After the demobilization of the army, he joined the provisional Reichswehr and was placed in the 13th Infantry Regiment. In October 1920, he was appointed commander of the 5th Battalion Infantry Regiment, and promoted to lieutenant colonel. In June 1923, he moved to the Ministry of the Reichswehr. In November 1923, he briefly worked with the Army High Command under Hans von Seeckt. In February 1926, he was promoted to colonel. In May 1926, he was transferred to the 12th Infantry Regiment in Halberstadt, in April 1928, he became its commander. He held this command up to his retirement in January 1929.
