Józef Piłsudski
Józef Piłsudski is a military/public official who served a Chief of State of The Second Republic of Poland from 1918 to June 1919. He leads The Polish Liberation Army an underground guerrilla movement against The Polish Socialist Republic claiming to be remnants of the Second Republic.
Early Life:
Jozef was born on 5 December 1867 to a noble family, who were considered "patriotic" of Polish Culture and History. His father fought in the January 1863 Uprising against the Tsarist Regime. All these shaped Jozef's views of Polish Nationalism and ideals of its eventual independence. In his university years he was involved in revolutionary movements leading up to World War 1.
The Great War and Chief of State:
During the outbreak of War, Jozef joined the Austrian-Hungry Army, forming First Cadre Company. In his mind, a central powers victory would result in a free Poland with a defeated Russia. He was also a main force, commanding and founding the Polish Legions within the Austrian Hungry military. Jozef was deeply respected by his men and was even briefly arrested for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
By November 1918, reaching the armistice, he was freed by the German's, and appointed Commander-in-Chief of Polish forces by the Regency Council. Jozef almost immediately declared the country's independence.
Polish–Soviet War:
Skirmish's between, Poland and The Soviet Union worsened, more so after defeating the White Army by December 1918. Ukraine( The UPR) was completely over run by Soviet Forces in March 1919. The Entente, was terrified by the defeat of the White's, and doubled their efforts to hold back the Soviet's from entering Europe, sending money and weapons to Poland. While this helped the Poles hold them off, by May 1919 the lines began to collapse, leading to the Second Republic collapsing in July of that year.
Forming the Polish Liberation Army:
Jozef, stubborn and his refusal to surrender, fled south and rallied an army in Wałbrzych, declaring "Poles Don't Surrender To Tyrants!" forming The Polish Liberation Army. Czechoslovakia also began sending arms to them in order to keep The Polish Socialist Republic and The Soviet Union distracted from exporting their ideals into the fragile Weimar Republic.
The army continued to march along the border with the Czechs, however in 1921 Czechoslovakia fell into a communist revolution, switching side's. Now losing their supply, they slowly lost territory and by 1923 they forced to withdraw from many cities including Kłodzko.
The army may be severely weakened now, but Poland is not yet lost!
President Of Poland
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