▁of ▁deport ed ▁Pol es . ▁According ▁to ▁him , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁exactly ▁ 2 9 7 , 2 8 0 ▁Pol es ▁were ▁deport ed , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁another ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁These ▁numbers ▁do ▁not ▁include ▁P . O . W . s , ▁prisoners , ▁small ▁groups , ▁people ▁arrested ▁trying ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁new ▁borders , ▁people ▁who ▁volunt arily ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁USS R , ▁and ▁men ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁and ▁into ▁construction ▁batt al ions ▁or ▁st roy b ats . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁following ▁the ▁German ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁the ▁dram atic ▁change ▁in ▁Soviet / Pol ish ▁relations , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁note ▁from ▁Ber ia ▁to ▁St alin , ▁ 3 8 9 , 0 4 1 ▁Polish ▁citizens ▁( including ▁ 2 0 0 , 8 2 8 ▁eth nic ▁Pol es , ▁ 9 0 , 6 6 2 ▁Jews , ▁ 3 1 , 3 9 2 ▁Uk ra ini ans , ▁ 2 7 , 4 1 8 ▁Bel orus si ans , ▁ 3 , 4 2 1 ▁Rus si ans , ▁and ▁ 2 , 2 9 1 ▁persons ▁of ▁other ▁national ities ) ▁held ▁in ▁special ▁settlement s ▁and ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁cam ps ▁were ▁granted ▁' am n esty