æt ðə hˈaɪt ʌvðə bˈɑːlʃɪvˌɪst ɹˈʌʃən əfˈɛnsɪv ɪnðə pˈoʊlɪʃ sˈoʊviət wˈɔːɹ, ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti tˈuː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə pˈoʊlənd ænd ɐsˈuːmd ðə pˈoʊst ʌvðə tʃˈiːf ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈæf ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə stˈeɪt dᵻfˈɛns kˈaʊnsəl.
At the height of the Bolshevist Russian offensive in the Polish–Soviet War, on July 22, 1920, he returned to Poland and assumed the post of the Chief of General Staff and a member of the State Defence Council.