▁apost ol ic ▁visitor ▁to ▁adjust ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁to ▁the ▁alter ed ▁political ▁circumstances . ▁This ▁appointment ▁was ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Georg ▁von ▁H ert ling ▁and ▁Eugen io ▁Pac elli , ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁N un cio ▁to ▁Bav aria ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁ ▁R atti ▁gained ▁fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁diplom at ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁during ▁the ▁Polish – S ov iet ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XI ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁plans ▁After ▁Germany ' s ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Spring ▁Off ensive ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁front , ▁General ▁Lud endor ff ▁in ▁September ▁proposed ▁seeking ▁peace ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁plan ▁out lined ▁by ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Wilson ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁in ▁his ▁Four teen ▁Point s , ▁which ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁Poland ▁demanded ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁" in dependent ▁Polish ▁state ▁... ▁guaranteed ▁by ▁international ▁c oven ant " ▁with ▁" free ▁and ▁secure ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁sea ". ▁On ▁ 3 ▁October ▁the ▁new ▁German ▁Chan cell or , ▁Prince ▁Max ▁of ▁Baden , ▁announced ▁Germany ' s ▁accept ance ▁of ▁Wilson ' s ▁plan ▁and ▁an ▁immediate ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁of ▁military ▁administration ▁in ▁the ▁countries ▁occupied ▁by ▁Germany . ▁Three ▁days ▁later ▁the ▁Reg ency ▁Council ▁in ▁Wars