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Popular As | Heinz Guderian |
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Age | years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | June 17, 1888 (Poland) |
Birthday | June 17 |
Town/City | Poland |
Nationality | Poland |
Heinz Guderian’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Heinz Guderian was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
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.
In 1908, after attending a military training school in Metz, France, he earned the rank of lieutenant.
He outlined his vision for armored warfare in a book titled Achtung - Panzer!
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.
German military leader Erwin Rommel lauded Guderian for the important role he played in the development of methods of armored warfare.