Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Home front during World War II
Table title:
Civilian Sentiment and Government War Efforts
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1939 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1943 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1944 </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Defectors </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 669 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Deserters </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 669* </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1023 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1085 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How many defectors and deserters were in 1939?
Answer:
669 is the number of deserters and defectors in 1939.