 Nyora kupfuurira kwendima iyi - Muna August 1939, kusainwa kwechibvumirano cheNazi-Soviet chokusava nechisimba kwakazarura nzira yokuparadzaniswa kutsva kwePoland, kushandiswa kwechiuto uko neGermany neSoviet Union mwedzi wakatevera kwakaratidzira kutanga kweHondo yeNyika II. Hornig akaramba ari pabasa rake rokufudza munguva yose yehondo, uye pakuvamba kwa1945 akanga ari chapupu chenguva imwe chete kubva mukati meguta reRed Armys three month Siege of Breslauuye kukundwa kweguta kwakazotevera. Pashure pokunge guta guru raparadzwa, uye pashure pokufa kukuru, musi wa4 May Hornig akanga ari mumwe wevafundisi vomuguta vaitungamirira vana kuti akumbire pachena kuti Hermann Niehoff, mutungamiri wevarwi veGermany apinze Breslau kuSoviets. Niehoff haana kupindura uye mumasikati Hornig akadzokorora chikumbiro mumashoko kune vatungamiri vehondo. 