 After his service in Pula, he was assigned to be commander of the staff of XII Corps in Sibiu in Transilvania.In 1907 he became commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade in Linz, and in the same year he was promoted to major general.In 1908 he became commander of the 88th Lands Rifle Regiment, and in 1910 he was assigned to be a commander of 44th Home Guard Division.