(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Adolf Kuen
Born: 05 May 1893 in Kißlegg, Württemberg
Died: 03 May 1953 in Kißlegg, Württemberg
Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Apr 1913); Unteroffizier der Reserve (01 Sep 1913); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (29 May 1914); Offizier-Stellvertreter (08 Aug 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (20 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant der Reserve (30 Apr 1918); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer in the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Discharged to the Reserve (30 Sep 1913-08 Aug 1914)
Called Up from Reserve as Leader of the 5th Munitions-Column in the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-02 Nov 1914)
Observation-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Nov 1914-08 Mar 1915)
Leader of the 214th Foot-Artillery-Munitions-Column in the I. Bavarian Army-Corps (09 Mar 1915-13 Aug 1915)
Training as a Pilot in Schleißheim (14 Aug 1915-14 Jan 1916)
Pilot with the 103rd Artillery-Flying-Battalion (15 Jan 1916-03 Oct 1916)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 14a (04 Oct 1916-22 Aug 1917)
Officer with Special Duties with the Flying-Battalion A 297 (23 Aug 1917-10 Aug 1918)
Transferred to the Inspection of the Bavarian Flying-Troop, Munich, Detached for Information to the German Aircraft-Works (11 Aug 1918-18 Aug 1918)
With the Inspection of the Bavarian Flying-Troops, Munich, Detached to Test-Field of the German Aircraft-Works (19 Aug 1918-17 Nov 1918)
Retired (17 Nov 1918)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties in the RLM (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Detached to Infantry-Course Königsbrück (01 Apr 1935-31 May 1935)
Detached to the Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1935)
With the Staff of the Flying-School Hildesheim (01 Oct 1935-31 May 1937)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 121 and Air-Base-Commandant Hildesheim (01 Jun 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 10 and Air-Base-Commandant Neuhausen (01 Feb 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Commander Of Luftwaffe of the 7th Army (01 Sep 1939-31 May 1940)
Commander of the Supplemental-Reconnaissance-Group with the General Of Luftwaffe with the Commander-in-Chief of the 4th Army (01 Apr 1940-00 Jun 1940)
Transferred to Air-Region-Command West France (00 Jun 1940-23 Oct 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant 9/XI, Paris-Sero (24 Oct 1940-1944)
Detached to the Staff of a Military-Replacement-Inspection for familiarisation as an Inspector (30 Jan 1945-1945)
Retired (1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern: 07.12.1917
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- “Ehrenbecher für den Sieger im Luftkampf”
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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