Aliatul român în opinia sferelor militare și diplomatice poloneze
Romanian Ally in the Opinions of the Polish Military and Political Spheres

Summary/Abstract: Polish foreign policy with Romania during the interwar years, due to the Soviet threat, was based on the military alliance with Romania. As a result, the Polish military and political services were interested in the Romanian Army and its role in the domestic security situation that permitted the continuity of this alliance. Generally, Poles did not give good marks to the Romanian Army. In their opinion, Romanians disregarded the danger from the East and the security of Bessarabia, overestimated the Hungarian threat, and had too much confidence in France. Poles also pointed to the integration problems of “Great Romania,” which weakened its value as an ally. On the other hand, Polish perceptions always contained considerable optimism and emphasized realistically that the situation was improving in many respects. Nevertheless, contemporary evidence suggests that Poland needed Romania more than Romania needed Poland.

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