Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen
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Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen | |
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 Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in 1944 | |
| Born | 26 July 1889 Magdeburg, German Empire |
| Died | 10 July 1964 (aged 74) Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  German Army |
| Years of service | 1909–44 |
| Rank |  General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands | LXXXI Army-Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
General Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen (26 July 1889 – 10 July 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXXI Army-Corps under Erwin Rommel in Normandy in 1944.
He saw service in World War I, and served in a variety of positions in the interwar period. Promoted to Generalmajor in 1938, he assumed command of the 3rd Light Division on 10 November 1938. This unit was reorganized as the 8th Panzer Division in 1939 and Kuntzen led the division in Poland and France. On 15 March 1941 he was appointed to command the LVII Panzer Corps, which he led in Russia until 1942.[1]
Awards
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8th Panzer Division[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa. Casemate Publishers (Ignition). pp. 122–123. ISBN 9781935149668. Retrieved Oct 13, 2021.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 485.
Bibliography
[edit]- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Military offices
Preceded byNone
Commander of 3rd Light Division 10 November 1938 - 16 October 1939
Succeeded byNone
Preceded byNone
Commander of 8th Panzer-Division 16 October 1939 - 10 February 1941
Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppen Erich Brandenberger
Preceded byNone
Commander of LVII. Armeekorps 15 February 1941 - 15 November 1941
Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kirchner
Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kirchner
Commander of LVII. Armeekorps 12 January 1942 - 31 January 1942
Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kirchner
Preceded byNone
Commander of LXXXI. Armeekorps 28 May 1942 - 4 September 1944
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Friedrich-August Schack
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