general during World War II
. He was a pioneer in the development of armored warfare
, and was the leading proponent of tank
s and mechanization in the Wehrmacht
(German Armed Forces). Germany's panzer (armored) forces were raised and organized under his direction as Chief of Mobile Forces. During the war, he was a highly successful commander of panzer forces in several campaigns, became Inspector-General of Armored Troops, rose to the rank of Generaloberst, and was Chief of the General Staff
of the Heer in the last year of the war.
Guderian was born in Kulm, West Prussia
, (now Chełmno, Poland
).
Klotzen, nicht Kleckern! (Boot'em, don't spatter'em!) 
Es gibt keine verzweifelten Lagen, es gibt nur verzweifelte Menschen. (There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.)
Der Motor des Panzers ist ebenso seine Waffe wie die Kanone. (The engine of the Panzer is a weapon just as the main-gun.)
Fahrkarte bis zur Endstation. (Ticket to the last station.)
We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.
If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.
Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare.
It's simply our duty to save these people, and we still have time to remove them! But it's useless to sacrifice men in this senseless way. It's high time! We must evacuate those soldiers at once!
Man schlägt jemanden mit der Faust und nicht mit gespreizten Fingern. (You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.)