Condamnées à s’allier. La Pologne et la France à la fin de la Grande Guerre et dans l’immédiat après-guerre (1917–1921)
Condemned to be allies. Poland and France at the end of the Great War and in the immediate post-war period (1917–1921)

Summary/Abstract: Roman Dmowski and his camp, including Erazm Piltz, used the evolution of French foreign policy and the existence of the Polish National Committee in Paris to pressure the French government to include Polish independence in the Allies’ war aims. France’s increased interest in Polish affairs in late 1917 resulted partly from the loss of its Russian ally and partly from a strong desire to weaken Germany as much as possible. France then began to modify its policy in Eastern Europe and included in its future plans the possibility of including the new Central European states in its alliance system. Finally, in 1921, France and Poland concluded a two-part alliance: a political agreement and a secret military convention. For France, in the political and military spheres, Poland was nothing more than a “rear ally”, an ally against Germany, as well as an ally that raised many objections in the Quai d’Orsay. It also played a very important role for French investors. For Poland, on the other hand, the alliance with France as a victorious power was a very important factor in its foreign policy, because Poland absolutely needed a partner among the European powers.

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