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Heinz Guderian

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Detailed Information

Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Died
May 14, 1954
Zodiac
Gemini
Born in
Poland
About
Remembered as a proponent of tank warfare, this general in the German Wehrmacht frequently came into conflict with Adolf Hitler over Hitler's management of the Nazi military forces. Over the course of his military career, he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, an Anschluss Medal, and a Sudetenland Medal.
Family
Born to Friedrich Guderia and Clara Kirchoff, he grew up in an area of West Prussia that is a part of modern-day Poland. His son, Heinz Günther Guderian, also joined the military.

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