He then joined the Croatian Army as a Major as the intelligence officer for the IV Army Corps until May 1942, when after a request for Obergruppenführer Artur Phleps he joins the Waffen SS as a Sturmbannführer.
He then joined the Croatian Army as a Major as the intelligence officer for the IV Army Corps until May 1942. He joins the Waffen SS as a Sturmbannführer. This is after a request for Obergruppenführer Artur Phleps.