Hellermann, von, Vollrath

Date of birth:: May 18th, 1900 (Ratzeburg/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:: August 25th, 1971 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

01.03.1924: entered the Heer
01.07.1925: promoted to Fähnrich
01.12.1927: promoted to Leutnant in Reiter-Regiment 6
01.09.1930: promoted to Oberleutnant
01.05.1935: promoted to Rittmeister
1939: IIa, V. Armee
1939: IIa, XVIII. Armee
18.12.1939: Hauptmann, Chef, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158
01.02.1940: promoted to Major
06.10.1940: IIa, 1. Kavallerie-Division
03.11.1941: Kdr, I./ Reiter-Regiment 22
13.03.1942: Kdr, Kradschützen-Abteilung 4 - 24. Panzer-Division
01.04.1942: promoted to Oberstleutnant
26.08.1942: Kdr, Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 21
29.08.1942: WIA
11.10.1942: Führer-Reserve OKH
01.02.1943: promoted to Oberst
01.10.1944: promoted to Generalmajor and Inspektor Führernachwuchs
1945-1947: US POW in the Generals Camp in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: Kdr, Kradschützen-Abteilung 4, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: September 20th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:: Kommandeur, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: November 21st, 1942

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 25.11.1942) describes why Hellermann received the Knight’s Cross…

“When strong Bolshevik forces threatened the flank of his Division (which was attacking in the northern part of Stalingrad at the time), Oberstleutnant von Hellermann struck back at them while leading at the head of his Grenadiers. He and his men threw the enemy back and even captured a toughly defended industrial area.”