▁ ▁As ▁the ▁affect ive ▁heads ▁of ▁accounts ▁inside ▁R SHA ▁Sp ac il ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁or ▁aware ▁of ▁Operation ▁Bern hard , ▁although ▁to ▁what ▁degree ▁is ▁still ▁disput ed . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁SS ▁Gru ppen führ er ▁Dr . ▁Otto ▁O hl endorf ▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 5 1 , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁division ▁of ▁SD ) ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Sp ac il ▁“ ... sp ent ▁considerable ▁effort ▁placing ▁for ged ▁British ▁bank notes ▁into ▁circul ation ▁for ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁black ▁market ▁items ▁in ▁southern ▁Europe .” ▁ ▁Naz i ▁Gold ▁Under ▁instructions ▁from ▁his ▁senior ▁officer ▁SS ▁O berg ru ppen führ er ▁Dr . ▁Ernst ▁Kal ten br un ner , ▁Sp ac il ▁entered ▁the ▁new ▁Reichs bank ▁building ▁in ▁Berlin ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁" rem oving ▁at ▁gun point ▁j ew els , ▁se cur ities ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁assets ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁v ault , ▁val ued ▁altogether ▁at ▁ 2 3 ▁million ▁gold ▁marks ." ▁The ▁foreign ▁currency ▁was ▁later ▁val ued ▁at ▁approximately ▁US $ 9 , 1 3 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁SS ▁Stand arten führ er ▁Sp ac il ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁R SHA ▁staff ▁( and ▁their ▁immediate ▁families ) ▁travel led ▁to ▁Sal zburg ▁by ▁aer op lane ▁whilst ▁the ▁Reichs bank ▁lo ot ▁was ▁driven ▁south . ▁Sp ac il ▁ens ured ▁that ▁his ▁wife ▁got ▁away