William Balck

William Balck
Born	19 October 1858 Osnabrück
Died	15 July 1924 (aged 65) Aurich
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)

William Balck (19 October 1858 in Osnabrück – 15 July 1924 in Aurich) was a Prussian officer and military officer who reached the rank of generalleutnant during World War I.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1918) in Black
• Order of the Crown 2nd Class with Star and Swords (1917)
• Pour le Mérite (9 March 1918)
• Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class with Star, Oak Leaves and Swords (18 August 1918)

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.

External links

• William Balck in the German National Library catalogue
• The Prussian Machine