| Tango01 | 10 Jul 2020 9:44 p.m. PST |
See article here….
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Hope you enjoy!
Amicalement
Armand |
| Skarper | 10 Jul 2020 10:49 p.m. PST |
Balck is pretty famous surely? The general public probably only know 1 German general from WW2 – Rommel. |
| Narratio | 10 Jul 2020 11:05 p.m. PST |
Agreed.
People who read up on the history of WWII would know of him. Those who just see WWII as something Granddad was in, or as a late night movie, would know nothing. So the article starts with the later group in mind. |
| JMcCarroll | 11 Jul 2020 7:17 a.m. PST |
I think students taught in the US schools believe all Germans in WW2 were Nazis. |
 Legion 4   | 11 Jul 2020 8:26 a.m. PST |
Yes, guys like us who study history know of him … as well as other soldiers, etc., who are never in the media, movies, etc. I think students taught in the US schools believe all Germans in WW2 were Nazis. Many facts, etc., about history that is taught in US schools, if it taught at all. Is very little, sorely lacking and in many cases skewed. Just turn on the news today. They are tearing down statues, etc., that most don't know the history of. Or if asked a question about the most basic topic of US history, e.g. who did we fight in the ACW, or WWII, etc.? 90+% of them don't know. Sad very sad … |
| Tango01 | 11 Jul 2020 12:16 p.m. PST |
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| Dave Jackson | 11 Jul 2020 12:34 p.m. PST |
Yes….have heard of him. Anyone who reads/studies history of WWII knows him link link link |
| catavar | 11 Jul 2020 4:37 p.m. PST |
There's a contemporary's view of Balck in the book Drama Between Budapest and Vienna. |
| andygamer | 11 Jul 2020 6:51 p.m. PST |
General Winter?? Sorry. He was Russian… or Finnish. |
| andygamer | 11 Jul 2020 6:52 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 12 Jul 2020 4:11 p.m. PST |
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| Blutarski | 16 Jul 2020 6:39 a.m. PST |
Let's give some props as well to the largely unknown General Hyazinth von Strachwitz as well. B |
| Wolfhag | 16 Jul 2020 7:25 a.m. PST |
I like Hasso von Manteuffel. In one battle the fighting was so intense that some Russian soldiers found their way into Manteuffel's headquarters where they managed to kill four of his staff and wounded four more. The general personally shot one Russian and dispatched another with a trench knife. Small but gutsy, von Manteuffel also risked his life doing reconnaissance flights in a Storch light airplane. Wolfhag |
| Legion 4 | 16 Jul 2020 8:25 a.m. PST |
Yes Manteuffel was also considered a very good commander and as we see, one tough  … But unless you are a student of history you would probably not have heard of him either. |
| Wolfhag | 16 Jul 2020 8:12 p.m. PST |
He really hurt the Russians at the Seelow Heights. Now that is a cool scenario to play! Wolfhag |
| Wolfhag | 17 Jul 2020 4:34 a.m. PST |
When Balck was a Regimental Commander during the invasion of France, his unit was exhausted from prolonged fighting. They had chased the French into a small town. He got his unit commanders together to plan an attack. His commanders pleaded with him that the men were too tired and low on ammo to attack. Balck explained that if they don't kick them out now in the morning they'll have prepared their defenses and the attack would take higher causalities. His commanders still opted for a morning attack. Balck picked up a rifle and walked towards the town to attack it himself. His commanders rallied their men. They kicked the French out of the town and slept there that night. His command of the 11th Panzer Division along the Chir River is an interesting study in tactics. Wolfhag |
| Marc33594 | 17 Jul 2020 6:04 a.m. PST |
For the typical person, if it isnt Rommel, the topic holds. |
| Legion 4 | 17 Jul 2020 7:53 a.m. PST |
That was a great bit of leadership in the situation that Balck found himself challenged with in a France '40 battle. He made all the right choices and lead from the front … |
checks out some 10/15mm railroad tracks for wargaming.