William Balck

William Balck
Born 19 October 1858
Osnabrück, Kingdom of Hanover
Died 15 July 1924(1924-07-15) (aged 65)
Aurich, Province of Hanover, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Allegiance  German Empire
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1876–1919
Rank Generalleutnant
Commands held 51. Reserve-Division
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Pour le Mérite
Relations Hermann Balck (son)

Konrad Friedrich August Henry William Balck (October 19, 1858, Osnabrück – July 15, 1924, Aurich) was a Prussian officer and military officer who reached the rank of Generalleutnant during World War I. He was the son of British Lieutenant Colonel Georg Balck (English: George Philipp Balck)[1] and his wife Charlotte née Lütgen, daughter of Major General Conrad Friedrich Lütgen (1790–1854) and his wife Dorothee Charlotte Lackemann.

Awards

Writings

  • Kriegsspiel und Übungsritt als Vorschule für die Truppenführung, (War Games and Exercise Rides as Preschool for the Leading of Combined Arms Formations) (Berlin: Eisenschmitt, 1913)
  • Die englische Armee im Felde, (The English Army in the Field), (Berlin : Bath, 1913)
  • Nachtgefechte und Nachtübungen, (Night Engagements and Night Exercises), (Berlin : Eisenschmidt, 1910)
  • Kleiner Krieg, (Small Wars), (Berlin-Charlottenburg : Verlag Offene Worte, 1923)
  • Entwickelung der Taktik im Weltkriege, (Development of Tactics in the World War), first edition (Berlin : Eisenschmidt, 1920)
  • Entwickelung der Taktik im Weltkriege, (Development of Tactics in the World War), expanded edition (Berlin : R. Eisenschmidt, 1922)

References

  • Hildebrand, Karl-Friedrich and Zweng, Christian (1999). Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite des I. Weltkriegs, Band 1: A-G. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2505-7.
  1. ↑ Deutsche Biographie
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