General der Panzertruppe Adolf-Friedrich Kuntzen Born: 26 Jul 1889 in Magdeburg Died: 10 Jul 1964 in Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Promotions:
F�hnrich (19 Nov 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Jan 1915); Rittmeister (18 Dec 1917); Major (01 Oct 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1932); Oberst (01 Nov 1934); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1940); General der Panzertruppe (01 Apr 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Mar 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Hussar-Regiment (10 Mar 1909-01 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Regiment-Staff of the 1st Hussar-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-25 Nov 1915)
At the same time, Regiment-Adjutant (22 Apr 1915-29 Jun 1915)
At the same time, Regiment-Adjutant (23 Aug 1915-30 Aug 1915)
At the same time, Regiment-Adjutant (30 Aug 1915-27 Sep 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 1st Hussar-Regiment (25 Nov 1915-05 Jan 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of XXVI. Reserve-Corps (05 Jan 1917-00 Mar 1918)
In the General-Staff of Government Metz (00 Mar 1918-00 Jul 1918)
In the General-Staff of the 10th Replacement-Division (00 Jul 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Squadron-Leader in the 1st Hussar-Regiment (03 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
In the General-Staff of the 36th Division (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Officer of the Army & Detached to the RWM - Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1919-16 May 1920)
Auxiliary-Officer with Military-District-Command I (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1921-01 Mar 1922)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Mar 1922-01 Apr 1922)
With the Staff of 3rd Division (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1925)
Squadron-Chief in the 8th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 3rd Mounted-Regiment & Detached to Studies of History & Philosophy at Berlin University (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Advisor in the Wehrmacht-Department, RWM (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
General-Staff-Officer with the Chief of Army Command, RWM (01 Oct 1930-01 Jul 1933)
Department-Director in the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Jul 1933-04 Feb 1938)
Department-Chief in the Army Personnel Office, OKH (04 Feb 1938-01 Mar 1938)
To the Disposal of OKH (01 Mar 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 3rd Light Division (10 Nov 1938-18 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 8th Panzer-Division (18 Oct 1939-20 Feb 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve (20 Feb 1941-15 Mar 1941)
Commanding General of LVII. Army-Corps (motorised) (15 Mar 1941-15 Nov 1941)
Commanding General of Higher Command z.b.V. XXXII (01 Apr 1942-28 May 1942)
Commanding General of LXXXI. Army-Corps (28 May 1942-04 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (04 Sep 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 03.06.1940 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 8. Panzer-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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