Władysław Raczkiewicz was a Polish politician, lawyer, diplomat and President of Poland-in-exile from 1939 until his death in 1947. Until 1945, he was the internationally recognized Polish head of state, and the Polish government-in-exile was recognized as the continuation of the Polish government of 1939.
Raczkiewicz in 1930
Polish government-in-exile
The Polish government-in-exile, officially known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in exile, was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Poland of September 1939, and the subsequent occupation of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic, which brought to an end the Second Polish Republic.
Władysław Sikorski, first Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile.
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 102 11032, August Zaleski
Image: Edward Raczynski
Image: Kazimierz Sabbat