Walter Kuntze
Walter Kuntze | |
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 (Left) Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm List and (right) General der Pioniere Walter Kuntze walking in a prison courtyard during the Hostages Trial | |
| Born | 23 February 1883 Pritzerbe |
| Died | 1 April 1960 (aged 77) Detmold |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1902–1945 |
| Rank | General der Pioniere |
| Commands held | 6. Infanterie-Division XXIV. Armeekorps XXXXII. Armeekorps 12. Armee |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Kuntze (23 February 1883 – 1 April 1960) was a highly decorated General der Pioniere in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 12. Armee. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Kuntze was captured by Allied troops in 1945 and was tried at the Hostages Trial in 1947. He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, but was released in 1953 due to ill health. He died on 1 April 1960.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Silver (2 December 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 18 October 1941 as General der Pioniere and commander of XXXXII. Armeekorps[1]
See also
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 229.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.
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Categories:
- 1883 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from Havelland
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War II
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross
- Recipients of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German people convicted of war crimes
- German prisoners of war
- Yugoslavia in World War II