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Heinz Guderian

1888 - 1954

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Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (German: [haɪnts ˈvɪlhɛlm ɡuˈdeːʁi.an]; 17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954) was a German general during World War II who later became a successful memoirist. A pioneer and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept. After serving in the military since leaving school, including in World War I, in 1936, he became the Inspector of Motorized Troops. At the beginning of World War II, Guderian led an armoured corps in the Invasion of Poland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinz Guderian is the 34th most popular military personnel (down from 25th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 87th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Military Personnel.

Heinz Guderian is most famous for being a German general who was the architect of the Blitzkrieg, or the lightning war.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Heinz Guderian ranks 34 out of 2,058. Before him are Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Cao Cao, Erich von Manstein, Cesare Borgia, Jan Žižka, and Wilhelm Keitel. After him are Friedrich Paulus, Miltiades, Vercingetorix, Ratko Mladić, Arminius, and Pyrrhus of Epirus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Heinz Guderian ranks 2. Before him is T. S. Eliot. After him are Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Fernando Pessoa, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Otto Stern, T. E. Lawrence, Dale Carnegie, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, José Raúl Capablanca, Roland Garros, and Frans Eemil Sillanpää. Among people deceased in 1954, Heinz Guderian ranks 5. Before him are Frida Kahlo, Henri Matisse, Alan Turing, and Enrico Fermi. After him are Robert Capa, Otto Diels, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Colette, Gideon Sundback, André Derain, and Getúlio Vargas.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Heinz Guderian ranks 103 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Klemens von Metternich (1773), Karl Jaspers (1883), Rudolf Höss (1901), Peter III of Russia (1728), and Charles Bukowski (1920). After him are Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Pope Joan (null), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Michael Schumacher (1969), Pope Damasus II (1000), and Friedrich Paulus (1890).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Heinz Guderian ranks 6. Before him are Karl Dönitz (1891), Adolf Eichmann (1906), Erwin Rommel (1891), Erich von Manstein (1887), and Wilhelm Keitel (1882). After him are Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), Alfred Jodl (1890), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Baron Munchausen (1720), and Ernst Röhm (1887).

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