Originally posted by Not a Number "Achtung - Panzer!" - Heinz Guderian - English translation
Great bit of revisionism from Heinz.
He writes as if he were Hitler's enemy, instead of a favourite gifted an entire estate in Poland ... he was not popular with other officers.
This was common to the autobiographies of the German generals after the war - they distanced themselves from its conduct and their involvement. Many were angling to be spared from war crimes trials, and to redeem reputations so that they could take part in the newly formed West German military.