Hans von Seeckt
In 1920, Blomberg was appointed chief of staff of the Döberitz Brigade, and in 1921, was made chief of staff of the Stuttgart Army Area. In 1925, Blomberg was made chief of army training by General Hans von Seeckt. By 1927, Blomberg was a major-general and chief of the Troop Office (), the thinly disguised German General Staff, which had been forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles.