Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nokutanga kweHondo yeRussia neJapan muna 1904, Diterikhs akava mukuru mukuru wemabasa chaiwo padzimbahwe re17th Army Corps. Akasvika pamberi muManchuria muna August 1904, uye akabatanidzwa muHondo dzeLiaoyang,
Shaho naMukden. Pakupera kwehondo, akanga ava lieutenant. Pashure pokuguma kwehondo iye akadzokera kuMoscow, uye muna 1906 akanga ari mukuru mukuru wemabasa chaiwo pahofisi huru ye7th Army Corps. Gore rakatevera, akanga ane nzvimbo imwe cheteyo padzimbahwe reKiev Military District. Akakwidziridzwa kuva mukuru mukuru muna 1909. Muna 1910, akashanda semubatsiri mukuru kuKiev Military District dzimbahwe. Kubvira muna 1913, Diterikhs aiva mukuru weDhipatimendi Rokuunganidza reDhipatimendi Guru reGeneral Staff.