A Service Uniform for German Cross in Gold Recipient - photo 1

A Service Uniform for German Cross in Gold Recipient

Lot 1016
06.11.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
Classic
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AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
Buyer Premium25 %
ID 1320210
Lot 1016 | A Service Uniform for German Cross in Gold Recipient
A Service Uniform for German Cross in Gold Recipient
Standartenführer Willy Tensfeld of Stab. 19 "Münster".
Tailored, black tricot wool, four-button front, open-collar with silver-aluminum twist cord piping, French cuffs, scalloped and pleated breast pockets, scalloped flap hip pockets, silver pebbled buttons, two belt-ramp buttons at rear vent. Red wool armband with black ribbed rayon tape borders, hand-applied. Cuff title of black band with 5-thread silver-aluminum borders, at centre Stab number "19" is hand-embroidered in silver-aluminum wire thread, hand-applied. Single shoulder board of three interwoven twist aluminum cords on black wool backing, black cloth SS/RZM tag underneath, hand-applied and retained with silver pebbled button. Matching collar tabs of hand-embroidered single oakleaf in silver-aluminum thread on black velvet backing with silver-aluminum twist cord piping, hand-applied. Right sleeve with Honor Chevron of silver-aluminum thread tresse with two inner black stripes on black triangular backing and hand-applied. Loops for two awards on left breast pocket. Lined in black rayon with striped sleeve linings, single inside breast pocket with tailor label and officer name "Staf Tenfeld" and date "4/2 35", inside waist adjustment belt and buckle. Edged weapon suspension strap and clip sewn to inside of pocket lining and hanging out from under pocket flap. Black tricot breeches, five-button hidden fly with tab and button waist closure, slit waist pockets with buttons, rear pocket with button closure, waist adjustment straps with buckles, ankles with four-button closure, partially lined in grey cotton. Tunic with many small repairs and modifications.
German SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police. He served in several SS and Police Leader positions in occupied Ukraine and Italy during the Second World War. Tensfeld first served with the 40th SS-Standarte based in Kiel, eventually becoming a battalion adjutant until August 1932. At that time, he was made Chief of Staff in SS-Abschnitt (District) XIV in Bremen until the end of November 1933. His next postings were as commander of the 17th SS-Standarte in Harburg-Wilhelmsburg (1 December 1933 to 16 March 1935) and the 19th SS-Standarte in Münster (16 March 1935 to 1 April 1936). From April 1936 to 1 January 1939 he was commander of SS-Abschitt IX headquartered in Nuremberg (Würzburg from January 1938). From 1 January 1939 to 1 June 1942 he was Chief of Staff in the SS-Oberabschnitt (Main District) "Northwest" (renamed "Nordsee" in April 1940) based in Altona, Hamburg. After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Tensfeld was appointed the first SS and Police Leader (SSPF) "Charkov" in the Ukraine from 4 August 1941 to 19 May 1943, also serving as the temporary SSPF in "Shitomir" from April to May 1943 when the incumbent, SS-Gruppenführer Otto Hellwig, was on leave. On 19 May 1943, Tensfeld was transferred to succeed SS-Brigadeführer Hans Döring in the post of SSPF "Stalino-Donezgebiet," serving there until 4 September 1943. Tensfeld was next sent as an SSPF for special assignment under the Supreme SS and Police Leader in Italy, SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Wolff, where he became the German liaison officer to the fascist regime recently established as the Italian Social Republic. Then on 23 January 1944, he was named SSPF "Oberitalien-West" (Upper Italy-West) with his headquarters at Monza in Lombardy. Tensfeld commanded a 3,200-strong German-Italian force, including the 15th SS Police Regiment, that defeated a much larger force of about 6,000 partisans in the recently proclaimed Republic of Ossola between 12 and 17 October 1944. For his actions, Wolff recommended Tensfeld for the German Cross in Gold, which he was awarded on 15 February 1945. Toward the end of the war, Tensfeld was captured by the British on 30 April 1945 in Monza, and was held as a prisoner of war at the Island Farm Special Camp XI in Bridgend. He was indicted by a British military tribunal in Padua for war crimes against Italian partisans and for the murder of an escaped British POW but was acquitted in April 1947. Released from custody later that year, he returned to Germany and died in Hamburg in 1982.
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A Service Uniform for German Cross in Gold Recipient
A Service Uniform for German Cross in Gold Recipient
Standartenführer Willy Tensfeld of Stab. 19 "Münster".
Tailored, black tricot wool, four-button front, open-collar with silver-aluminum twist cord piping, French cuffs, scalloped and pleated breast pockets, scalloped flap hip pockets, silver pebbled buttons, two belt-ramp buttons at rear vent. Red wool armband with black ribbed rayon tape borders, hand-applied. Cuff title of black band with 5-thread silver-aluminum borders, at centre Stab number "19" is hand-embroidered in silver-aluminum wire thread, hand-applied. Single shoulder board of three interwoven twist aluminum cords on black wool backing, black cloth SS/RZM tag underneath, hand-applied and retained with silver pebbled button. Matching collar tabs of hand-embroidered single oakleaf in silver-aluminum thread on black velvet backing with silver-aluminum twist cord piping, hand-applied. Right sleeve with Honor Chevron of silver-aluminum thread tresse with two inner black stripes on black triangular backing and hand-applied. Loops for two awards on left breast pocket. Lined in black rayon with striped sleeve linings, single inside breast pocket with tailor label and officer name "Staf Tenfeld" and date "4/2 35", inside waist adjustment belt and buckle. Edged weapon suspension strap and clip sewn to inside of pocket lining and hanging out from under pocket flap. Black tricot breeches, five-button hidden fly with tab and button waist closure, slit waist pockets with buttons, rear pocket with button closure, waist adjustment straps with buckles, ankles with four-button closure, partially lined in grey cotton. Tunic with many small repairs and modifications.
German SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police. He served in several SS and Police Leader positions in occupied Ukraine and Italy during the Second World War. Tensfeld first served with the 40th SS-Standarte based in Kiel, eventually becoming a battalion adjutant until August 1932. At that time, he was made Chief of Staff in SS-Abschnitt (District) XIV in Bremen until the end of November 1933. His next postings were as commander of the 17th SS-Standarte in Harburg-Wilhelmsburg (1 December 1933 to 16 March 1935) and the 19th SS-Standarte in Münster (16 March 1935 to 1 April 1936). From April 1936 to 1 January 1939 he was commander of SS-Abschitt IX headquartered in Nuremberg (Würzburg from January 1938). From 1 January 1939 to 1 June 1942 he was Chief of Staff in the SS-Oberabschnitt (Main District) "Northwest" (renamed "Nordsee" in April 1940) based in Altona, Hamburg. After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Tensfeld was appointed the first SS and Police Leader (SSPF) "Charkov" in the Ukraine from 4 August 1941 to 19 May 1943, also serving as the temporary SSPF in "Shitomir" from April to May 1943 when the incumbent, SS-Gruppenführer Otto Hellwig, was on leave. On 19 May 1943, Tensfeld was transferred to succeed SS-Brigadeführer Hans Döring in the post of SSPF "Stalino-Donezgebiet," serving there until 4 September 1943. Tensfeld was next sent as an SSPF for special assignment under the Supreme SS and Police Leader in Italy, SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Wolff, where he became the German liaison officer to the fascist regime recently established as the Italian Social Republic. Then on 23 January 1944, he was named SSPF "Oberitalien-West" (Upper Italy-West) with his headquarters at Monza in Lombardy. Tensfeld commanded a 3,200-strong German-Italian force, including the 15th SS Police Regiment, that defeated a much larger force of about 6,000 partisans in the recently proclaimed Republic of Ossola between 12 and 17 October 1944. For his actions, Wolff recommended Tensfeld for the German Cross in Gold, which he was awarded on 15 February 1945. Toward the end of the war, Tensfeld was captured by the British on 30 April 1945 in Monza, and was held as a prisoner of war at the Island Farm Special Camp XI in Bridgend. He was indicted by a British military tribunal in Padua for war crimes against Italian partisans and for the murder of an escaped British POW but was acquitted in April 1947. Released from custody later that year, he returned to Germany and died in Hamburg in 1982.
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