 Bredig had to undergo surgery twice in 1924 and 1929/30 but he recovered quickly and was able to return to his work.On January 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist (Nazi) party assumed power, and began to use a variety of laws to enforce their agenda.As early as April 7, 1933 the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service banned Jews and other persons who the Nazis considered unfit to hold office from the German Civil Service and German universities.