the father of the panzerwafe is usually called heins guderrian, but another man, otta lutz, was at the5, he was appointed first general of tank forces. he was replaced by gudarian, who published the book “attention” to tanks, which described the use of tank troops. the idea was creating the main striking force of tank divisions, they could be combined into large formations, tank groups. the tank division did not just consist of tanks, it had its own reconnaissance, infantry and artillery. basically , the wehrmacht was a foot army, where artillery was carried by horses, but in the tank division all units were motorized. heavy artillery was towed by high-speed tractors, which none of the armies had at that time. the blow was delivered not only by tanks, but by a single fist, which was capable of moving at high speed, breaking through defenses and entering this breakthrough, developing success and acting independently. the first training was the anschluss, the annexation of austria, then there was the polish company, but the real blitzkrieg was operation impact. against france, its author