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Portrait of General of Panzer Troops Hermann Balck

Balck, Hermann

General of Panzer Troops

* 7th of December 1893

† 29th of November 1982

Promotions

1938-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-08-01 Colonel (Seniority from 1940-04-01)
1942-08-01 Major-General (Seniority from 1942-04-01)
1943-01-21 Lieutenant-General
1943-11-01 General of Panzer Troops (Seniority from 1942-07-01)

Service

1937-10-12 1938-11-10 Commanding Officer 1st Bicycle Detachment
1938-11-10 1939-10-23 Attached to the Army High Command OKH
1939-10-23 1940-12-15 Commanding Officer 1st Security Regiment
1940-12-15 1941-05-15 Commanding Officer 3rd Panzer Regiment
1941-05-15 1941-06-25 Commanding Officer 2nd Panzer Brigade
1941-06-25 1941-07-07 Attached to the Commander in Chief of the Replacement Army
1941-07-07 1941-11-01 Unemployed
1941-11-01 1942-05-16 General of Motorised Troops by Commander in Chief of the Army
1942-05-16 1942-08-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 11th Panzer Division
1942-08-01 1943-03-01 General Officer Commanding 11th Panzer Division
1943-03-05 1943-05-19 Unemployed
1943-05-19 1943-06-10 Acting General Officer Commanding Panzer Division Großdeutschland
1943-06-10 1943-09-02 Unemployed
1943-09-02 1943-10-08 Acting General Officer Commanding XIV Panzer Corps
1943-10-08 1943-11-14 Unemployed
1943-11-14 1943-11-15 General Officer Commanding XXXX Panzer Corps
1943-11-15 1944-02-01 Acting General Officer Commanding XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
1944-02-01 1944-08-05 General Officer Commanding XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
1944-08-05 1944-09-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Panzer Army
1944-09-01 1944-09-21 General Officer Commanding 4th Panzer Army [Eastern Front]
1944-09-21 1944-12-23 Commander in Chief Army Group G [France]
1944-12-23 1945-05-08 General Officer Commanding 6th Army [Eastern Front]
1944-12-23 1945-03-18 General Officer Commanding Army Groupment Balck [Eastern Front]
1945-05-08 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War
1947-XX-XX Released