Polish–Romanian alliance

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The Polish–Romanian alliance was an interwar military and political partnership between Poland and Romania aimed primarily at mutual defense against potential aggression from the Soviet Union and other regional threats.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf interwar alliance
military alliance
political alliance
aimedAgainst Soviet Union
regional threats
alsoKnownAs Polish–Romanian defensive alliance
Polish–Romanian military convention
borderConcern Polish–Soviet border
Romanian–Soviet border
context interwar period
countryInvolved Kingdom of Romania
Second Polish Republic
deFactoEndCause German invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Poland
diplomaticSupportFrom France
endDate 1939-09
focusOfDefense eastern borders of Poland
eastern borders of Romania
formalTerminationContext outbreak of World War II
historicalSignificance key element of interwar security architecture in Eastern Europe
language French
Polish
Romanian
obligation consultation on foreign policy issues of common interest
mutual military assistance in case of unprovoked attack
polishSignatory Józef Piłsudski
primaryPurpose mutual defense
providedFor coordination of military planning
transit of Polish troops through Romania in case of war with Soviet Union
region Eastern Europe
relatedConflict Polish–Soviet War
Russian Civil War
relatedTo French alliance system in Eastern Europe
Little Entente
renewal 1926
1931
1936
romanianSignatory Take Ionescu
securityRole cordon sanitaire against Soviet expansion
signedIn Bucharest
startDate 1921-03-03
successorContext postwar Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
typeOfAgreement defensive treaty
weakenedBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
rise of Nazi Germany

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Polish–Romanian alliance ("Polish–Romanian defensive alliance")
Polish–Romanian alliance ("Polish–Romanian military convention")
alsoKnownAs
Second Polish Republic
alliance

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