Kurt von der Chevallerie Military person

Kurt Wilhelm Gustav Erdmann von der Chevallerie (23 December 1891 – missing as of 18 April 1945) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War who commanded the German 1st Army. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, which, especially its higher grade Oak Leaves, was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt von der Chevallerie was placed on the Führerreserve on 31 January 1945 and disappeared on 18 April 1945 near Kolberg.On 18 December 1918, Chevallerie married Dorothea Zander (3 May 1895 – 14 October 1957) in Berlin. The couple had four children, one son, Hans-Rudolf (1919–1940), killed in action as a Lieutenant, and three daughters.

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Birth date	December 23, 1891
Birth place	Berlin , Germany
Date of death	April 18, 1945
Place of death	Kołobrzeg , Poland

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa German occupation of Czechoslovakia World War II Battle of France World War I Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle for Velikiye Luki Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket Battle of the Dnieper Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	LIX. Armeekorps 1. Armee 83. Infanterie-Division 99. leichte Infanterie-Division
relation	Hellmut von der Chevallerie
service start	1910
service end	1945