Mjr Paweł Trocki has the MCC 1919 (he is also recorded against the army number of 1903/87/III for some reason in the Unit Diary MCC list)
I included him as he is the officer who signed my father's own MCC Legitymacja.
He was born on March 10, 1905 in Vilnius as the youngest of four siblings. He also attended school at first, and in 1930 graduated from the Infantry Cadet School in Komorow and after another promotion in ppor. He was assigned to 5 P.P. Legions in Vilnius. After promotion to Capt. Moved to KOP for the company's position. In 1939 arrested by NKVD and taken to Gorki, USSR. After his release in 1941, he was sent to the regiment in Tockoje and reached Buzuluk. After the verification, he received an assignment and becomes the 3rd baon of 21 P.Pch. For the first time he meets with Gen. Wl. Sikorski receives from him the eagle missing from his cap. In the beginning of 1942, designated by General Tokarzewski as a communications officer, Tockoje and Tatishchevo garrison transports to Uzbekistan. Upon arriving in Guzuar, he becomes commandant of the Infantry Officer Cadet School at 11 D.P. with 226 officers, instructors and cadets. After many variations in accommodation on 16 May 1942 arrived at Suez and Hill 69 where he was ordered to dissolve the school. General Kopaki's command is restored at 3 DSK in Quaiyar, Iraq. Capt. P.Trocki becomes the 1st Comp. and the commanding officer of the school, and after the school is over the state. D-cy comp. As HQ 3DSK staff he followed the fate of his charges during the entire Italian campaign. After the demobilization under PKPR he settled in London. He dreamed of visiting Poland and Vilnius. After 52 years of absence in Poland he participated in the transfer of a replica of the 3 DSK 22 Bryg. Mountain infantry in Nysa. He also visited the family in Częstochowa and Gdansk. He died suddenly on 8.10.1992 in London. Awarded with the Gold Cross of the Polish Rebirth Cross, Knight's Cross of the Polish Renaissance, Cross of Valor, Golden Cross of Merit with Swords, Gold Cross of Merit, Polish Army Medal, Cross of the Home Army, Corona D'italia and others.
Based on the memory of E. Brzozowskiego in the Polish diary of 13.11.1992 Ed. in London
(apologies for any poor translation of this detail)
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