English Translation

In 1922, he was seriously injured in a hall battle of the party in Göppingen. In 1923, he stood in the ranks of his Free Corps ready for the overthrow of the NSDAP due to take place in Munich, and later, despite the development at that time, he became the editor of a Völk- kische newspaper in Tübingen in 1924. After resuming and continuing his juridical training, he entered the state service in 1929 after a short period of legal work, becoming Asessor at the Oberamt in Elingen a/Danube. In the same year, he was appointed to the government council, and one year later, he became Director of the Labour Office in Nagoll. In 1932, his appointment to the Landesarbeitsamt Stuttgart made a significant contribution to the organization and responsible processing of the voluntary employment service. In 1932 he joined the H at the same time and in May 1933 became Deputy Head of the political pol icy of Stuttgart. During this time, I am learning my staff and my comrade Stahlecker personally for the first time. In 1933, he temporarily served as a senior government councillor at the Representation of Württemberg to the Reich in Berlin. In May 1934, he returned to the police department of the State Police Department in the Ministry of the Interior of Württemberg and then became a 4-Sturmbannführer, head of the state police department in Stuttgart. At the same time, he completed several reserve exercises with the Wehrmacht and became reserve officer with the tank force. In 1937, he was transferred to the Reichsdienst, on my proposal, by Reichsführer-i, the head of the state police department in Breslau. In 1938, after being appointed government director, H-Standartenführe, and in April 1938, he became inspector of the security police and SD in Vienna. Up to this point, his career in a fortunate variety gave him the rounding and shaping of his knowledge and nature for the future important tasks. In Vienna he is significantly involved in the construction of the police of the new Gaue, moves as commander of the mission group