Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Group Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 1, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

April 16th, 1942

Oberst Morzik was awarded the Knight’s Cross for his major success in planning and overseeing the German aerial resupply operation to the Demyansk pocket in early 1942. Despite the difficult conditions, and the unprecedented nature of the task being demanded, Morzik nonetheless proved his leadership abilities by providing enough supplies for the troops in the Demyansk pocket to continue holding out. Without the success of the German aerial resupply efforts the troops in the pocket would have been overrun long before their actual relief in the spring of that year.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)