Guderian's armoured warfare ideas, combined with Germany's existing doctrines of Bewegungskrieg ("maneuver warfare") and infiltration tactics from World War I, became the basis of blitzkrieg in the opening stages of World War II.
As ideas de guerra blindada de Guderian, combinadas coas doctrinas existentes de Alemaña (Bewegunskrieg ou "guerra de manobras") e mailas tácticas de infiltración da Primeira guerra mundial, convertéronse na base da Blitzkieg nas etapas iniciais da Segunda guerra mundial.