General of Infantry
* 4th of October 1888
† 21st of July 1944
| 1931-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-02-01 | Colonel |
| 1937-04-01 | Major-General |
| 1939-01-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-06-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1932-02-01 | Attached to 1st Artillery Regiment |
| 1932-02-01 | – | 1933-10-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment |
| 1933-10-01 | – | 1934-10-01 | Chief of Staff, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1934-10-01 | – | 1938-11-10 | Chief of Staff, Military District IV |
| 1938-11-10 | – | 1940-02-15 | General Officer Commanding 24th Infantry Division |
| 1940-02-15 | – | 1944-07-20 | Chief of General Army Office, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1943-08-03 | – | 1944-07-20 | Chief of Armed Forces Replacement Office, Armed Forces High Command OKW |
| 1944-07-21 | Condemned to death and executed as conspirator in the 20th of July 1944 assassination attempt upon Hitler |