Stefan Mossor
Polish general (1896–1957)
Stefan Adolf Mossor (23 October 1896, Kraków - 22 September 1957) was a Polish general. He was a member of the Polish Legions. From 1928 to 1930, he studied at École Supérieure de Guerre in Paris. In the Second Polish Republic he reached the rank of the lieutenant colonel. He was taken prisoner by the Germans during the invasion of Poland.
Biography
Youth
His parents were Kazimierz and Józefa Konstancja Kretschmer. He had two brothers, Stanisław and Tadeusz. He was raised in a family with patriotic traditions. He began his secondary school education in one of the Lviv gymnasiums. In the years 1908-1914 he continued his education in Jarosław.
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