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COMMANDER // 1867–1935

Józef Piłsudski

Marshal of PolandRussian EmpireIndependence movements8 battles4 wars

Lifespan

1867 – 1935

1870188018901900191019201930World War I · 1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role)Russian Civil War · 1917-1922Polish–Soviet War · 1919-1921Polish–Ukrainian War · 1918-1919Great Retreat — September 1, 1915 · German Empire · World War ISoviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 — November 18, 1918 · White Movement · Russian Civil WarChortkiv offensive — June 7, 1919 · Second Polish Republic · Polish–Ukrainian WarVilna offensive — April 1, 1919 · Poland · Polish–Soviet WarBattle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki — January 1, 1920 · Poland · Polish–Soviet WarBattle of the Niemen River — September 25, 1920 · Poland · Polish–Soviet WarBattle of Warsaw — January 1, 1920 · Poland · Polish–Soviet WarKyiv offensive — January 1, 1920 · Poland · Polish–Soviet War

Active service 1915–1920 — 8 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 48.

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Battles (8)

Last verified June 2026
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