Summary of Military Career
Dates of rank
- Fähnrich:
- Leutnant: 17 June 1893
- Oberleutnant: 12 September 1902
- Hauptmann: 24 March 1909
- Major: 28 November 1914
- Oberstleutnant: 1 October 1920
- Oberst: 1 February 1923
- Generalmajor: 1 November 1927
- Generalleutnant: 1 March 1929
- General der Infanterie: 1 October 1932
- Generaloberst: 1 March 1938
- Generalfeldmarschall: 19 July 1940
Notable decorations
- Iron Cross Second (1914) and First (1914) Classes
- Prussian Crown Order 4th Class (?)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 30 September 1939 as Generaloberst and commander in chief of Heeresgruppe Süd
- 519th Oak Leaves on 1 July 1944 as Generalfeldmarschall and commander in chief west
- 133rd Swords on 18 February 1945 as Generalfeldmarschall and commander in chief west
- Prussian Royal House Order of Hohenzollern Knight's Cross with Swords (1917)
- Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords and Crown (9 August 1915)
- Saxon Albert Order Knight 1st Class with Swords (?)
- Sudetenland Medal (1938)
- Schwarzburg Honor Cross 3rd Class
- Lippe War Merit Cross
- Waldeck Merit Cross
- Turkish War Medal (?)
- Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Cross (1938)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 September 1939)
- 1st Class (21 September 1939)
- Cross of Honor (1934)
- Armed Forces Long Service Award with 40 year Clasp (?)
- Romanian Order of Michael the Brave 3rd (1941), 2nd (1941) and 1st (1942) Classes
- Boxer Rebellion Service Medal (1902)
- Mentioned six times in the Wehrmachtbericht
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