Generalmajor Friedrich Kunze Born: 04 Aug 1879 in Domanze, District Schweidnitz, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 30 Jul 1967 in Frankfurt, Main Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Mar 1898); Leutnant (27 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (19 Aug 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 May 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1927); Oberst (01 Apr 1930); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (28 Aug 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (28 Aug 1897-16 Feb 1904)
Transferred into the 147th Infantry-Regiment (16 Feb 1904-01 Nov 1905)
Detached to the Military Technical Acadamy (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1913)
With the Staff of the 39th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-22 Mar 1914)
With the Staff of the 57th Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Battery-Chief in the 57th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-01 Feb 1917)
Detached as Instructor at the Field Artillery Firing School (01 Jan 1916-00 Jun 1916)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 57th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1917-00 Mar 1918)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 3rd Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Mar 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 57th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Dec 1918-07 Jan 1919)
In Border Protection (07 Jan 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-22 Mar 1925)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader VI (22 Mar 1925-15 Apr 1925)
With the Staff of the Inspection of Artillery, RWM (15 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Landwehr-Employee (01 Jun 1931)
With the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Jun 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1941)
Commander of Military-District-Command Mei�en (01 Oct 1933-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 223rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-22 Mar 1940)
Artillery-Commander 19 (22 Mar 1940-16 Aug 1941)
Artillery-Commander 141 (16 Aug 1941-03 Oct 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (03 Oct 1942-31 Dec 1942)
Retired (31 Dec 1942)
Arrested by Soviets, in Soviet Captivity (00 May 1945-29 Aug 1949)
Released (29 Aug 1949)
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