Football was being played in that camp and the officials of Derby County were told that there was a talented German POW.

[3] Gifted with great ball control and a precise shot, Herrmann soon became a starter for FSV as an outside left.

In 1952 AC Torino offered 60,000 D-Mark to Herrmann, but he declined due to being married with a son.

[3] This disease stemmed from an acute hepatitis virus that was transmitted during the 1954 World Cup by means of contaminated syringes containing vitamin C or the methamphetamine Pervitin (also known as Hitler's "miracle pill" or “panzer-chocolate").

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