Background
Apitz was born on 27 January 1916 in Zanin near in Landsberg an der Warthe, present-day Gorzów Wielkopolski.
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. Bibliography.