During the Second World War, as Volksdeutscher (ethnic German), he was called up to the Wehrmacht. In February 1940 he became director of the football section in the administration of the new region Reichsgau Wartheland. After two months he was replaced by an officer of the Wehrmacht.
During World War II, as a Volksdeutscher (ethnic German), he was conscripted into the German military and assigned to the football section within the administrative structure of the Reichsgau Wartheland region. His appointment was short-lived, lasting only two months before being replaced by a Wehrmacht officer.