Born:(1890-02-20)20 February 1890, Forst (Lausitz), Brandenburg
Died:29 December 1946(1946-12-29) (aged 56), Frankfurt, Allied-occupied Germany
Rank:General der Infanterie
Branch:German Army
Commands:Head of the Defence Economy and Armament Office in the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Conflicts:World War I, World War II
Allegiance:German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany
Other work:Chief economic strategist for the Wehrmacht. Deeply involved in the development of the strategy for economic exploitation of the Soviet Union following the German invasion, including the Hunger Plan.