▁April , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁had ▁passed ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁army ▁() ▁and ▁appointed ▁Colonel ▁S ikor ski ▁to ▁over see ▁rec ruit ment . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁Central ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁the ▁Polish ▁leg ions ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁difficult , ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁powers ▁bar red ▁Aust rian ▁subjects ▁from ▁the ▁Leg ions ▁( now ▁called ▁the ▁Polish ▁auxili ary ▁corps , ▁Polski ▁Kor pus ▁Pos il kow y ), ▁aim ing ▁to ▁di vert ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁regular ▁Aust rian ▁army . ▁Pi ł s ud ski ▁had ▁ab st ained ▁from ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁Polish ▁army , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁res igned ▁together ▁with ▁two ▁left - wing ▁State ▁Coun c ill ors . ▁The ▁new ▁army ' s ▁o ath ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁govern ors - general ▁and ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁political ▁crisis , ▁especially ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁" f uture ▁king " ▁and ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁al liance ▁with ▁Germany ▁and ▁Austria . ▁Several ▁leg ion aries ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁o ath ▁and ▁were ▁arrested , ▁prompt ing ▁General ▁von ▁Bes eler ▁to ▁arrest ▁Pi ł s ud ski , ▁his ▁associate ▁Kaz im ierz ▁S os n kow ski , ▁and ▁have ▁them ▁conf ined ▁in ▁Germany . ▁In ▁August , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ions , ▁roughly ▁ten ▁thousand ▁soldiers , ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁front . ▁Crown ▁Marshall