(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie
Born: 09 Nov 1896 in Berlin
Died: 01 Jun 1965 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Gefreiter (30 Oct 1914); Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1915); Vizefeldwebel und Offiziers-Stellvertreter (06 Apr 1915); Fähnrich (07 Jun 1915); Leutnant (11 May 1917); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (17 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1942); Generalleutnant (01 May 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer into the Replacement-Battalion of the 5th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-06 Sep 1914)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (06 Sep 1914-17 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (17 Oct 1914-06 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 5th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (06 Nov 1914-01 Feb 1915)
Detached to Fahnenjunker and MG Course in Döberitz (14 Dec 1914-30 Jan 1915)
Back with the Regiment in the Field (01 Feb 1915-13 Jul 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (13 Jul 1915-30 Sep 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 5th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (30 Sep 1915-06 Nov 1915)
Back with the Regiment in the Field (06 Nov 1915-09 Dec 1915)
Battalion-Adjutant and Court-Officer in the 5th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (09 Dec 1915-18 Mar 1917)
Company-Leader in the 5th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (18 Mar 1917-04 Oct 1917)
Detached to Company Leader Courses in Hammerstein (03 Jul 1917-08 Sep 1917)
Taken Prisoner at Flaunders and subsequently in British Captivity (04 Oct 1917-09 Nov 1919)
Released from British Captivity and Accepted into the Volunteer-Guards-Grenadier-Battalion of Freikorps Hindenburg (09 Nov 1919-01 May 1920)
Transferred into the 102nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Court-Officer of the 102nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Dec 1922)
Transferred into the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Dec 1922-13 Oct 1924)
Detached to MG-Course on the Troop-Training-Grounds Döberitz (20 Sep 1924-17 Oct 1924)
Leader of the MG-Half-Platoon in Belgard with the 5th Mounted-Regiment (13 Oct 1924-01 Mar 1927)
Detached to MG-Course in Königsbrück (12 Oct 1925-07 Nov 1925)
Transferred to the MG-Platoon of the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Firing Course B for Heavy Infantry Weapons in Döberitz (06 Oct 1931-23 Oct 1931) Squadron-Chief in the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Squadron-Chief in Mounted-Regiment Rathenow (01 Oct 1934-15 Mar 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the Inspection Of Cavalry in the RWM (15 Mar 1935-15 May 1935)
Transferred to the General-Staff of Military-District-Command X (15 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the General-Command of the X. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the XII. Army-Corps (06 Oct 1936-15 Jan 1940)
Transferred to the Staff of the 83rd Rifle-Replacement-Regiment (15 Jan 1940-15 Jun 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH – At the same time, was Detached to the 10th Panzer-Division for use as a Regimental Commander (15 Jun 1940-20 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 86th Rifle-Regiment (1941: Battle-Group von der Chevallerie) (20 Jul 1940-09 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 10th Rifle-Brigade (09 Mar 1942-07 Sep 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (07 Sep 1942-16 Sep 1942)
Transferred to the Staff of Field Commandant 365 (16 Sep 1942-08 Oct 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 22nd Panzer-Division (08 Oct 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 13th Panzer-Division (01 Nov 1942-25 Oct 1943)
Wounded, Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1943)
Commander of the 273rd Reserve-Panzer-Division (15 Nov 1943-10 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 May 1944-15 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 233rd Reserve-Panzer-Division (15 Aug 1944-01 Nov 1944)
Commandant of the Panzer-Training-Grounds Bergen (01 Nov 1944-20 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Feb 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Commander West Sudetenland (01 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
In captivity (09 May 1945-00 Jun 1947)
Released (00 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 30.04.1943 als Generalmajor und Kdr.. 13. Panzerdivision
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.04.1942 als Oberst und Kdr. Schützen-Regiment 86
- EK I: 20.10.1916
- EK II: 24.04.1915
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz: 08.12.1919
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 20.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IVbis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen: 22.11.1940
- Spange zum EK I: 20.07.1941
- Spange zum EK II: 08.07.1941
- Panzerkampf-Abzeichen: 13.08.1941
- Verwundeten-Abzeichen in Gold: 20.12.1941
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 14.08.1942
- Kgl. Rumän. Orden “Michael der Tapfere” III Klasse: 20.10.1943


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