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- The parade dress tunic was manufactured in 1939. Elegant construction of field-gray gabardine in finest officer quality with dark green collar. Complete with all insignia. Gold metallic thread hand-embroidered breast eagle on dark green cloth hand-sewn. The button panel with 8 gilded buttons and red piping. Sewn-in shoulder boards and sleeve patches of heavy general's braid. Under the right shoulder board with button for attaching the gold parade aiguillette. The collar tabs for generals with gold embroidery on red background hand-sewn. On the chest loops for the long medal bar. Below loops for 1 badge. Interior green silk lining, at the nape with woven tailor's label “Fritsch Inh.W.Orth Offenburg”, on the side at the inner pocket with tailor's label and wearer's name “Oberstleutnant Zednicek Mai 39”. Measurements: shoulder width 45 cm, sleeve length 62 cm, back length 71 cm, moth damage at left elbow, condition 2
- With matching long trousers, stone-gray gabardine, on sides with broad red stripes, all buttons present. Measurements: waist circumference approx. 90 cm, total length approx. 113 cm, condition 2.
- Comes with photocopy of his personnel file.


Franz Zednicek was the son of Military Construction Accounting Councilor Josef Zednicek and his wife Julianna, née Fischer. Since 1900 he attended the military school in Weißkirchen and from 1904 the military academy Mödling. On August 18, 1917 he was promoted to Leutnant and accepted into the k.u.k. Pionier-Bataillon 4. On October 28, 1912 he was transferred to Sappeur-Bataillon 5 and on May 25, 1915 joined the mine thrower platoon of Sappeur-Bataillon 7. Promoted to Hauptmann on July 1, 1915, Zednicek was transferred to Sappeur-Kompanie 5 on October 1, 1915. From November 4, 1918 to October 13, 1919 he was in Italian captivity. On December 27, 1919 he was transferred to the Provisorisches Versorgungsamt Krems and on February 18, 1920 to Depot Wache Wien. On August 31, 1920 he returned to the Provisorisches Versorgungsamt Krems and was transferred to Pionier-Bataillon 6 on October 9, 1920. Promoted to Major on January 1, 1921 and to Oberstleutnant on March 20, 1933, Zednicek was transferred to Pionier-Bataillon 8 on January 1, 1937. On April 15, 1937 he became commander of Pionier-Bataillon 7. On March 13, 1938 he was taken over into the Wehrmacht and transferred to the staff of Pionier-Bataillon 82. On November 10, 1938 followed the transfer to the staff of Festungs-Inspektion VIII. At the beginning of mobilization on August 26, 1939, Zednicek became commander of Oberbaustab 7. On November 10, 1939 he was transferred to the staff of the Armee-Pionierführer of the 7. Armee. In 1940 followed the transfer to the staff of Befestigungen Oberrhein. On October 25, 1940 Franz Zednicek was appointed Festungs-Pionier-Kommandeur 2 and in 1941 commander of Oberbaustab 21. On February 7, 1942 he became Festungs-Pionier-Kommandeur 2 and on April 1, 1942 was promoted to Generalmajor. Simultaneously he was transferred to the Führerreserve. On March 25, 1944 he was appointed Höherer Pionierführer z.b.V. 8. He held this position until the end of the war.

Circa 1942. Elegant four-pocket tunic. The cloth in fine gabardine, dark green collar. The collar, button placket, and sleeve slashings with red piping. Complete with all insignia as Generalmajor. Hand-embroidered breast eagle in gold bullion on dark green cloth, hand-sewn. Sewn-in shoulder boards in heavy general's braiding on red cloth backing. Collar tabs in hand-embroidered metallic thread execution, machine-sewn, gilt buttons. On the chest, loops for a long medal bar, as well as loops for 2 pin-on badges. Interior with light gray silk lining, at the nape with woven tailor's label “Eduard Sachs Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden”, in the interior pocket with printed tailor's label and handwritten owner's name “Hans Georg Schubert”. Sleeve length 66 cm, chest circumference 72 cm, length 66 cm. Lightly worn, slight moth damage above the breast eagle, one hole at the button placket, stains on the left collar, condition 2.

Accompanied by a photocopy of his personnel file, and newspaper report about his capture as well as about his illness and cause of death (also photocopies).