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Josef Kaiser been contemplated by politicians, and the German Labour Front operated in some respects as a branch of government. In 1938 Josef Kaiser became a Nazi Party member. Between 1941 and 1945 Josef Kaiser was head of the "Basic conceptual planning" (""Grundrisstypenplanung"") department at the "Germany Academy for Residential Housing" in Berlin-Buch. In May 1945 war ended, and with it the Nazi régime. For Josef Kaiser it was also the year in which he underwent serious illness. On his recovery he embarked on a striking career switch, enrolling in 1946 at the Dresden Music Academy where he trained for a career