The Polish Army and the Western Red Army

Pilsutski helped organize a counter attack against the western red army, whose advances over the winter of 19 18 19 had stalled out. On november 20 second, he was named provisional chief of that state, making him both the head of state and the commander in chief of poland. According to a 19 16 census taken by the germans, vilnius was 53 % polish and forty one per cent jewish. And both groups were optimistic about their prospects under a polish regime.