<P> The German -- Polish Non-Aggression Pact ( German : Deutsch - polnischer Nichtangriffspakt ; Polish : Polsko - niemiecki pakt o nieagresji ) was an international treaty between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic , signed on January 26 , 1934 . Both countries pledged to resolve their problems by bilateral negotiations and to forgo armed conflict for a period of ten years . It effectively normalized relations between Poland and Germany , which were previously strained by border disputes arising from the territorial settlement in the Treaty of Versailles . Germany effectively recognized Poland 's borders and moved to end an economically damaging customs war between the two countries that had taken place over the previous decade . Before 1933 Poland had worried that some sort of alliance would take place between Germany and the Soviet Union , to the detriment of Poland . Therefore , Poland had a military alliance with France . The Nazis and the Communists were bitter enemies of each other , so when Hitler came to power in 1933 the likelihood of hostile alliance seemed remote . </P>
<P> The German -- Polish Non-Aggression Pact ( German : Deutsch - polnischer Nichtangriffspakt ; Polish : Polsko - niemiecki pakt o nieagresji ) was an international treaty between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic , signed on January 26 , 1934 . Both countries pledged to resolve their problems by bilateral negotiations and to forgo armed conflict for a period of ten years . It effectively normalized relations between Poland and Germany , which were previously strained by border disputes arising from the territorial settlement in the Treaty of Versailles . Germany effectively recognized Poland 's borders and moved to end an economically damaging customs war between the two countries that had taken place over the previous decade . Before 1933 Poland had worried that some sort of alliance would take place between Germany and the Soviet Union , to the detriment of Poland . Therefore , Poland had a military alliance with France . The Nazis and the Communists were bitter enemies of each other , so when Hitler came to power in 1933 the likelihood of hostile alliance seemed remote . </P>
who did germany sign a non aggression pact with in 1939 why was it important
who did germany sign a non aggression pact with in 1939 why was it important
Second Polish Republic effectively normalized relations between Poland and Germany , which were previously strained by border disputes
Second Polish Republic effectively normalized relations between Poland and Germany , which were previously strained by border disputes