Hedescribedhimselfas"aNaziatHeart"andwasnicknamedMussolinettobyhiscolleaguesinHamburgforhisfascistsympathies,sothereseemslittledoubtthathedidjointheNazipartybecausehebelievedinwhattheystoodfor.
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He described himself as "a Nazi at Heart" and was nicknamed Mussolinetto by his colleagues in Hamburg for his fascist sympathies, so there seems little doubt that he did join the Nazi party because he believed in what they stood for.