Kriegsverbrechergefängnis Spandau
In March 1971, Bird's superiors at the U.S. Mission in Berlin became "officially" aware (Bird claimed he had submitted pages of the manuscript to various officials long before this) of the Bird/Hess manuscripts and other documents relating to the proposed book. Bird was interrogated in great detail, placed under house arrest, and eventually made to resign his position as Commandant of Spandau Prison. This episode, in effect, also ended his military career.