▁about ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁transfer ▁power ▁and ▁appoint ing ▁W ład ys ław ▁R ac zk iew icz , ▁the ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁Senate , ▁as ▁his ▁successor . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Article ▁ 2 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Poland , ▁adopted ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Article ▁ 2 4 ▁provided ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁or ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁that ▁Mo śc icki ▁res igned . ▁ ▁R ac zk iew icz , ▁who ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁Paris , ▁immediately ▁took ▁his ▁constitution al ▁o ath ▁at ▁the ▁Polish ▁Emb ass y ▁and ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Poland . ▁R ac zk iew icz ▁then ▁appointed ▁General ▁W ład ys ław ▁S ikor ski ▁to ▁be ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁After ▁Edward ▁R yd z - Ś m ig ły ▁stepped ▁down , ▁R ac zk iew icz ▁also ▁made ▁S ikor ski ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Navy ▁escaped ▁to ▁Britain , ▁and ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Polish ▁soldiers ▁and ▁air men ▁escaped ▁through ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁Roman ia ▁or ▁across ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁fight ▁in ▁France . ▁Many ▁Pol es ▁subsequently ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Al lied ▁operations : ▁in ▁Norway ▁( N ar vik ), ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1