Dates of Rank
- Fähnrich – 8 February 1899
- Leutnant – 7 March 1900
- Oberleutnant – 9 March 1908
- Hauptmann – 22 March 1913
- Major – 26 September 1919
- Oberstleutnant – 1 October 1923
- Oberst – 1 March 1927
- Generalmajor (Brigadier General) – 1 November 1930
- Generalleutnant (Major General) – 1 October 1932
- General der Infanterie (Lieutenant General of Infantry) – 1 October 1935
- Generaloberst (General) – 20 April 1939
- Generalfeldmarschall – 19 July 1940
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