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| | Heinz Guderian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | Heinz Guderian was born on June 17th of 1888 in Culm (at that time belonging to Germany, West-Prussia, now Poland, Chelmno) near the river Weichsel (Vistula / Wisla), south of Gdansk (Danzig). |
 | | Guderian, who had at that time a very good relationship with Hitler, was made the Commander of the 2nd Panzer Division and shortly after was promoted to Major-General (Generalmajor). |
 | | When Heinz Guderian was a boy and a young man at the Kadetten-Anstalt, he was described as 'always serious' or 'very serious' by his teachers. |
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