ists ▁gain ing ▁the ▁upper ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Polish ▁government . ▁Poland ▁was ▁under ▁Soviet ▁control , ▁both ▁directly ▁( Red ▁Army , ▁NK VD , ▁deport ations ▁to ▁the ▁SU ) ▁and ▁indirect ly ▁( N K VD ▁created ▁the ▁Polish ▁political ▁police ▁U B ). ▁ ▁As ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁territ ories ▁passed ▁from ▁occup ying ▁forces ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁to ▁the ▁subsequent ▁occup ying ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet - im posed ▁pu ppet ▁satellite ▁state , ▁Poland ' s ▁new ▁economic ▁system ▁was ▁for ci b ly ▁im posed ▁and ▁began ▁moving ▁towards ▁a ▁radical , ▁commun ist ▁cent r ally ▁planned ▁economy . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁steps ▁in ▁that ▁direction ▁involved ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁reform ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Polish ▁Committee ▁of ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁government ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁All ▁est ates ▁over ▁ 0 . 5   km 2 ▁in ▁pre - war ▁Polish ▁territ ories ▁and ▁all ▁over ▁ 1   km 2 ▁in ▁former ▁German ▁territ ories ▁were ▁national ised ▁without ▁compens ation . ▁In ▁total , ▁ 3 1 , 0 0 0   km 2 ▁of ▁land ▁were ▁national ised ▁in ▁Poland ▁and ▁ 5 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁German ▁territ ories , ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0   km 2 ▁were ▁red ist ributed ▁to ▁far mers ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁government