In 1946, he joined the Free German Youth (FDJ) and in 1947, he became a member of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).

[1] After completing his studies, he served as an instructor for the Youth Department in the Political Administration of the KVP and, after its transition to the GDR's official military force in 1955, the National People’s Army (NVA) until 1960.

Upon his return, he succeeded Konteradmiral (equivalent to Rear Admiral) Rudi Wegner as deputy chief of the Volksmarine and head of its Political Administration.

On 7 October 1974, he was promoted to Konteradmiral and in 1981, he was elevated to Vizeadmiral (equivalent to Vice admiral), one of only 10 officers in the NVA to ever attain this rank.

[1] In 1982, Kutzschebauch transitioned to lead the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik (GST), succeeding the late Generalleutnant Günther Teller, a SED-controlled paramilitary mass organization.

[1] During the Peaceful Revolution, the 7th meeting of the Central Board of the GST decided on measures for "democratic renewal and the drafting of a new statute".

[1] Struggling to cope with the dissolution of the GDR and the collapse of his life's work, Kutzschebauch died in 1996 of injuries sustained during a suicide attempt.