He pulled a tiny string in the attic and it revealed a secret.
Rudi schlattner attic.
Next he searched for a length of rope that his father told her about.
Recently 80 year old rudi schlattner and his family returned to his home country for the first time since they fled czechoslovakia after the second world war.
There was a string in the attic of their house and if he pulled it he would reveal a stash of their belongings.
Rudi schlattner s father made a desperate move to preserve what he d worked for when the germans and later the soviets invade.
70 years later rudi saw the fruits of his old man s choices when he discovered his father s hiding place for their most treasured possessions.
They left behind everything they had.
Right after world war ii rudi schlattner and his family fled their home in czechoslovakia.
Rudi schlattner 83 and his family left czechoslovakia after world war ii his father hid some of their possessions in the roof of their house 70 years on mr schlattner returned to his old family.
When rudi schlattner and his family fled czechoslovakia to germany after the second world war they left behind everything they had.
Rudi schlattner now well into his 80s decided to go back and explore his former family home.
After world war ii rudi schlattner and his family left their home in czechoslovakia.
The first thing rudi wanted to do for his homecoming was visit his childhood house which after numerous renovations and refurbishments was now being used.
Rudi schlattner who is now in his 80 s was just a boy when this happened but he still remembered what his father told him when they had to leave.
Rudi was still very determined to go back and discover a hidden treasure lying dormant in the house.
After world war ii rudi schlattner and his family left their home in.
When he was 13 years old he and his family were forced to leave their homes in czechoslovakia.
Now in his 80s rudi recently returned to his home country for the first time.
He didn t return for 70 years and when he did he discovered something unbelievable.
When rudi got to the attic he began tapping on the ceiling boards with a hammer.
Rudi schlattner is an 83 year old german man.
He was listening for a sound.
They were forced to evacuate their home due to an act of mass eviction of ethnic germans by the czech.