General of Panzer Troops
* 29th of July 1886
† 24th of October 1942
| 1931-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1936-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1938-04-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-06-01 | General of Cavalry |
| 1940-06-04 | General of Panzer Troops |
| 1929-10-01 | – | 1931-10-01 | Attached to 2nd Mounted Regiment |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1934-10-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Mounted Regiment |
| 1934-10-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | Commanding Officer Cavalry Command Stettin |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1936-04-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Mounted Brigade |
| 1936-04-01 | – | 1938-10-01 | Higher Cavalry Officer I |
| 1938-10-01 | – | 1939-10-18 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Light Division |
| 1939-10-18 | – | 1940-01-16 | General Officer Commanding 7th Panzer Division |
| 1940-01-26 | – | 1940-06-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding XXXX Corps |
| 1940-06-01 | – | 1942-01-15 | General Officer Commanding XXXX Corps |
| 1942-01-15 | – | 1942-02-16 | Ill |
| 1942-02-16 | – | 1942-07-09 | General Officer Commanding XXXX Corps |
| 1942-07-09 | – | 1942-07-20 | General Officer Commanding XXXX Panzer Corps |
| 1942-07-20 | – | 1942-09-15 | Unemployed |
| 1942-09-15 | – | 1942-09-20 | At disposal of Panzer Army Afrika |
| 1942-09-20 | – | 1942-10-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding Panzer Army Afrika |
| 1942-10-01 | – | 1942-10-24 | Acting General Officer Commanding German-Italian Panzer Army |
| 1942-10-24 | Died of an heart attack |