POW set of letters General Mond + copy of photo 1941-43Bernard Stanisław Mond (Spanier) (November 14, 1887 in Stanisławów – July 5, 1957 in Kraków) was a Jewish general of the Polish Army in the interwar period. He fought in the First World War, Polish–Ukrainian War, Polish–Soviet War and Second World War. He was the son of Salomea and Maurycy Spanier, a railway official. In 1907, Bernard finished the gymnasium in Brody, having joined a youth organization which agitated for Polish independence. Between 1907 and 1908 he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He began studies in the Department of Law at the University of Lviv in 1908, but two years later, he interrupted them to finish an administrative course at the District Railway Authority of Lwów, and worked for this department until 1913. Afterwards, he resumed his study of law.In September 1939, Mond and his division defended the Pszczyna corridor against the German invasion. Surrounded by the Wehrmacht, he capitulated on September 20 at 3 p.m., near Nowe Sioło; and was subsequently imprisoned in German oflags: VII-A Murnau, IV-B Königstein and VI-B Dössel.************IMPORTANT! We ship this article from our office in Europe***************