▁together ▁they ▁drove ▁to ▁Rad stadt ▁to ▁meet ▁SS ▁Ober st ur mb ann führ er ▁Otto ▁Sk or zen y . ▁Sp ac il ▁arranged ▁to ▁deliver ▁some ▁currency ▁and ▁other ▁‘ liqu id ▁assets ’ ▁to ▁help ▁Sk or zen y ▁pay ▁his ▁men . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁Sp ac il ▁drove ▁to ▁Fish horn ▁castle ▁near ▁Z ell ▁am ▁See ▁and ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁SS ▁Haupt st urm führ er ▁Franz ▁Kon rad ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Sp ac il ▁changed ▁into ▁an ▁ordinary ▁We hr macht ▁uniform ▁and ▁joined ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁retre ating ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 2 ▁Volks gren ad ier ▁Division ▁( 3 5 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁( We hr macht ) ▁surrender ing ▁to ▁US ▁troops . ▁Sp ac il ▁gave ▁his ▁name ▁and ▁rank ▁as ▁" Ser ge ant ▁A ue ". ▁However ▁his ▁real ▁identity ▁was ▁soon ▁revealed ▁and ▁after ▁inter rog ation ▁he ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁show ▁American ▁C ounter ▁Int elligence ▁Corps ▁( C IC ) ▁officers ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁buried ▁tre asure . ▁Following ▁their ▁inter rog ation ▁the ▁C IC ▁described ▁Sp ac il ▁as ▁" a ▁fan at ical ▁Naz i " ▁and ▁sus pected ▁the ▁former ▁SS ▁officer ▁of ▁having ▁secret ed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁c ash ▁to ▁another ▁location ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁prove ▁anything . Post war ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Sp ac