Fedor Apelt

Fedor Apelt
Fedor Apelt
Born	14 October 1904; Zittau
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Bückeburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 102
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Uman; Battle of Kiev (1941); Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942); Siege of Leningrad; Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fedor Johannes Alfred Apelt (14 October 1904 – 15 April 1988) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (27 May 1940)^[1]
- 1st Class (8 June 1940)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (29 September 1942)^[1]
- in Silver (23 January 1945)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge (20 October 1941)
Eastern Front Medal (7 August 1942)^[1]
Crimea Shield (30 December 1942)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 12 March 1942 as Major in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 32^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 102^[3]^[4]

References

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 91.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 16.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 194.

Bibliography

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[Thomas_.26_Wegmann_p91-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 91.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 16.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.

[4] Scherzer 2007, p. 194.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 24th Infantry Division
Stab	Friedrich Olbricht Harald Schultz Hans von Tettau¹ (Oak Leaves)
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 31	Gotthard Eßbach Walter Klinke Rolf Mendte Rudolf Neubert² (Oak Leaves) Kurt Richter Alfred Simm (Oak Leaves) Rolf Tittel Kurt Versock Walter Voigt
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 32	Karl-Heinz Genzel Willi Koch (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Krüger Rudolf Neubert² (Oak Leaves) Heinz Pöhler Berthold Schirmer Franz Theissig Ferdinand Wagner Kurt Walter³ (Oak Leaves)
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 102	Fedor Apelt Leo Drossel Friedrich Issermann Georg Kinder Wolfgang van Kranenbrock Helmuth Mayer Zur Linde Karlheinz Sandmann Rudolf Tröger Richard von Werder
Artillerie-Regiment 24	Rudolf Müller August Pietschmann Alfred Wettengel
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 24	Wolfgang Kellner
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 24	Bruno Richter (Oak Leaves)
Pionier-Bataillon 24	Konrad Scheffold Kurt Schille (Oak Leaves)
¹Oak Leaves with Korpsgruppe von Tettau. ²Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 32, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 31. ¹Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 11 (14th Infantry Division).

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Fedor Apelt
Born	14 October 1904 Zittau
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bückeburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 102
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross