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Adolf-Fiedrich Kuntzen
Kuntzen (kneeling) poses with a Panzerschreck in France 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 / branchHeer
Years of service1909–44
RankGeneral der Panzertruppe
CommandsLXXXI Army-Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight'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.

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Citations

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 280.
  2. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 485.

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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