Fritz naGreta Tugendhat vakafara makore masere chete muimba iyi vasati vatiza Czechoslovakia nevana vavo muna 1938 (kusanganisira muzivi Ernst Tugendhat), nguva pfupi nyika isati yapatsanurwa zvichitevera Chibvumirano cheMunich. Vakatamira kuSwitzerland ndokuzoenda kuVenezuela; mushure mehondo vakadzokera kuSwitzerland, asi havana kuzombogara muimba iyi zvakare. Yakatorwa neGestapo muna 1939 uye yakashandiswa sefurati nehofisi; mukati mayo yakagadziridzwa uye yakawanda yakanyangarika. Yakatambura zvakanyanya pakupera kweHondo Yenyika II uye gare gare, payakashanda semakamuri uye zvipfuyo zveCzech. Yakagadziriswa uye yakashandiswa kune zvakasiyana-siyana zvechiuto uye vana vavo muna 1938 (kusanganisira muzivi Ernst Tugendhat), nguva pfupi nyika isati yapatsanurwa zvichitevera Chibvumirano cheMunich.
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