Leonard Mociulschi

Leonard Mociulschi
Born	27 March 1889 Siminicea, Kingdom of Romania
Died	15 April 1979(1979-04-15) (aged 90) Braşov, Socialist Republic of Romania
Allegiance	Romanian Army
Service / branch	Infantry, Vânători de munte
Years of service	1910–1947
Rank	Sublocotenent (1912) Locotenent (1916) Căpitan (1917) Maior (1920) Locotenent-colonel (1932) Colonel (1937) General de brigadă (1942) General de divizie (1944) General de corp de armată (1964)
Battles / wars	Second Balkan War; World War I; World War II
Awards	Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd and 3rd Class; Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Class; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Leonard Mociulschi (Romanian pronunciation: [le.oˈnard moˈt͡ʃjul.ski]) (27 March 1889, Siminicea, Botoşani County in northern Moldavia – 15 April 1979, Braşov) was a Romanian Major General during World War II.

Early military career

Mociulschi started his military career in 1910 at the Infantry Officers' School, from which he graduated in 1912, with the rank of Second Lieutenant (Sublocotonent).

He took part in the Second Balkan War (1913), and in 1916, at the beginning of the Romanian campaign of the First World War, he commanded the 10th Company of the 29th Infantry Regiment (Dorohoi), holding the Lieutenant rank. For his valor during the Oituz and Soveja battles he was decorated by King Ferdinand and General Berthelot, the commander of the French Military Mission in Romania, and promoted to the rank of Captain.

After the end of the war Mociulschi was promoted to Major, and in 1932 he was given the command of a mountain battalion in Sighetu Marmației, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1937 Mociulschi was promoted to Colonel.

Awards

• Avântul Țării (1913)
• Order of the Crown, Knight Class with spades (1917)
• Croix de Guerre (1918)
• Order of the Star of Romania, Knight Class (1919)
• Order of Michael the Brave
  • 3rd Class (17 October 1941)
  • 2nd Class (19 February 1944)
  • with Swords 3rd Class (23 March 1945)
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (25 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (18 December 1943)
• Order of the Cross of Liberty (1943)

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Maj. general Leonard Mociulschi @ Romanian Armed Forces in the Second World War