 The reason for his release is uncertain; Max Ilgner later claimed to have used his influence to secure Gattineau's freedom.Equally it may have simply been the case that Gattineau, as an SA hobbyist, was not considered important enough for the executioners.Gattineau immediately resigned from the SA but faced anger at IG Farben where his superior Erwin Selck attempted to secure his dismissal or deployment away from the company's main Unter den Linden Berlin offices to the provinces.