▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁( 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Canada ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Britain , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁After ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁rec ru ited ▁Sch mitt ▁to ▁train ▁a ▁pan - A rab ▁army . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁C airo , ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁pseud onym / cod ename ▁" Mr . ▁Gold stein ". ▁Sch mitt ▁became ▁dis aff ected ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁mach in ations ▁against ▁him ▁by ▁some ▁Egypt ian ▁gener als , ▁which ▁he ▁den ounced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁res igned ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Sch mitt ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁far - right ▁N PD ▁in ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁state ▁parliament . ▁His ▁campaign ▁material ▁used ▁controvers ial ▁images ▁of ▁Sch mitt ▁in ▁his ▁We hr macht ▁uniform ▁( which ▁featured ▁sw ast ik as ▁on ▁the ▁cap ▁bad ge ▁and ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ). ▁ ▁Sch mitt ▁critic ised ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁film ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁Gun ther ▁Gr ass ' s ▁novel ▁K atz ▁und ▁M aus ▁(" Cat ▁and ▁Mouse "). ▁The ▁film