GERMAN WWII DEATH CARD FOR RAILWAY TECHNICIAN ERWIN VOGL
$19.95
DEATH CARD FOR A GERMAN WW2 RAILWAY TECHNICIAN – ORIGINAL
Description
WWII German death card for Gefreiter in the Grenadier Regiment as a Railway Technician ERWIN VOGL who died in heavy fighting on February 7, 1943 at the age of 19. Measures about 4.5″ x 4.0″ 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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Additional information
Weight | 0.05 kg |
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