▁Vienna . ▁He ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁Kunst histor ische ▁Museum ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁museum . ▁He ▁formally ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁but ▁kept ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Following ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Austria ▁into ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁We ix lg är t ner ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁quit ▁his ▁position . ▁His ▁wife ▁had ▁Jewish ▁ancest ry , ▁which ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime ▁could ▁not ▁toler ate , ▁and ▁further more , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁the ▁keys ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁to ▁the ▁SS . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Naz is ▁bur nt ▁down ▁his ▁house ▁and ▁he ▁lost ▁all ▁his ▁belong ings , ▁including ▁his ▁large ▁library ▁of ▁art ▁history ▁literature , ▁his ▁private ▁collections , ▁and ▁an ▁academic ▁manuscript ▁ready ▁for ▁printing ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁property ; ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁ob itu ary , ▁" he ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁even ▁his ▁every day ▁clothes ". ▁ ▁Post war ▁For ▁a ▁short ▁while ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁W agen burg ▁museum ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁S omet ime ▁after