German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact

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The German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact was a 1934 treaty between Nazi Germany and Poland intended to guarantee mutual non-aggression, which was effectively nullified when Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

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instanceOf bilateral treaty
non-aggression pact
alsoKnownAs German–Polish Declaration of Non-Aggression
German–Polish Non-Aggression Declaration
archivedIn German Federal Archives
Polish state archives
context interwar period
prelude to World War II
countrySignatory Germany
Poland
dateSigned 1934-01-26
deFactoEndDate 1939-09-01
effectOnRelations temporary improvement of German–Polish relations
enteredIntoForce 1934-01-26
extendedDuration to 1944
historicalAssessment seen as a tactical move by Nazi Germany
seen as an attempt by Poland to secure its borders
initialDuration 10 years
language German
Polish
locationSigned Berlin
negotiatedBy Józef Lipski
Konstantin von Neurath
policyAssociatedWith Piłsudski’s policy of balance between Germany and the Soviet Union
precedesEvent outbreak of World War II in Europe
purpose improve German–Polish relations
mutual non-aggression
stabilize Poland’s western border
relatedTo German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Locarno Treaties
Polish–French alliance
Treaty of Versailles
renewalDate 1938-11-05
signatoryGovernment Nazi Germany
Second Polish Republic
signatoryLeader Adolf Hitler
Józef Piłsudski
stipulation commitment to resolve disputes by negotiation
renunciation of force in bilateral relations
terminatedByEvent German invasion of Poland
linked to: Invasion of Poland
violatedBy Germany
violationDate 1939-09-01
yearSigned 1934

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Invasion of Poland precededBy German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact
German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact alsoKnownAs German–Polish Declaration of Non-Aggression
linked to: German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact
German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact alsoKnownAs German–Polish Non-Aggression Declaration
linked to: German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact
Poland–Soviet Union non-aggression pact relatedTo German–Polish non-aggression pact
linked to: German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact
Polish–German negotiations of the 1930s mainTopic Polish–German Non-Aggression Pact
linked to: German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact
Polish–German negotiations of the 1930s relatedEvent Polish–German Non-Aggression Pact
linked to: German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact