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Bauer, Moshe (“Mondaki” and “Manzo”)

Bauer, Moshe (“Mondaki” and “Manzo”)


Son of Asher-Zelig Vinta. He was born on June 16, 1920 in Lvov, Poland. From early childhood he was educated in the spirit of fighting political Zionism. He studied for six years in a high school in his city. During the Second World War he moved to Turkey and immediately volunteered for the Red Army, but as a former Polish citizen his request was rejected and he was transferred to a labor company. After various incarnations, he managed to move to the Polish air force that was established in the Soviet Union. Was one of the few Jews sent to a Naval Officers School in Chklov, Russia. After completing his studies there he participated as a navigational navigator on several fronts and systems against the Germans. He was often awarded a medal of excellence and his name was praised. Took pride in his Jewishness and saw in the war against the Germans the preparation for a war for independence for his country. At the end of the war he continued to serve in the Polish air force as a pilot-squadron. With the declaration of the United Nations and during the preparations for the War of Independence, he demanded his release from the Polish army, and only after much effort and with the personal intervention of high-ranking people did he succeed in liberating himself, Enlisted) and a complete lack of knowledge of the Hebrew language, volunteered immediately for a regular service in the Air Force, held various positions as a navigator in the ranks and command, and devoted most of his work to guiding navigators and the number of his apprentices who grew up and found his full satisfaction. All his commanders, subordinates, apprentices, and friends admired him and loved him A few of his relatives in South America invited him to immigrate to them, but he rejected his invitation because of his love for his country and his desire to raise his daughter on the homeland. – The military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. He left a wife and a daughter.

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