The Nazis released private soldiers after some time, while officers were sent to the POWs. Much worse fate awaited Polish soldiers taken prisoner by the Soviets. Private soldiers, including numerous Polish civilians from the regions occupied by Russia, were transported to the Soviet labour-camps (the so-called gulags) in Siberia and the Far East. Officers were put into the POWs and after some time any contact with them was lost.
Los soldados rasos, junto a una gran parte de la población polaca civil de los territorios ocupados por Rusia, fueron trasladados a los gulags de Siberia y del Lejano Oriente. Los oficiales fueron encerrados en campos de prisioneros. Tras un cierto tiempo se perdió el contacto con ellos.