This was a clever move which meant that he avoided what would almost certainly been far worse and he was able to continue with research into mathematics throughout the war. Seifert, on leave from Heidelberg University, became Head of a department in the Institut für Gasdynamik.
Ito ay isang matalino ilipat na sinadya na siya iwasan kung ano ang nais na halos tiyak na mas masama malayong at siya ay able sa magpatuloy sa pananaliksik sa matematika sa buong digmaan. Seifert, sa umalis mula sa Heidelberg University, naging Head ng isang departamento sa Institut für Gasdynamik.