Balck

	Balck Balck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Heike Balck (born 1970), retired German high jumper * Hermann Balck (1893–1982), general in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht * Viktor Balck (1844–1928), Swedish officer and sports personality, and one of the original members of the International Olympic Committee * William Balck (1858–1924), general in German Army * Allen Balck (2000-), Osu! 5 digit grinder See also * Balk * Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have o ... {{surname, Balck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hermann Balck Georg Otto Hermann Balck (7 December 1893 – 29 November 1982) 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. Early career Balck was born in Danzig - Langfuhr, present-day Wrzeszcz in Poland. He was the son of William Balck and his wife Mathilde, née Jensen. His family had a long military tradition, and his father was a senior officer in the Imperial German Army. On 10 April 1913 Balck entered the Hanoverian Rifle Battalion 10 in Goslar as a cadet. From 12 February 1914 he attended the Hanoverian Military College, where he remained until called up with the outbreak of the First World War in August. Balck served as a mountain infantry officer, and his unit played a key role in the Schlieffen Plan, leading the crossing at Sedan. He fought on the western, eastern, Italian and Balkan fronts. He served three years as a company commander, ending the war in command of a machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Viktor Balck Viktor Gustaf Balck KVO KCMG (25 April 1844 – 31 May 1928) was a Swedish Army officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," f ... and sports personality who was one of the original members of the International Olympic Committee, president of the International Skating Union for 30 years, the driving force behind the Nordic Games, and who is often called "the father of Swedish sports". Military career Balck was born in Karlskrona, Sweden, and was a sailor in his youth. In 1861, he joined the Swedish War Academy at Karlberg Palace, Karlberg in Stockholm as an cadet, officer cadet of the Swedish Navy. After a while, he switched track to become a cadet for the Swedish Army, and was active in fencing and gymnastics. He stayed on as assistant gymnastics instructor at Karlberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Balck __NOTOC__ Konrad Friedrich August Henry William Balck (October 19, 1858 in Osnabrück July 15, 1924 in Aurich) was a Prussian officer and military officer who reached the rank of ' during World War I. Life He was the son of British Lieutenant Colonel George Philipp Balck and his wife Charlotte née Lütgen, daughter of Major General Conrad Friedrich Lütgen (1790–1854) and his wife Dorothee Charlotte Lackemann. His 1903 six-volume work Taktik (English: ''Tactics'') was translated into English by Walter Krueger and published in the United States in two volumes, ''Introduction and Formal Tactics of Infantry'' in 1911 and ''Cavalry, Field and Heavy Artillery in Field Warfare'' in 1914. This translation attracted the attention of Major General Leonard Wood, the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and was widely read, and acclaimed, by American Army officers. He was appointed as Chief Inspector of Telegraphy/Signals Troops on 9 May 1914. At the first year of the World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Heike Balck Heike Balck (born 19 August 1970 in Schwerin) is a retired German high jumper. Biography Her personal best jump of 2.01 metres, achieved in June 1989 in Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 28th largest city of Germany as ..., is also the current junior world record. Balck shares the record with Olga Turchak, who cleared the height in 1986. Achievements See also * Female two metres club External links * 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Schwerin People from Bezirk Schwerin German female high jumpers 20th-century German women East German female high jumpers {{Germany-highjump-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Allen Balck Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence * Allen House (other) * Allen Power Plant (other) Businesses Allen (brand), an American tool company Allen's, an Australian brand of confectionery Allens (law firm), an Australian law firm formerly known as Allens Arthur Robinson Allen's (restaurant), a former hamburger joint and nightclub in Athens, Georgia, United States Allen & Company LLC, a small, privately held investment bank Allens of Mayfair, a butcher shop in London from 1830 to 2015 Allens Boots, a retail store in Austin, Texas Allens, Inc., a brand of canned vegetables based in Arkansas, US, now owned by Del Monte Foods Allen's department store, a.k.a. Allen's, George Allen, Inc., Philadelphia, USA People Allen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Balk In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. Most of these violations involve pitchers pretending to pitch when they have no intention of doing so. In games played under the Official Baseball Rules that govern professional play in the United States and Canada, a balk results in a dead ball or delayed dead ball. In certain other circumstances, a balk may be wholly or partially disregarded. Under other rule sets, notably in the United States under the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS Baseball Rules), a balk results in an immediate dead ball. In the event a balk is enforced, the pitch is generally (but not always) nullified, each runner is awarded one base, and the batter (generally) remains at bat, and with the previous count. The balk rule in Major League Baseball was introduced in 1898. The reason a balk is prohibited is given in the Official Baseball Rules: "Umpires should bear in mind that the purpos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]