Adolf Hitler awarding the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to General Heinz Guderian, 1939 (b/w photo)

Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (1888-1954) military theorist and General in the German Army, he was associated particularly with the panzer forces, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) Chancellor of Germany, Ritterkreuz zum Eisernen Kreuz, Foto: SZ-Photo / IBL Bildbyrå