 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Akanyoresa muuto rePrussian munguva yekushandira muhondo yeAustria-Prussian yevhiki nomwe ya1866 uye Hondo yeFrance-Prussian, kwaakakuvadzwa kaviri muhondo yeColombey-Neuilly, uye akapiwa Iron Cross kirasi yechipiri nokuda kwoushingi. Akaitwa mukuru wemauto muna 1906, uye muna 1913 akagadzwa kuva Inspector General weSeventh Army District. 