Colonel-General
* 30th of June 1884
† 2nd of April 1972
| 1929-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-12-01 | Colonel |
| 1934-10-01 | Major-General |
| 1936-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1938-02-01 | General of Artillery |
| 1940-07-19 | Colonel-General |
| 1926-04-01 | – | 1931-10-01 | Attached to the Troop Office, Reichwehr Ministry |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1934-10-01 | Chief of Staff, 6th Infantry Division |
| 1934-10-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | Artillery Leader VII |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1936-11-12 | General Officer Commanding 7th Division |
| 1936-11-12 | – | 1937-10-12 | Attached to the Army General Staff |
| 1937-10-12 | – | 1938-02-10 | Senior Quartermaster II, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1938-02-10 | – | 1939-09-01 | Senior Quartermaster I, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1942-09-24 | Chief of the Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1942-09-24 | – | 1944-07-23 | Unemployed |
| 1944-07-23 | – | 1945-05-08 | Arrested |
| 1945-01-31 | Dismissed from the Army | ||
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1947-06-XX | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1947-06-XX | Released |