Murders, deportations, intimidation, expulsions from their homes. From the very first moments of taking power in Poland, the Soviets brutally targeted all civilians. Shortly after the war, when it seemed the Poles' ordeal was finally over, the Soviets experienced them again. During the Augustów Roundup, thousands of Poles perished. The exact number remains unknown.
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Murders, deportations, intimidation, expulsions from their homes. From the very first moments of taking power in Poland, the Soviets brutally targeted all civilians. Shortly after the war, when it seemed the Poles' ordeal was finally over, the Soviets experienced them again. During the Augustów Roundup, thousands of Poles perished. The exact number remains unknown.