Not to be confused with 13th century Teutonic Knight Hermann Balk.
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Hermann Balck
Balck in 1943
Born
(1893-12-07)7 December 1893 Danzig, German Empire
Died
29 November 1982(1982-11-29) (aged 88) Asperg, West Germany
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Years of service
1913–45
Rank
General der Panzertruppe
Commands held
11th Panzer Division Großdeutschland Division XIV Panzer Corps XXXXVIII Panzer Corps 4th Panzer Army Army Group G 6th Army
Battles/wars
World War I
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Greece
Battle of Stalingrad
Italian Campaign
Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive
Western Front
Battle of Hungary
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Relations
William Balck (father)
Georg Otto Hermann Balck (7 December 1893 – 29 November 1982) 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.
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a result, Hitler summarily relieved Blaskowitz, replacing him with HermannBalck. The halt of the Third Army in September allowed Blaskowitz's forces...
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commander HermannBalck to fall back, triggering outrage with Herbert Gille, the commander of IV SS Panzer Corps. The fundamental cause behind Balck's order...
mobile reserve for the 6th Army (Wehrmacht), re-designated as Army Group HermannBalck. By mid-December, the German forces had been pushed back to Budapest...
lost about half his force. He was relieved on 21 September by General HermannBalck. By mid-September. Fifth Panzer was positioned on the left wing of the...
along the Chir River, beating off successive Soviet attacks. General HermannBalck used the 11th Panzer Division to counterattack Soviet salients. On the...
the two formations. The 6th Army commander, General der Panzertruppe HermannBalck, recommended moving the I SS Panzer Corps north to plug the gap and...
the war. During a Situation Conference on 7 January, 1945, at which both Hermann Göring and Rundstedt were present, Hitler proposed his intention of pulling...
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its offensive in Southern Russia. Command was transferred to general Hermann Hoth in June. As the operation progressed, Hitler divided Army Group South...
of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania (b. 1896) November 29 HermannBalck, German general (b. 1893) Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (b. 1908)...
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Historical Division (SSUSA). p. 2. Balck, Hermann (1979). Translation of taped conversation with General HermannBalck, 13 April 1979. Battelle Columbus...
Heinrich von Vietinghoff XIV Panzer Corps General der Panzertruppen HermannBalck Deployed along coast from north to south of Naples: 15th Panzergrenadier...
camps and deported to Germany as forced labour. A subsequent order by HermannBalck, commander of the Army Group G, from 2 November 1944 stated that all...
Panzer Divisions were commanded by Generals Walther von Hünersdorff, HermannBalck and Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, respectively. The SS Panzer Corps...