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by Macksey, Kenneth


  But, in the final analysis, what of the man, the compassionate being who could write such tender letters to his wife and who could feel profound sorrow for Hitler, a man without ‘friendship with fine men, the pure love for a wife, affection of one’s own children’? It is the transmitted warmth of Guderian and his joy in warmth among others which makes him pre-eminent among great generals. Embraced as he was by his professional calling, he performed his duty with sincerity under most hazardous and complicated conditions.

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  Comparative Table of Officers’ Ranks in the German, British and American Armies

  German British American

  Generalfeldmarschall Field-Marshal General of the Army

  Generaloberst General General

  General der (Arm) Lt-General Lt General

  Generalleutnant Major-General Major General

  Generalmajor Brigadier Brigadier General

  Oberst Colonel Colonel

  Oberstleutnant Lt-Colonel Lt Colonel

  Major Major Major

  Hauptmann Captain Captain

  Oberleutnant Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant

  Leutnant 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant

  Oberfähnrich Senior Officer Cadet Senior Officer Cadet

  Fähnrich Officer Cadet Officer Cadet

  Leutnant Heinz Guderian – 1908

  Guderian in 1915 with Gretel and Heinz-Günther

  A wireless station of the German army, 1914, of the type commanded by Guderian

  Driving the Swedish derivation of the German LK II tank in 1928

  The Inspectorate of Motorised Troops, 1932. Front row, left to right Nehring, Lutz, Guderian

  The demonstration at Kummersdorf, 1934: on Hitler’s right hand, Hermann Göring, on his left, Guderian

  The demonstration at Kummersdorf, 1934: Blomberg, Hitler, Göring, Guderian.

  The parade of exoneration for von Fritsch in August 1938. Guderian greets his old chief

  The Polish Corridor, 5th September 1939. Guderian shakes Hitler’s hand while Himmler polishes his spectacles

  PzKpfw IVD with short 75mm gun of 1939. The first Pz IVs were built in 1936

  The Command Group in operation: orders on the march

  Guderian in his command vehicle in France, June 1940, with his radio and Enigma operators at work

  During the drive to the Swiss frontier: Guderian receives orders from the C-in-C, von Brauchitsch; Nehring watches (right)

  Action in France

  Products of the Panzertruppe

  Sturmgeschütz III of 1940 with short, low velocity 75mm gun

  Franz Halder

  With von Rundstedt after the French campaign

  A prestige portrait of Guderian shortly before the invasion of Russia, 1941

  Action in Russia: after a journey to the front

  Action in Russia: Guderian emerges from a ditch after Russian bombs have exploded

  The shock at Tolochino: first sight of the T 34s

  ‘Anger gives you a thirst!’

  The creators of panzer communications photographed in Russia, 1941. Left to right: Generals Erich Fellgiebel and Heinz Guderian with Colonel Albert Praun. [Nachrichtungruppe]

  With Panzer Regiment 35, 9th August 1941. The officers’ expressions tell their own story of confidence in their leader

  Kluger Hans and Schneller Heinz

  Sturmgeschütz III F (Jagdpanzer) of 1941 with long high velocity 75mm gun

  Jagdpanthers with 88mm gun in 1944. By this time Guderian had grown satisfied with these powerful anti-tank AFVs as complementary to tanks

  Tiger

  Panther

  The Chief of the General Staff with Hitler Youth in 1944

  Guderian in panzer uniform discusses operations with Wenck, autumn 1944

 

 

 


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