 However, he decided to "promote himself" to the rank of "Generalmajor" for all other trips in order to be able to travel first class, as his wounds made it impossible for him to travel in crowded, third-class railway cars.As General Julius von Halmann he managed to cross Europe several times in a row without his true identity being revealed.The disguise, his fluent knowledge of several languages and his excellently forged documents also allowed him to witness several events he did not plan.