To Protect His Money In WW2, One Man Went To Extreme Lengths

3. New Life

As you can imagine, the tensions were incredibly high at the time in both West and East Germany. The two parts were controlled by opposing nations, East by the Soviets and the other by the Americans.

Daily Mail

Those placed in the Soviet-controlled territory of Germany were used as forced labour for years while anyone who ended up in the American Zone found their way in Refuge camps for a long time.  Rudi and his family were among those that ended up in the American zone.