Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Heinz Guderian

Battles of Heinz Guderian

German general (1888–1954)

Heinz Guderian is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1942: 12 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign across 7 present-day countries, most in Russia (4), Poland (3), Belarus (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,916 km apart end to end, 532 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (15).

Battle of WiznaBattle of Tuchola ForestBattle of Brześć LitewskiBattle of KobryńGerman invasion of LuxembourgBattle of MontcornetSiege of MahilowRoslavl–Novozybkov OffensiveBattle of BryanskBattle of TulaBattle of SedanBattle of KievBattle of SmolenskBattle of Białystok–MinskBattles of RzhevBattle of SedanBattle of KievBattle of SmolenskBattle of Białystok–MinskBattles of RzhevBerlinViennaStockholmGenevaAmsterdamSt. PetersburgMilanBucharestHamburgBrussels1000 km52.981N, 20.801E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 4 engagements1940: 3 engagements1941: 6 engagements6 in 19411942: 1 engagements19391942
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Wizna, 1939Battle of Tuchola Forest, 1939Battle of Brześć Litewski, 1939Battle of Kobryń, 1939German invasion of Luxembourg, 1940Battle of Sedan, 1940Battle of Montcornet, 1940Battle of Kiev, 1941Battle of Smolensk, 1941Siege of Mahilow, 1941Battle of Białystok–Minsk, 1941Roslavl–Novozybkov Offensive, 1941Battle of Bryansk, 1941Battles of Rzhev, 194219391942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1939Battle of WiznaŁomża, PolandGerman victory
5 September 1939Battle of Tuchola ForestTuchola, Poland301 km WGerman victory
14 September 1939Battle of Brześć LitewskiBrest Fortress, Belarus415 km EGerman victory
14 September 1939Battle of KobryńKobryn, Belarus50 km EInconclusive
1940German invasion of LuxembourgLuxembourg1,300 km WGerman victory; Remaining Luxembourg Officials arrested by...
13 May 1940Battle of SedanSedan, France86 km WGerman victory
17 May 1940Battle of MontcornetMontcornet, France66 km WFrench victory
1941Battle of KievKyiv, Ukraine1,883 km EGerman victory; Encirclement and destruction of Soviet...
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, Soviet Union492 km NGerman victory
3 July 1941Siege of MahilowMahilyow, Belarus147 km SWGerman victory
1941Battle of Białystok–MinskBelarus, Poland788 km WGerman victory
1941Roslavl–Novozybkov OffensiveBryansk Oblast, Russia979 km EGerman victory
1941Battle of BryanskBryansk, Russia72 km NEGerman victory
1942Battles of RzhevRzhev, Russia336 km NInconclusive
date unknownBattle of TulaTula Oblast, RussiaSoviet victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.