This was however prevented by personal intervention of Gen. Guderian, who in his memoirs stated that he encountered his staff "wearing helmets, preparing an anti-tank gun for a possible Polish cavalry attack," and that "the panic of the first day of war was overcome quickly".
Namun hal ini dapat dicegah secara pribadi atas intervensi dari Jenderal Guderian, yang dalam memoarnya ia menyatakan bahwa ia menemui stafnya "memakai helm, menyiapkan senjata anti-tank untuk kemungkinan serangan kavaleri Polandia," dan bahwa "kepanikan hari pertama perang dapat diatasi dengan cepat".