Claim: In accordance with the constitution of 1935, President Ignacy Mościcki appointed Władysław Raczkiewicz as his successor, and  Władysław Sikorski took control of the entire property of the Polish State abroad, then after the German invasion of France, the government moved to London, from where it continued to fight the Italians.
Evidence: He transferred the office to General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, who held it for only one day before General Władysław Sikorski and the French government ousted him in favour of Władysław Raczkiewicz.