Guderian makes some final checks
21st June 1941: Germans are confident of surprise on the eve of Barbarossa
General Heinz Guderian had been the principal German theorist of the style of tank led warfare that was to become known as ‘Blitzkrieg’. Now he commanded Panzergruppe 2 and would play a leading role in the rapid advance into Russia…
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