▁Phoenix . ▁From ▁there ▁they ▁expl ored ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁even ▁d ared ▁to ▁vent ure ▁into ▁the ▁city . ▁According ▁to ▁author ▁Ron ald ▁H . ▁Ba iley , ▁Kre ml er ▁" p ul led ▁off ▁the ▁most ▁b izar re ▁cap er ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁escape ." ▁Every ▁few ▁days ▁he ▁would ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁workers ▁sent ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁per imeter ▁and ▁exchange ▁places ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁ex changed ▁prisoner ▁would ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁the ▁cave ▁with ▁Captain ▁W atten berg ▁while ▁Kre mer ▁sli pped ▁back ▁into ▁camp . ▁Inside , ▁Kre mer ▁would ▁gather ▁food ▁and ▁information . ▁To ▁deliver ▁the ▁food ▁he ▁would ▁either ▁join ▁a ▁work ▁detail ▁and ▁escape ▁again ▁or ▁send ▁it ▁out ▁with ▁another ▁worker . ▁This ▁continued ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁when ▁a ▁surprise ▁ins pection ▁revealed ▁Kre mer ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁camp . ▁Kre mer ▁must ▁have ▁given ▁his ▁capt ors ▁information ▁because ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁night ▁K oz ur ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁three ▁soldiers ▁at ▁the ▁abandoned ▁car ▁used ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁prov isions . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁W atten berg ▁walked ▁to ▁Phoenix ▁and ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁escape es ▁expected ▁severe ▁pun ishment ▁– ▁they ▁had ▁heard ▁rum ors ▁that ▁American ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁were ▁executed ▁by ▁their ▁German ▁capt ors ▁in