▁the ▁Reich stag ▁election ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁called ▁themselves . ▁▁ ▁The ▁We ber ▁company ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁un emp loy ed ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁account , ▁he ▁sp urn ed ▁un emp loyment ▁benefits ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁We imar ▁Republic , ▁which ▁he ▁des pis ed , ▁so ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁had ▁used ▁up ▁all ▁his ▁sav ings ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Emma ▁separated ▁from ▁him , ▁though ▁their ▁divor ce ▁was ▁not ▁formal ized ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁deput y ▁NS D AP ▁F ühr er ▁Rudolf ▁H ess ▁had ▁officially ▁decre ed ▁that ▁well ▁paid ▁employ ment ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁for ▁Al te ▁K ämp fer ▁on ▁a ▁prefer ential ▁basis . ▁▁ ▁J äger ▁joined ▁the ▁SS ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁( serial ▁n ° . ▁ 6 2 8 2 3 ), ▁and ▁soon ▁had ▁built ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 - strong ▁tro op ▁in ▁his ▁small ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Wald kir ch . ▁His ▁rise ▁within ▁the ▁SS ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Ludwig s burg ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Rav ens burg . ▁After ▁attract ing ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Heinrich ▁Him ml er ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁S icher heits dienst ▁( SD ) ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Berlin ▁in