Cavalry General (General der Kavallerie) Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, 21 May 1935 – 3 February 1938 Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Ernst Busch, 3 February 1938 – 25 October 1939 Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Walter Heitz, 25 October 1939 – 31 January 1943