Fedor Apelt

Fedor Apelt
Fedor Apelt
Born	October 14, 1904
Died	15 April 1988 (aged 83)
Place of birth	Zittau
Place of death	Bückeburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–1945
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]

References[]

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas and Wegmann 1987, p. 91.
↑ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 16.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1987) Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be (in German), Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1153-6.

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[Thomas_and_Wegmann_p91-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas and Wegmann 1987, p. 91.

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

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.

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Fedor Apelt
Born	(1904-10-14)October 14, 1904
Died	15 April 1988(1988-04-15) (aged 83)
Place of birth	Zittau
Place of death	Bückeburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–1945
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