Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Krieghammer akapinda Theresian Military Academy muWiener Neustadt, akanyoreswa semutevedzeri mu5th Imperial uye Royal Dragoons regiment muna 1849 uye akabva arwa kudivi reAustria mu
Shanduko yeHungary. 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.