Józef Piłsudski was a Polish political leader and the chief of state (head of state) of Poland from 1918 to 1922. He held many political, military, and administrative positions, including Marshal (1920 onwards), Prime Minister (1926-1928, 1930), and the de-facto leader of the Second Polish Republic (1926-1935). He is best remembered for playing a significant role in the re-establishment of Poland as an independent state. From his early political life, Józef dreamed of an independent Poland. He joined the Polish Socialist Party in his youth. After the ‘World War I,’ he moved his focus from the ‘Central Powers’ and worked with the ‘Triple Entente’ to defeat the former. He commanded the Polish forces during the ‘Battle of Warsaw’ (1920). After independence, he became the chief of state, a title he relinquished after he took a break from active politics in 1923. He returned to politics after three years, in the May 1926 coup d'état and was offered the position of the President. He, however, turned it down. He served as the Minister of Military Affairs, General Inspector of the Armed Forces, and the Chairman of the War Council.