Kurt von der Chevallerie

Kurt von der Chevallerie (23 December 1891 – missing as of 18 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the German 1st Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Chevallerie retired from the Army on 31 January 1945 and was missing in action since 18 April 1945 near Kolberg.

Kurt von der Chevallerie
Born	23 December 1891 Berlin, German Empire
Died	18 April 1945 (aged 53) MIA near Kolberg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	83rd Infantry Division 99th Infantry Division LIX Army Corps 1st Army
Battles/wars	World War I 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)

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 October 1914) & 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]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 June 1940) & 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]
  • 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.
• 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.