Kurt von der Chevallerie

Kurt Wilhelm Gustav Erdmann von der Chevallerie
Born	23 December 1891 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	18 April 1945 (aged 53) disappeared near Kolberg, Province of Pomerania, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany now Kołobrzeg, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	83. Infanterie-Division 99. leichte Infanterie-Division LIX. Armeekorps 1. Armee
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War 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 the World War II who commanded the German 1st Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub), which, especially its higher grade Oak Leaves, was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt von der Chevallerie retired from the Army on 31 January 1945 and disappeared on 18 April 1945 near Kolberg.

On 18 December 1918 he married Dorothea Zander (born 3 May 1895 in Rybnik, Province of Silesia; † 14 October 1957 in Göttingen, West Germany), the daughter of the Privy Council Medical MD Rudolf Zander and Charlotte Eiss. Married in Berlin, the couple had a son, Hans-Rudolf (Lieutenant, killed in 1940) and three daughters.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (1 October 1914)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 December 1915)^[1]
• Austria-Hungary Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration (1917)^[2]
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (3 March 1918)^[2]
• Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (22 July 1918)^[2]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1935)^[2]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936)
• Sudetenland Medal
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 June 1940)^[1]
• Commanders Cross of the Hungarian Kingly Order of Merit (12 February 1939)^[2]
• Grand Commanders of the Order of the Crown of Italy (27 August 1940)^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal (1 September 1942)^[2]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (16 January 1943)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division^[3]
  • 357th Oak Leaves on 19 December 1943 as General of the Infantry and commander of LIX Army Corps^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas (1997), p. 98
2. Thomas & Wegmann (1998), p. 28
3. Fellgiebel (2000), p. 130
4. Fellgiebel (2000), p. 65

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Stockert, Peter (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 4 [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 4] (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. ISBN 978-3-932915-03-1.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Kurt von der Chevallerie @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)