in july 1944, fearing the second soviet occupation, puzinas retreated to germany where he taught at the baltic university in pinneberg near hamburg in west germany. he was the university rector from april 1948 to september 1949. while in germany, puzinas published five articles on archaeological topics based on data he brought from lithuania. a german-language article on fibula, dedicated to puzinas' former mentor ernst wahle, was well received and cited by german and polish archaeologists. in 1949, as a displaced person, puzinas moved to philadelphia, united states. he worked various jobs, but also joined activities of lithuanian diaspora. in 1953–1969, he contributed to and edited the 35-volume "lietuvių enciklopedija" and later the 6-volume "encyclopedia lituanica". even without the ability to conduct excavations, puzinas wrote archaeological studies, mostly on regional (švėkšna, panevėžys/upytė, suvalkija) and urban issues (vilnius castle complex, old hrodna castle). he also wrote reviews of works published, often by his former students, in soviet lithuania. he started writing a broad work on prehistory of lithuania, but managed to finish only a few sections.