The uniform grouping belonging to Generalleutnant Kurt Menzel came straight out of the Menzel estate in March 2015. It has never been in a collector´s hands and never available on the market before.
Kurt Menzel was born in Marktheidenfeld Bavaria on 12.6.1888. He volunteered for the 7th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment on 1.10.1907 and was promoted to an Unteroffizier and officer´s candidate just one year later. He served in the 4th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment during WW1 and joined Freikorps Hierl after the war.
Menzel became commander of I./28.Flak-Regiment in 1936, commander of 9.Flak-Regiment "Legion Condor" in 1938 and commander of 5.Flak Division in 1941, just to list a few examples of his remarkable career. was promoted to Generalleutnant on 1.11.1942 and retired on 30.11.1942 after seven months service as Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe. Menzel was recalled on 7.8.1944 and placed at the disposal of the Luftwaffe until the end of the war. He acted as Luftschutz (Air Defense) liaison to the Reichsgruppe of industry in the West (August 1944 - May 1945).
He was captured by US troops on 5.5.1945 and released 4 months later. He died on 30.12.1969 in Munich.
Fine General´s straight trousers to Generalleutnant Kurz Menzel.
Blue high quality cloth with wide General´s piping with fine white fabric. Very soft cotton liner. All buttons are period time attached. A January 1939 dated name tag for OBERST MENZEL by the tailor M.Zöltsch Nachf., Würzburg. We can hardly imagine this set was promoted. Menzel must have ordered it when he was still an "Oberst" knowing of his promotion to a Generalmajor. One of his coats and the breeches shows the same rank and date.
An extremely rare chance to purchase an untouched General´s breeches with provenance which has never been in collector´s hands.
Waist: 96cm. Length: 116cm.
Moth damage. Small moth holes. Condition 2-
Please see last picture for a photo of Menzel in his older days.
