T h e T r o p h y
General LEONARD MOCIULSCHI
Regulations
THE MOUNTAIN TROOPS' TROPHY
Article 1) Aimed as a homage to the personality of the well known Romanian general Leonard Mociulschi (1889-1979), the last commanding officer of the Romanian Mountain Corps at the end of World War II, to honor the heroes' memory, his family and descendants granted the prize bearing his name since 2007, the year of the accession of Romania to the European Union and the year in which the honorific name "General Leonard Mociulschi" was conferred to the 21st Mountain Battalion of the Romanian Army.
Article 2) The Trophy GENERAL LEONARD MOCIULSCHI is an excellence award pro virtutis militaris granted per annum to a mountain infantry unit or officer, for the best results in contests (such as skiing, mountain climbing, et cetera) or specific activities (international missions, humanitarian operations, command and the like) in the framework of the Romanian Army.
Article 3) For outstanding merits and achievements, the Trophy GENERAL LEONARD MOCIULSCHI might be awarded to a military personality of the Romanian Army (active, retired or reserve).
Article 4) As material element, the trophy is a golden cup with the photograph of the general Leonard Mociulschi in ceremony suit on the top, crowned with laurels. It is accompanied by a certificate with the possessor's name and the date of awarding (Brevet) together with an annex with the merits of the owner (Laudatio).
Article 5) The Trophy GENERAL LEONARD MOCIULSCHI can be awarded once a year or twice (ex-aequo). The proposed date for the awarding ceremony is the Mountain Troops Day on November, 3rd.
Article 6) The public nomination for each edition will be publicized in 5 days before the awarding ceremony, according to the Article 5), being announced on the official webpage "General Mociulschi Trophy" (http://www.trofeul.general.mociulschi.ro/english.htm).
Article 7) The first Trophy GENERAL LEONARD MOCIULSCHI has been awarded to the colonel (R) Gheorghe SUMAN for his entire activity in the service of the nation and the invaluable contribution to reveal the bravery and valor of the Romanian mountain troops by his published history works.
Article 8) The official variant of the regulations above is the Romanian language version only. These regulations might be modified at any time.
"I remind that for a true flag-waver the honor is the duty and fight is the honor so there are engaged in this honor only the true knights of the fight. This principle should engage the officers from the peace times, requiring right tactical measures and confrontation planning for their units, while during the war the call for duty will make the difference between the maneuvers and combat situations with the war ammunition. Consequently, the ethical insufficiency and the lack of training of the fighters will be paid during the war with the commanders' honor. The honor should endorse the commanders to compensate some of the deficits in battle by their unlimited moral resources, professional aptitudes or other similar reasons which recommended them for the leadership of the unit as well as their conviction to belong to an elite group.
The warrior's pride oblige in combat every commander to intervene right away when something goes wrong on the battlefield, regardless the level of the unit, from company through battalion. Personally, I have never abdicated from this doctrine and I shall continue to be exigent first of all with myself. The deputy commander must be an alter ego of the head, assisting the command over the combat management and to restore the order wherever is considered necessary. Every commander must engage his LIFE and HONOR for the unit and the flag of battle which the country has given him, being responsible for the soldiers' life. In my oppinion, a commander should better choose the supreme sacrifice instead of running back as a coward, the most shameful and degraded situation for any military leader. We do not need tutors, advice-givers nor the awards hunters amongst the warriors but personal examples, permanent and highly motivated. A commander which does not have the honor and pride of a warrior, moral resources and the necessary strength, should be released from command!"
Leonard Mociulschi,
Brigadeer General of the Romanian Army
Eastern Front, 1st of July 1942
