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| 1918, Oct. 12 |
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| The regency council took charge of affairs on the collapse of the Central powers. But the Ukrainians had already begun the invasion of Galicia. | 1 |
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| Nov. 1 |
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| Poland soon made war on Ukraine, reconquering Galicia for the new Polish state. | 2 |
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| Nov. 3 |
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| The POLISH REPUBLIC WAS PROCLAIMED at Warsaw. This soon fell under the control of Pilsudski, who returned from his German captivity on Nov. 10 and was granted full military power by the regency council, which thereupon resigned (Nov. 14). Under Pilsudski's direction the Poles continued their advance in Galicia, taking Lemberg (Nov. 23). At the same time they attempted to realize their aspirations in the west. | 3 |
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| Dec. 27–28 |
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| Polish forces occupied Posen (Poznan) with their troops. Pilsudski succeeded in reaching agreements with other provisional governments (that of Ignace Daszynski at Kraków and that of Dmowski and Ignace Jan Paderewski at Paris). | 4 |
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