World War 2 German Ambassador to Sweden "Viktor Prinz zu Wied's" Diplomatic Corps Greatcoat (Tuchmantel für Botschafter). Viktor Prinz zu Wied was the son of the general and politician Prince Wilhelm zu Wied (1845–1907) and Marie of Orange-Nassau, Princess of the Netherlands (1841–1910) and daughter of Prince Frederik of the Netherlands. From 1919 to 1922 he served as Ambassador to the Weimar Republic in Stockholm before becoming Ambassador to Budapest in 1922. A year later, in 1923, he was retired. A year before the Nazis came to power, he joined Adolf Hitler's NSDAP in 1932. On 15 December 1933 he was reactivated as a diplomat and was made envoy of the German Empire in Stockholm and later ambassador. He held this position until 1943, when he was succeeded by Hans Thomsen. In 1944 Viktor zu Wied received a grant of 250,000 Reichsmarks from Hitler. As Germany's Ambassador to Sweden Viktor Prinz zu Wied was very significant in the negotiations with the Swedish government in 1940 during operation 'Weserübung'.

The Greatcoat belonged to the standard equipment of every soldier. The greatcoat could be worn in cold weather or rain and all other conceivable situations. This is a field-grey woolen construction privately purchased Diplomatic Corps type greatcoat having white lapel facings indicative of a diplomatic corps member, it has two rows of five gold coloured diplomatic corps style front closure buttons. The buttons are nicely maker marked with 'Assmann & Sohne, Lüdenscheid'. The greatcoat is fully lined in luxury rayon. The greatcoat  is complete with internal dagger-hangers. The greatcoat is complete with a label of the tailor 'C.H.Busch, hoflieferant', located in Berlin-Potsdam. The greatcoat is named to "Prinz Victor zu Wied" and dated 5 December 1939. Three hand-embroiderd stars indicating the diplomatic rank of Ambassador are nicely hand-sewn to the wearer's left lower sleeve. There is some minor moth-damage all over the greatcoat and the greatcoat is showing some heavy discoloration, see photos. This is one of only two known surviving field grey diplomatic greatcoats and is therefore of the utmost rarity. Extremely rare original named diplomatic corps greatcoat!

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