Operation AXIOM: Between the Wars
12-14 May 1926: The May Coup—Army units in Warsaw, loyal to Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski, demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Wincenty Witos; fighting ensued, & to avoid a broader civil war Witos & President Stanisław Wojciechowski resigned; a new Sanation government was installed under President Ignacy Mościcki & Prime Minister Kazimierz Bartel; 279 souls were lost.
Commentary: Piłsudski held the reins of power until his death in 1935, though he was never formally president. The Sanation government reigned until Poland was conquered at the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, continuing as the Polish government-in-exile against both the Nazis & the Communists, formally passing its responsibilities to the Third Polish Republic in 1990.
Lest we forget.
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