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| PERSONALIA |
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Balck, Hermann |
| Date of birth: | December 17th, 1893 (Danzig-Langfuhr, Germany)
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| Date of death: |
November 29th, 1982 (Eberbach/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
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German |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Promotions:
1st November 1943: General der Panzertruppen.
Career:
24th November 1938 until 22nd October 1939: Oberkommande des Heeres, Wehrkreis VI;
23rd October 1939 until 15th December 1940: Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 1;
16th December 1940 until 14th May 1941: Kommandeur Panzerjäger-Regiment 3;
15th May 1941 until 6th July 1941: Kommandeur 2.Panzer-Brigade;
7th July 1941 until 31st October 1941: Führer Reserve Oberkommande des Heeres;
1st november 1941 until 22nd May 1942: General der Schnelle Truppen beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres;
23rd May 1942 until 12th March 1943: Kommandeur 11.Panzer-Division;
13th March 1943 until 12th November 1943: Führer Reserve Oberkommande des Heeres;
13th November 1943: Kommandierender General XXXXVIII.Panzer-Korps |
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WEHRMACHTBERICHT
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Rank:
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Oberstleutnant (Luitenant-kolonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 1
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Awarded on:
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May 17th, 1940
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur Schützen-Regiment 1 / 1.Panzer-Division / Panzergruppe Kleist / 4.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
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Awarded on:
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June 3rd, 1940
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53rd Award.
Submitted on May 27th 1940.
Preliminary document dated June 4th 1940.
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Generalmajor (Brigadier)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 11.Panzer-Division / Heeresgruppe Don
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Awarded on:
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December 20th, 1942
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Details:
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155th Award
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WEHRMACHTBERICHT
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Rank:
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Generalmajor
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 11. Panzer Division
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Awarded on:
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December 20th, 1942
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB UND SCHWERTERN
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Rank:
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Generalleutnant (Major-general)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur 11.Panzer-Division / XXXXVIII.Armee-Korps / 4.Panzer-Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
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Awarded on:
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March 4th, 1943
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Details:
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25th Award.
Submitted on March 1st 1943.
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WEHRMACHTBERICHT
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Rank:
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General der Panzertruppe (Luitenant-generaal)
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Unit:
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Oberbefehlshaber der 4. Panzerarmee
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Awarded on:
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September 9th, 1944
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Provide alterations or additional information |
| Picture source: |
- Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands |
| Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Kursietis, Andris J., The Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945, Aspekt, The Netherlands, 1999
- Helden der Wehrmacht, Sammelband (Miscellany), FZ-Verlag GmbH, München, Deutschland, 2000
- Williamson, G., Knight’s Cross with Diamonds Recipients, Osprey Publishing Ltd., Great Britain, 2006
- Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Berger, F., Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern – Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2002/03
- Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, 2001
- Axis Biographical Research
- Beurteilung 20.Marz 1943
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