Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen
Adolf-Fiedrich Kuntzen | |
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Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in France in 1944 | |
Born |
Magdeburg | 26 July 1889
Died |
10 July 1964 74) Hannover, Lower Saxony | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
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-Fiedrich Kuntzen (26 July 1889 – 10 July 1964) was a German general (General der Panzertruppe) 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][2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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