Dates of Rank
- Leutnant — 15 March 1898
- Oberleutnant — 10 September 1908
- Hauptmann — 22 March 1912
- Major — 30 December 1916
- Oberstleutnant — 18 December 1920
- Oberst — 1 May 1925
- Generalmajor — 1 February 1929
- Generalleutnant — 1 February 1931
- General der Infanterie — 1 March 1935
- Generaloberst — 15 March 1938
- Generalfeldmarschall — 19 July 1940
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