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

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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 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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