After being captured by the Americans, he was a prisoner of war until 1948. During the denazification period, he served on the U.S. Army's Operational History (German) Section. In 1956, he joined the Bundeswehr as a colonel. He was promoted to brigadier general, and then Major General, serving as a staff officer and deputy corps commander. In 1958, he was made commander of the 2nd Panzergrenadier Division, and in April 1960 he became Inspector of the Army, the commander of the German Army, on the death of Hans Röttiger. He served until his retirement in September 1964.[1]