In February of 1957, with the Korean war raging in southeast Asia and the increasingly powerful New Order Heer chasing the Russians home with their tails between their legs, the US Military withdrew from West Germany. Although nothing was stopping them from joining the UGS, West Germany remained sovereign. On the 10th of February, 1957, Col. Van Heinz moved his family back to Berlin and occupied his old office where he ruled his Germany. He had Hitler's old desk moved into his office, and bought a brand new Mercedes-Benz. The Colonel was living high on the hog and no one dared stand up to him.