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 August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wehrmacht was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... Bundeswehr is the name of the armed forces of Germany. ... The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... General Heinz Guderian Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (17 June 1888-14 May 1954) was a military theorist and General of the German Army during the Second World War. ...

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. 1813 Iron Cross 1870 Iron Cross The Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz) was established in 1813 as a military honor by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. ...

Heinz Günther Guderian wrote From Normandy to the Ruhr: With the 116th Panzer Division in WWII (The Aberjona Press, 2001) ISBN 0966638972 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...