Born 
14-02 1896
 

       14 – 03 – 1914 
Join the army

 
   03 – 01 – 1915 
Second Lieutenant.
 
  18 – 10 – 1918 
first Lieutenant.
 
  01 – 07 –  1922 
01 -11 – 1927 
Captain (panzer).
 
   01 – 05 – 1934 
Major.
 
     01 -10 -1936 
Major .
 
   01 – 04 -1939 
Colonel .
 
  01 – 06  - 1941 
Brigadier.
 
    01 -10 – 1941 
head of staff 38th Corps.
 
    30 – 01 – 1942 
Chief of staff the panzer Africa group.
 
     01 – 03 – 1943 
head of staff of Africa Army Group ( Tunisia ).
 
     04 -04 – 1943 
General.
 
    07 – 05 – 1943 
at reserve .
 
    19 – 07 – 1943 
chief of staff Army Group B .
 
   14-09 – 
Chief of staff the 6th Army.
 
    21 – 11 – 1944
At reserve.
 
     10 – 05 -1945 
prisoner of war ( USSR).
 
     10- 10 – 1955 
RETIRED.
 
     30 – 09 – 1967 
died.