This was in a Costco magazine. The family used ""savings"" to start this business and then later got a military contract with the US. I wonder where that savings came from? Perhaps more family lore?
Phwow, the way my brain practically just skipped the "postwar" part because of the fact that it literally says Nazi Germany is just... Ugh, it's just such blatant trickery, right? It's gross.
to south africa as well huh
He was fleeing from the 
post-war
Nazi Germany
At least they admit it I guess 🤷
They are probably different people. Heinz Bonatz (the Navy-Nazi) died in 1981 according to the Wikipedia article you linked, which makes inventing anything, really, in 1988 rather difficult. Granted, fleeing post-war Germany for South Africa is extremely suspect on its own, but this seems to refer to a different person.
disc mechanisms for cots that were apparently not innovative enough to merit a Paperclipping
He was 19? 
either it's a different nazi with the same name or they're just lying to humanize him (probably the latter)
99.99% of white south Africans are nazis
Heil Hydra eh?
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