Deported to a Nazi labour camp in Ukraine in 1943, he was taunted by guards who ordered him to undress and climb a tree, after which they sprayed him with water.
Deported to a Nazi labour camp in Ukraine in 1943, he was taunted by guards, including one guard who had been a teammate of his in the 1928 Olympics. The guards ordered him to undress and climb a tree, after which they sprayed him with water.