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Admiral
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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 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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