Hermann Balck
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Hermann Balck (December 7, 1893 - November 29, 1982) was a German commander during World War II.
He served as a company grade officer in World War I. At the outbreak of war in 1939 Balck was in the General Staff of the Army and was transferred to the command of a motorized rifle regiment in late October 1939. During the winter and spring of 1940-41 he commanded a Panzer regiment and later a Panzer brigade. He returned to staff duties in the Army High Command in July 1941. In May 1942, Balck went to the Eastern Front and successively commanded Panzer divisions, corps, and an army. He was transferred from command of the Fourth Panzer Army in Russia to the command of Army Group G in September 1944 and in late December was transferred back to the Eastern Front to command Army Group Balck. Balck was captured in Austria by Allied troops on 8 May 1945.