He was the figure behind the "Von Pott Group", organised by the sculptor Lisa von Pott, to spy on anyone suspected of helping the Allies or having pro-Allied sentiment in Vienna and the ultimate destination of intelligence collected by the group.
He subsequently became an SD and Gestapo officer in the city during the Second World War.
As part of his duties he funded an espionage operation in Vienna that was organised by the sculptor Lisa von Pott and later known to the British as the "Von Pott Group".
The aim of the group was to spy on anyone in the city suspected of helping the Allies or expressing pro-Allied sentiment.
[1] Records of the British security services describe some of his activities carried out in conjunction with von Pott: The Gestapo interrogators Foppelt, Berger, Eduard Tucek, and Scmiedel were closely associated with von Pott and Wagner.