Hermann balck autobiography of malcolm
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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 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.
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.
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His family had a long military tradition,[1] and his father was a senior officer in the Imperial German Army.[2]
On 10 April 1913 Balck entered the Hanoverian Rifle Battalion 10 in Goslar as a cadet.
From 12 February 1914 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.
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