ɪnðə dˈɔːn ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː dˈɛm wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə stˈæf ʌv tɹˈeɪnɪŋ lˈiːdɚɹ ˈɑːtʃən wˈʌn ˈeɪt dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti sˈɪks ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ænd ðˈɛn tə ðə stˈæf ʌvðə kəmˈændɚɹ ʌv fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz æt ðə lˈoʊɚ ɹˈaɪn ʌntˈɪl tˈɛn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
In the dawn of World War II Demme was transferred to the Staff of Training Leader Aachen 1 (8 June – 26 August 1939) and then to the Staff of the Commander of Fortifications at the Lower Rhine until 10 April 1940.