Heinz GuderianHeinz Guderian was the father of a world-changing military strategy that used rapidly advancing armored units during World War II. He strongly emphasized the idea that tanks should not only be used to support infantry, but should be the "speerspitze" or spearhead of the German armed forces (Alexander p. 31). This strategy, called Blitzkrieg or "lightning war" in English, was the complete opposite of traditional military thinking in the first part of the 20th century. His military strategy would lead the German army to a resounding victory and cause the Allies to catch up. Heinz Guderian's blitzkrieg was almost lost in the pages of history, due to the extreme disapproval of the German high command, only his determination and total dedication to this revolutionary idea could keep it alive. Heinz Guderian was a German general during World War II, but the seeds of his idea were planted ten years earlier. Guderian in 1931 was promoted and became an inspector of motorized troops of the German army. It was here that he began his studies of the tank and its potential on the battlefield. He gained confidence in his idea from reading English military strategists like Basil Liddell Hart and John Fuller. These men saw tanks as Napoleon Bonaparte's use of his ordeal; these fast-moving mounted men forced their way into the enemy's rear, causing the line to break up and fail. This concept was applied to the tank and Guderian saw the future of warfare as decisive and rapid combat. He found that technological advances since World War I allowed fast-moving armored units to be supported from the air, giving them the reach and reach to move deep into enemy territory (Ail... . middle of paper ......plans and tactics were used with the greatest dedication and determination in the face of adversity Works cited by Ailsby, Christopher The Third Reich St. Paul, MN: Zenith. Press, 2001. Print.Alexander, Bevin. Inside the Nazi War Machine: How Three Generals Unleashed Hitler's Blitzkrieg on the World. NAL Caliber, 2010. Print.Boot, Max Print. Foley, Robert T. World Wars: Blitzkrieg. February and March 2014. .Jackson, Julian. THE FALL OF FRANCE, The Nazi Invasion of 1940. University of Oxford, 2003. Print.Shaw, Antony by Day, Paul. , MN: Zenith Press, 2000. Print.2014: History Channel, Blitzkrieg - World War II, February and March. 2014..