Dates of Rank
- Seekadett - 13 May 1895
- Fähnrich zur See - 25 October 1897
- Leutnant zur See - 1 January 1899
- Oberleutnant zur See - 9 April 1900
- Kapitänleutnant - 21 March 1905
- Korvettenkapitän - 15 April 1911
- Fregattenkapitän - 26 April 1917
- Kapitän zur See - 29 November 1919
- Konteradmiral - 1 August 1922
- Vizeadmiral - 10 September 1925
- Admiral - 1 October 1928
- Generaladmiral - 20 April 1936
- Großadmiral - 1 April 1939
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