What they expected, happened!

As we mentioned before, in '39, Poles were ready to fight in the war. Narutowicz square - the place where Mr Zieliński lived, was very important to the capital defense. Because of this, everyone who lived in the square had to move out to another part of the city. Zielińscy family moved to their friends on Wspólna street. As many historians say Warsaw was very important to Germany's strategy (Fall Weiss) . They decided to assault the capital on the 1st of September at 5:00 am. In Mr Ryszard's opinion the sound of bombarding is a traumatic experience. We’ve seen in Zieliński's eyes that he remembered every second of the action. He can still hear the swish of the missiles and the explosions. We can’t really imagine what an 8 year old boy felt who hid in a bomb shelter and wondered if his house was still standing.

These horrible moments lasted to the end of September (the 28th). Warsaw was conquered. The Zielińscy family came back home which looked the same as it did before the 1st. Only the windows were broken. Two days later, the Germans came to the city. Zieliński and his mother had to live as usual but without a father. The Righteous reminded us that Polish solidarity was increasing due to such a hopeless situation.