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Hermann Balck
German Army general
Not to be confused with 13th century Teutonic Knight Hermann Balk.
Georg Otto Hermann Balck (7 December – 29 November ) was a highly decorated officer of the German Army who served in both World War I and World War II, rising to the rank of General der Panzertruppe.
Early career
Balck was born in Danzig - Langfuhr, present-day Wrzeszcz in Poland. He was the son of William Balck and his wife Mathilde, née Jensen. His family had a long military tradition,[1] and his father was a senior officer in the Imperial German Army.[2]
On 10 April Balck entered the Hanoverian Rifle Battalion 10 in Goslar as a cadet.
Hermann balck autobiography
From 12 February he attended the Hanoverian Military College, where he remained until called up with the outbreak of the First World War in August.
Balck served as a mountain infantry officer, and his unit played a key role in the Schlieffen Plan, leading the crossing at Sedan.
He fought on the western, eastern, Ita