I wonder if the Austrian government ever compensated the Von Trapps for all that they lost when they fled to Italy? Maria Von Trapp has written abut the tribulations the family faced as penniless refugees who were forced to move from European country to country every 30 days because no one dared to give them sanctuary, and how the ten of them (she was pregnant when they walked over the mountains to escape) had to start over and make a living from singing.
“how the ten of them...”
Not to be nitpicky, but if you count the parents, there were actually 12 of them! Besides the Captain’s original 7 children, Georg and Maria had 2 girls while still living in Austria, in addition to the boy Maria was pregnant with when they fled. It’s quite a remarkable story.