After the capitulation of the German Empire in 1918, he remained to the Reichswehr and was named commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 28th Infantry Regiment in 1936, having the rank of Major.
After the capitulation of the German Empire in 1918, he remained to the Reichswehr. Serving in various Infantry Regiments during the military mobilization following Adolf Hitler's rise to power, he was named commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 28th Infantry Regiment in 1936, having the rank of Major.