- Hitler bestowed a honorific on Von Braun (Professor) - Everyone in his team started calling him 'Professor' as a term of respect - The war ended, Hitler die

- Hitler bestowed a honorific on Von Braun (Professor) - Everyone in his team started calling him 'Professor' as a term of respect - The war ended, Hitler died, Americans got a hold of Von Braun and his team and literally transported them whole sale to Huntsville Alabama where they continued their rocket research - His team members still referred to him as 'Professor' - Americans working in team: "Why do they call you Professor?" - Everyone: awkward silence Von Braun was extremely embarrased of the honorific due to its origins. You must remember that just after the war, any association whatsoever to the Nazi party was a kiss of death and both Von Braun and the American government tried very hard to gloss over his involvement in Hitler's machinations. It wasn't until much, much later that people found what really went on - that to perform his research in Hitler's Reich, Von Braun was a party to some of the worst atrocities committed during the war.