Wolfgang lotz's character story.

With the sharp opposition between local Arabs and Jewish immigrants, Jews established their own secret military organization Hagana to defend themselves. 1937, Lotz joined the organization at the age of 16. After the outbreak of World War II, Lotz joined the British army. Because he was proficient in German, Hebrew, Arabic and English, he was sent to Egypt to help judge Nazi prisoners of war and spent the whole war in Egypt and North Africa. 1948, when the Israeli war of independence broke out, Lotz commanded an untrained army composed of immigrants to take part in the battle of Latron. 1956 When the Suez Canal War broke out, Lotz, who had been promoted to major brigade commander, led his troops to the war.

Soon, the Israeli military intelligence agency recruited wolfgang lotz as an agent. Rhodes was chosen because he once lived in Germany. His strong body, fair skin and blond hair made Amon think he could easily dress up as a German. In addition, he can drink, which is completely in line with people's general imagination of a German officer, but more importantly, he took a fancy to his inner performance quality. He is good at chatting with people, and soon he can get acquainted and become bosom friends. He is also suitable to play a generous and likable man. From then on, wolfgang lotz began his mysterious and exciting spy career.

From 65438 to 0954, the Egyptian government launched an anti-Semitic movement, and Nasser even invited the former German Nazis to work for it. Amon thought it was an excellent opportunity for Israeli agents to enter Egypt, and decided to let Lotz, who had completed strict training, enter Egypt as a German. After entering Egypt, Lotz accepted a half-true and half-false life resume: 192 1 was born in Mannheim, and 1933 entered Munson Humanities Middle School in Berlin. After graduating from high school, he joined Rommel's African Corps 1 15 Division, where he served until the end of World War II. After the war, he lived in Australia 1 1 year. As a racetrack owner, he made a fortune and learned to raise horses. I missed my hometown and went back to Germany. According to this resume, Lotz was sent to Germany to declare his account in Berlin, where he accumulated false experiences. However, no disguise can withstand scrutiny. As long as you investigate carefully, you will expose clues. In order to make this possible investigation difficult in the future, Lotz changed his address frequently during his stay in Germany, so he stayed in Germany for a whole year. Lotz gave full play to his acting talent and dressed himself as a former Nazi officer who was dissatisfied with the current government. Now he is a German businessman. He joined an equestrian club in Berlin and met a businessman named Elias Gordon. The businessman admired Lotz's profound knowledge in raising horses and introduced him to another businessman who likes horses. They agreed to build an Arabian thoroughbred breeding base and an equestrian center on the Nile. In order to finalize the feasibility of this plan, two businessmen decided to pay Lotz to go to Egypt for a short-term field trip first.

19611At the beginning of October, wolfgang lotz came to Alexandria as a German tourist and horse breeder. The next day, as a horse rider and a horse fan, he came to the Knight Club in Jizihe. The club is sponsored by Egyptian cavalry officers, and foreigners are also very popular here. Here, Lotz first met the honorary chairman of the club-General Yusuf Ali Gulab, the police chief of Alexandria, and soon became a frequent visitor to his home. Later, General Yusuf introduced Lotz to other club officials, saying that he was the leading horse breeder and trainer in Germany. In this way, it only took Lotz more than six months to get to know the elites of the local society. The rich and skillful German Nazi officer was handsome, generous and humorous, and soon became a very popular person. He paid special attention to establishing friendship with Egyptian officers and drinking and chatting with them, from which he gained a lot of valuable information. Half a year later, Lotz thought that his identity and environment were no longer a problem, so he returned to Europe and contacted Amon's coordinator in Paris. Amon gave him a large sum of activity funds and a micro transceiver, and gave him a formal task: to determine the location of Egyptian fortifications, understand their military value, and monitor the German-Austrian aircraft missile designers who are about to arrive in Egypt.

While in France, Lotz met a German-American woman named Waltraud on the train. The beautiful blue-eyed blonde immediately fell in love with Lotz. The initial offensive didn't work, but it didn't take long for them to fall in love. Waltraud graduated from Swiss Tourism College and now works as a secretary in the manager's office of a hotel in Los Angeles. This time she went to Germany to visit her parents. As a spy, Lotz's actions made the Israeli headquarters feel headache and anger. He not only insisted on marrying this German woman, but also confessed his spy status and mission. He even got married without Amon's consent, and threatened the headquarters that he would not return to Cairo unless he was asked to bring his wife. Amon's director amit finally agreed to his request. Rhodes' mistakes and reckless words and deeds are unpleasant, but this identity is not a bad thing for Rhodes to engage in espionage. And this is enough to prove that he is a rare agent. In this way, Lotz not only got the appreciation of his immediate boss, but also got the full support of his new wife.

When Lotz returned to Egypt with his beautiful wife, he was warmly welcomed by General Yusuf and others again. At this time, wolfgang lotz, with deep pockets, really began to play the role of German horse breeder, and was affectionately called "Beard" by the friends of Knight Club. Knights Club is located near the racecourse of Gizh Sports Club on Nile Island. The Lotz couple spent a lot of money to buy several Arabian thoroughbred horses and hired Mulikai, the coach of Heliopolis Equestrian Center, to train them. Lotz is interested in the location of Heliopolis Equestrian Center, not the riding skills of coach Murikai. Because except for some armed forces in the canal area, the Egyptian army is actually concentrated in a huge base in the desert near Heliopolis. Every large-scale operation of motorized troops should start from here, and the equestrian center is near the military base

Every morning, Lotz takes his beautiful young wife to the racecourse to watch Murikai train horses. Out of concern for his thoroughbred horse, Lotz always stands on a five-meter-high tower, holding a high-powered telescope to observe horse training, often for hours at a time.

However, drunkenness does not mean alcohol. Lotz is not really concerned about his horse at this time. He only needs to move the telescope slightly to the right, and he can have a panoramic view of all the activities in the base. With the spy's unique keen observation and military career experience, Lotz can identify the type of vehicle at a glance, judge whether it is tactical transfer or exercise, whether the troops come out for training or take the military vehicle out for repair, and so on. It is through this series of observations that Lotz even judged the important transfer of Egyptian armored forces to Sinai Peninsula.

Knights club officials soon discovered that the rich Mr. Lotz was becoming more and more interested in thoroughbred horses. On one occasion, Major Alouie Gazzi, a cavalry officer, asked Lotz that he was going to buy a horse. Lotz explicitly told him to buy it, but since he didn't have his own stable yet, he didn't know where to put it after buying it. Because the stables in the club are full. Major Ghazi told him that he could put the horse in the stable of Abashi barracks. Colonel Omar Hadari, commander of the Abashi cavalry and captain of the steeplechase team, thinks there is nothing wrong with this. He has many places, and every horse can be taken good care of by soldiers.

This is certainly a good suggestion. Roots pretended to regret that he couldn't go in and out of the barracks casually, so he couldn't go to see his horse regularly.

Hearing this, the officers specially gave the couple a pass. Since then, Abashi Barracks have opened their doors to wolfgang lotz and his wife. The officers not only warmly received them every time, but even showed them around every corner. This military base in Egypt is no longer a secret.

However, who would have thought that Mr. Lotz, dressed in Bavarian national costume and wearing a goose feather hat, would be an Israeli spy?

Now, the competent Waltraud not only supports Rhodes' intelligence gathering, but also becomes his right-hand man. The couple cooperated very well. They have a wide range of friends, besides General Yusuf and young officers of the Knights Club, as well as general abdul sallam Lai Su Mang, a military logistics expert, General Fuad Osman and Colonel mohsin Said of the Military Counterintelligence Bureau, and even Egyptian Vice President Hussein Shafi. They all regard Lotz as a trusted former Nazi officer, so they often inadvertently reveal a lot of valuable information. Once, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes invited them to a family dinner, and their friends thanked their hosts for their warm hospitality. General Yusuf offered to accompany the Rhodes couple on their trip, and the Rhodes couple accepted the invitation happily. Then Lotz asked his wife to continue chatting with General Yusuf. He turned to General Fuad because he heard them mention the word "destruction" in their conversation just now. The general hesitated, and then told him that there had been an explosion in a house recently, and five people were killed. It is said that the Israelis did it. The explosives were brought in from outside in a spare parts box. Then please don't let it out and let the outside world know about it. Lotz pretended to get the message and nodded.

After drinking, the conversation became more and more interesting. The guests gradually came in small groups, and Roots happened to be sitting next to General abdul sallam, who was in charge of the mobilization of armed forces and the transportation of ammunition. The lame general in the battle of Suez Canal was full of complaints. He said that Egyptian soldiers not only lack training, but also have low morale and inefficient administrative departments. Army officers can't make any decisions, and their tactical concepts are extremely outdated. Although the Soviets were invited to guide the work, they didn't believe it. There is no cooperation between the troops, the orders issued are contradictory, or the command is completely lost. Rhodes listened quietly. He is interested in that Egypt transferred an infantry brigade from here to the canal area, equipped with a batch of Soviet planes and weapons. The general also revealed that although the war was not fought immediately, it was inevitable after all.

That evening, wolfgang lotz sent the information to the Israeli intelligence headquarters. In order to understand the real intention of the brigade to move to the canal area, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes pretended to be a pair of ordinary tourists who wanted to swim in the Dead Sea and made a field trip.

In this way, wolfgang lotz easily collected all kinds of information and sent it back to the headquarters of Amon.

1963, after Israeli military intelligence director General Mel amit was transferred to Mossad, he transferred Lodz from Amon to Mossad's leadership, and placed infinite expectations on him, calling him "the eye of Cairo" in Tel Aviv.

John von Reyes, who lives in Egypt, invited Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes to their family reception. In order to get to know German experts who have frequent contacts with Reyes, the Rhodes couple did not hesitate to go to the appointment. At the reception, they met the infamous Mr Zeiler, who is now a factory doctor in the aircraft factory. This man conducted a life-threatening "scientific experiment" on prisoners in a concentration camp during World War II, which led to the tragic death of thousands of men and women and was wanted by at least a dozen countries. Although I have long heard that this killer is taking political asylum in Egypt, today is the first time I have seen him.

Lotz stepped forward, shook hands with Mr. Zeiler and said vaguely, "It's an honor to meet you." . Because he knew it was necessary for him to take part in accidental amusement, but he was worried that his wife could not control her feelings, so he gave her a warning look. The clever Walter Law said quickly that something seemed to fly into his eyes and then went to the bathroom.

Lotz and Les started chatting, while they sat together and drank Moser.

Von Reyes told Rhodes unabashedly that they had actually met a long time ago. At a meeting held by Wan Hu Lake at the end of the war, he said that Rhodes was wearing the black uniform that stormtroopers often wear, and he was deeply impressed. Lotz, who yearns for this arrogant nature, pretends to be afraid and denies it. Self-righteous Les said he would keep a secret for Rhodes. Lotz didn't believe his promise at all, and he hoped that Les would spread his "recognition" everywhere, which was tantamount to providing convincing circumstantial evidence for his false identity. Because Nazi officers were very popular with some people in Egypt at that time, the more Lotz deliberately denied the SS experience, the more people believed it. Egyptian civil and military officials mentioned this matter many times and laughed about his glorious history. In order to convince the Egyptian intelligence authorities of Reyes' "discovery", Lotz first managed to get the relevant materials that confirmed von Reyes' statement and put them in a big and thick envelope. One morning, when he went out riding with Walter Law, he deliberately put the envelope on a table in the living room. When they came back at noon, Roots deliberately asked the servant what was in this envelope. Of course, the servant knows nothing. Lotz began to teach the servant a lesson and scolded him for leaving such an important thing here casually. Then, in front of the servant, he put the envelope into the desk drawer very seriously. Four days later, when Lotz opened the desk drawer, he found that the powder scattered on the envelope was gone, and the hair stuck to the envelope and drawer was gone. Obviously, Egyptian intelligence agencies took out materials and took photos.

Two years later, a talk by General Fouad Osman confirmed this. Wolfgang lotz's imitation was indeed very successful. It not only covered up his espionage, but also saved his life after he was arrested. Of course, this is another story.

In addition, during the family dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Lotz also met Breynaert and Schumann, German aircraft experts who helped Egypt, and established a good relationship.

Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes bought a beautiful ranch in the Nile Delta, which has stables, fences, racetracks and a racetrack, and all the related facilities are available. This place was chosen because the ranch is close to a rocket proving ground, where rockets are often launched. Recording the exact time and number of rocket launches is valuable military information in itself. Mr. and Mrs. Lotz's Egyptian friends also frequented the pasture and kept providing all kinds of information in their talks, just as the Egyptian General Staff and technicians could not find other places to discuss their problems.

Lotz took advantage of the Egyptians' belief in his false identity and pretentious thirst for knowledge and curiosity. In just half a year, he visited two missile silos, including the proving ground, listened to the details of two aircraft manufacturers, and learned about the detailed personnel arrangements of almost all German experts working in the arms industry department, as well as warships in the Red Sea. In addition, he also learned about the transportation of all troops and materials on Sinai Peninsula, as well as other political and economic information.

One day, Mr. and Mrs. Lotz met Vogeley Song, a German expert, on the farm. Vogeley Song, who was about to attend a conference in Munich, inadvertently revealed the name and room number of the hotel he was going to stay in, and then said with emotion that he wanted to change to a better briefcase because the original one was open and could not hold the plans and materials he wanted to take away. In the afternoon, Root got the message, bought a very beautiful and expensive briefcase, and then asked someone to take it to Mr. vogel Sang, but left a spare key. At four o'clock the next morning, Lotz reported to the headquarters the time when Vogeley Song and others arrived in Munich, the name of the hotel and the room number. He also mentioned that he likes fooling around with women at night, so his room is often empty at night.

A few days later, the spare key of the briefcase was handed over to Mossad agents in Munich through Tel Aviv headquarters.

1one morning in the summer of 964, the Israeli intelligence headquarters instructed Lotz to find out the truth of the Sharufa missile base at all costs, because they suspected that there might be some missile models there to deceive the Israelis. Roots decided to go and see for himself. The couple pretended to go fishing at the seaside and then drove to Suez. When they arrived in the city, Roots turned left, crossed the railway, came to the desert highway and headed for Ismailia. Because the Chusharufa missile base is between Suez and Ismailia.

Soon, they came to the road they were looking for. There are no roadblocks, only a sentry box at the fork in the road. A soldier wearing a military police armband stood guard at the fork in the road. He looked bored, and the pistol hung casually on his belt. When the car passed in front of him, it didn't attract his attention at all. After the bus passed the hillside and left the sight of the soldiers, Lotz decided to venture in. When the car stopped beside the sentry box, Lotz found that the soldier hung his belt and pistol on the nail on the wall of the sentry box and squatted twenty or thirty meters away to relieve himself. Walter slammed on the accelerator and the car flew to the left. When the car passed the sentry box and a sign that said "No Pass" in Arabic and English, they heard a shout behind them. As you can see from the rearview mirror, the soldier grabbed his trousers in one hand and waved them in the other, jumping and shouting. The car went deep into the desert along the undulating road. Both of them feel extremely happy at the thought of pretending to be tourists and forcibly entering the military restricted zone in broad daylight. Soon, a jeep full of soldiers came face to face. When the jeep passed by their car, the soldiers looked at the foreigners in fancy clothes curiously, and then turned to chase them.

Lotz estimates that the jeep will warn them when it catches up with them, and then let them go back the way they came. Then he suddenly had a plan: drive the car into the desert! As long as you drive in, you have to work hard for hours to get out, which is more convincing!

Walter Law sped up and the car turned from one side of the road to the other. Later, Lotz, who had excellent talent as an actor, began to play the role of a rude husband, waving his arms and lambasting his wife for her incompetence. It was not until the soldier asked them in Arabic how they got in and what they were doing here that he pretended not to understand Arabic. After the dispute between the two sides, the sergeant ordered the jeep driver to drive back to the base to report the situation. 10 minutes later, the jeep came back with a captain sitting next to the driver. The captain briefly questioned them in English, checked their passports and searched the car carefully. Then take them back to the barracks.

When the jeep drove up a hillside, they saw missile launchers, ammunition depots and administrative buildings arranged evenly. Although they all tried to control themselves from looking around, Lotz could still feel Walter Law's body shaking with excitement.

The commander was deeply angry at the captain for taking the two men to the barracks without authorization, but he was helpless. Then start interrogating lotz for 20 minutes. Roots was very calm, but when the commander suspected that they were spies, Roots deliberately got angry and moved out of General Yusuf Gulab. After talking to the general with a grain of salt, the base commander had to smile and apologize to them, saying that he was responsible.

Lotz, of course, walked down the steps and suggested that the base commander consider erecting some cross bars beside the expressway to prevent similar incidents in the future. As they walked through the corridor, the base commander looked at Lotz from the side and said, General Osman respects you very much, and hinted that he knew Lotz was an SS officer.

1965 In the spring, Mr. and Mrs. Lotz, Waltraud's parents and German expert Kniperfer were invited to go to Matru Port. In front of the Governor's House, they were warmly welcomed by the whole family of General Yusuf Ali Arabi, Governor of the western region. They spent a pleasant few days here.

On the afternoon of February 22nd, the Lotz family drove back to Cairo. When he got home the next morning, Lotz found four cars parked across the street, and the people sitting in the cars got off. Just as Lotz joked that his neighbor was treating him today, Lotz got a heavy blow on the head, shook himself twice, threw himself on the ground, and heard Walter Law scream. Six big men surrounded him. When he realized what had happened, he was handcuffed away with a click.

Samir Hassan, the chief procurator of the Egyptian security organs, personally interrogated Lotz. At first, Lotz did the same thing and moved out the general to prove his "innocence", but it was soon discovered that his Egyptian friend was also in a bad situation because of his alleged espionage.

He painfully recalled what had gone wrong. Because he knows very well that although the Egyptian security organs have supreme power, they dare not kill a rich foreigner or arrest his whole family without conclusive evidence.

It was not until the Egyptian secret police took out the miniature radio from the bathroom in front of him that Lotz knew that he could no longer deny it.

It turns out that wolfgang lotz, like Eli Cohen, a spy in Syria, was exposed by being tested and reporting his position. Egyptian security agencies even recorded all the telecommunication signals sent and received by Lotz in the past three years. Soon, Egyptian experts successfully deciphered all the recorded information, and the information between Lodz and Tel Aviv was no longer a secret. Water under the bridge. Lotz had to admit everything, saying that he was German, and he was only trying to collect information for Israel for money. Egyptians are convinced of this, because they have mastered conclusive evidence that Lotz is a former Nazi officer. In addition, Lotz insisted that all the activities were carried out by him alone, and Walter Law knew almost nothing about it. Walter Law once again showed her talent as a spy. Although the two men were tried separately, the confessions were surprisingly consistent.

After being arrested 12 days later, the Egyptian security department asked the Lotz couple if they agreed to be interviewed by the TV station, claiming that this would help improve their public image and help to finally get a lighter sentence. Lotz naturally doesn't believe these stories, they just want to show themselves to the world. But Lotz suddenly had an idea: Why not take this opportunity to achieve your goal? Israeli intelligence agencies watch all the TV programs in Egypt every day, and a sentence or two can hint at what is happening here. So he agreed to the Egyptian's request. In the interview, Lotz admitted that he was a spy, a greedy German, and stressed that his wife knew nothing about her espionage. When the reporter asked him about the whole incident and how the Egyptian security organs treated them, Lotz replied: "Of course, I regret what I did. I didn't realize until now that my greed had caused serious losses to Egypt. What I need to declare here is that I have been treated well during my arrest. "

Finally, when the reporter asked him if he wanted to say something to his relatives and friends in Germany, Lotz took the opportunity to say: "If Israel sends spies in the future, it should go to its own citizens and stop buying Germans or other foreigners. At the same time, I sincerely advise foreigners who want to work for Israel to give up this idea and not repeat my mistakes. "

The Egyptian authorities are obviously satisfied with this public interview on TV. But they didn't know that Lotz used the opportunity they provided to send an important message to his Israeli boss: My fake German identity has not been exposed so far, please try to take corresponding rescue measures.

1from July 27th, 1965 to August 27th, 2 1, the Egyptian court held a public trial on Mr. and Mrs. Lotz, and announced his 10 main charges.

During the trial, the court suddenly received an anonymous letter from Germany, proving that Lotz was an Israeli who moved to Palestine from Germany. Lotz and his lawyer naturally strongly denied it, but strangely, the Egyptian court refused to believe it and finally sentenced: "Mr. Lotz, after investigation, this court believes that you have committed espionage and sabotage for Israel and hostility to the United Arab Emirates. According to the crime you committed, you should be sentenced to death, but considering your request for commutation in your defense, I decided to sentence you to life hard labor and impose a fine of 330,000 German marks. This judgment will be submitted to President People's Republic of China (PRC) for final approval. " Waltraud was also sentenced to three years' hard labor and fined 65,438+0,000 Deutsche Mark.

Roots finally saved himself from death. If he were Israeli, he would die. But why didn't the court continue to investigate the nationality issue in depth and finally put the Israeli spy to death? Lotz was puzzled by this and imagined various possibilities. In fact, the Egyptian government is preparing to get rid of German experts out of the need of foreign policy adjustment, and the wolfgang lotz espionage case just provided an excuse for this, and Lotz became the scapegoat of Germany. Therefore, even if there is enough evidence to prove that Lotz is Israeli, the Egyptian government would rather let Lotz be German for political needs. At the same time, Egypt also needs economic assistance from Germany. In order to take care of the German face, Roots was spared the death penalty.

Three months later, wolfgang lotz was detained in Tula prison, which is located between the suburb of Maadi and Helwan weapons and aircraft factory. Lotz is prisoner 338 in this prison.

"I don't think it's that long," Lotz said quietly when he broke up with his wife. "Two or three years. The family will find a way to get us out. "

1On the morning of June 5, 967, the third Middle East war broke out. Although Egyptian radio kept announcing the news that the Egyptian army had won and the Israeli army had been defeated, Lotz in prison didn't believe it at all, because he thought: "It is impossible for the Israeli army to be suddenly attacked. It is also inconceivable that the huge army assembled in Sinai was not discovered by Israel. They are well aware of the exact location and strength of the Egyptian army. Every report is verified in detail by the headquarters, and even those almost meaningless details are attached great importance, and even irrelevant rumors are never let go. Therefore, I have no reason to assume that they will change their previous cautious attitude during this period. "

That night, the explosion of Israeli planes dropping bombs nearby could be heard from the prison. Lotz analyzed that the target of the Israeli air force attack was probably Lehe Wanjun factory, and he was satisfied that he had accurately provided some important military targets to the headquarters. Sure enough, a few days later, there was a completely different news: the Egyptian army was defeated, and the Israeli army not only occupied the Sinai Peninsula, but also crossed the Suez Canal and approached Cairo. There is even a legend that President Nasser has taken refuge in Yugoslavia.

One morning in early October, Lotz was called to the prison adjutant's office. Kral Uban, a German who once defended him, told him a good news: after many efforts, the Egyptians have agreed in principle to release the Lotz couple. Of course, the final realization will take some time.

On February 3rd 1968, Lotz was told that he was free. This is a sentence that Lotz is most looking forward to hearing in the past three years, whether it is pacing in the cell or sleeping. He even imagined that when he heard this sentence, he might jump up with joy or sit down in a chair. At this moment, however, he was indifferent and his mind was blank, as if he had lost the ability to express his feelings. At Cairo airport, wolfgang lotz and Waltraud are waiting for an unscheduled Lufthansa flight from Karachi under the surveillance of a secret policeman. At this time, the new German consul, Dr. Butler, came again. He is worried that the Egyptian government will change its mind at the last second, which has happened many times during his short term.

Suddenly, the consul whispered to Lotz that there was actually a special deal behind their release. It turned out that after the Third Middle East War, before the Egyptians released the detained 10 Israelis (including Lotz and Waltraud), the Israeli government refused to release 5,000 Egyptian prisoners of war, including nine Egyptian generals. Lotz was shocked after hearing this. He could hardly believe his high social status, but the consul assured him that it was true. That's what happened. Meir amit, director of Mossad, insisted that the Lotz couple be included in the exchange of prisoners of war when Israel started negotiations with Egypt after the Third Middle East War. Since Cohen was hanged by the Syrians, amit has been blaming himself, frustrated that he failed to rescue the spy prince. However, Israeli political leaders were unwilling to openly admit that Lotz was an Israeli spy. Only when amit threatened to resign, Prime Minister Scholl was forced to give in, thus enabling the Lotz couple to escape from prison.

After returning to Israel, Mr. and Mrs. Lotz settled in a village near Tel Aviv, and Waltraud soon obtained Israeli citizenship. They live a happy, comfortable and quiet life there. But later, Mr. and Mrs. Lotz moved to West Germany, because they were tired of living in Israel, and wolfgang lotz did business there. Interestingly, compared with his superb performance skills and spy ability, wolfgang lotz's business ability is obviously much inferior, and he has not succeeded in this strange field. Disappointed, their family moved to California, and they have been unknown since then. Recalling those tense and adventurous years in Egypt naturally became their pastime.