Ernst Balz (24 February 1904 – 31 December 1945) was a German sculptor. His work was part of the

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

event in the art competition at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He went

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during

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, and was declared dead on 31 December 1945.

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1904 births 1945 deaths People from Hohenlohe (district) German military personnel killed in World War II Missing in action of World War II 20th-century German sculptors 20th-century German male artists Olympic competitors in art competitions Nazi Party members {{Germany-sculptor-stub