The Greatest German General No One Ever Heard Of - Hermann Balck, General der Panzertruppe

[Hugh]

Perhaps this will be old hat to the German specialists, but it was new to me.  Quite an impressive list of awards at the end.  Also interesting notes about the family's military history, including service in the Kings German Legion and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.    

 

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/the-greatest-german-general-no-one-ever-heard-of-over-1000-enemy-tank-kills.html

[The Prussian]

Hello!

There was a another general, I´d pay the highest respect for his military career.

He wore four german uniforms!

Hans Speidel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Speidel

Edited August 6, 2015 by The Prussian

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Hugh.

Thank you for posting this reminder.

What the very interesting article to which you placed a link ( thank you ) did not state clearly is that the later general Balck served during WW I and still post war in the Jg.Bataillon (Hann.) 10. This battalion had the distinction together with only two other regiments to wear the campaign cuff title  "Gibraltar" and the battle honors  " Peninsula, Venta Del Pozo and Waterloo"  honoring the Kings German Legion's exceptional service prior to 1816 when it was dissolved.

While general Balck was the most distinguished officer who had served in this battalion thus continuing a career path of a forebear, a good number of others also had an outstanding career during WW II . General Guderian readily comes to mind though he served on detached duty during WW I as does  Gen.d.Gebirgstruppe H. Kreysing. There were others. I have posted a listing under "Jg.Bataillon ( Hann.) 10 later distinguished officers" under Prussia. Unable to link this interested readers should be able to locate it.

Thank you again for pulling a deserving officer from the shadows.

Bernhard H. Holst

Hello Andy.

Interesting video showing Gen.Speidel at Sandhurst. Quite a career and luck to have escaped the noose in 1944.

Bernhard H. Holst