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A month into war and with Warsaw destroyed, Harry is desperate for news. Kasia joins the Polish resistance.

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Jonah Hauer-King on the set of World on Fire

Re-Creating Warsaw

<img width="640" height="360" src="https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor-640x360.jpg" class="attachment-mp-norml-thumbnail size-mp-norml-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Kasia (Zofia Wichlacz) prepares to flee Warsaw in World on Fire Episode 2" loading="lazy" srcset="https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor-640x360.jpg 640w, https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor-300x169.jpg 300w, https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor-768x432.jpg 768w, https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor-384x216.jpg 384w, https://staging.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/world-on-fire-ep2-recap-icon-1920-1080-compressor.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" />

Season 1: Episode 2 Recap

Polish soldiers from antiaircraft artillery unit during Siege of Warsaw in September, 1939

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Season 1: Episode 2 History & Images

Zofia Wichłacz Adds Fire To Kasia’s Grief

German troops march through the Champs Elysees, Paris, France

World War II Major Events Timeline

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Season 1: Meet the Characters of World on Fire

Julia Brown singing as Lois Bennett in World on Fire

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Polish soldiers from antiaircraft artillery unit during Siege of Warsaw in September, 1939

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World on Fire | Special Feature

Season 1: Episode 2 History & Images

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World on Fire | Special Feature

Season 1: Episode 2 Recap

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