What I'm trying to ascertain is Guderian's rank during the Battle of France. He appears to have been promoted twice in 1938, to Lieutenant-General...
Can anyone tell me if Guderian's promotion to 'General of Armored Troops' in October 1938 placed him somewhere between a Lieutenant-General and...
Does Guderian, anywhere in Panzer Leader or elsewhere (perhaps in letters exchanged with Basil Liddell Hart post war), talk about why he chose to...
Overall best, most comprehensive, and scholarly respectable book on the North African Campaign from the German perspective (or overview of both...
I agree - German military doctrine at the time catered not at all to the operational objective of maintaining a passive defence line. However,...
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I'm searching for a digitised version of PzKorps Guderian (Panzer Corps Guderian: Summary Report) and PzGruppe Kleist (Panzer Group Kleist, War...
Thanks for the input :-) TiredOldSoldier - thanks, the example of Guderian is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for. Like I said, examples of...
Can anyone refer me to an instance (or instances) of military disobedience on the part of a German commander in the field during World War II with...
I've just finished reading 'The Happy Hunted' by Brigadier George Herbert Clifton for the second time - an enlightening and entertaining read....
Sorry - should have clarified - I've already done a google search and have come across this page. I was wondering whether anyone in the New...
Nice to see us Kiwis are representing :-)
I've come across two versions of this memo - one containing the postscript and the other without it. The more reputable sources tend to leave it...
Thanks! I have looked briefly at this book but not in any detail. I will now!
I've come across the suggestion that the reputation afforded Rommel by the British - as some sort of super-human figure - was an artificial...
Hi there, May as well stick to the system ... My username is comprised of the first two letters of the sirnames of my grandparents. I'm 23 and...
