Many of the hiding places and makeshift bunkers were prepared in advance by those anticipating the fall of the uprising . As a result , the sequence whereby people became Robinsons closely followed the military developments of the insurrection . The first groups went into hiding in Wola during the Wola massacre and in Starówka ( Warsaw Old Town ) , while fighting was still taking place in other parts of the city . The majority of the Robinsons hid when German forces captured the Żoliborz and Śródmieście ( Warsaw City Centre ) districts from the insurgents
Wola massacre
Wola massacre
Robinson Crusoes of Warsaw