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Morys, Georg

Date of birth:
April 7th, 1917 (Föhrengrund/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 7th, 1945 (north of Tukums, Latvia)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
Divisions-Panzerjäger-Kompanie 181 / 81. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Zugführer 1./Panzerjäger-Abteilung 181 / 81. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
September 2nd, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Yvonne Morys Phillips
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
    - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
    - Reinicke, A., Die 5. Jäger-Division – Polen, Westfeldzug 1940, Rußland, Das Ende an der Oderfront, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2003

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