▁of ▁their ▁a partment ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁multi - occup ancy ▁accommod ation ▁at ▁Ferdinand straße ▁ 1 9 ▁in ▁Vienna - Le op old stadt ▁(" 2 . ▁Stadt bez irk "). ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁or ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁they ▁were ▁deport ed ▁to ▁the ▁Ł ód ź ▁Gh etto ▁and ▁murder ed . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁react ed ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland ▁by ▁declaring ▁war ▁on ▁Germany . ▁▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later ▁Soviet ▁forces ▁inv aded ▁Poland ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁▁ ▁While ▁everyone ▁waited ▁nerv ously ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁govern ments ▁would ▁do ▁next , ▁physical ▁conditions ▁for ▁Paris ▁residents ▁did ▁not ▁immediately ▁change ▁very ▁much . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁however , ▁the ▁German ▁army ▁inv aded ▁France . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁arm ist ice ▁concluded ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁im posed ▁military ▁occupation ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁and ▁a ▁western ▁coast al ▁strip ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁while ▁creating ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁France ▁a ▁so - called ▁" free ▁zone ", ▁admin ister ed ▁from ▁V ich y ▁by ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁government ▁under ▁a ▁widely ▁respect ed ▁oct ogen arian ▁French ▁war ▁hero . ▁▁ ▁Sel ma ▁Stein met z ▁and ▁O sk ar ▁G ross mann ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁political ▁refuge es ▁who ▁joined ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Paris ians ▁sp ont ane