General of Infantry
* 4th of August 1879
† 2nd of May 1971
| 1922-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1926-02-01 | Colonel |
| 1929-10-01 | Major-General |
| 1931-05-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-04-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1921-08-03 | – | 1924-04-01 | Chief of Staff, 1st Infantry Division |
| 1924-04-01 | – | 1927-02-01 | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment |
| 1927-02-01 | – | 1927-11-01 | Attached to 14th Infantry Regiment |
| 1927-11-01 | – | 1929-10-01 | Chief of Staff, General Command 1 |
| 1929-10-01 | – | 1931-09-30 | Infantry Leader II |
| 1931-09-30 | Retired | ||
| 1934-09-01 | – | 1935-11-01 | Director of War Experiences Evaluation Group, Troop Department, Army General Staff OKH |
| 1935-11-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1935-11-01 | – | 1938-11-10 | Chief of 7th (War Science) Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1938-11-10 | – | 1941-06-12 | Senior Quartermaster V, Army General Staff |
| 1941-06-12 | – | 1942-11-04 | Head of Liaison Staff North |
| 1942-11-04 | – | 1944-09-11 | German General with the Finnish High Command |
| 1944-09-11 | – | 1944-12-07 | Unemployed |
| 1944-12-07 | – | 1945-05-06 | General for Special Employment with the Armed Forces High Command OKW |
| 1945-05-06 | – | 1947-06-30 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1947-06-30 | Released |