Hellmut von der Chevallerie

Hellmut von der Chevallerie
Born	(1896-11-09)November 9, 1896
Died	1 June 1965(1965-06-01) (aged 65)
Place of birth	Berlin
Place of death	Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	22. Panzer-Division 13. Panzer-Division 273. Reserve-Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Kurt von der Chevallerie (brother)

Hellmut von der Chevallerie (9 November 1896 – 1 June 1965) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 13. Panzer-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hellmut von der Chevallerie was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (24 April 1915)
  • 1st Class (20 October 1916)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (20 December 1934)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (20 July 1941)
• West Wall Medal (22 November 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (20 December 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (14 August 1942)
• Panzer Badge (13 August 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (19 April 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 April 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 13. Panzer-Division
• Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (20 October 1943)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2534-0.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Wilhelm von Apell	Commander of 22. Panzer-Division 7 October 1942 – 1 November 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Eberhard Rodt
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Traugott Herr	Commander of 13. Panzer-Division 1 November 1942 – 1 December 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisolli
Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisolli	Commander of 13. Panzer-Division 15 May 1943 – 1 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Eduard Hauser