Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen

Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen
Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen
	Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in 1944
Born	26 July 1889; Magdeburg
Died	10 July 1964 (aged 74); Hannover, Lower Saxony
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	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

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.

Awards[]

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 8. Panzer-Division^[1]

References[]

Citations[]

^ 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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Preceded by None	Commander of 3rd Light Division 10 November 1938 - 16 October 1939	Succeeded by None
Preceded by None	Commander of 8th Panzer-Division 16 October 1939 - 10 February 1941	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Erich Brandenberger
Preceded by None	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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[1] Scherzer 2007, p. 485.

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Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen
Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in 1944
Born	(1889-07-26)26 July 1889 Magdeburg
Died	10 July 1964(1964-07-10) (aged 74) Hannover, Lower Saxony
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	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