometers from Moscow. However, by early December, due to the arrival of winter, the Soviet army's heroic resistance and the dispersed strategic goals of the German army, the battle to attack Moscow ended in failure. On December 6, was dismissed and joined the reserve service, and lived a leisurely life for more than a year. In February 1943, after the defeat of Stalingrad, Hitler re-appointed and appointed him as the director of the tank troops, so that he could be responsible for the development, organization and training of the armored troops. During his tenure, Germany's famous tiger and leopard tanks were put into production and equipped the troops.

In July 1944, after the murder of Hitler was exposed, , who had nothing to do with the incident, became the chief of staff of the German Army. However, the failure of the German army was a foregone conclusion, and the Third Reich building was about to collapse, and it was hard to support it. At the end of March 1945, Hitler removed from his position as Chief of Staff and demoted him to the reserve again. On May 10, was captured by the US army and was released soon.

In 1954, died of illness. Although this tank warfare expert did not squeeze into the ranks of marshals, his role and reputation for prevailing fascist Germany is no less than anyone among the 26 Nazi Germany marshals. His portrait is still hanging in the German armored soldiers' barracks.

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Heinz William Einz German Army First Class General 1-1954, an outstanding military strategist, military theorist, commander, and advocate of armored warfare.

On Sunday afternoon on June 17, 1, was born in the Kurmen place by the Vistola River. His father, Fitre , was a lieutenant of the Second Wave Meanria Light Infantry Battalion, and his ancestors had only two professions of landlords and lawyers. His mother, Kalana Kerzihov.

Because his father was a professional officer, he was transferred to Colmar, Alsace in 191. At the age of 6, he enrolled there. By 1900, his father was transferred to St. Avod, Berlin. This place was small and there was no high school, so the family had to send him to a boarding school. Because his father's income was very limited at that time, his father wanted his two sons to be a military profession, so his father chose the military school as their target for further studies. On April 5, 1901, Goodry

Ann and his younger brother entered the Karshiruh Officer's School in Patton. It was not until April 1, 1903 that transferred to the Central Officer's School near Berlin, the school near Berlin, to study military affairs. In February 1907, graduated. He was assigned to the 10th Hanluoforia Light Barracks stationed in Rowling, Bitterhe, as an intern, and the battalion commander of this battalion was his father. This unexpected good fortune allowed to temporarily enjoy the joy of family life after leaving home for 6 years.

Between April and December 1907, he participated in short military training again in Metz, and on January 27, 190, he was officially awarded the rank of Second Lieutenant. From then on until the outbreak of World War I, he lived a very pleasant life as a low-ranking officer. On October 1, 1909, their light infantry battalion was transferred to Hanluofu Province to serve as a garrison. There he was engaged to Miss Margaret Gorny, after

After four years of romantic love, they got married on October 1, 1913. Since then, Margaret Gorny has become a virtuous man who has always shared the joys and sorrows with . But their newlyweds were soon replaced by the war of World War I. From 2, 1914, he only went home once for a short vacation in the next four years. Shortly after his front line, they had their first son.

Unfortunately, shortly after the war began, 's father passed away. This was both a major blow and a significant loss for him. Because always regarded his father as a role model for shaping typical soldiers and complete humanity. was very happy and proud of being the son of an officer.

's tactical ideas on the role of armored soldiers in modern warfare and blitzkrieg have an important position in the history of Germany, and he was able to put this theory into practice. Therefore, he is known as the father of German armored soldiers and blitzkrieg heroes. 's theory is described in his memoir "Blitzkrieg Heroes" as follows: "In 1929, I was convinced that tanks could not achieve decisive results without the operation of tanks alone or coordinated infantry operations. The study of military history, exercises held in the UK and our use

The model drills have deepened my understanding: Only when other troops supporting tanks have the same driving speed and off-road power as tanks, tanks can fully exert their power. In the synthetic corps of various types, tanks should play a leading role, and other troops should act according to the needs of the tank. Therefore, do not organize tanks into infantry divisions, but establish armored divisions including various types of troops so that the tanks can play a better role." The lightning tactic advocated by has three elements, namely surprise attacks, rapid and gathering.

Zhong. He believed that tanks should be used in large quantities and concentratedly in combat. Tanks and aircraft should cooperate closely to break through a narrow area of ​​the opponent. Then, the combined army of tanks and infantry began to sweep away the opponent's positions and strongholds, quickly expand the occupied area, implement encirclement, encircle, annihilate the opponent's troops, and quickly develop victory in depth. believes that this tactic will play an important role in the victory of the offensive battle and the victory of the entire war. He also believes that tank weapons have three characteristics: armor, movement and firepower

.All tanks that are ready to engage in fierce battles should have considerable armor and should not be destroyed by the opponent's defensive firepower; if you want to win, try to make the tank move quickly and move forward regardless of the enemy's obstruction, so that the enemy cannot establish a new line of defense. Finally, put the offensive deep into the enemy's rear. Firepower is the most important feature of tank weapons. Its artillery can fire when the tank is stationary and moves. When the tank advances, it can carry its firepower together.

The establishment of 's theory was, on the one hand, that he summed up the experience and lessons of the use of motorized vehicles transport troops in World War I, and learned from it: on the other hand, he learned the propositions and ideas from the works of British Fowler, Lidhart and others. Lidhart was the first to notice the use of armored troops for long-distance assaults, attacking the enemy's traffic lines, and suggested establishing a new army of armored and armored infantry units. Later, the troops created and trained by were such new types of troops. 's contribution was not only to establish the theory, but more importantly to put it into practice. He presided over the improvement and trial production of new tanks, such as the "tiger" type and "leopard" type tank. 's military theory, suggestions and practice were fiercely opposed by some senior generals. But it was aggressive.

Hitler, out of his need for external expansion, strongly supported 's strategic and tactical views. In 1933, a modern weapon development performance chaired by the German Arsenal Agency, when Hitler saw the performance of the motorized troops personally guided by , he couldn't help but say repeatedly: "This is what I hope! This is what I need!" In 1934, Germany established the Armored Forces Command, and Hitler appointed as the chief of staff. In 1935, Germany established three armored divisions, and was the commander of the Second Armored Division. Each armored division had an armored brigade, with a total of no less than 561 tanks. It was supported by a motorized infantry brigade, plus motorized artillery, engineers, communications and war defense units, and a search battalion. Since then, German armored troops have developed rapidly.

After all, was a general of the German fascist army. His theory and the troops he founded served the fascist foreign expansion operations. He was an accomplice of Hitler's foreign invasion. He once led the armored troops created by Hitler to invade Austria, Poland, France, the Soviet Union and other countries. In March 193, led the armored troops to march towards Vienna. This was the first attempt to use armored troops in the war, and many of the weaknesses of this new type of troops were exposed. According to General Yodel, who was in charge of the war, later confessed during the interrogation of war criminals in Nuremberg, the number of vehicles that broke down all the way was as high as 70%. In his memoirs, pointed out that no more than 30%. In any case, this young armored soldier only showed his strength, and there must be many lessons in it, such as chariot maintenance, opening up passages and logistics support.

In September 1939, German fascists conducted a sudden attack on Poland to see the Battle of Poland, which was the first field performance of the blitzkrieg. At that time, had just taken office as commander of the 19th Army, with an armored division and two motorized infantry divisions under his command. Its mission was to break into the Polish border line, then quickly advance from Pomerania, reaching the Vistula River, and cut off the Polish army's retreat route to the Polish "corridor". did not like to issue orders in the headquarters, but commanded directly on the front line. He often took his armored command vehicle and advanced with the leading armored forces. In this way, he could grasp the changing situation and favorable fighter jets in a timely manner.

Use radio to contact the military headquarters and the commanders of each division and issued an order. When led his troops to attack Poland, he was bravely resisted by the Polish cavalry. However, the battle between war horses and tanks, the sabers and guns were fought against the tanks, which finally caused the Polish army to suffer a crushing defeat, which made taste the sweetness of tank battle for the first time. In this blitzkrieg, also encountered problems that he could not encounter during exercises. He had a thrilling description in his memoir: "At 4:45 am on September 1, the whole army began to operate at the border at the same time. At first, there was a thick layer of morning mist on the ground, which prevented the Air Force from supporting us. I was

During the first attack wave, we advanced with the Third Armored Brigade to the front line north of Zengbeburg, which was where the order war began. Unfortunately, although I had ordered the heavy artillery of the Third Division to not fire, they could not help but fire the artillery in the heavy fog. The first shell landed just 50 yards in front of my command vehicle, and the second one landed at the back of 50 yards. My horse thought that if another one came to live, it would definitely hit it directly. So the horse ordered the driver to turn around and leave the area. This sudden shelling made the driver a little confused and he rushed desperately into a ditch.

"But, this Polish battle was indeed a quick battle, and Poland was finally defeated at the end of September. Germany was able to succeed so quickly in this war, using armored forces and conducting blitzkrifts was a major reason. On October 27, 1939, received the Knights Iron Cross at Prime Minister Hitler's Office. He was proud of himself for being so long. He believed that this was a successful proof of the new type of armoured soldiers he had established after a long struggle. In this war practice, felt that tanks needed thicker armor, and the range and penetration of their artillery needed to be enhanced.

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