ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ænd ðə pˈoʊlɪʃ dᵻfˈiːt ɪnðə pˈoʊlɪʃ dᵻfˈɛnsɪv wˈɔːɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, mætʃˈælski wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə pˈiːpəl bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pˈoʊlɪʃ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt kɑːɹpˈæθiən ɹˈaɪfəlz bɹɪɡˈeɪd ɪn sˈɪɹiə.
After the outbreak of World War II and the Polish defeat in the Polish Defensive War of 1939, Machalski was one of the people behind the creation of the Polish Independent Carpathian Rifles Brigade in Syria.