Heinz Guderian

Birth : 1888-06-17, Kulm

Death : 1954-05-14

History

Heinz Guderian est né le 17 juin 1888 à Kulm, aujourd'hui Chełmno en Pologne. Il meurt le 14 mai 1954 à Schwangau en Bavière. C'est un général allemand. Il participe aux deux guerres mondiales. Il est l'un des créateurs des Panzer de l’Allemagne nazie, appliquant la doctrine de la guerre éclair (Blitzkrieg) pour les chars d’assaut lors de la bataille de France et de l'invasion de l'URSS. Tombé en disgrâce après son échec lors de la bataille de Moscou à la fin 1941, il est rappelé comme inspecteur des blindés en 1943 puis comme responsable du front de l'Est de juillet 1944 à mars 1945. Il a plusieurs différends avec Hitler sur des sujets de stratégie militaire.

Movies

The Russian German War
The Russian German War
Self (archive footage)
This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare. This series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen before. For decades the Cold War prevented us from looking closely at what really happened between the Russians and the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II. More than a struggle between nations, it pitted maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant, evil ideology against evil ideology. The lives of tens of millions of human beings were consumed by its raging hatreds and appalling indignities. One in every ten Russians died. One in every four Poles died. Whole divisions of Italians, Romanians, Hungarians disappeared with barely a trace. An average of 17,800 people died on every single day and this, the war on the Russian German Front, lasted for 1,400 days. This series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen before.