Thomas didn’t have much money, he looked for any job he could, to keep his family off the streets Eventually he found a job ferrying “goods” around Poland, Thomas didn’t question what the cargo was, he wanted to be a really useful engine in his new job. One day in 1943 Thomas was told to go home as his services were no longer needed, he didn’t question why he just left, his family were now better off due to his job so he didn’t look for a new job Eventually Thomas found out what he was involved in, he knew he’d be executed for his crimes, so he left for the port, his efforts were futile, in the German retreat tracks had been destroyed to prevent allied use. With nowhere to go Thomas gave himself up to the Allies. Nuremberg 1945: Thomas owned up to his crimes. The verdict was guilty, death by smelting. Thomas only wanted to be a really useful engine, and he was. To the reich.