Achtung Panzer!
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Achtung Panzer! has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Nov 2025).
Achtung – Panzer!, written by Major-General Heinz Guderian, a German World War II army general, is a book on the application of motorized warfare. First published in 1937, it expounds a new kind of warfare: the concentrated use of tanks, with infantry and air force in close support, later known as Blitzkrieg tactics. The book also argues against the continued use of cavalry given the proven effectiveness of the machine gun, and advocates replacing the cavalry with mechanised infantry. It was nev
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Author | Heinz Guderian |
| Published | 1999 |
| Publisher | Cassell |
| Subjects | World war, 1939-1945, Tank warfare, World War, 1914-1918 |
| ISBN | 9780304352852 |
| Genre | World war, 1939-1945, Tank warfare, World War, 1914-1918 |
Who talks about Achtung Panzer! on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Achtung Panzer!; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- 1940: The Battle of France (Documentary) on The Rest Is History (Nov 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Achtung Panzer! mentioned alongside?
Achtung Panzer! is most often mentioned alongside Army Group A, General Maxim Weygand and Vidkun Quisling.
Mentioned together: Army Group A, General Maxim Weygand, Vidkun Quisling, Copenhagen, Czechoslovakia, Cher (biography/memoir), Flanders, Murdoch: Death in the Family, King Haakon VII, Germany