Once the Communists had been overthrown, he gave information before the Commission of Inquiry set up by the 2nd Infantry Regiment,
which tried and shot those reported to have been active on the other side. He then got a job in the Press and News Bureau of the Political Depart
ment of the Army's VII (Munich) District Command, a centre for the activities of such men as Rohm. After attending a course
of 'political instruction' for the troops, Hitler was himself appointed a BiJdungsoffizier (Instruction Officer) with the task of
inoculating the men against contagion by socialist, pacifist, or democratic ideas. This was an important step for Hitler, since it
constituted the first recognition of the fact that he had any political ability at all. Then, in September, he was instructed by the
head of the Political Department to investigate a small group meeting in Munich, the German Workers" Party, which might
possibly be of interest to the Army.