Mrozovsky, Iosif

Iosif Mrozovsky (1857–1934) was a general of artillery. Born in a noble family, Grodno province, he graduated from Polotsk Cadet Corps (1874), Mikhailovsky Artillery School (1877) and Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy. Mrozovsky was appointed commander of the grenadier corps stationed in Moscow (1912). At the head of the corps he entered the First World War, in September 1915 he was appointed commander of Moscow military district. He was mustered out "due to illness" with his uniform and pension (1917).

Iosif Mrozovsky patronized orphanages, founded the Society for Assisting the Poor Population of Moscow with Fuel, and developed an extensive system of measures to combat speculation and crime.

Honors:
Order of St. George 3rd degree (1914);
Order of the White Eagle (1910);
Swords to the Order of the White Eagle (1914);
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with swords (1914);
Diamond Signs to the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1916).