During World War II, Worgitzky served for a time as the intelligence officer of Army Group Center.
[2] After the war, Worgitzky was made vice-president of the Bundesnachrichtendienst[3] (BND) from 1957 until 1967 and worked for Reinhard Gehlen.
During his tenure at the BND, Worgitzky was promoted to major-general in the Bundeswehr reserves.
In 1965, Worgitzky flew to Egypt three times and eventually successfully obtained the release of German spy Gerhard Bauch, who had been arrested on suspicion of working with the Israelis.
Worgitzky was held responsible by Gehlen for the Bauch affair and subsequently resigned from the BND.