Hellmut von der Chevallerie

Hellmut von der Chevallerie
Hellmut von der Chevallerie
Born	9 November 1896; Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, German Empire
Died	1 June 1965 (aged 68); Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Branch	Prussian Army; Imperial German Army; Freikorps; Reichswehr; German Army
Service years	1914–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	22nd Panzer Division; 13th Panzer Division; 273rd Reserve Panzer Division
Conflicts	First World War; Second World War Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Battles of Rzhev; Battle of the Caucasus; Lower Dnieper Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Kurt von der Chevallerie (brother)

Gustav Hans Erdmann Hellmuth von der Chevallerie (9 November 1896 – 1 June 1965) was a highly decorated General of the Infantry in the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War, who commanded the 13th Panzer Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded by Nazi Germany to recognize battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Chevallerie was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was released in 1947.