Apell, von, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- January 16th, 1892 (Bückeburg/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 7th, 1969 (Varnhalt/Baden- Württemberg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
31 Mar 1910 : Charakter als Fähnrich
16 Nov 1910 : Fähnrich
18 Aug 1911 : Leutnant
05 Oct 1916 : Oberleutnant
01 Nov 1923 : Hauptmann/Rittmeister
01 Sep 1933 : Major
01 Apr 1936 : Oberstleutnant
01 Oct 1938 : Oberst
01 Apr 1941 : Generalmajor
01 Apr 1943 : Generalleutnant
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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Commander of the 11th Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Commander of the 11th Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- October 16th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur 9. Schützen-Brigade / 9. Panzer-Division / XXXX. Armeekorps
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1941
281st Award.
Submitted on 17th April 1941.
Preliminary Award document and decoration on 19th May 1941 to Armee Oberkommando 12.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Commander of the 2nd Motorcycle-Rifle-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Adjutant of the 7th Jäger-Battalion
- Awarded on:
- October 3rd, 1915
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Platoon-Leader in the MG-Company of the 7th Jäger-Battalion
- Awarded on:
- September 16th, 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Adjutant of the 7th Jäger-Battalion
- Awarded on:
- November 2nd, 1915
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Company-Leader in the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion
- Awarded on:
- February 22nd, 1919
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Commander of the II. Half-Regiment of the Mounted-Regiment Erfurt
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1934
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Commander of the 2nd Motorcycle-Rifle-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Commander of the 9th Rifle-Brigade
- Awarded on:
- April 10th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Commander of the 22nd Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rittmeister
- Unit:
- Company-Chief in the 1st Infantry-Regiment
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1926
Kreuz für Treue Dienste (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Adjutant of the 7th Jäger-Battalion
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1914
IV. Klasse des Militärverdienstordens
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Adjutant of the 7th Jäger-Battalion
- Awarded on:
- December 25th, 1915
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rittmeister
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Kriegserinnerungsmedaille
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rittmeister
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
Sources
- Photo: Nutzungsbedingungen : Home - Auktionshaus Andreas Thies
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
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