In April 1942, after almost a year in a British prison camp, Mr. Kuhnt boarded a troopship bound for Canada. He was held in camps in Quebec and Alberta until April 1946. After transfer to an English camp, he was released on 22 December 1946. In 1950 he moved to Hannover, Germany, where he still lives. He retired from the Max Mueller Company in 1980. The company had made the 15-inch projectiles for Bismarck.