Adolf Friedrich Kuntzen (often wrongly written Adolf-Friedrich; 26 July 1889 – 9 July 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXXI Army-Corps under Erwin Rommel in Normandy in 1944. Life He saw service in World War I, and served in a variety of positions in the interwar period. Promoted to Generalmajor in 1938, he assumed command of the 3rd Light Division on 10 November 1938. This unit was reorganized as the 8th Panzer Division in 1939 and Kuntzen led the division in Poland and France. On 15 March 1941 he was appointed to command the LVII Panzer Corps, which he led in Russia until 1942.
Promotions 10 March 1909 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate) 19 November 1909 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet) 22 August 1910 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 22 August 1908 25 February 1915 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) 18 December 1917 Rittmeister 1 October 1929 Major with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 February 1928 1 December 1932 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) 1 November 1934 Oberst (Colonel) 1 March 1938 Generalmajor (Major General) 1 April 1940 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) 1 April 1941 General der Panzertruppe with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 July 1941
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class War Merit Cross (Brunswick), 2nd and 1st Class (BrKr1/BrK1) Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary), 3rd Class with the War Decoration ( Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class Anschluss Medal Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and Commander of 8th Panzer DivisionScherzer 2007, p. 485.
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