(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Otto Kuntze
Born: 24 Mar 1876 in Frankfurt, Oder
Died: 01 Feb 1942 in Riga
Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Apr 1897); Leutnant (27 Jan 1898); Oberleutnant (18 Jun 1908); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1913); Major (18 Jul 1917); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1923); Charakter als Oberst (31 Jan 1927); Oberst (?? ??? 1938); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1896)
One Year Volunteer in the 2nd Railway-Regiment, soon thereafter, Fahnenjunker (01 Oct 1896-?? ??? ????)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 2nd Railway-Regiment (?? ??? ????-27 Jan 1913)
Adjutant of the Inspection of Railway Troops (27 Jan 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant with the Chief of Field Railway Matters (01 Aug 1914-?? ??? 1916)
Transferred into the War Ministry (?? ??? 1916-?? ??? ????)
Chief of a Railway-Construction-Company in France (?? ??? ????-?? ??? ????)
Chief of Field Railway Direction in Brest-Litovsk (?? ??? ????-01 Oct 1919)
In the RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 May 1923)
With Location-Command-Office Cuxhaven (01 May 1923-31 Jan 1927)
Retired (31 Jan 1927)
Entered Army Service as a Supplemental-Officer (?? ??? 1938); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Director of Field Railway Matters with Legion Condor in Spain (?? ??? 1938-?? ??? 1940)
Commandant of Front-POW-Camp 121 (?? ??? 1940-?? ??? 1941)
Commandant of POW-District L (?? ??? 1941-Autumn 1941)
Commandant of POW-District Q (Autumn 1941-01 Feb 1942)
Died while on an Official Trip in Riga (01 Feb 1942)

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