Career
He was appointed parish priest in Mecklenburg. In 1928 he went to Colombia and Ecuador. In 1930, in Guatemala, he supported a local evangelical community.
A year later he joined the NSDAP and founded the first Nazi group abroad.
He served as the representative of German government in Montevideo, Uruguay (1937-1942) during the Battle of the River Plate in 1939. He held that position until the Uruguayan government broke off relations with Germany.
