Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen

Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen
Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in 1944
Born(1889-07-26)26 July 1889
Magdeburg, German Empire
Died10 July 1964(1964-07-10) (aged 74)
Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch German Army
Years of service1909–44
Rank General der Panzertruppe
CommandsLXXXI Army-Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight'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

References

Citations

  1. ^ Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa. Casemate Publishers (Ignition). pp. 122–123. ISBN 9781935149668. Retrieved Oct 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 485.

Bibliography

  • 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 by
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 Commander of 3rd Light Division
10 November 1938 - 16 October 1939 		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
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 Commander of 8th Panzer-Division
16 October 1939 - 10 February 1941 		Succeeded by
General der Panzertruppen Erich Brandenberger
Preceded by
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 Commander of LVII. Armeekorps
15 February 1941 - 15 November 1941 		Succeeded by
General der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kirchner
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kirchner
 Commander of LVII. Armeekorps
12 January 1942 - 31 January 1942 		Succeeded by
General der Panzertruppen Friedrich Kirchner
Preceded by
None
 Commander of LXXXI. Armeekorps
28 May 1942 - 4 September 1944 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Friedrich-August Schack


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