Josef Beck Biography and Timeline

Exile of Josef Beck

Expelled for allegedly selling documents relating to the French Army

Chief of Cabinet

Appointed Chief of Cabinet, under Pilsudski

Role range: 1932-1939

Chief of Cabinet

Appointed Foreign Minister

Role range: 1932-1939

Poland concludes a non-aggression pact with Russia

Poland concludes a non-aggression pact with Russia

Role range: 1932-1939

Begins a policy of non-aggression with Germany

Begins a policy of non-aggression with Germany

Role range: 1932-1939

Pact between Poland and Soviet Union

Poland concludes a non-aggression pact with Russia

Role range: 1932-1939

Demonstrations

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Dabrowa, Poland

Role range: 1932-1939

Diplomatic Ultimatum

The Polish Government presents an ultimatum to Lithuania to establish diplomatic ties

Role range: 1932-1939

Border Settlement at Warsaw

Poland forces Lithuania to open its borders

Role range: 1932-1939

Peace Mediation at Teschen

Demands immediate Czech withdrawal from Teschen

Role range: 1932-1939

Treaty Negotiations at Warsaw

Warsaw denounces the 1925 military Treaty with Czechoslovakia

Role range: 1932-1939

Poland renews a non-aggression pact with the USSR to protect against a

Poland renews a non-aggression pact with the USSR to protect against a German invasion

Role range: 1932-1939

Independence of Poland

Agrees Chamberlains proposal of a unilateral British guarantee of Polish independence

Role range: 1932-1939

International Agreement at Warsaw

Agrees Chamberlains proposal of a unilateral British guarantee of Polish independence

Role range: 1932-1939

Rule of Gdansk

Hitler lays claim to the free City of Danzig

Role range: 1932-1939

Alliance Josef Beck and Britain creating a temporary Pact of mutual assistance

Signs an agreement with Britain creating a temporary Pact of mutual assistance

Role range: 1932-1939

Rule of Polish Corridor

Hitler lays claim to the whole of the Polish corridor

Role range: 1932-1939