Book Companion Post: Answering Reader Questions

Storefront in Liberec, 2016 (Sadly, I wasn’t able to figure out the exact site of Guido and Resi’s store.)

What happened to Ludwig during the war? Was he sent to the “Front”? 

Let me first answer this by quoting a passage that was cut from the book:

Towards the end of 1943, Resi was not able to hold Ludwig at home anymore. Wartime service was tightening its noose. The Reich needed all able-bodied men to support the war effort. As a half-Jew, Ludwig was drafted into Organization Todt. Named af...