GERMAN WWII DEATH CARD FOR FELDWEBEL UNTEROFFIZIER JOSEPH PERL
$24.95
DEATH CARD FROM GERMAN WW2 FELDWEBEL UNTEROFFIZIER – ORIGINAL
Description
WWII German death card for Josef Perl, a Feldwebel Unteroffizier and platoon leader of Gen. Rgt. Unterfeldmeister at the R.A.D. 5/291 in Winzerr, Germany. Owner of a Iron Cross 2nd class he died at the age of 31 on March 20, 1943. Card notes: “In the struggle against Bolshevism, my beloved husband, our dear-hearted father, died the heroic death for the Fuhrer and fatherland, true to his oath of allegiance.” Card measures about 4.5″ x 5.0″ unfolded. It is a double sided, double page card.
Military death cards are notices of the death of a WW2 German soldier who was killed during the war. Known also as “Sterbebilder”.
Death notices were a common European Catholic custom, normally given or mailed to mourners, family, and friends as death notifications also encouraging mourners to remember the deceased in prayer. These cards were usually 1 or 2 small pages, either single or folded and printed on both back and front. These pages would usually have a photograph of the deceased along with his important life information. Some did not include a photo and many included a religious icon or poem.
In contrast to other death cards the German government would not allow the printing of any WWII soldier’s unit information or a graphic cause of death.
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Weight | 0.04 kg |
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