Since August 1944, Szpilman was hiding out in an abandoned building at 223 Niepodległości Avenue when he was found in November by a German officer, Captain Wilm Hosenfeld.
Szpilman was hiding out in an abandoned building at 223 Niepodległości Avenue when he was found in November by a German officer. This was since August 1944. Captain Wilm Hosenfeld was a German officer.