Dina taun 1926, anjeunna ngagabung ka resimen tradisional kulawarga, Bamberger Reiter- und Kavallerieregiment 17 (17th Cavalry Regiment) di Bamberg. Ieu kira-kira waktu ieu nu tilu baraya ieu diwanohkeun ku Albrecht von Blumenthal ka pangarang Stefan George urang pangaruh bunderan, Georgekreis, ti mana loba anggota kasohor tina lalawanan Jerman engké mecenghul. George dedicated Das neue Reich ("Karajaan anyar") dina 1928, kaasup Geheimes Deutschland ("rahasia Jerman") ditulis dina 1922 ka Berthold.Stauffenberg ieu commissioned salaku leutnant (leutnant kadua) dina 1930.
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