With the end of the war the MOD were faced with a new problem, that of Polish forces that fought alongside the British throughout the war, not only to free Poland but also Europe from Nazi domination. The Yalta Conference did not give Poland its freedom, on the contrary Poland now found itself under communist control. The Polish forces felt betrayed and unwilling to go back to communist-dominated Poland. The now disused camps found a new lease of life as accommodation for the Polish troops and their families.