hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌv nˈæʃənəl dᵻfˈɛns ɹˈeɪdə ˈɑːbɹəni pˈænstwə, kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈoʊlɪʃsˈoʊviət wˈɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hæd θɹˈɛʔn̩d ðə sɚvˈaɪvəl ʌvðə nˈuːli ɹˌiːkɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd pˈoʊlɪʃ stˈeɪt.
He was a member of the Council of National Defense (Rada Obrony Państwa), created during the Polish-Soviet War which had threatened the survival of the newly recreated Polish state.