NAMED SS TUXEDO TO AN INFAMOUS SD OFFICER

SS/SD black tuxedo owned by SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Paul Winzer, head of the security service SD main office and detective inspector at the German Embassy in Madrid.This is an elegant tunic, made in 1939, has SD leaders (without SS runes), sewn onto the collar by hand, silver along with the matching rank tab, standard SD cuff band is hand applied to the left sleeve, no breast bar was ever applied to the tunic, shoulder boards of course are sewn in and secured with the very attractive silver runic buttons as found throughout the garment all SS-RZM and date marked, sleeve brassard has the regulation thick silver piping the inside pocket has a tailor's label "C.A. Herpich Söhne Berlin W., Leipzigerstr. 9-11", handwritten bearer name "Kriminalrat. Winzer, 31.7.39". The service tunic has clearly been worn, all effects are originally sewn, in good condition.
Paul Winzer, born in Cottbus on June 24, 1908, SS membership no. 127565, joined the NSDAP on May 1, 1932 with membership no. 1.106.851, member of SS-Lebensborn. Joined the SS on June 1, 1933, promoted to S-Untersturmfuhrer December 2, 1936, SS Obersturmfuhrer November 11, 1936, SS Hauptsturmfuhrer March 1, 1939, SS-Sturmbannfuhrer October 23, 1940. Awards: SA Sports Badge in bronze, Reich Sports Badge DRL in bronze, 1939 War Merit Cross 1939 1st class without swords, 1944 War Merit Cross 1939 1st and 2nd class with swords. From 1936 member of the SD main office in Berlin, on 212.1936 as head of the SD security service and detective inspector at the German Embassy in Madrid as German police attaché. Promoted to Police Council on July 31, 1937. A year later, Winzer returned to Germany, from October 1937 to September 1938 service in the Luftwaffe in Flak Regiment 29. Returning to Spain in autumn 1938, Winzer was involved in setting up the Spanish security police based on the German model and taking part in the planning and construction of the concentration camp. Marina del Ebro". At the end of 1944, Winzer left Madrid by plane, and his plane crashed near Lyon in southern France. After the end of the war, Winzer changes his name to "Walter Eugene Mosig" and becomes a prisoner of war. From the spring of 1946, Mosig was interviewed by the Counter Intelligence Corps for two years at Hohenasperg Fortress. In 1948, Winzer emigrated to Córdoba (Argentina). The name Mosig appears in a 2002 list of Nazi war criminals. The exact date of death of Winzer alias Mosig is not known.Enclosed an extensive folder with research documents, photocopies of his SS personnel file, SS length of service lists, 2 portrait photos, excerpts from specialist literature, etc. A historically highly interesting uniform of a high-ranking SD leader and NS war criminal.

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