Hellmut von der Chevallerie

Hellmut von der Chevallerie

Born	9 November 1896 Berlin
Died	1 June 1965(1965-06-01) (aged 65) 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
Cross of Honor (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
- Knight's Cross on 30 April 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 13. Panzer-Division^[1]
Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (20 October 1943)

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 190.

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.

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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

Related recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Brothers	Adolf Borchers, Hermann Borchers and Walter Borchers • Georg von Boeselager (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Philipp von Boeselager • Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin and Hubertus von Bonin • Hellmut von der Chevallerie and Kurt von der Chevallerie (Oak Leaves) • Hermann Fegelein (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Waldemar Fegelein • Friedrich Foertsch and Hermann Foertsch • Maximilian Fretter-Pico (Oak Leaves) and Otto Fretter-Pico • Helmut Friebe and Werner Friebe • Adolf Galland (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) and Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland • Rudolf Geisler (Oak Leaves) and Siegfried Geisler • Helmut Haugk and Werner Haugk • Otto Heger and Rudolf Heger • Hartmut von Hößlin and Roland von Hößlin • Alfred Jodl (Oak Leaves) and Ferdinand Jodl • Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck (Oak Leaves) and Erbo Graf von Kageneck (Oak Leaves) • Friedrich Kittel and Heinrich Kittel • Günther von Kluge (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Wolfgang von Kluge • Eckardt Köppen and Gerhard Köppen (Oak Leaves) • Boris Kraas and Hugo Kraas (Oak Leaves) • Friedrich Krüger and Walter Krüger (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Albrecht Lanz and Hubert Lanz (Oak Leaves) • Erhard Milch and Werner Milch • Johann Pflugbeil and Kurt Pflugbeil (Oak Leaves) • Franz Schlieper and Fritz Schlieper • Hans-Jürgen Stumpff and Horst Stumpff • Gerd Suhren and Reinhard Suhren (Oak Leaves & Swords)

Brothers in law	Kurt von Tippelskirch (Oak Leaves) and Curt Gallenkamp

Cousins	Ernst Lindemann and Georg Lindemann (Oak Leaves) • Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz (Oak Leaves & Swords), Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) • Franz Ruhl and Heinrich Setz (Oak Leaves) • Gerd von Rundstedt (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Gotthard Heinrici (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Hans Graf von Sponeck and Theodor Graf von Sponeck • Siegfried Weber and Werner Winter

Father and son	Rudolf von Bünau (Oak Leaves) and Rudolf von Bünau • Heinz Guderian (Oak Leaves) and Heinz-Günther Guderian • Franz Kornprobst and Otto Kornprobst • Kurt von Tippelskirch (Oak Leaves) and Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch • Albrecht Wüstenhagen and Albrecht Wüstenhagen

Father and son in law	Karl Dönitz (Oak Leaves) and Günther Hessler • Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Erich Dethleffsen • Erich von Manstein (Oak Leaves & Swords) and Edel-Heinrich Zachariae-Lingenthal • Erhard Milch and Joachim Schlichting • Hans-Jürgen Stumpff and Karl-Günther von Hase

Persondata
Name	Chevallerie, Hellmut von der
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	9 November 1896
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death	1 June 1965
Place of death	Wiesbaden, Germany