He was described by historians as a leading Waffen-SS apologist and the organisation's most effective spokesperson, depicting the Waffen-SS as apolitical, recklessly brave fighters, who were not involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime.
He was described by historians as a leading Waffen-SS apologist and the organisation's most effective spokesperson. He wrote the book "Grenadiers", which was part of HIAG's propaganda campaign to promote the perceptions of the Waffen-SS in popular culture as apolitical, recklessly brave fighters who were not involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime.