▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Naz i ▁at roc ities ▁per force ▁ended . ▁However , ▁Soviet ▁opp ression ▁of ▁the ▁Pol es ▁continued . ▁Under ▁Joseph ▁St alin , ▁thousands ▁of ▁soldiers ▁of ▁Poland ' s ▁under ground ▁eg . ▁Home ▁Army ▁( Arm ia ▁K raj owa ) ▁and ▁returning ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁that ▁had ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Western ▁Al lies ▁were ▁imprison ed , ▁tort ured ▁by ▁Soviet ▁NK VD ▁agents ▁( see : ▁W . ▁P ile cki , ▁Ł . ▁C ie p li ński ) ▁and ▁murder ed ▁following ▁st aged ▁tri als ▁like ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁Tri al ▁of ▁the ▁Six teen ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁A ▁similar ▁fate ▁await ed ▁the ▁" c urs ed ▁soldiers ". ▁At ▁least ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁Poland ’ s ▁Home ▁Army ▁were ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Russia . ▁ ▁In ▁Britain ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁British ▁people ▁initially ▁accepted ▁those ▁Polish ▁serv ic emen ▁who ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁Poland ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁commun ist ▁regime . ▁The ▁Pol es ▁resident ▁in ▁Britain ▁served ▁under ▁British ▁command ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain , ▁but ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁g ains ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front ▁both ▁public ▁opinion ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁turned ▁pro - S ov iet ▁and ▁anti - Pol ish . ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁social ists ▁f