Colonel-General
* 6th of September 1879
† 20th of March 1973
| 1929-05-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-04-01 | Colonel |
| 1934-12-01 | Major-General |
| 1937-04-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1938-11-10 | General of Infantry |
| 1940-07-19 | Colonel |
| 1928-08-01 | – | 1930-11-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment |
| 1930-11-01 | – | 1932-10-01 | Attached to 6th Infantry Regiment |
| 1932-10-01 | – | 1934-09-01 | Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Regiment |
| 1934-09-01 | – | 1935-10-01 | Inspector of Infantry |
| 1935-10-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | Infantry Leader VI |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1938-11-10 | General Officer Commanding 22nd Infantry Division |
| 1938-11-10 | – | 1940-05-30 | General Officer Commanding II Corps [Poland] |
| 1940-05-30 | – | 1942-01-16 | General Officer Commanding 9th Army [France - Eastern Front] |
| 1942-01-16 | – | 1944-08-05 | Unemployed |
| 1944-08-05 | – | 1945-01-17 | At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1945-01-17 | – | 1945-05-08 | Commander in Chief Fortification Area East |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1949-05-05 | Prisoner of War, British Captivity |
| 1949-05-05 | Released |