During a visit to Munich in 1946, Capesius was recognized by a former Auschwitz prisoner and was arrested by American military police and interned in the camps of Dachau and Ludwigsburg.
During a visit to Munich, Capesius was recognized in 1946 by a former Auschwitz prisoner. He was then arrested by American military police and was in the internment camps of Dachau and Ludwigsburg.