Lieutenant-General
* 6th of November 1898
† 18th of January 1977
| 1939-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-01 | Colonel |
| 1943-12-01 | Major-General |
| 1944-11-09 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1938-07-15 | – | 1940-10-25 | Chief of Operations (Ia), 28th Infantry Division |
| 1940-10-25 | – | 1942-11-23 | Chief of Operations (Ia), Operations Section, Army General Staff |
| 1942-11-23 | – | 1943-01-15 | Unemployed |
| 1943-01-15 | – | 1943-08-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Panzer Regiment |
| 1943-08-01 | – | 1944-07-20 | Chief of Staff, 2nd Panzer Army |
| 1944-07-21 | – | 1944-09-23 | Chief of Staff, Army Group South Ukraine |
| 1944-09-23 | – | 1945-03-23 | Chief of Staff, Army Group South |
| 1945-03-24 | – | 1945-05-08 | General Officer Commanding 4th Cavalry Division |
| 1945-05-09 | – | 1948-03-31 | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1948-03-31 | Released |