▁at ▁the ▁time ▁during ▁a ▁world wide ▁food ▁short age ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Food ▁was ▁also ▁sever ely ▁restricted ▁by ▁pun itive ▁U . S . ▁policies ▁including ▁directive ▁J CS ▁ 1 0 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁German ▁citizens ▁were ▁surv iving ▁on ▁ 1 0 4 0 ▁cal ories ▁a ▁day , ▁but ▁the ▁Al lies ▁were ▁also ▁suffering ▁from ▁food ▁short ages . ▁ ▁B án á thy ▁later ▁trad ed ▁for ▁milk ▁to ▁give ▁two - year - old ▁Bé la ▁and ▁one - year - old ▁L ász ló ▁enough ▁protein . ▁As ▁extremely ▁little ▁food ▁was ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁cam ps , ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁tw in ▁sister ▁came ▁from ▁Hung ary ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁older ▁two ▁sons ▁back ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁the ▁older ▁sister . ▁The ▁P all end al ▁family , ▁B án á thy ' s ▁in - la ws , ▁was ▁well - ed uc ated ▁and ▁relatively ▁wealth y , ▁so ▁they ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁more ▁food ▁than ▁what ▁was ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁cam ps . ▁They ▁intended ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁Ban ath y ▁boys ▁to ▁their ▁parents ▁within ▁a ▁year . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁en su ed , ▁it ▁became ▁virt ually ▁impossible ▁for ▁refuge es ▁or ▁disp la ced ▁persons ▁to ▁cross ▁from ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁one ▁country ▁into ▁another , ▁or