▁▁ ▁The ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁then ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁France . ▁▁ ▁For ▁many ▁people ▁it ▁took ▁some ▁months ▁for ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁by ▁France ▁and ▁England ▁to ▁have ▁much ▁obvious ▁impact , ▁but ▁thousands ▁of ▁German ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Naz i ▁Germany , ▁including ▁L illi ▁Her rm ann - R ies , ▁were ▁ ▁identified ▁as ▁enemy ▁al iens ▁and ▁arrested . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁G urs ▁( with ▁a ▁short ▁interval ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁R ives alt ) ▁for ▁six teenth ▁months . ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁she ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁set ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁steel ▁works ▁in ▁Ne unk ir chen . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁she ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Gest ap o . ▁▁ ▁At ▁a ▁trial ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁she ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁spend ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁prison ▁at ▁A ich ach ▁in ▁Upper ▁Bav aria ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁US ▁troops . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁husband , ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁had ▁died ▁under ▁circumstances ▁that ▁were ▁never ▁clear , ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁at