▁During ▁the ▁National ▁Social ist ▁period ▁V its ▁was ▁a ▁We hr wirtschaft sf ühr er ▁and ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Econom ic ▁Council . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁historian ▁Klaus - D iet mar ▁Hen ke , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Reich swer ke ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing ▁in ▁Sal z g itter . ▁V its ▁moved ▁from ▁Deutsche ▁Re vis ions - ▁und ▁Tre u hand ▁to ▁Verein igte ▁Gl anz stoff - F ab ri ken ▁( V G F ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁V its ▁tried ▁to ▁ensure ▁his ▁company ▁maintained ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁ray on ▁industry ". ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Chem ical ▁F ib ers . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁V its ▁and ▁the ▁econom ics ▁professor ▁Alfred ▁Müller - Arm ack ▁founded ▁the ▁Research ▁Center ▁for ▁Text ile ▁Education ▁and ▁Enter prise ▁in ▁Mün ster . ▁V its ▁gave ▁financial ▁support ▁to ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁Heinrich ▁Gr über , ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁Naz is , ▁who ▁helped ▁ra cially ▁per sec uted ▁evangel ical ▁Christians . ▁ ▁After ▁Gr über ▁was ▁arrested , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁concentration ▁camp ▁due