(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Wilhelm von Apell
Born: 16 Jan 1992 in Bückeburg
Died: 07 Mar 1969 in Varnholt by Baden-Baden
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (31 Mar 1910); Fähnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 Nov 1923); Major (01 Sep 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (31 Mar 1910)
Fähnrich in the 7th Jäger-Battalion (31 Mar 1910-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to MG-Training-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Elsenborn (08 Jul 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Platoon-Leader in the MG-Company of the 7th Jäger-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-31 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 7th Jäger-Battalion (31 Aug 1914-02 Nov 1915)
Severely wounded - War-Hospital Kowno, Reserve-Hospital Cosel and Reserve-Hospital I, Hannover (02 Nov 1915-01 Apr 1916)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 7th Jäger-Battalion (01 Apr 1916-01 Sep 1916)
Company-Leader in the Replacement-Battalion of the 7th Jäger-Battalion (04 Apr 1916-16 Aug 1916)
Company-Leader in the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (01 Sep 1916-19 Dec 1916)
Badly wounded north-east of Stravolke – in Field-Hospital 20, Bucharest (19 Dec 1916-17 Jan 1917)
Commandant of the Staff-Quarters of Government Bucharest (17 Jan 1917-25 Feb 1917)
Transferred into the 217th Infantry-Division (25 Feb 1917-28 Feb 1917)
Transferred back into the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (28 Feb 1917-09 Apr 1917)
Temporary Adjutant of the 18th Landwehr-Brigade (09 Apr 1917-21 Jun 1917)
Transferred back into the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (21 Jun 1917-22 Jun 1917)
Taken ill, 237th Medical-Company (22 Jun 1917-28 Jun 1917)
In War-Hospital 128, Gerota (28 Jun 1917-19 Jul 1917)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 7th Jäger-Battalion (19 Jul 1917-26 Aug 1917)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 2nd MG-Company and simultaneously MG-Officer in the Staff of the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (26 Aug 1917-11 Sep 1917)
Temporary Leader of the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (11 Sep 1917-30 Sep 1917)
Leader of 2nd MG-Company of the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (30 Sep 1917-03 Oct 1917)
Leader of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (03 Oct 1917-17 Nov 1917)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company and MG-Officer with the Staff of the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (17 Nov 1917-08 Dec 1917)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (08 Dec 1917-11 Apr 1918)
Leader of the 9th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (19 Dec 1917-03 Jan 1918)
Transferred as Leader of a Small Detachment in the 29th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Apr 1918-05 May 1918)
Police-Master of Fortress Sevastopol (05 May 1918-10 Jul 1918)
Transferred back to the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (10 Jul 1918-11 Jul 1918)
Company-Leader in the 7th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (11 Jul 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion (06 Jan 1919-03 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Infantry School Wünsdorf (03 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Transferred to the Instruction-Troop of the Infantry School (III. Course) in Munich (30 Nov 1919-15 May 1920)
Transferred into the 30th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1920-01 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 29th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred as Inspections-Officer to the Infantry School (II. Course) (01 Oct 1920-15 Apr 1921)
Transferred into the 18th Mounted-Regiment and placed to the disposal of the Infantry School (15 Apr 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to the 19th Infantry-Regiment and placed to the disposal of the Infantry School in Munich (01 Oct 1921-15 Sep 1922)
Transferred into the Infantry School in Munich (15 Sep 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred into the 1st Infantry-Regiment, and as of 31 Oct 1923 was detached to the Infantry School (01 Oct 1923-27 Nov 1923)
Transferred into the Staff of II. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1923-01 Mar 1924)
Hauptmann in the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1924-23 Jul 1924)
Company-Chief in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (23 Jul 1924-01 Oct 1930)
MG-Officer in the Staff of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Rittmeister in the Staff of the 16th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the II. Half-Regiment of the Mounted-Regiment Erfurt (01 Oct 1934-15 Feb 1935)
Commander of the 2nd Motorcycle-Rifle-Regiment (15 Feb 1935-01 Aug 1938)
Detached to the 4th Light Division (01 Jul 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Commander of the 11th Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-16 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 9th Rifle-Brigade (16 Feb 1940-27 Aug 1941)
Führer-Reserve (28 Aug 1941-25 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 22nd Panzer-Division (25 Sep 1941-08 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District XVII (08 Oct 1942-30 Apr 1943)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Vienna (30 Apr 1943-08 May 1945)
In US captivity (08 May 1945-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (281): am 14.05.1941 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 9. Schützen-Brigade
- 1914 EK I: 03.10.1915
- 1914 EK II: 16.09.1914
- Schaumburg-Lippisches Kreuz für treue Dienste: 17.11.1914
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 25.12.1915
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Orden der Heiligen Tamara (Georgia): 13.12.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber: 22.02.1919
- Ehrenritter des Johanniter-Ordens: 15.07.1926
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918: 24.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern der Republik Österreich
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK I: 16.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 23.09.1939
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze
- Wehrmachtbericht: 12.04.1941
- Krimschild


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