General of Infantry
* 17th of July 1888
† 5th of July 1964
| 1933-07-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-06-01 | Colonel |
| 1936-02-01 | Major-General |
| 1940-12-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-02-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1934-04-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment |
| 1934-04-01 | – | 1935-10-15 | Chief Instructor at the Infantry School |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1939-08-26 | Commandant of the War School, Potsdam |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1942-01-12 | General Officer Commanding 255th Infantry Division |
| 1942-01-12 | – | 1942-02-01 | Acting General Officer Commanding V Corps |
| 1942-02-01 | – | 1943-07-01 | General Officer Commanding V Corps |
| 1943-07-01 | – | 1943-08-18 | Unemployed |
| 1943-08-18 | – | 1943-09-07 | Acting General Officer Commanding LXXXIV Corps |
| 1943-09-07 | – | 1943-12-20 | General Officer Commanding LXVI Reserve Corps |
| 1943-12-20 | – | 1944-03-01 | Unemployed |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1945-05-08 | General Officer Commanding Military District I |