He became involved early on in the völkisch movement and was a fervent devotee of Adolf Hitler's ideas. Before 1933, the year of the NSDAP's seizure of power, he was judicially sentenced many times for political misdeeds.
He became involved early on in the nationalist movement and was a fervent follower of Adolf Hitler's ideas. Before 1933, when the Nazi Party seized power, he was repeatedly convicted by the courts for political offenses.