Guderian
In the face of the Soviet counter-offensive, Guderian was not allowed to pull his forces back but instead was ordered to "stand fast", keeping them all in their current positions. He disputed that order, going personally to Adolf Hitler's headquarters , but it was not changed. After returning to his command, Guderian carried out a series of withdrawals anyway, directly disobeying his orders. A heated series of disputes with Field Marshal Günther von Kluge , the commander of Army Group Centre , then followed. Guderian was relieved of command on 26 December 1941 he was relieved, along with forty other generals. He was transferred to the reserve pool . Guderian held hard feelings on the matter against Kluge, who he felt had failed to support him. Günther von Kluge Günther von Kluge as Field Marshal Nickname(s) Der kluge Hans Born 30 October 1882 Posen , Province of Posen , Prussia , German Empire Died 19 August 1944 (aged 61) Met...