Before 11 September 1942 and until the end of World War II, he was a member of the Reichstag, taking a position in the Reich Economics Ministry in 1943, where he was appointed State Secretary and the Reich Economics Minister's agent.
Prije 11. rujna 1942. i kraja Drugog svjetskog rata, bio je član Reichstaga, na mjestu u Reichovom gospodarskom ministarstvu u 1943. gdje je postao državni tajnik i agent Reichovog gospodarskog ministarstva.