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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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