Early life:

- He was born on 11 December 1908 in Vienna, Austria.
- His family was in the book publishing industry.
- His education was the Nazi youth group at age 17.
- Had 2 spouses, Olga Janauschek and Anny Geiger.
- he married but then got a divorce a few months after.
- He married Anny and had three children.
- His child Peter died of diphtheria at age 7 months. Then had Werner and a daughter Ingeberg.