 Later, Maus and his men were interrogated.On 21 September 1943, Maus was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his successful raids, but it is unknown whether the "Oberkommando der Marine" (High Command of the German Navy) knew about the loss of "U-185" at the time.Maus was interned in Crossville, Tennessee, and was transferred to Camp Papago Park in Arizona on 27 January 1944.