Kurt von der Chevallerie

Kurt von der Chevallerie
Kurt von der Chevallerie
Born	23 December 1891; Berlin, German Empire
Died	18 April 1945 (aged 53); MIA near Kolberg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	83rd Infantry Division; 99th Infantry Division; LIX Army Corps; 1st Army
Battles/wars	World War I Second World War Annexation of the Sudetenland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943); Lower Dnieper Offensive; Hube's Pocket; Siegfried Line Campaign;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations	Hellmut von der Chevallerie (brother)

Kurt von der Chevallerie (23 December 1891 – missing as of 18 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the German 1st Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Chevallerie retired from the Army on 31 January 1945 and was missing in action since 18 April 1945 near Kolberg.

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