Hermann Balck
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Georg Otto Hermann Balck was a highly decorated officer of the German Army who served in both World War I and World War II, rising to the rank of General der Panzertruppe.
Balck in 1943
1st Panzer Division crossing a pontoon bridge on the Meuse near Sedan, 1940.
Balck in command vehicle in Greece, April 1941
General der Panzertruppe
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General der Panzertruppe was a General of the branch rank of the German Army, introduced in 1935. A General der Panzertruppe was a lieutenant general, above major general (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps.
General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel in 1944
General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger (left) with Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein in 1941
General der Panzertruppe Ludwig Crüwell (left) in North Africa in 1942