Wladislaw Anders. who had until that time been imprisoned under the most brutal conditions in the NKVDs infamous Lubianka Prison. was given the job of incorporating Poles in Russia into a fighting unit. The task that faced General Anders was a heartbreaking one. Many Poles could not be located or were not released. while those who were free to join were illclad. starved. and diseased. Gradually the camps began to disgorge some of the imprisoned Poles. They arrived by the thousands from the various Russian campsmen and women and children who had been prisoners of war or deported civilians. They came from all parts of Russia. barefoot. tattered. in remnants of old Polish uniforms. They represented a cross section of Polish life.
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