The recruitment process met obstacles . Significant numbers of Polish officers were missing as a result of the Katyn massacre ( 1940 ) , unknown at that time to the Poles . The Soviets did not want citizens of the Second Polish Republic who were not ethnic Poles ( such as Jews , Belarusians and Ukrainians ) to be eligible for recruitment . The newly established military units did not receive proper logistical support or supplies . Some administrators of Soviet camps holding the Poles interfered with the already authorized release of their Polish inmates
Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
Anders' Army