ison ed ▁in ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁K ass el , ▁Ra ab ▁cont empl ated ▁suic ide ▁but ▁was ▁talked ▁out ▁of ▁it ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gu ards . ▁Ra ab ▁fabric ated ▁a ▁key , ▁escaped ▁and ▁found ▁shelter ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁whose ▁husband ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁brother , ▁Ra ab ▁escaped ▁Germany ▁for ▁France ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁dressed ▁in ▁a ▁SS ▁uniform . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁speak ▁French ▁and ▁without ▁any ▁money ▁Ra ab ▁received ▁help ▁from ▁local ▁people ▁and ▁eventually ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁former ▁German ▁youth ▁international ▁and , ▁despite ▁opposition ▁from ▁Germany , ▁signed ▁for ▁CA ▁Paris . ▁Ra ab ▁moved ▁to ▁N antes ▁for ▁work ▁reasons ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁a ▁draft s man ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁being ▁involved ▁in ▁national ▁defence ▁contract s . ▁He ▁was ▁eventually ▁arrested ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁German ▁national ity ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁an ▁am mun ition ▁factory ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁he ▁escaped ▁from ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁German ▁Army . ▁During ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁France ▁Ra ab ▁avoided ▁arrest ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁wrote ▁pac if ist ▁leaf lets ▁which ▁he ▁distributed ▁to ▁German ▁soldiers , ▁hiding ▁for