Answer the following question: Facts: - battles: world war ii - death date: 15 april 1988 - allegiance: weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany - commands: grenadier-regiment 102 - rank: oberst - awards: knight 's cross of the iron cross - birth date: 14 october 1904 - serviceyears: 1922 -- 45 - name: fedor apelt - branch: heer - death place: buckeburg - birth place: zittau Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of fedor apelt .
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fedor johannes alfred apelt -lrb- 14 october 1904 -- 15 april 1988 -rrb- was a highly decorated oberst in the wehrmacht during world war ii .he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .