Balz's Past Discovered.

[Brag]

Being the officer in charge of cleaning ashtrays at BDU has certain advantages. I was able to look into the confidencial personnel files and found Balz's.

Here are some excerpts:

Johan Sebastian Balz

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.
1939--Gets command of U-53
1941 --Gets command of U-502

[Sailor Steve]

Is this official, or is it Balz's version of his past?

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Is this official, or is it Balz's version of his past?

This is off-fish-ull. Gleaned out of Balz's sevice file, which include a couple of Gestapo reports.

Balz was Hitler's messenger boy in Munich, which might explain the way he entered the Kriegsmarine and got some plum assignments.

[NiclDoe]

Its about time Brag! Also I bet you Mohr is going to add a new timeline event that he is KIA. I just know by Mohr's crazy mind he will do it becuz he is not a Fan of Balz.

[Fenris_Wolf]

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.

I always thought, or guessed, that Balz, like other most successful warriors, was a patriotic school teacher who taught little girls how to cut paper dollies and spent time infront of flowers in the garden together with his wife.

[Brag]

Originally Posted by Fenris_Wolf

I always thought, or guessed, that Balz, like other most successful warriors, was a patriotic school teacher who taught little girls how to cut paper dollies and spent time infront of flowers in the garden together with his wife.

Do you have some dirt we could add?

[bookworm_020]

Will he be sent to the russian front for showing his hoochie-wochie to Eva Braun???:hmm:


:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[sunvalleyslim]

I do believe that Balz, as a young Kadet, actually snuck into the Kriegsmarine offices and wrote his own record.............

[NealT]

Interesting he served on the U - 53, which sunk with all hands...almost makes you wonder.....

[papa_smurf]

Will he be sent to the russian front for showing his hoochie-wochie to Eva Braun???:hmm:

I don't think so, as I doubt BDu could even cope without him!