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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, rising to the rank of General der Panzertruppe.
Hermann Balck (son) Konrad Friedrich August Henry William Balck (October 19, 1858 in Osnabrück – July 15, 1924 in Aurich ) was a Prussian officer and military officer who reached the rank of Generalleutnant [ de ] during World War I .
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 ...
General Balck may refer to: Hermann Balck (1893–1982), German Wehrmacht general; Viktor Balck (1844–1928), Swedish Army major general; William Balck (1858–1924) Imperial German Army lieutenant general
In general, the artillery would shell the immediate river bank up until 16:00, but then move the bombardment further inland as the ground forces cross the river. At 16:00, under cover of the German air support, Rifle Regiment 1 was the first unit of 1st Panzer Division to cross the Meuse, accompanied by Großdeutschland. The German air support ...
General Hermann Balck used the 11th Panzer Division to counterattack Soviet salients. On the verge of collapse, the German units were able to hold the line, but the Italian 8th Army on the flanks was overwhelmed and subsequently destroyed.
Former President Donald Trump once asked his White House chief of staff John Kelly why his generals couldn't be more like Adolf Hitler's, according to "The Divider: Trump in the White House," an ...
Balck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Heike Balck (born 1970), retired German high jumper; Hermann Balck (1893–1982), general in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht; Viktor Balck (1844–1928), Swedish officer and sports personality, and one of the original members of the International Olympic Committee