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Mauriciu Brociner 

Mauriciu (Moritz) Brociner (1854-1946), colonel of the Romanian army. He distinguished himself in the 1877-1878 Russian-Turkish war, temporarily commanding the 8th infantry battalion of the Romanian army at the battle of Grivitsa (Grivita) in Bulgaria, where he was seriously wounded. Brociner was decorated with the Order of the Star of Romania and appointed as a permanent officer in the infantry regiment No. 8. Brociner was one of the few Jewish officers in the Romanian army during the 19th century, at a time when the Jews of Romania were not legally citizens of that country. Brociner continued his military career and was advanced to the rank of colonel. He served as the Romanian consul in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and later as military secretary of Elisabeta, Queen of Romania. He died in Bucharest. Mauriciu Brociner was the brother of Josef Brociner and Marco Brociner

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Mauriciu Brociner 

Mauriciu (Moritz) Brociner (1854-1946), colonel of the Romanian army. He distinguished himself in the 1877-1878 Russian-Turkish war, temporarily commanding the 8th infantry battalion of the Romanian army at the battle of Grivitsa (Grivita) in Bulgaria, where he was seriously wounded. Brociner was decorated with the Order of the Star of Romania and appointed as a permanent officer in the infantry regiment No. 8. Brociner was one of the few Jewish officers in the Romanian army during the 19th century, at a time when the Jews of Romania were not legally citizens of that country. Brociner continued his military career and was advanced to the rank of colonel. He served as the Romanian consul in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and later as military secretary of Elisabeta, Queen of Romania. He died in Bucharest. Mauriciu Brociner was the brother of Josef Brociner and Marco Brociner

Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People