Kurt von der Chevallerie

Kurt Wilhelm Gustav Erdmann von der Chevallerie
Kurt Wilhelm Gustav Erdmann von der Chevallerie
Born	23 December 1891; Berlin
Died	18 April 1945 (aged 53); disappeared near Kolberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	83. Infanterie-Division; 99. leichte Infanterie-Division; LIX. Armeekorps; 1. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943); Lower Dnieper Offensive; Hube's Pocket; Siegfried Line Campaign;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations	Hellmut von der Chevallerie (brother)

Kurt Wilhelm Gustav Erdmann von der Chevallerie (23 December 1891 – missing as of 18 April 1945) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 1. Armee. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt von der Chevallerie was placed on the Führerreserve on 31 January 1945 and disappeared on 18 April 1945 near Kolberg.

Von der Chevallerie married Dorothea Zander (3 May 1895 – 14 October 1957) on 18 December 1918 in Berlin. The couple had four children, one son, Hans-Rudolf (11 November 1919 – killed in action as a Leutnant on 11 June 1940), and three daughters.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (1 October 1914)
- 1st Class (12 December 1915)
Cross of Honor
Sudetenland Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 June 1940)
- 1st Class (12 June 1940)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (16 January 1943)
Order of the Crown of Italy (27 August 1940)
Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)
German Cross in Gold (23 January 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 23 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 99. leichte Infanterie-Division^[1]
- 357th Oak Leaves on 19 December 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of LIX. Armee-Korps ^[2]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 130.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

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 none	Commander of 83. Infanterie-Division 1 December 1939 – 10 December 1940	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alexander von Zülow
Preceded by none	Commander of 99. leichte Infanterie-Division 10 December 1940 – October 1941	Succeeded by Reclassified as 7. Gebirgs Division
Preceded by None	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 20 January 1942 – 26 June 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Carl Hilpert
Preceded by Generalleutnant Carl Hilpert	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 25 July 1942 – 17 January 1943	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Erich Brandenberger
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Erich Brandenberger	Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 15 March 1943 – 4 February 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz
Preceded by General der Panzertruppen Joachim Lemelsen	Commander of 1. Armee 4 June 1944 – 5 September 1944	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Otto von Knobelsdorff

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 130.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

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