el hardt ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Fl ens burg , ▁ill ▁with ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁di ph ther ia ▁and ▁scar let ▁fe ver . ▁Inter rog ation ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁late ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁twelve ▁officers ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Air ▁Techn ical ▁Int elligence ▁( DAT ), ▁led ▁by ▁Air ▁Com mod ore ▁R oder ick ▁A ene as ▁Ch ish ol m . ▁The ▁German ▁prisoners ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁Eg ge bek . ▁Here ▁they ▁conducted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁inter views ▁with ▁various ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁f ighter ▁force . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁Following ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war — the ▁exact ▁date ▁is ▁unknown — S chn au fer ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁family ▁wine ▁business . ▁He ▁had ▁never ▁planned ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁family ▁win ery ▁as ▁his ▁amb ition ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁to ▁purs ue ▁an ▁officer ' s ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁after math ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁business ▁had ▁virt ually ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁and ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁re building ▁it ▁from ▁scratch . ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁business ▁links ▁to ▁supp liers ▁and ▁customers ▁and ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁them . ▁Then ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁make ▁new ▁contacts ▁in ▁order