Hellmut from the Chevallerie

The coat of arms of all Huguenot noble families Chevallerie

Hellmut von der Chevallerie (born November 9, 1896 in Berlin , † June 1, 1965 in Wiesbaden ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Hellmut came from the old Huguenot and noble family of the Chevallerie , who came to Prussia in 1660 .

Chevallerie occurred after the start of World War I as a volunteer on August 4, 1914 in the reserve battalion of the Grenadier Guards Regiment. 5 a. After being captured by the British, he returned to his homeland in November 1918 and joined the volunteer guard grenadier battalion of the Hindenburg Freikorps . In May 1920 he was accepted into the provisional Reichswehr .

During the Second World War Chevallerie u. a. Commander of the 13th Panzer Division and was awarded the German Cross in Gold and on April 30, 1943 with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .

literature

• Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921–1945 The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials in the general rank. Volume 2: v. Blanckensee – v. Czettritz and Neuhauß. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2424-7 , pp. 422-424.