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.
El era membru al Consiliului de Apărare Națională (Rada Obrony Państwa), înființat în timpul Războiului Polono-Sovietic, conflict care amenințase supraviețuirea statul polonez proaspăt reînființat.