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By Phil Zimmer
Hitler was enraged as he stalked his way around the room during the waning months of World War II. Heinz Guderian, his acting chief of the general staff, was again speaking out, again opposing the Führer’s plans for dealing with the Soviet Red Army, which was steadily approaching Berlin.
This man, whom Hitler had earlier promoted to inspector general of the armored troops, had advocated in early February 1945 that German troops be evacuated from the Balkans, Italy, Norway, an
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It should probably be noted that his victory over France in 1940 was more due to French deficiencies than any great brilliance on Guderian’s part. De Gaulle was one of the few French officers to realize the value of armoured warfare and his actions alone were not enough to stop the German’s. The article also well points out Guderian’s skill at survival despite a somewhat apolitical outlook. All things considered, a most interesting commander among a lot of generals more committed to subservience at the expense of principle and success.