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.
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.