One proposed explanation for Polish participation is that Soviet authorities hoped returning sailors would bring the trial results home. Many Polish naval personnel refused to return to a Poland they regarded as Soviet-occupied. In this interpretation, their refusal frustrated an attempt to obtain technical knowledge through the crews. The proposed Soviet motive remains speculative.
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Polish crews and a proposed Soviet route to trial data
A speculative explanation links Soviet interest in Polish participation to hopes of receiving weapons-trial information from returning crews.