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Balck was one of only twenty-seven officers in the Wehrmacht to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. [1] His career was detailed in contrast to that of Alfred Jodl in Weapons and Hope by Freeman Dyson. Balck's own autobiography is entitled Ordnung im Chaos: Erinnerungen, 1893-1948.
In Weapons and Hope (1984), Freeman Dyson rather unconvincingly contrasted Balck with Alfred Jodl. Of Balck, Dyson wrote, "he went on winning battles, just as Picasso went on painting pictures." Publishing details:Balck, Hermann (2015). Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press ...
General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck, who had been the commander of Army Group G in the fall of 1944, wrote in his memoirs after the war that the 553rd Volksgrenadier Division's record of escaping encirclement twice and General Bruhn's leadership deserved recognition. [23]
Balck, Hermann (1981). Order in Chaos: The Memoirs of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck. The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813161266. Bayerlein, Fritz H. (1952). German Experiences in Desert Warfare during World War II. US Army Military History Institute. Below, Nicolaus v. (1980).
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 next day, Balck dispatched half of 11th Panzer's 15th Panzer Regiment, supported by elements of the 336th Infantry Division, to smash the advance elements of 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps, while the remainder of 15th Panzer Regiment, supported by the division's 111th Grenadier Regiment, counterattacked and reduced 5th Mechanized Corps ...
A subsequent order by Hermann Balck, commander of the Army Group G, from 2 November 1944 stated that all German forces in the Vosges mountains were to withdraw to the pre-determined defensive line. The area west of it was to be destroyed and any assets like livestock and food evacuated.
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 ...