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Heinz Günther Guderian (August 23, 1914 - 2004) was an officer in the Wehrmacht and later a Major General and Inspector of Panzer Troops in the West German Bundeswehr and NATO. He was the son of the famous World War II General Heinz Guderian
Guderian junior entered the German Army as an officer cadet on 1 April 1933. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant in 1935 and served as a platoon leader, battalion and regimental adjutant and company commander in Panzer Regiments 1 and 35. He saw combat during the invasion of Poland and was wounded twice during the campaign in France and the Low Countries in 1940. He graduated from the General Staff College in 1942 and served as a of staff officer in various armored units until being assigned as the Operations Officer for the 116th Panzer Division ("The Greyhounds") in May 1942, a position he held until the end of the War.
After the creation of the Bundeswehr, Guderian returned to the army life and was given command Panzer Battalion 3 (later 174), Panzer Brigade 14, and served in a variety of staff assignments, culminating in service as Inspector of Panzer Troops for the Bundeswehr. He retired in 1974.
Heinz Gunther Guderian’s WWII decorations include the Iron Cross Second and First Classes, the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, the Wounds Badge in Silver. After the war he received the Federal German Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.
Heinz Günther Guderian wrote From Normandy to the Ruhr: With the 116th Panzer Division in WWII (The Aberjona Press, 2001) ISBN 0966638972