Josef Klemens Pilsudski Biography and Timeline

Birth of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Birth of Josef Klemens Pilsudski, near Vilna into an impoverished noble family

Arrest of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Given 5 yrs in Siberia on the false charge of conspiring to assassinate Alexander III

Arrest of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Released from his arrest

PSP

Founds the Polish Socialist Party

Party Leader

Appointed Party Leader of the Polish Socialist Party

Editor

Appointed Editor of The Robotnik, "The Worker"

Role range: 1894-1902

Arrest of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Manages to escape to England & returns to Poland in 1902

Role range: 1894-1902

Exile of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Manages to escape to England & returns to Poland in 1902

Role range: 1894-1902

Robotnik

The "Robotnik" newspaper is suppressed

Role range: 1894-1902

Exile of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Returns to Poland

Role range: 1894-1902

Arrest of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Arrested for anti-Tsarist activity

Role range: 1894-1902

Party Leader

Appointed Leader of the party's military wing

Role range: 1894-1902

Exile of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Exiled after serving 5 yrs hard labour for anti-Tsarist activities

Role range: 1894-1902

Invasion of Russia

Leads his private Polish army which invades Russia

Role range: 1914-1918

Private Army

Organizes a secret & private Polish army of 10,000 to fight against Russia

Role range: 1914-1918

Independence of Poland

Forms a movement for a free Poland

Role range: 1914-1918

Partition

The partition of Poland by Germany & Austria

Role range: 1914-1918

Council of State

Appointed Member of Polish Council of State

Role range: 1916-1916

Constitution of Poland

The Central Powers establish Poland as a semi-autonomous client state

Role range: 1914-1918

Independence of Poland

The Central Powers establish Poland as a semi-autonomous client state

Role range: 1914-1918

Rule of Poland

The Central Powers establish Poland as a semi-autonomous client state

Role range: 1914-1918

Commander of Polish Army

Appointed Commander of the Army

Commander of Polish Army

Appointed Commander of the Army

Role range: 1914-1918

Independence of Poland

Poland is given semi-independence by Central Powers

Role range: 1914-1918

Oath

Refuses to take the oath of allegiance to the Central Powers

Role range: 1914-1918

Arrest of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Arrested after refusing to swear an oath of allegience to the Central Powers

Role range: 1914-1918

Rule of Vilna

A dispute between Poland & Lithuania takes place over the Polish rule of Vilna

Role range: 1918-1921

Government

Forms a provisional Government

Provisional Government

Forms a provisional Government

Independence of Poland

The Republic of Poland is founded

Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff of a small independent Polish Army

Arrest of Josef Klemens Pilsudski

Released during the armistice

Role range: 1914-1918

President of Poland

Appointed President of Poland after the collapse of the central powers

Battle of Warsaw

Defeats the Russians

Role range: 1919-1920

Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

Battle of Vistula

Drives the Bolsheviks out of Poland

Role range: 1919-1920

Bolshevik Party

Drives the Bolsheviks out of Poland

Role range: 1919-1920

Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

Role range: 1919-1920

Constitution of Poland

The powers of the President are cut back & Pilsudski refuses to stand for election

Election

The powers of the President are cut back & Pilsudski refuses to stand for election