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Kurt von der Chevallerie

1891 - 1945

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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. Despite his retirement, von der Chavallerie disappeared during the Soviet invasion of East Prussia and Pomerania and is listed missing in action near Kolberg since 18 April 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt von der Chevallerie is the 1,406th most popular military personnel (up from 1,427th in 2019), the 3,526th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,430th in 2019) and the 258th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Kurt von der Chevallerie ranks 1,406 out of 2,058. Before him are John Paul Jones, Silvestras Žukauskas, Hans Jordan, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Henry Tandey, and Saad el-Shazly. After him are Dmitry Lelyushenko, Herman Kahn, August von Werder, Fritz Julius Kuhn, Walter Short, and August Kork.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Kurt von der Chevallerie ranks 155. Before him are Federico Moreno Torroba, Vittorio Jano, Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, Erik Almlöf, Franz Kaiser, and Henry Tandey. After him are Richard Tauber, Ágnes Esterházy, Hamo Beknazarian, Vladislav Vančura, Paul Grüninger, and Princess Pilar of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1945, Kurt von der Chevallerie ranks 234. Before him are Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Lucien Simon, Sekula Drljević, Salomėja Nėris, Carl Moll, and Ludwig Diels. After him are Vilhelms Purvītis, Hélène Berr, Arthur Wynne, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Ángel Melogno, and Alexander Khatisian.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Kurt von der Chevallerie ranks 3,528 out of 7,253. Before him are Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537), Rüdiger Safranski (1945), Anita Augspurg (1857), Cornelius Gurlitt (1820), Johann Karl Rodbertus (1805), and Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798). After him are Karl Muck (1859), Heinrich Tessenow (1876), Erich Pommer (1889), Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675), Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz (1666), and Friedrich von Esmarch (1823).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Kurt von der Chevallerie ranks 258. Before him are Maximilian Fretter-Pico (1892), Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661), Franz Bäke (1898), Friedrich Christiansen (1879), Erwin Rösener (1902), and Hans Jordan (1892). After him are Fritz Julius Kuhn (1896), Karl von Einem (1853), Josef Kammhuber (1896), Friedrich Kirchner (1885), Paul Bader (1883), and Conrad Albrecht (1880).

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