At the end of the First World War, there were two to three million ex-prisoners of war from various nations dispersed throughout Russia; within two years of the commission's foundation, it had helped 425,000 of them return home.
Esimese maailmasõja lõpul oli ainuüksi Venemaal 2–3 miljonit endist sõjavangi eri riikidest – kahe aastaga aitas komitee neist 425 000 koju tagasi pöörduda.