The Forgotten General with Philip Kay-Bujak

Though less famous than Rommel or von Manstein, Hermann Balck was

considered by peers and enemies to be among the most talented German

commanders of the Second World War. He was a veteran of the First

World War, in which he served on the Western, Eastern, Italian and Balkan

fronts and was wounded seven times. In 1940 he led the successful

crossing of the River Meuse with dramatic consequences.