▁also ▁station ed ▁in ▁Poland ▁as ▁in ▁all ▁other ▁Wars aw ▁P act ▁countries . ▁The ▁U B ▁and ▁succeed ing ▁S B ▁were ▁chief ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ▁that ▁acted ▁as ▁secret ▁police , ▁similar ▁to ▁East ▁German ▁St asi ▁and ▁Soviet ▁K GB . ▁The ▁official ▁police ▁organization , ▁responsible ▁for ▁supposed ▁peace keep ing ▁and ▁violent ▁thro tt ling ▁of ▁protest s , ▁was ▁renamed ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Milit ia ▁( MO ). ▁ ▁The ▁Milit ia ' s ▁el ite ▁Z OM O ▁squad s ▁committed ▁serious ▁cr imes ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁in ▁power , ▁including ▁the ▁har sh ▁treatment ▁of ▁protest ers , ▁arrest ▁of ▁opposition ▁leaders ▁and ▁in ▁extreme ▁cases ▁murder , ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁regime ▁during ▁its ▁rule . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Poland ▁had ▁a ▁high ▁imprison ment ▁rate ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lowest ▁crime ▁rates ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Y al ta ▁Conference ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁St alin ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁present ▁his ▁western ▁al lies , ▁Franklin ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁W inst on ▁Church ill , ▁with ▁a ▁fait ▁accomp li ▁in ▁Poland . ▁His ▁armed ▁forces ▁were ▁in ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁the ▁commun ists ▁were ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁its ▁administration . ▁The ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁lands ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Cur zon ▁Line , ▁which ▁it