 Germany yakatanga Hondo Yenyika II nokupinda muPoland ichibva kumadokero musi waSeptember 1, 1939, uye Soviet Union yakapinda ichibva kumabvazuvamazuva gumi nematanhatu gare gare. Żychlińsky neshamwari dzake vakarenda tekisi uye, nokuda kwebhadharo inoshamisa ye400 złoty, vakaita kuti mutyairi avaendese kumabvazuva kuRwizi rweBug. Ikoko akaita kuti igwa rimuperekedze mhiri kworwizi kuenda kunharaunda yePoland yaitongwa neSoviet, pedyo neBiałystok. Vakawanda vomumhuri yemudetembi vakaramba vari munharaunda yaitongwa neGermany. Amai vake, vanununa vatatu, uye dzimwe nhengo dzemhuri pakupedzisira vakafira mumakamuri egasi omumusasa wokuparadza weChełmno. Akagara muLvov Lviv kwenguva yakati. Akabva atamira kuKolomyya, kwaaigara nemhuri yekwaKanter. Muna January, 1941 akaroorwa naIsaac Kanter. Isaac Kanter akanga ari chiremba wepfungwa akadzidza uyo akanyorawo; aiziva Żychlińsky kubva kuWarsaw. Kupinda kweGermany muSoviet Union kwakatanga muna June 1941. Żychlińsky nomurume wake vakatizira kumabvazuva zvakare, pakupedzisira vachibva vasvika pedyo neKazan. Isaac Kanter akashanda somurapi muuto reSoviet munguva yehondo. Musi waFebruary 15, 1943, mwanakomana wavo Marek akaberekwa. 