Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Krieghammer akapinda Theresian Military Academy muWiener Neustadt, akanyoresa semutevedzeri mu5th Imperial uye Royal Dragoons regiment muna 1849 uye akabva arwa kudivi reAustria muHungarian Revolution
. Akatora chikamu muHondo yechipiri yeItaly yeRusununguko muna 1859 uye Hondo yeAustria-Prussian muna 1866, aine chinzvimbo cheRittmeister. Pashure penguva muKriegsschule, akasimudzirwa kuva Major uye wing-adjutant weMambo muna 1869, ipapo Oberst muna 1874, Major general muna 1879, uye pakupedzisira Lieutenant field marshal muna 1881.