▁safely ▁from ▁Berlin ▁to ▁Bad ▁I sch l ▁and ▁his ▁personal ▁secretary ▁( and ▁mist ress ) ▁got ▁away ▁to ▁Mun ich . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Sp ac il ▁met ▁with ▁several ▁leading ▁SS ▁officers , ▁Naz i ▁party ▁function aries ▁and ▁Gustav ▁Adolf ▁Sche el , ▁the ▁G au le iter ▁of ▁Sal zburg . ▁He ▁was ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁army ▁occupation ▁of ▁Vienna ▁and ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁US ▁soldiers ▁in ▁nearby ▁Ber ch tes g aden . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁Sp ac il ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁SS ▁Haupt st urm führ er ▁Franz ▁Kon rad ▁at ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Mitt ens ill ▁near ▁Tax en bach ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁substantial ▁sum ▁of ▁Reichs bank ▁currency . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁c ash ▁was ▁apparently ▁distributed ▁lo os ely ▁to ▁senior ▁Gest ap o ▁and ▁SS ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁to ▁pay ▁German ▁soldiers ▁their ▁w ages . ▁In ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁rapidly ▁adv ancing ▁US ▁soldiers ▁Sp ac il ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁dis cre et ly ▁hide ▁the ▁lo ot . ▁He ▁gave ▁orders ▁and ▁super vised ▁the ▁bur ial ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁tre asure ▁along ▁the ▁road ▁between ▁Tax en bach ▁and ▁R aur is ▁in ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Al ps . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May ▁Sp ac il ▁encountered ▁SS ▁Br iga def ühr er ▁Er ich ▁Na umann ▁( a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁SD ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁E inst az gruppe ▁B ) ▁and