Bernard Stanisław Mond (November 14, 1887 in Stanisławów

Ivano-Frankivsk

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 – July 5, 1957 in Kraków

Kraków

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), son of Maurycy and Salomea Spanier, was a Jewish general

General

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 of Polish Army

Polish Armed Forces

Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej are the national defense forces of Poland...

 in the interwar period

Interwar period

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. He fought in First World War, Polish-Ukrainian War

Polish-Ukrainian War

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, Polish-Soviet War

Polish-Soviet War

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 and Second World War.

In November 1918 he commanded the "Citadel" section during the defence of Lwów

Lwów Eaglets

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. Wounded near Kijów

Kijów

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 on June 6, 1920. From May to October 1921 he was the commander of the town of Wilno. In 1932-1938 he commanded the Polish 6th Infantry Division of Kraków Army

Kraków Army

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. In September 1939 his division defended the Pszczyna corridor against the German invasion

Invasion of Poland (1939)

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. During the war he was imprisoned in German Prisoner-of-war camp

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He did return to Poland in 1946 and took a managerial position in Orbis (A National International Bus Travel Company). In 1950 he was dismissed (most likely because of the political background and/or political views) and had to work as a handyman

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in building material

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s warehouse in Poland

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