Dates of Rank
- Fähnrich - 25 February 1904
- Leutnant - 18 October 1904
- Oberleutnant - 18 October 1912
- Hauptmann - 28 November 1914
- Major - 1 October 1926
- Oberstleutnant - 1 February 1931
- Oberst - 1 August 1933
- Generalmajor - 1 October 1935
- Generalleutnant - 1 April 1937
- General der Flieger - 1 November 1937
- Generalfeldmarschall - 19 July 1940
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