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Friedrich-Wilhelm Morzik (10 December 1891 – 17 June 1985) was a general in the
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
of
Nazi Germany
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during
World War II
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. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Morzik was a winner in the first
International Tourist Plane Contest ''Challenge'' and the
second ''Challenge'' in 1930. In 1935 he started service in the Air Force (
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
), as a commandant of pilots' school. In
World War II
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he became a head of Luftwaffe Transport Command, in a rank of ''
Generalmajor''.
After the war he wrote a detailed story of German transport aviation during the war: ''Die deutschen Transportflieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg'' (Frankfurt am Main, 1966) and ''German Air Force Airlift Operations'' (New York: Arno Press, 1968).
Awards and decorations
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 April 1942 as ''
Oberst
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'' and ''
Geschwaderkommodore'' of Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1 and Lufttransportführer Ost of Luftflotte 1
[Fellgiebel 2000, p. 258.]
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1891 births
1985 deaths
Luftwaffe World War II generals
People from Szczytno County
People from East Prussia
German Army personnel of World War I
Prussian Army personnel
Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
Luftstreitkräfte personnel
Major generals of the Luftwaffe