Editing Vader Era (section)

== End of the era ==
The military defeat of Germany ended the European structures in which most documented Vader-generation soldiers had served. Former servicemen were captured, returned to civilian life or concealed parts of their wartime records. Family companies lost access to wartime contracts, and the Schaan industrial branch collapsed.

The Second World War continued in Asia until 2 September 1945. Its conclusion closed the Vader Era. The post-war period shifted attention from military service to reconstruction, family succession and control of surviving property.

The Middenvader Era began in 1946. Vriendendam became a permanent settlement, while disputes over Schroeter Traktoren developed into a central family issue. Jan Paap's organization continued independently in Tanoa.