Wilhelm von Apell

Wilhelm von Apell
Born	16 January 1892 Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe
Died	7 March 1969 (aged 77) Varnholt
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	22. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm von Apell (16 January 1892 – 7 March 1969) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during the World War II who commanded the 22nd Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (16 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (3 October 1915)
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (16 October 1939)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 9.Schützen-Brigade^[1]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (12 April 1941)

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 193.

Bibliography

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Wearers of the Knight's Cross 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Forces Allied with Germany, According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 1, 1 September 1939 to 31 December 1941] (in German). Munich, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.