Walter Kuntze
| Walter Kuntze | |
|---|---|
 (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).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1902–45 |
| Rank | General der Pioniere |
| Commands held |
6. Infanterie-Division XXIV. Armeekorps XXXXII. Armeekorps 12. Armee |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Kuntze (23 February 1883 – 1 April 1960) was a highly decorated General der Pioniere (US equiv. Lieutenant General of Engineers) 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
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) ("Eiserner Halbmond"; Ottoman Empire)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- 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 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 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by none |
Commander of 6. Infanterie-Division 15 May 1935 – 1 March 1938 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben |
| Preceded by none |
Commander of XXIV. Armeekorps 1 October 1938 – 14 February 1940 |
Succeeded by General der Panzertruppen Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg |
| Preceded by none |
Commander of XXXXII. Armeekorps 15 February 1940 – 10 October 1941 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Graf von Sponeck |
| Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm List |
Commander of 12th Army 29 October 1941 – 2 July 1942 |
Succeeded by Generaloberst Alexander Löhr |
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