In accordance with the constitution of 1935, President Ignacy Mocicki appointed Wadysaw Raczkiewicz as his successor, and  Wadysaw 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.
He transferred the office to General Bolesaw Wieniawa-Dugoszowski, who held it for only one day before General Wadysaw Sikorski and the French government ousted him in favour of Wadysaw Raczkiewicz. 
