Heinz Guderian

Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was a German general during World War II who, after the war, became a successful memoirist. An early pioneer and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept. In 1936, he became the Inspector of Motorized Troops.

17 June 1888

Born on the same birth day (17 June): Beryl Reid • Birgitte Thott • David "Stringbean" Akeman • Eben Sumner Draper • François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency • George Hees • Gregory Blaxland • Harry Patch • John Baldessari • Jon Leibowitz • Juan Carlos Valerón • Linda Chavez • Mildred Fox • Pierre Berbizier • Russell Smith (singer) • Steve Georgallis • Thomas Mun • Vernon Coaker • William Crookes • Özge Akın

Born in the same month (June 1888): Alexander Friedmann • Antoinette Perry • Bronson M. Cutting • Clarence DeMar • Fernando Pessoa • George Challenor • Gerrit Rietveld • Harold H. Burton • Lewis Namier • Martin D'Arcy • Peter Stoner • Ramón López Velarde • Sacco and Vanzetti • Stefi Geyer • Zygmunt Janiszewski