What country did the Von Trapp family flee to?
Georg von Trapp Cattoro in the Gulf of Kotor. At the end of the fighting in 1918, von Trapp's wartime record stood at 19 war patrols; 11 cargo vessels totalling sunk, plus "Léon Gambetta" and "Nereide" sunk, and one cargo vessel captured. The end of World War I saw the defeat and collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the process, Austria was reduced in size to its land-locked German-speaking heartlands, thus losing its sea-coasts, and had no further need for a navy, leaving von Trapp without a vocation or employment. On leaving Austria the von Trapps traveled to Italy, not Switzerland, as depicted
Trapp Family Lodge was destroyed by fire on December 20, 1980, forcing 45 people to flee in their nightclothes, including Baroness von Trapp. The body of a guest was found later in the rubble. A new Austrian-style lodge with 93 rooms was opened in 1983. Maria von Trapp died in 1987 and 32 family members shared ownership of the lodge. Johannes von Trapp instigated a merger to eliminate the interests of other family members in 1994. Family members were displeased by the terms of the merger and fought back with legal proceedings about the amount to be paid to them in exchange for