Willy Apitz

Willy Apitz (27 January 1916 – 28 February 2004) was a German Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Apitz was born on 27 January 1916 in Zanin near in Landsberg an der Warthe, present-day Gorzów Wielkopolski. As a corporal, and radio operator in the 10 company of artillery regiment 81, he received the Knight's Cross on 1 January 1944. Later promoted to corporal, Apitz died on 28 February 2004 in Penzing, Bavaria.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1942)
  • 1st Class (27 November 1943)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal (28 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 January 1944 as Obergefreiter and Funker (radio/wireless operator) in the 10./Artillerie-Regiment 81^[1][2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 194.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.