How did Władysław Szpilman survive the German invasion of Poland?
He stayed at home
He joined the military
He went into hiding
He fled to another country
Answer
Szpilman went into hiding, first with friends, and then with Polish Resistance members in a flat in Warsaw. He lived under an assumed name and avoided capture by the Nazis for two and a half years, until the Red Army liberated Warsaw in January 1945.
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