Dates of Rank
- Sekondeleutnant - March 1897
- Leutnant - January 1899
- Hauptmann - March 1910
- Major - March 1915
- Lieutenant Colonel, Ottoman Army - June 1916
- Oberstleutnant, Imperial German Army - December 1920
- Oberst - April 1924
- Generalmajor - April 1928
- Generalleutnant - October 1929
- General der Infanterie - September 1940
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