Heinz Guderian
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Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was a German army general and military theorist. A pioneer and advocate of what would come to be called the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of
General Guderian, July 1941
Guderian (left) in Sweden, 1929
Guderian helped develop panzer divisions and the blitzkrieg approach
Guderian (far left) eats with Hitler and other generals at a dinner table in the Sudetenland, 3 October 1938
Hans Otto Wilhelm Eugen Krebs was a German Army general of infantry who served during World War II. A career soldier, he served in the Imperial German Army, Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht’s Heer. He ser
Heinz Guderian
…following the failed operation to retake the town of Küstrin (now Kostrzyn nad Odrą in Poland), Guderian was sent on leave. He was replaced by General Hans Krebs. Guderian cultivated close personal relationships with the most powerful people in the regime. He had an exclusive dinner with Himmler on Christmas…
Krebs in 1944
Krebs (left) with Köstring in 1941
Krebs (middle) standing outside of a wooden house with his Army Group Centre staff in May 1944
Krebs at the headquarters of General Vasily Chuikov