He saw the newly independent Poland (formed in late 1918) as the bridge his Red Army would have to cross in order to assist and foment other revolutionary movements in Europe.

[1] After the German garrisons were withdrawn from the Eastern Front following the Armistice, both Soviet Russian armies and Polish ones moved in to fill the vacuum.

Before this date Dąbrowski's unit loaded two companies into an armored train in Bereza Kartuska and rode to Byteń, where he surprised the Soviet Warsaw Rifle Regiment, which was unprepared to defend.

[10] After minor skirmishes with the enemy retreating, Narbutt-Łuczyński took Drohiczyn, and on 3 March, together with Jeśman's unit, he took Janow Poleski (Ivanava), where 20 were captured.

Dąbrowski's division on the night of 27–28 February captured Kosów, and on 1 March Chomsk [pl], establishing contact with Narbutt-Łuczyński in Janow Poleski.

[11] Around 14:00 Pinsk was captured, while the Red Army, to avoid encirclement, hastily retreated towards the southern shore of Pina.