Borrn: 24 December 1905 in Shanghai where his father was German Consul. His mother claims a bright star shone over the city that night.
1910 --Expelled from Shanghai Deutsche Schule Kindergarten for showing his hoochie-wochie to the girls.
1914 --Balz family returns to Germany.
1917-- Balz's father is killed in France. Mother and young Balz move to Munich.
1921--Balz joins Freikorps.
1923--After failed Munich Beer-Hall Putch, Balz flees Germany and goes to Marieham, Finland where he signs up as apprentice seaman on a Finnish square-rigger doing the Europe-Australia grain run.. The captain of the ship is impressed by Baltz's mathematical ability and makes him a cadet.
1926-- Balz earns mate's certificate and becomes the youngest officer on the Erikson line.
By this time, Balz distinguished himself as a linguist. He speaks, German, Mandarin, Finnish, Russian, Spanish, and French.
1930 -- Balz returns to Germany, joins Kriegsmarine and goes through accelerated course for reserve officers. He is assigned for service in the Soviet Union, where the Kriegsmarine is developing and testing U-boats.
1934 -- Kiel, first officer on U-15
1936--He is assigned to Spain as assistant naval attaché.( this is where he meets and starts partying with Adolph Hitler. They get drunk one night and both take the same hooker out for a ride....contacting syphilis
1939--Gets command of U-53
1941 --Gets command of U-502
1941- Balz is courtmartialed, not for drunk and disorderly, but for getting up in front of Adolph Hitler and singing the Hoochie Woochie Battle Song
1941-- Balz is shot becuase people couldn stand hes "oooh look at me im such a good captain" and "oooh im soo good i never miss a shot"
end of Balz hopefully:rotfl:
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