Ernst Volckheim
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Ernst Volckheim (11 April 1898 – 1 September 1962) was one of the founders of armored and mechanized warfare. A German officer in the First and Second World War, Volkheim rose to the rank of colonel, during World War II in the German Army. Little known outside of professional military and historical circles, Volckheim is considered the foremost military academic influence on German tank war proponent, Heinz Guderian, because both Volckheim's teaching as well as his 1924 professional military articles place him as one of the very earliest theorists of armored warfare and the use of German armored formations including independent tank corps.
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Ernst Volckheim | |
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Born | (1898-04-11)11 April 1898 Bornheim, Germany |
Died | 1 September 1962(1962-09-01) (aged 64) Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Imperial German Army
Reichsheer German Army |
Years of service | 1915-1945 |
Rank | Colonel (Oberst) |
Commands held | Oberkommando des Heeres Panzer-Abteilung 40 |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
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