 
 
 
General of Panzer Troops
* 16th of April 1896
† 15th of April 1960
| 1939-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel | 
| 1941-01-01 | Colonel | 
| 1942-02-01 | Major-General | 
| 1943-09-01 | Lieutenant-General | 
| 1945-01-30 | General of Panzer Troops | 
| 1956-09-24 | Lieutenant-General (Bundeswehr) | 
| 1938-11-10 | – | 1939-10-15 | Attached to 4th Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH | 
| 1939-10-15 | – | 1940-02-05 | Chief of Operations (Ia), VI Corps | 
| 1940-02-05 | – | 1942-01-08 | Chief of Staff, XXXXI Corps | 
| 1942-01-08 | – | 1942-04-28 | Chief of Staff, 4th Panzer Army [Eastern Front] | 
| 1942-04-28 | – | 1943-05-15 | Chief of Staff, 4th Army [Eastern Front] | 
| 1943-05-15 | – | 1943-08-01 | Unemployed | 
| 1943-08-01 | – | 1944-06-05 | Chief of Staff, Army Group A [Eastern Front] | 
| 1944-06-05 | – | 1944-09-01 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Army Group C [Italy] | 
| 1944-09-01 | – | 1945-05-08 | Chief of Staff, Army Group C [Italy] | 
| 1956-09-24 | Joins the Bundeswehr | ||
| 1957-09-21 | – | 1960-04-15 | Inspector of the Army |