Generalmajor Vollrath von Hellermann Born: 18 May 1900 in Ratzeburg, District Herzogtum Lauenburg Died: 25 Aug 1971 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Jul 1925); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1925); F�hnrich (01 Sep 1926); Oberf�hnrich (01 Aug 1927); Leutnant (01 Dec 1927); Oberleutnant (01 Sep 1930); Rittmeister (01 May 1935); Major (01 Feb 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 Feb 1943); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1924)
Volunteer in the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1924-01 Jul 1925)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jul 1925-01 Oct 1934)
Fahnenjunker-Tests at the Cavalry-School Hannover (02 Jul 1925-08 Jul 1925)
Detached to I. Course at the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Detached to II. Course at the Cavalry-School Hannover (05 Nov 1926-26 Aug 1927)
Detached to Course for Physical-Exercise in W�nsdorf (01 Oct 1929-07 Dec 1929)
Transferred into Infantry-Regiment Stolp (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief of 2nd Squadron of the 5th Cavalry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of Higher Cavalry Officer 4, Hannover (12 Oct 1937-24 Aug 1939)
Adjutant/IIa with Army High Command 5 (24 Aug 1939-13 Oct 1939)
Adjutant with the Staff of the High Command of Border-Section Centre (13 Oct 1939-04 Nov 1939)
Adjutant with Army High Command 18 (04 Nov 1939-18 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 18th Reconnaissance-Battalion (18 Dec 1939-05 Oct 1940)
Adjutant with the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Division (05 Oct 1940-03 Nov 1941)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 22nd Mounted-Regiment (03 Nov 1941-04 Jan 1942)
Adjutant (IIa) of the 24th Panzer-Division (28 Nov 1941-00 Dec 1941)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 26th Rifle-Regiment (04 Jan 1942-06 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 4th Motorcycle-Infantry-Battalion (06 Mar 1942-01 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 21st Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Sep 1942-16 Oct 1942)
Department-Chief in the Army Personnel Office/OKH, Office-Group P 4/1st Department (Aspiring Officers) (16 Oct 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Office-Group-Chief in OKH (01 Apr 1943-01 Oct 1944)
General-Inspector for Officer Aspirants (F�hrernachwuchs), OKH (01 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz (21 Nov 1942)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (20 Sep 1942)
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