Flörchinger, general manager of book publisher Moewig Verlag, for whom he wrote a number of paperbacks. He became the leader of the sports department of the big Kaufhof department store in Munich, part of the fourth-largest retailer in the world Metro AG. During the 1982 war in Lebanon, his old companion Ariel Sharon called him back to Israel for a special mission. Together with Jonathan Stern—like Lotz born in Germany—Wolfang Lotz was to guide foreign journalists to Beirut and explain to them the Israeli position. Back in Munich he met journalist Herma Haddorp and fell in love with her. The couple moved into a luxurious apartment in Munich-Bogenhausen where he lived until his death a decade later. He died in 1993 at age 72 from heart disease he had acquired in Egypt during his imprisonment. Lotz was buried in Israel with full military honours. References Further reading Made into a documentary movie Meragel Ha-Shampaniya (2007) containing interviews with Lotz' son, acquaintances and the Mossad operatives that controlled Lotz. External links Wolfgang Berkowitz/Zev Barak (Fiction, 1993). "The Hope". Little, Brown and Company. 1921 births 1993 deaths British Army personnel of World War II Haganah members Israeli soldiers Israeli prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Israeli people imprisoned abroad Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Mandatory Palestine People convicted of spying for Israel People of the Mossad People of the Federal Intelligence Service Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Egypt