From around 1936 Doetsch seems to have been less energetic in his support for National Socialism. However, he does not seem to have made friends in Freiburg, on the contrary he fell out with many of his colleagues despite being held in high regard as an applied mathematician.
Mula sa humigit-kumulang na 1,936 Doetsch tila ay mas mababa sa kanyang masigasig na suporta para sa National Iono. Gayunman, siya ay hindi mukhang may ginawa mga kaibigan sa Freiburg, sa laban niya itumba out na may maraming ng kanyang mga kasamahan sa kabila na gaganapin sa mataas na alang-alang bilang isang dalub-agbilang-apply na.