General of Cavalry
* 9th of April 1886
† 27th of November 1971
| 1929-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-04-01 | Colonel |
| 1935-01-01 | Major-General |
| 1937-04-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-11-01 | Honorary General of Cavalry |
| 1940-12-01 | General of Cavalry |
| 1929-09-01 | – | 1932-10-01 | Commanding Officer 17th Mounted Regiment |
| 1932-10-01 | – | 1932-11-01 | Attached to 7th Artillery Regiment |
| 1932-11-01 | – | 1934-04-01 | Chief of Staff, 1st Cavalry Division |
| 1934-04-01 | – | 1935-05-13 | Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Brigade |
| 1935-05-13 | – | 1940-11-01 | General Officer Commanding 8th Infantry Division |
| 1940-11-01 | – | 1941-03-01 | General Officer Commanding LX Higher Command |
| 1941-04-01 | – | 1941-05-01 | General Officer Commanding XXXV Higher Command |
| 1941-05-15 | – | 1941-07-15 | Unemployed |
| 1941-07-15 | – | 1941-12-01 | Chief of Liaison Staff Breslau |
| 1941-12-01 | – | 1942-05-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding Army Rear Area Centre |
| 1942-05-01 | – | 1945-01-31 | General Officer Commanding Military District VIII |
| 1945-01-31 | – | 1945-03-10 | General Officer Commanding Defence Area Breslau |
| 1945-03-10 | – | 1945-04-11 | General Officer Commanding LVI Panzer Corps |
| 1945-04-11 | – | 1945-05-06 | At disposal of the Commander in Chief West |
| 1945-05-06 | – | 1945-05-08 | Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Army |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1948-XX-XX | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1948-XX-XX | Released |