In January 1937 he served as an inspector-general of the Adolf Hitler Schools with the rank of Gebietsführer.[3][4] On 20 April 1942 he was promoted to Obergebietsführer[3] and served as Deputy to Artur Axmann and as head of the Adolf Hitler Schools.[5] From February to May 1945, he was acting Stabsführer of the Hitler Youth following the death of Helmut Möckel.[5]