Field Marshal
* 12th of December 1875
† 24th of February 1953
| 1920-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-02-01 | Colonel |
| 1927-11-01 | Major-General |
| 1929-03-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1932-10-01 | General of Infantry |
| 1938-03-01 | Colonel-General |
| 1940-07-19 | Field Marshal |
| 1920-10-01 | – | 1923-10-01 | Chief of Staff, 3rd Cavalry Division |
| 1923-10-01 | – | 1925-03-01 | Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1925-03-01 | – | 1926-10-01 | Commanding Officer 18th Infantry Regiment |
| 1926-10-01 | – | 1928-11-01 | Chief of Staff, Group Command 2 |
| 1928-11-01 | – | 1932-01-01 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Cavalry Division |
| 1932-01-01 | – | 1932-10-01 | General Officer Commanding Military District III |
| 1932-01-01 | – | 1932-10-01 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1932-10-01 | – | 1938-10-31 | Commander in Chief Group Command 1 |
| 1938-10-31 | Retired | ||
| 1939-06-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-06-01 | – | 1939-08-26 | At disposal of the Commander in Chief of the Army |
| 1939-08-26 | – | 1939-10-01 | Commander in Chief Army Group South [Poland] |
| 1939-10-01 | – | 1939-10-20 | Commander in Chief East |
| 1939-10-20 | – | 1941-06-10 | Commander in Chief Army Group A [France] |
| 1940-10-10 | – | 1941-04-01 | Commander in Chief West |
| 1941-06-10 | – | 1941-12-03 | Commander in Chief Army Group South [Eastern Front] |
| 1941-12-02 | – | 1942-03-08 | Unemployed |
| 1942-03-08 | – | 1942-05-01 | Acting Commander in Chief West |
| 1942-03-08 | – | 1942-05-01 | Commander in Chief Army Group D [France] |
| 1942-05-01 | – | 1944-07-02 | Commander in Chief West |
| 1942-05-01 | – | 1944-07-02 | Commander in Chief Army Group D [France] |
| 1944-07-02 | – | 1944-09-04 | Unemployed |
| 1944-09-04 | – | 1945-03-10 | Commander in Chief West |
| 1945-03-10 | – | 1945-05-01 | Unemployed |
| 1945-05-01 | – | 1945-07-XX | Prisoner of War, US Captivity |
| 1945-07-XX | – | 1949-05-26 | Prisoner of War, British Captivity |
| 1949-05-26 | Released |