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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, ...
Hermann Balk (died March 5, 1239, Würzburg), also known as Hermann von Balk or Hermann Balke, was a Knight-Brother of the Teutonic Order and its first Landmeister, or Provincial Master, in both Prussia and Livonia. From 1219 to 1227, he served as the Deutschmeister in the Order's Province of Alemannia.
Command passed to General Hermann Balck on 23 December 1944. [29] In December 1944, one of the 6th Army's subordinate units, the IX SS Mountain Corps , was encircled in Budapest . [ 30 ] IV SS Panzer Corps was transferred to the 6th Army's command [ 31 ] and a series of relief attempts, codenamed Operation Konrad , was launched during the 46 ...
It was then ordered by 6th Army commander Hermann Balck to fall back, triggering outrage with Herbert Gille, the commander of IV SS Panzer Corps. The fundamental cause behind Balck's order was the lack of infantry in the corps, which meant long and vulnerable security lines. [8]
The Lvov–Sandomierz offensive or Lvov–Sandomierz strategic offensive operation (Russian: Львовско-Сандомирская стратегическая наступательная операция) was a major Red Army operation to force the German troops from Ukraine and Eastern Poland.
He was relieved on 21 September by General Hermann Balck. [6] By mid-September. Fifth Panzer was positioned on the left wing of the German line north of the Swiss border. From there, Fifth Panzer with elements of First Army attacked US Third Army, while the much reduced 19th Army opposed the French First Army and the United States Seventh Army. [7]
The corps was initially assigned to 19th Army (Friedrich Wiese) in the Upper Rhine area, initially under Army Group G (Hermann Balck), between December 1944 and January 1945. [1] [3] On 13 December 1944, Schack was succeeded as corps commander by Erich Abraham. [2]
General Balck may refer to: Hermann Balck (1893–1982), German Wehrmacht general; Viktor Balck (1844–1928), Swedish Army major general;