Eight days later Nazi Germany invaded the Second Polish Republic. Expecting military aid from Britain and France, Poland chose not to activate the Polish-Romanian Alliance in order to be able to use the Romanian Bridgehead strategy. A neutral Romania would be used to resupply the Polish troops and could be used as an escape corridor in case of defeat. Following the fall of Poland, the Polish government, the treasury of the National Bank of Poland and about 120,000 Polish troops withdrew through the Romania, the majority of those troops joined the newly formed Polish Armed Forces in the West in France and the United Kingdom during 1939 and 1940.Kwan Yuk Pan, "Polish veterans to take pride of place in victory parade" , Financial Times, May 25, 2007. Last accessed on 31 March 2006.
eight days later nazi germany invaded the second polish republic expecting military aid from britain and france poland chose not to activate the polish-romanian alliance in order to be able to use the romanian bridgehead strategy a neutral romania would be used to resupply the polish troops and could be used as an escape corridor in case of defeat following the fall of poland the polish government the treasury of the national bank of poland and about 120000 polish troops withdrew through the romania the majority of those troops joined the newly formed polish armed forces in the west in france and the united kingdom during 1939 and 1940kwan yuk pan "polish veterans to take pride of place in victory parade"  financial times may 25 2007 last accessed on 31 march 2006