Complex sentence: After the 1939 German invasion of Poland and occupation of Żywiec, Brasse's hometown in southern Poland, he was interrogated by the Schutzstaffel (SS), refused to swear allegiance to Hitler, and was imprisoned for three months.
Split into simpler sentences: After the 1939 German invasion of Poland and occupation of Brasse's hometown Żywiec, in southern Poland, he was interrogated by the Schutzstaffel (SS). He refused to swear allegiance to Hitler, and was imprisoned for three months.