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
Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in 1944
Born	(1889-07-26)26 July 1889 Magdeburg, German Empire
Died	10 July 1964(1964-07-10) (aged 74) Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	1909–1944
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands	LXXXI Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I 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]