▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁export ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁got ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁travel ▁around ▁in ▁Europe . ▁During ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Sweden , ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁first ▁wife . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Herbert ▁Felix ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁following ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Sud eten land ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁He ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁refuge e ▁to ▁Sweden ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁AB ▁P . ▁H åk ans son ▁in ▁E sl öv . ▁The ▁activity ▁was ▁first ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁AB ▁P . ▁H åk ans son , ▁which ▁through ▁its ▁co operation ▁with ▁Felix ▁could ▁find ▁an ▁out let ▁for ▁its ▁sur plus ▁of ▁vin eg ar ▁in ▁the ▁factory . ▁The ▁success ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁" F el ix " ▁was ▁started ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁AB ▁P . ▁H åk ans son ▁as ▁its ▁tra dem ark . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Herbert ▁Felix ▁fought ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁ex iled ▁forces ▁and ▁made ▁un success ful ▁efforts ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁family ▁from ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁He ▁joined ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁forces ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Al lies ' ▁war ▁in ▁France . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁to ▁Czech oslov ak