Vollrath from Hellermann

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Vollrath Friedrich Maximilian Bogislav von Hellermann (born May 18, 1900 in Ratzeburg , † August 25, 1971 in Munich ) was a German officer , most recently Major General of the Wehrmacht in World War II .

Life

After seven years in the cadet corps (1914–1921) Hellermann studied law in Göttingen . After working for the Corps Saxonia (1921-1924) he joined the 6th (Prussian) cavalry regiment in Pasewalk on March 1, 1924 as a volunteer . On July 1, 1925, he was appointed Fahnenjunker there . For half a year, from March 1, 1926, he was assigned to the first course at the Infantry School in Dresden and from November 5, 1926 to August 26, 1927, to the second course at the Hanover Cavalry School . Following this, Hellermann became a lieutenant on December 1, 1927 . From May 1, 1935 Rittmeister , at the outbreak of World War II, he was adjutant of the 5th Army , which was converted into the 18th Army a little later . From October 1, 1944 Major General, he was and remained Inspector General for the officers and non-commissioned officers in the Army High Command , known as Inspector General for the Young Leaders. From May 8, 1945 to March 1947, he was a prisoner of war with the Allies . After the war he was a co-founder and first chairman of the Society for Military Studies in Munich from 1952 to 1956 .

From 1929 he was with Luise geb. Müller-Kulenkampff married.

Awards

literature

  • Dermot Bradley: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945 . Volume 5: v. Haack-Hitzfeld . Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1999, ISBN 3-7648-2538-3 , pp. 279f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 45/705.
  2. ^ Andreas Kunz: Wehrmacht and defeat: the armed power in the final phase of the National Socialist rule . Oldenbourg, Munich 2007, p. 247f.
  3. ^ Hans Ehlert : Domestic disputes about the Paris Treaties and the Defense Constitution 1954 to 1956 . In: The NATO Option . Oldenbourg, Munich 1993 ( Beginnings of West German Security Policy. 1945–1956 . Volume 3), pp. 235–560, here p. 337
  4. ↑ Wolfgang von der Groeben : Directory of the members of the Corps Saxonia Göttingen 1844 to 2006 . Düsseldorf 2006
  5. ↑ a b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 379.
personal data
SURNAME Hellermann, Vollrath from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hellermann, Vollrath Friedrich Maximilian Bogislav von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently Major General of the Wehrmacht
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Ratzeburg
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1971
Place of death Munich