Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen
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.
Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen | |
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 Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in 1944 | |
| Born | 26 July 1889 Magdeburg |
| Died | 10 July 1964 (aged 74) Hannover, Lower Saxony |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Army |
| Years of service | 1909–44 |
| Rank |  General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands held | LXXXI Army-Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8th Panzer Division[2]
References
Citations
- Mitcham, Samuel W. (2009). Men of Barbarossa. Casemate Publishers (Ignition). pp. 122–123. ISBN 9781935149668. Retrieved Oct 13, 2021.
- 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.
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