ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Bon de ▁served ▁as ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁military ▁attach é ▁in ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁company ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁during ▁the ▁Winter ▁War ▁in ▁Finland ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Bon de ▁was ▁batt alion ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Army ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁Finn ish ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁German - friend ly ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Dom estic ▁Department ▁in ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Staff , ▁major ▁Thor wald ▁Lind qu ist ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁was ▁fired ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁Western - friend ly ▁Bon de ▁who ▁also ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁colon el . ▁Bon de ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Operation ▁St ella ▁Pol aris ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁before ▁being ▁re located ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Swedish ▁Office ▁for ▁Ali ens ▁( Stat ens ▁ut l än ning sk omm ission ) ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Bon de ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁reserve ▁in ▁ 1 9 4