• Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter: 15 August 1914
  
• Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier: 15 October 1914
  
• Fähnrich: 30 October 1914
  
• Leutnant: 24 December 1914 (Patent 23 June 1913)
  
• Oberleutnant: 18 October 1918
  
• Hauptmann: 1 February 1918
  
• Major: 1 July 1934
  
• Oberstleutnant: 1 March 1936
  
• Oberst: 1 June 1938
  
• Generalmajor: 1 October 1940
  
• Generalleutnant: 1 October 1942
  
• General der Flieger: 1 April 1944
  

• 30 June 1914-10 September 1914: Fahnenjunker in 9. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 127.
  
• 10 September 1914-3 April 1915: Wounded/in hospital/Replacement Battalion Ulm.
  
• 4 April 1915-17 July 1915: Platoon leader in Infantry Regiment 127.
  
• 18 July 1915-18 September 1915: Company leader in Infantry Regiment 127.
  
• 19 September 1915-28 January 1918: Battalion Adjutant in Infantry Regiment 127.
  
• 29 January 1918-7 August 1919: Regimental Adjutant of Infantry Regiment 127.
  
• 8 August 1919-31 December 1920: Platoon leader in Reichswehr Schützen Regiment 25.
  
• 1 January 1921-20 September 1922: On the staff of Infantry Regiment 13.
  
• 21 September 1922-8 August 1923: Transferred to Infantry School München.
  
• 9 August 1923-30 September 1923: Platoon leader and Assistance Officer on the staff of Infantry Regiment 13.
  
• 1 October 1923-31 March 1926: Signals Officer on the staff of Infantry Regiment 13.
  
• 28 April 1924-20 May 1924: at the same time, detached as platoon leader in Signals Battalion 5.
  
• 1 April 1926-31 March 1931: Weapon technical special course at the Technical College Berlin-Charlottenburg and pilot course.
  
• 1 April 1931-30 September 1932: Consultant for air technical questions in the Army Weapons Department / Prüf 8 / Reich War Ministry.
  
• 1 April 1933-30 September 1933: Liaison officer between the Army Weapons Department and the Reich Commissioner of Aviation and group leader in the Technical Department of the Reich Aviation Ministry.
  
• 1 September 1933: Transferred from the Army to the Luftwaffe.
  
• 1 October 1933-31 March 1934: Pilot course at the German Verkehrsfliegerschule [Air Traffic School] Braunschweig.
  
• 1 April 1934-30 June 1934: Leader of the Berlin--München air traffic route for the German Lufthansa Company.
  
• 1 July 1934-31 March 1935: Staffelkapitän [Squadron Commander], Hanseatic Flying School Faßberg (Geschwader Boelcke).
  
• 1 Apr 1935-31 March 1936: Commander of Kampfgeschwader [Bomber Wing] "Boelcke."
  
• 1 April 1936-31 March 1937: Inspector with the Inspectorate of Flight Security and Equipment / Reich Aviation Ministry.
  
• 1 April 1937-31 January 1938: Inspector of Flight Security and Equipment / Reich Aviation Ministry.
  
• 1 November 1938-20 October 1940: Commander of Kampfgeschwader 2 [Unit equipped with Dornier Do 17Z bombers--took part in the Battle of Britain].
  
• 21 October 1940-31 October 1942: Inspector of Bombers and Dive Bombers and General of Kampfflieger to the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe.
  
• 1 November 1942-10 February 1944: Commander of 2. Flieger-Division [Air Division] in southern France.
  
• 10 February 1944-11 September 1944: Commanding General of the German Luftwaffe in Greece.
  
• 11 September 1944-30 November 1944: Führer Reserve Luftwaffe High Command.
  
• 1 December 1944-3 February 1945: Commanding General of II. Flieger-Korps [Air Corps].
  
• 1 February 1945-3 February 1945: At the same time, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Luftflotte [Air Fleet] 1.
  
• 3 February 1945-21 April 1945: Führer Reserve Luftwaffe High Command - at the disposal of Luftgau [Air Zone] V, Stuttgart.
  
• 23 April 1945 - 21 May 1948: British prisoner of war.
  • 30 April 1945 transferred to Trent Park Camp 11 sorting camp
  • 23 July 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 300
  • 12 May 1948 transferred to Camp 186 for repatriation
    

Decorations & Awards:

• Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross: 20 June 1940, Oberst, Commander of Kampfgeschwader 2.
• German Cross in Gold: 1 October 1944.
• Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
• Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
• Württemberg Military Merit Order, Knight’s Cross
• Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
• Armed Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
• Armed Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
• Wound Badge in Black – World War I award