Józef Beck w bitwie pod Kostiuchnówką (przyczynek do biografii)

TLDR: Beck was not only a diplomat and politician, but also a military officer and his war experiences influenced his political concepts as discussed by the authors, and participated in the Polish Legions in the First World War.

Abstract: Jozef Beck wstąpil do Legionow jako ochotnik. Posiadając wyksztalcenie techniczne, trafil do artylerii. Jako podporucznik wziąl udzial w bitwie pod Kostiuchnowką (4–6 VII 1916). W chwili ataku Rosjan znajdowal sie na wysunietym punkcie obserwacyjnym, skąd skutecznie kierowal ogniem artyleryjskim. Na stanowisku tym wytrwal do momentu zblizania sie nieprzyjaciol i wycofal sie w ostatniej chwili. Beck byl nie tylko dyplomatą i politykiem, ale rowniez oficerem, dla ktorego doświadczenia frontowe mialy wplyw na koncepcje polityczne. Jozef Beck joined the Polish Legions as a volunteer. With his technical education, he was assigned to the artillery. As second lieutenant he fought in the Battle of Kostiuchnowka (nowadays the village of Kostyukhnivka in Ukraine) on 4–6 July 1916. At the time of the Russian attack he was in an advanced observation point, from where he successfully commanded artillery fire. He held out until the enemy approached and withdrew in the very last moment. Beck was not only a diplomat and politician, he was also a military officer and his war experiences influenced his political concepts.