Witold Dzierżykraj-Morawski

Witold Dzierżykraj-Morawski was born in 1895 in his family's manor in Oporowo near Krzemieniewo, Province of Posen, German Empire.

Promoted to officer's grade, in December 1918 he joined the newly reborn Polish Army.

A field commander during the Greater Poland Uprising, during the Polish-Bolshevik War he became the chief of staff of the Polish 7th Cavalry Brigade.

Upon his return he briefly served as one of the commanding officers of the Prużana-based Polish 17th Uhlans Regiment.

Transferred to the Oflag II-D in Gross-Born, he was the highest-ranking officer there and the informal commander of all the allied prisoners held there.