Kurt von Schleicher
In 1907, Hammerstein-Equord married Maria von Lüttwitz, the daughter of Walther von Lüttwitz. The future Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher (1882–1934) also served in his unit, and the two men soon became friends. From 1905 to 1907 Hammerstein served in Kassel. From 1907 to 1910 he attended the Prussian Military Academy ("Kriegsakademie") and in 1911 he was posted to the deployment section of the Great General Staff.