General of Infantry
* 12th of October 1893
† 30th of June 1951
| 1935-06-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-01-01 | Colonel |
| 1940-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1942-04-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-04-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1934-11-15 | – | 1935-10-15 | Chief of Operations (Ia), Military District IV |
| 1935-10-15 | – | 1936-10-06 | Chief of Operations (Ia), IV Corps |
| 1936-10-06 | – | 1937-10-12 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 103rd Infantry Regiment |
| 1937-10-12 | – | 1938-02-04 | Attending the Armed Forces Academy |
| 1938-02-04 | – | 1938-10-03 | Chief of Section T4, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1938-10-03 | – | 1939-08-26 | Chief of 1st Branch, Operations Section, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1940-10-25 | Chief of Operations Office, Armed Forces High Command OKW |
| 1940-10-25 | – | 1941-01-01 | Unemployed |
| 1941-01-01 | – | 1941-05-10 | Chief of Staff, 12th Army |
| 1941-05-10 | – | 1941-06-22 | Chief of Staff, Army Group B |
| 1941-06-22 | – | 1942-04-01 | Chief of Staff, Army Group Centre |
| 1942-04-24 | – | 1943-07-16 | Chief of Staff, Army Group A |
| 1943-08-01 | – | 1943-10-08 | Unemployed |
| 1943-10-08 | – | 1945-05-05 | Military Attaché to Hungary |
| 1944-04-01 | – | 1945-05-05 | German Plenipotentiary-General in Hungary |
| 1945-05-05 | – | 1947-06-30 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1947-06-30 | Released |