after the war he worked as a salesman and became involved in right-wing politics by joining the "hamburger nationalklub", a hamburg-based group for rightist businessmen. around this time he also took out membership in the sturmabteilung and the nazi party. in june 1933 he was one of only three men hired by the newly established office of the deputy führer. here he held the rank of "politischer leiter", a functionary in the nazi party, a rank also held by his co-workers martin bormann and . von wulffen was also director of personnel matters department within deputy führer office.