June 17, 1888 - Kulm (Chelmno) - Heinz Guderian is born
January(?) 1(?), 1894 - Colmar, Alsace - School in Colmar
April 1, 1901 - Karlsruhe - Guderian and his brother travel to Karlsruhe to attend Cadet School
February 1, 1903 - Groß-Lichterfelde - Guderian is transfered to the main Cadet School, near Berlin
February 1(?), 1907 - Groß-Lichterfelde - Guderian graduates
February 28, 1907 - Bitche, Alsace - Enters the army as Fahnenjunker (officer candidate) in 10.Jäger-Battalion
April 10, 1907 - Metz - Guderian attends the compulsory course of the Kriegsschule in Metz
December 14, 1907 - Metz - Guderian finishes the compulsory course of the Kriegsschule
January 27, 1908 - Bitche, Alsace(?) - Promoted to Leutnant =(START)
October 1, 1909 - Goslar - The entire 10.Jäger-Battalion is sent to Goslar
October 1, 1912 - Koblenz - Assigned to 3.Telegraphen-Battalion in Koblenz
October 1, 1913 - Berlin(?) - Marries Margarete Goerne
October 5, 1913 - Berlin - Passes the Exam of the Kriegsakademie (War Academy) and is selected to attend the 3-year course
August 4, 1914 - Belgium-Luxemburg border - Appointed commander of Funk Station (Heavy Radio Station) 3 and Nachtrichten Offizier (Communications Officer) of 5.Kavallerie-Division
August 23, 1914 - Heinz Günter, Guderian's first son is born
October 4, 1914 - Tielt, Belgium - Takes command of Funk Station 13, becoming communications officer on the staff of AOK (Armeeoberkommando) 4
Novermber 8, 1914 - Promoted to Oberleutnant
May 1(?), 1915 - Tielt, Belgium - Auxiliary officer in charge of Signal Intelligence of AOK 4
November 15, 1915 - Promoted to Hauptmann
January 27, 1916 - Stenay, France-Belgium border - Auxiliary officer in charge of the Signal intelligence of AOK 5
July 18, 1916 - Tielt, Belgium - Returns to AOK 4 after battlefield experience in Verdun
April 3, 1917 - Arras - Becomes quartermaster officer with the staff of 4.Infanterie-Division
May 1(?), 1917 - Rethel, France(?) - Quartermaster officer with the staff of AOK 1
June 1(?), 1917 - Juvincourt(?) - Quartermaster officer with the staff of the Gardekorps
July 1(?), 1917 - Berméricourt-Brimont (N of Reims) - Intelligence officer with the staff of X Reservekorps
September 1(?), 1917 - Artois(Vimy Ridge), Arras, Lys - Becomes commander of II.Battalion of Infanterie-Regiment 14
September 17, 1917 - Kurt, Guderian's second son is born
October 24, 1917 - ? - Becomes operation officer with the staff of AOK C
Novermber(?) 1(?), 1917 - Hindenburg line (between Noyon and Compiègne) - Moves to the staff of 4.Infanterie-Division until August 11
December(?) 1(?), 1917 - Champagne Region - Quartermaster officer with the staff of 52.Reserve-Division (During the Battle of the Aisne)
January 10, 1918 - Sedan - detached to the General Staff course at Sedan
February 8, 1918 - Sedan - Finishes the general Staff course
February 27, 1918 - Spa, Belgium - Detached to the Army general Staff
May 18, 1918 - Noyon(?) - Quartermaster officer with the staff of XXXVIII Reservekorps
September 20, 1918 - Occupied Italy - Takes the role of operations officer with the staff of the german representative in occupied Italy - until the end of WW1.
September 30, Trento, Italy - Guderian is dispatched to Trent to liaise with Austrian-italian armistice commission
November 10(?), 1918 - ? - Holds briefly two positions in the field and replacement army
December(?) 10(?), 1918 - Berlin - Assigned to the command of the Border protection East Central Office - This takes him to the War Ministry in Berlin
January 1(?), 1919 - Bartenstein - Becomes Chief of Staff of the Frontier Protection Force, on the eastern border HQ
June 2, 1919 - Riga - Serves with the staff of the Eiserne Division (Iron Division)
October 5, 1913 - Berlin - Passes the Exam of the Kriegsakademie (War Academy) and is selected to attend the 3-year course
August 4, 1914 - Belgium-Luxemburg border - Appointed commander of Funk Station (Heavy Radio Station) 3 and Nachtrichten Offizier (Communications Officer) of 5.Kavallerie-Division
August 23, 1914 - Heinz Günter, Guderian's first son is born
October 4, 1914 - Tielt, Belgium - Takes command of Funk Station 13, becoming communications officer on the staff of AOK (Armeeoberkommando) 4
Novermber 8, 1914 - Promoted to Oberleutnant
May 1(?), 1915 - Tielt, Belgium - Auxiliary officer in charge of Signal Intelligence of AOK 4
November 15, 1915 - Promoted to Hauptmann
January 27, 1916 - Stenay, France-Belgium border - Auxiliary officer in charge of the Signal intelligence of AOK 5
July 18, 1916 - Tielt, Belgium - Returns to AOK 4 after battlefield experience in Verdun
April 3, 1917 - Arras - Becomes quartermaster officer with the staff of 4.Infanterie-Division
May 1(?), 1917 - Rethel, France(?) - Quartermaster officer with the staff of AOK 1
June 1(?), 1917 - Juvincourt(?) - Quartermaster officer with the staff of the Gardekorps
July 1(?), 1917 - Berméricourt-Brimont (N of Reims) - Intelligence officer with the staff of X Reservekorps
September 1(?), 1917 - Artois(Vimy Ridge), Arras, Lys - Becomes commander of II.Battalion of Infanterie-Regiment 14
September 17, 1917 - Kurt, Guderian's second son is born
October 24, 1917 - ? - Becomes operation officer with the staff of AOK C
Novermber(?) 1(?), 1917 - Hindenburg line (between Noyon and Compiègne) - Moves to the staff of 4.Infanterie-Division until August 11
December(?) 1(?), 1917 - Champagne Region - Quartermaster officer with the staff of 52.Reserve-Division (During the Battle of the Aisne)
January 10, 1918 - Sedan - detached to the General Staff course at Sedan
February 8, 1918 - Sedan - Finishes the general Staff course
February 27, 1918 - Spa, Belgium - Detached to the Army general Staff
May 18, 1918 - Noyon(?) - Quartermaster officer with the staff of XXXVIII Reservekorps
September 20, 1918 - Occupied Italy - Takes the role of operations officer with the staff of the german representative in occupied Italy - until the end of WW1.
September 30, Trento, Italy - Guderian is dispatched to Trent to liaise with Austrian-italian armistice commission
November 10(?), 1918 - ? - Holds briefly two positions in the field and replacement army
December(?) 10(?), 1918 - Berlin - Assigned to the command of the Border protection East Central Office - This takes him to the War Ministry in Berlin
January 1(?), 1919 - Bartenstein - Becomes Chief of Staff of the Frontier Protection Force, on the eastern border HQ
June 2, 1919 - Riga - Serves with the staff of the Eiserne Division (Iron Division)
June 21, 1919 - Lemsal - Displays his tactical flair for the first time at the Battle of Lemsal
October 30, 1919 - Hannover - Joins the Reichswehr (one of 4000 officers out of a 100,000-men army) - Detached to Reichswehr-Brigade 10
January 16, 1920 - Goslar - Takes command of 3.Kompanie of 10.Jäger-Battalion
May 1(?), 1920 - ? - Company commander with the 20.Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment
January(?) 1(?), 1921 - West/central Germany - leads the 3.Kompanie during the 1920/1921 riots in West and central Germany
January 16, 1922 - Munich - Detached to 7.(Bayerische) Kraftfahr-Abteilung (Motor transport Battalion)
April 1, 1922 - Berlin - Joins the department of Motor Transport Troops at the Reichswehr Ministerium (RWM)
October 1, 1924 - Stettin - Instructor with the staff of the 2.Division
February 1, 1927 - Berlin - Returns to the Reichswehr Ministerium. Promoted to Major
October 1, 1928 - Berlin - detached to the motor transport Instruction Staff to teach tank tactics
October 30, 1919 - Hannover - Joins the Reichswehr (one of 4000 officers out of a 100,000-men army) - Detached to Reichswehr-Brigade 10
January 16, 1920 - Goslar - Takes command of 3.Kompanie of 10.Jäger-Battalion
May 1(?), 1920 - ? - Company commander with the 20.Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment
January(?) 1(?), 1921 - West/central Germany - leads the 3.Kompanie during the 1920/1921 riots in West and central Germany
January 16, 1922 - Munich - Detached to 7.(Bayerische) Kraftfahr-Abteilung (Motor transport Battalion)
April 1, 1922 - Berlin - Joins the department of Motor Transport Troops at the Reichswehr Ministerium (RWM)
October 1, 1924 - Stettin - Instructor with the staff of the 2.Division
February 1, 1927 - Berlin - Returns to the Reichswehr Ministerium. Promoted to Major
October 1, 1928 - Berlin - detached to the motor transport Instruction Staff to teach tank tactics
January(?) 1(?), 1929 - Sweden - Visit to Sweden with his wife Gretel
February 1, 1930 - ? - Takes command of 3.Preussische Kraftfahr-Abteilung. Promoted to Oberstleutnant
October 1, 1931 - Berlin - Back to RWM as chief of staff to Inspector Oswald Lutz
October 1, 1933 - Promoted to Oberst
July 1, 1934 - ? - Chief of staff of the Kommando der Kraftfahrtruppen
October 15, 1935 - Würzburg - Takes command of the newly formed 2.Panzer-Division
August 1, 1936 - Würzburg - Promoted to Generalmajor
January(?) 1(?), 1937 - Würzburg - Publication of Guderian's first book "Achtung Panzer"
February 10, 1937 - Würzburg - Promoted to Generalleutnant
February 4, 1938 - Berlin(?) - takes over command of the Panzertruppen
March 10, 1938 - Vienna, Austria - 2.Panzer-Division of the XVI ArmeeKorps (XVI AK) spearheads the annexation of Austria
April 1, 1938 - Berlin(?) - Guderian takes control of XVI Armeekorps (the first Panzer Corps)
February 1, 1930 - ? - Takes command of 3.Preussische Kraftfahr-Abteilung. Promoted to Oberstleutnant
October 1, 1931 - Berlin - Back to RWM as chief of staff to Inspector Oswald Lutz
October 1, 1933 - Promoted to Oberst
July 1, 1934 - ? - Chief of staff of the Kommando der Kraftfahrtruppen
October 15, 1935 - Würzburg - Takes command of the newly formed 2.Panzer-Division
August 1, 1936 - Würzburg - Promoted to Generalmajor
January(?) 1(?), 1937 - Würzburg - Publication of Guderian's first book "Achtung Panzer"
February 10, 1937 - Würzburg - Promoted to Generalleutnant
February 4, 1938 - Berlin(?) - takes over command of the Panzertruppen
March 10, 1938 - Vienna, Austria - 2.Panzer-Division of the XVI ArmeeKorps (XVI AK) spearheads the annexation of Austria
April 1, 1938 - Berlin(?) - Guderian takes control of XVI Armeekorps (the first Panzer Corps)
August 1(?), 1938 - Gross-Born (today POL) SW Szczecinek - Military parade at Gross-Born
October 2, 1938 - Sudentenland - leads the peaceful seizure of the Sudetenland
November 23, 1938 - Berlin(?) - Promoted to General der Panzertruppen
November 24, 1938 - Berlin(?) - Appointed Chief of the Schnelle Truppen (all armoured and motorized troops)
August 26, 1939 - Pomerania - Takes command of the newly formed XIX ArmeeKorps (mot.), including one panzer division and two motorized infantry divisions
October 2, 1938 - Sudentenland - leads the peaceful seizure of the Sudetenland
November 23, 1938 - Berlin(?) - Promoted to General der Panzertruppen
November 24, 1938 - Berlin(?) - Appointed Chief of the Schnelle Truppen (all armoured and motorized troops)
August 26, 1939 - Pomerania - Takes command of the newly formed XIX ArmeeKorps (mot.), including one panzer division and two motorized infantry divisions
September 1, 1939 - NNE of Schneidemühl (Piła, Poland) - XIX ArmeeKorps NNE of Schneidemühl at the beginning of the invasion of Poland
September 5, 1939 - Near Plevno (W of Grudziadz) - Hitler pays a surprise visit to Guderian's XIX AK(mot.) headquarters
September 5, 1939 - Near Plevno (W of Grudziadz) - Hitler pays a surprise visit to Guderian's XIX AK(mot.) headquarters
September 6, 1939 - Finckenstein Castle, Kamienec, S of Elblag, Poland - Sleeps in Finckenstein Palace, where Napoleon lived during 1807
September 11, 1939 - Grodno-Bialystok area - Due to his overconfidence and rapid advance, Guderian and his unit find themselves temporarily surrounded by Polish forces.
September 14, 1939 - Brest-Litovsk - XIX Corps arrives at Brest Litovsk
September 22, 1939 - Brest-Litovsk - Parade held to celebrate the handing over of the city to the Soviet Union
September 30(?), 1939 - Eifel, Germany (near the Belgium border) - XIX ArmeeKorps is brought back to Germany to refit
October 27, 1939 - Eifel(?) - Awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross)
November 15(?), 1939 - Düsseldorf - The staff of the XIX AK is moved West
September 22, 1939 - Brest-Litovsk - Parade held to celebrate the handing over of the city to the Soviet Union
September 30(?), 1939 - Eifel, Germany (near the Belgium border) - XIX ArmeeKorps is brought back to Germany to refit
October 27, 1939 - Eifel(?) - Awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross)
November 15(?), 1939 - Düsseldorf - The staff of the XIX AK is moved West
November 23, 1939 - Koblenz - XIX Corps concentrated at Koblenz
February 1(?), 1940 - Koblenz(?) - The XIX AK is reorganized with 3 panzer divisions, and under Ewald von Kleist
February 7, 1940 - Koblenz - War games at Koblenz
March 12, 1940 - Koblenz - Guderian's panzer divisions get new batches of Panzer III and IV tanks
May 10, 1940 - Our River(Luxemburg border) - Starts Racing across the Ardennes
May 11, 1940 - Bouillon - 1.Panzer-Division, of Guderian's XIX AK(mot.) seizes Bouillon, across the Ardennes
May 12, 1940 - Sedan - Guderian breaches the defences at Sedan
May 13, 1940 - River Meuse - Establishes a bridgehead on the Meuse
May 15, 1940 - Montcormet - Changes direction towards the English Channel
May 17, 1940 - S of Saint-Quentin - Reaches the South of Saint-Quentin
May 20, 1940 - Noyelles - The English Channel is reached
February 1(?), 1940 - Koblenz(?) - The XIX AK is reorganized with 3 panzer divisions, and under Ewald von Kleist
February 7, 1940 - Koblenz - War games at Koblenz
March 12, 1940 - Koblenz - Guderian's panzer divisions get new batches of Panzer III and IV tanks
May 10, 1940 - Our River(Luxemburg border) - Starts Racing across the Ardennes
May 11, 1940 - Bouillon - 1.Panzer-Division, of Guderian's XIX AK(mot.) seizes Bouillon, across the Ardennes
May 12, 1940 - Sedan - Guderian breaches the defences at Sedan
May 13, 1940 - River Meuse - Establishes a bridgehead on the Meuse
May 15, 1940 - Montcormet - Changes direction towards the English Channel
May 17, 1940 - S of Saint-Quentin - Reaches the South of Saint-Quentin
May 20, 1940 - Noyelles - The English Channel is reached
May 21, 1940 - Abbeville - Abbeville is taken practically unopposed
May 24, 1940 - 15km from Dunkirk - After brief engagements, the XIX AK is withdrawn from the front to prepare the 2nd phase
June 1, 1940 - ? - XIX ArmeeKorps is expanded and renamed "Panzergruppe Guderian"
June 9, 1940 - W of Verdun - Starts attacking against the Weygand Line (along Aisne-Somme Rivers)
June 14, 1940 - Saint-Dizier - As other forces enter Paris, Guderian reaches Saint-Dizier
June 17, 1940 - Pontarlier, France-Switzerland border - Reaches the swiss border
June 18, 1940 - Montbéliand, Belfort, Mulhouse - Surrounds the remnants of three french armies
May 24, 1940 - 15km from Dunkirk - After brief engagements, the XIX AK is withdrawn from the front to prepare the 2nd phase
June 1, 1940 - ? - XIX ArmeeKorps is expanded and renamed "Panzergruppe Guderian"
June 9, 1940 - W of Verdun - Starts attacking against the Weygand Line (along Aisne-Somme Rivers)
June 14, 1940 - Saint-Dizier - As other forces enter Paris, Guderian reaches Saint-Dizier
June 17, 1940 - Pontarlier, France-Switzerland border - Reaches the swiss border
June 18, 1940 - Montbéliand, Belfort, Mulhouse - Surrounds the remnants of three french armies
June 27, 1940 - General Ritter von Epp visits Guderian during a visit to the front
July 19, 1940 - Promoted to Generaloberst
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June 22, 1941 - Bridgehead over River Bug - His new Panzergruppe 2, part of the Heeresgruppe Mitte at start of Operation Barbarossa, begins the advance from Brest Litovsk
June 28, 1941 - Prijpet Area (E of Minsk) - Establishes a bridgehead on the Berezina River. Hoth and Guderian surround Minsk
July 19, 1940 - Promoted to Generaloberst
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June 22, 1941 - Bridgehead over River Bug - His new Panzergruppe 2, part of the Heeresgruppe Mitte at start of Operation Barbarossa, begins the advance from Brest Litovsk
June 28, 1941 - Prijpet Area (E of Minsk) - Establishes a bridgehead on the Berezina River. Hoth and Guderian surround Minsk
July 2, 1941 - Dniester River - The Dniester River is reached
July 8, 1941 - Minsk Pocket - 300,000 russians prisoners are made on the Minsk Pocket
July 10, 1941 - Tolochino | Krasnyi, Dniepr River (S & N Mogilev) - Guderian establishes a bridgehead on the Dniepr River. He sees and photographs a soviet T-34 for the first time
July 13, 1941 - Orscha | Mogilev - Two more russian pockets are trapped
July 15, 1941 - Outskirts of Smolensk - First units reach the outskirts of Smolensk
July 16, 1941 - Smolensk - City taken
July 17, 1941 - N Smolensk | Yelnya Salient - Battle for Yelnya Salient. Guderian receives the Eichenlaub (Oak leaves) to his Ritterkreuz
July 20, 1941 - N Smolensk | Yelnya Salient - Fights for the Yelnya Salient cease
July 26, 1941 - East of Smolensk - Smolensk pocket is closed when 2 german units link up (300,000 russian prisoners)
July 28, 1941 - ? - Panzergruppe 2 is upgraded and renamed "Panzergruppe Guderian"
July 31, 1941 - Roslavl - Guderian takes Roslavl and takes 30,000 prisoners
August 4, 1941 - Roslavl(?) - Remnants of 3 soviet armies manage to escape encirclement
July 8, 1941 - Minsk Pocket - 300,000 russians prisoners are made on the Minsk Pocket
July 10, 1941 - Tolochino | Krasnyi, Dniepr River (S & N Mogilev) - Guderian establishes a bridgehead on the Dniepr River. He sees and photographs a soviet T-34 for the first time
July 13, 1941 - Orscha | Mogilev - Two more russian pockets are trapped
July 15, 1941 - Outskirts of Smolensk - First units reach the outskirts of Smolensk
July 16, 1941 - Smolensk - City taken
July 17, 1941 - N Smolensk | Yelnya Salient - Battle for Yelnya Salient. Guderian receives the Eichenlaub (Oak leaves) to his Ritterkreuz
July 20, 1941 - N Smolensk | Yelnya Salient - Fights for the Yelnya Salient cease
July 26, 1941 - East of Smolensk - Smolensk pocket is closed when 2 german units link up (300,000 russian prisoners)
July 28, 1941 - ? - Panzergruppe 2 is upgraded and renamed "Panzergruppe Guderian"
July 31, 1941 - Roslavl - Guderian takes Roslavl and takes 30,000 prisoners
August 4, 1941 - Roslavl(?) - Remnants of 3 soviet armies manage to escape encirclement
August 12, 1941 - Roslavl - "I would not wish to be in this area [Roslavl] in the autumn: it is not very pretty . . . waiting always brings the dangers of immobility and static warfare: that would be terrible"
August 22, 1941 - Desna River (less than 300km from Moscow) - Moscow is within Guderian's grasp, but he receives orders to move south to join with Panzergruppe 1 around Kiev. A decision he considers "a crime"
August 23, 1941 - Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg - Guderian flies to Hitler's HQ to convince him to persist against Moscow
August 24, 1941 - Desna River (less than 300km from Moscow) - Guderian returns and organizes the move to the south
September 16, 1941 - Lokhvitsa - After 320km drive South, Panzergruppe 1 and 2 make contact (Von Kleist and Guderian) at Lokhvitsa, surrounding a large number of russian troops
August 22, 1941 - Desna River (less than 300km from Moscow) - Moscow is within Guderian's grasp, but he receives orders to move south to join with Panzergruppe 1 around Kiev. A decision he considers "a crime"
August 23, 1941 - Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg - Guderian flies to Hitler's HQ to convince him to persist against Moscow
August 24, 1941 - Desna River (less than 300km from Moscow) - Guderian returns and organizes the move to the south
September 16, 1941 - Lokhvitsa - After 320km drive South, Panzergruppe 1 and 2 make contact (Von Kleist and Guderian) at Lokhvitsa, surrounding a large number of russian troops
September 26, 1941 - Kiev Pocket - While Guderian participates in the containment of the Kiev pocket, 50 new tanks arrive. He immediately begins advancing in the direction of Moscow
September 28, 1941 - Gluchov (Hlukhiv, NW of Sumy, Ukraine) - Guderian reaches Gluchov in his advance towards Orel
September 30, 1941 - Orel - Guderian advances 130 miles and captures Orel
October 3, 1941 - Orel - Reaches Orel
September 30, 1941 - Orel - Guderian advances 130 miles and captures Orel
October 3, 1941 - Orel - Reaches Orel
October 6, 1941 - Mtsensk (on the way to Tula) - Bryansk falls. Guderian's leading division runs into the 1st Russian Tank Brigade with its KV1 nad T34 tanks at Mzensk. The first snows fall
October 7, 1941 - Bryansk Pocket - Guderian's forces are one of the pincers around Bryansk Pocket (660,000 russian prisoners, 1200 tanks and 5,000 guns captured)
October 15(?), 1941 - ? - Panzergruppe 2 is renamed 2.Panzerarmee. Pause on the operations due to lack of supplies
October 22, 1941 - Mtsensk - Guderian unsucessfully tries to take Mtsensk
October 23, 1941 - Bolkhov | N of Mtsensk - Guderian tries to overtake Mtsensk by the north through Bolkhov
October 27, 1941 - ? - Guderian's advance is resumed, but at a slower place
October 29, 1941 - Around Tula - "Coup de main" against Tula
November 15(?), 1941 - Around Tula - Still around Tula, facing soviet counterattacks
November 18, 1941 - E of Tula - 2.Panzerarmee starts final attack and breaks to the Don River
December 2, 1941 - Tula - Assault on Tula
December 4, 1941 - Tula - Attempt to capture Tula fails and with it the assault on Moscow stops
December 5, 1941 - 80km S of Tula - Guderian decides to shift the 2.Panzerarmee to defensive positions and pulls back. The Soviet offensive starts
December 14, 1941 - Roslavl | in front of Orel / Susha-Oka Rivers - Meeting at Roslavl with Brauchitsch, von Bock and von Kluge. Guderian asks for permission to withraw towards the Susha-Oka River line covering Orel. Guderian withraws to strong defensive positions. Guderian is questioned in Berlin
December 17, 1941 - in front of Orel / Susha-Oka Rivers - Guderian receives orders from the Führer to stand fast
December 20, 1941 - Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg - Guderian flies to Hitler's HQ to try to convince him to authorize withrawals
December 26, 1941 - ? - After discussions with Von Kluge and Hitler, Guderian asks to be relieved
January(?) 1(?), 1942 - ? - Put on officers reserve
January 16, 1942 - Berlin - Assigned to the staff of the replacement army Corps
October 7, 1941 - Bryansk Pocket - Guderian's forces are one of the pincers around Bryansk Pocket (660,000 russian prisoners, 1200 tanks and 5,000 guns captured)
October 15(?), 1941 - ? - Panzergruppe 2 is renamed 2.Panzerarmee. Pause on the operations due to lack of supplies
October 22, 1941 - Mtsensk - Guderian unsucessfully tries to take Mtsensk
October 23, 1941 - Bolkhov | N of Mtsensk - Guderian tries to overtake Mtsensk by the north through Bolkhov
October 27, 1941 - ? - Guderian's advance is resumed, but at a slower place
October 29, 1941 - Around Tula - "Coup de main" against Tula
November 15(?), 1941 - Around Tula - Still around Tula, facing soviet counterattacks
November 18, 1941 - E of Tula - 2.Panzerarmee starts final attack and breaks to the Don River
December 2, 1941 - Tula - Assault on Tula
December 4, 1941 - Tula - Attempt to capture Tula fails and with it the assault on Moscow stops
December 5, 1941 - 80km S of Tula - Guderian decides to shift the 2.Panzerarmee to defensive positions and pulls back. The Soviet offensive starts
December 14, 1941 - Roslavl | in front of Orel / Susha-Oka Rivers - Meeting at Roslavl with Brauchitsch, von Bock and von Kluge. Guderian asks for permission to withraw towards the Susha-Oka River line covering Orel. Guderian withraws to strong defensive positions. Guderian is questioned in Berlin
December 17, 1941 - in front of Orel / Susha-Oka Rivers - Guderian receives orders from the Führer to stand fast
December 20, 1941 - Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg - Guderian flies to Hitler's HQ to try to convince him to authorize withrawals
December 26, 1941 - ? - After discussions with Von Kluge and Hitler, Guderian asks to be relieved
January(?) 1(?), 1942 - ? - Put on officers reserve
January 16, 1942 - Berlin - Assigned to the staff of the replacement army Corps
March(?) 1(?), 1942 - near Lake Constance - Guderian is diagnosed with a heart condition and his wife was confined to bed with blood-poisoning, so they look for rest in a small house near Lake Constance
October 1(?), 1942 - Deipenhof - Takes possession of 2,500 acres of farmland at Deipenhof, a donation from Hitler after being awarded with the Oak Leaves with the Knight's cross (although the Führer had no intention to employ him again)
February 28, 1943 - Werwolf HQ, 12km N. of Vinnitsa, Ukraine - Hitler is convinced to reinstate Guderian. In an interview with the General, he expresses regret for dismissing him in 1941 and appoints him as "Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen".
February 28, 1943 - Werwolf HQ, 12km N. of Vinnitsa, Ukraine - Hitler is convinced to reinstate Guderian. In an interview with the General, he expresses regret for dismissing him in 1941 and appoints him as "Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen".
March 9, 1943 - Vinnitsa, Ukraine(?) - Guderian presents his plan to Hitler and other leaders
March 19, 1943 - Rügenwalde, Pomerania - Visiting Rügenvalde with Hitler, Keitel, Jodl and Ferdinand Porsche to see the railroad "Dora" in action
March 31, 1943 - Kharkov, Ukraine - Guderian arrives in Kharkov for a visit to the Leibstandarte Division. Michael Wittmann himself answers all the general's technical questions about the Tiger heavy tank
March 19, 1943 - Rügenwalde, Pomerania - Visiting Rügenvalde with Hitler, Keitel, Jodl and Ferdinand Porsche to see the railroad "Dora" in action
March 31, 1943 - Kharkov, Ukraine - Guderian arrives in Kharkov for a visit to the Leibstandarte Division. Michael Wittmann himself answers all the general's technical questions about the Tiger heavy tank
April 11, 1943 - Berchtesgaden - Himmler meets Guderian at Berchtesgaden. He opposes any integration of the new SS armoured divisions with the Army
May 10, 1943 - OKW, Wünsdorf, near Zossen(?) - Meeting with Hitler. (Guderian) "Is it really necessary to attack Kursk, and indeed in the east this year at all? Do you think anyone even knows where Kursk is? The entire world doesn't care if we capture Kursk or not. What is the reason that is forcing us to attack this year on Kursk, or even more, on the Eastern Front?" (Hitler) "I know. The thought of it turns my stomach." (Guderian) "In that case your reaction to the problem is the correct one. Leave it alone."
July 27, 1943 - Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg(?) - Meeting with Josef Goebbels to express his grave concern over the status of the war
April 8, 1944 - Fallingbostel - Guderian visits the 2nd SS Panzerjunker Special Training Course and speaks to Michael Wittmann again
May 15, 1944 - Ohrdruf - Heinz Guderian has a meal with soldiers in Ohrdruf's mess hall. One of them is Kurt Knispel
June 6, 1944 - Army HQ - Letter to Otto Carius, congratulating him for his "Knight's Cross"
May 15, 1944 - Ohrdruf - Heinz Guderian has a meal with soldiers in Ohrdruf's mess hall. One of them is Kurt Knispel
June 6, 1944 - Army HQ - Letter to Otto Carius, congratulating him for his "Knight's Cross"
July 20, 1944 - Deipenhof - Arrives at Deipenhof after inspecting troops
July 21, 1944 - OKH, Lötzen - Guderian is appointed Chief of Staff of the Army, after the 20 July Plot
August 7, 1944 - OKW, Wünsdorf, near Zossen - Guderian writes a Letter to Otto Carius, congratulating him for his "Knight's Cross"
August 8, 1944 - Eszterháza, Fertöd, near the austrian border, Hungary - Guderian is informed by HQ Heeresgruppe Südukraine that they needed to consider a strategic withrawal to the Carpathian mountains and the lower Danube in case the Romanians became unreliable
January 5, 1945 - ? - Guderian visits the HQ of Heeresgruppe Süd at Eszterháza palace
January 15, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian urges Hitler to throw everything east
July 21, 1944 - OKH, Lötzen - Guderian is appointed Chief of Staff of the Army, after the 20 July PlotAugust 7, 1944 - OKW, Wünsdorf, near Zossen - Guderian writes a Letter to Otto Carius, congratulating him for his "Knight's Cross"
August 8, 1944 - Eszterháza, Fertöd, near the austrian border, Hungary - Guderian is informed by HQ Heeresgruppe Südukraine that they needed to consider a strategic withrawal to the Carpathian mountains and the lower Danube in case the Romanians became unreliable
January 5, 1945 - ? - Guderian visits the HQ of Heeresgruppe Süd at Eszterháza palace
January 15, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian urges Hitler to throw everything east
January 25, 1945 - Berlin(?) - Meeting with Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop
February 13, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian manages to put his deputy, Walther Wenck in charge of a small offensive to halt soviet advance to Berlin
March 20, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian convinces Hitler to remove Himmler from the command of Heeresgruppe Vistula
February 13, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian manages to put his deputy, Walther Wenck in charge of a small offensive to halt soviet advance to Berlin
March 20, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian convinces Hitler to remove Himmler from the command of Heeresgruppe Vistula
March 21, 1945 - Outside the Reich Chancellery, Berlin - General Guderian tells Himmler: "The war can no longer be won...You must go with me to Hitler and urge him to arrange an armistice"
March 28, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian is dismissed following a shouting-match with Hitler over losses in Küstrin
March 28, 1945 - Berlin - Guderian is dismissed following a shouting-match with Hitler over losses in Küstrin
April(?) 1(?), 1945 - Munich - After taking leave of the staff at Zossen, Guderian departs for Munich for a few weeks of heart treatment
May 1, 1945 - Tyrol, Austria - Rejoins the HQ of the Panzer Inspectorate (where it had found refuge)
May 10, 1945 - Ratzeburg, near Lübeck - Surrenders to american forces
May 10, 1945 - Ratzeburg, near Lübeck - Surrenders to american forces
June 18, 1947 - Neustadt - He is told that all charges against him had been dropped
June 17, 1948 - Neustadt - Released from captivity
January(?) 1(?), 1950 - While at Schwangau(?) - Publication of Guderian's memoirs in Germany
June 1(?), 1950 - Schwangau, near Füssen - Guderian and wife, retire to Schwangau, near Füssen
June 17, 1948 - Neustadt - Released from captivity
January(?) 1(?), 1950 - While at Schwangau(?) - Publication of Guderian's memoirs in Germany
June 1(?), 1950 - Schwangau, near Füssen - Guderian and wife, retire to Schwangau, near Füssen
October 1(?), 1950 - Schwangau - Writes a booklet about European Defence titled "Can Western Europe be Defended?"
January(?) 1(?), 1954 - While at Schwangau(?) - Publication of his book "Panzer Leader"
May 14, 1954 - Schwangau, near Füssen - Heinz Guderian dies, aged 65 =(END)
May 14, 1954 - Schwangau, near Füssen - Heinz Guderian dies, aged 65 =(END)
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