WW2 Death Cards 13
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Unterarzt Dr. Josef Maeusl. Dentist from Munich.
Was awarded the Russian Front Medal and the War Service Cross 2nd Class with Swords.
Killed 17 October 1944. He was 35. Buried in the cemetery in Talsen, Latvia.
Nice uniform photo wearing the Russian Front Medal ribbon.
Double sided single page card measures about 2.75 x 4.5 inches.
Includes a slip from the German Graves Office stating he was killed in Stende and was buried in Talsi, Latvia.
In excellent condition.
$20
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Leutnant Hans Braun, Artillery Regiment.
Killed in the difficult fighting repulsing the enemy in the West, 16 November 1944. He was just 20. He was buried in Marienthal. His brother Paul has been missing in the East since October 1944.
Back of card has Jesus praying. Single sided single page card measures about 2.25 x 4 inches.
Includes slip from the German Graves Office that lists him as killed in Niederbronn les Bains and buried at Grosstännchen, Alsace (France-Germany).
In excellent condition.
$8
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Medical Obergefreiter Michl Schmid, Medical Company.
Was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Killed in fighting repulsing the enemy between Pripjet and Beresina, 3 February 1944. He was 32.
Nice uniform photo wearing the Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon.
Double sided single page card measures about 2.25 x 4 inches.
In very good condition.
$7
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Gefreiter Rudolf Lillig, 3 Company Grenz Infantry Regiment 124.
Killed 5 June 1940, in the fighting on the Aisne Oise Kanal by St. Paul, France. He was 24.
Back of card has Jesus. Single sided double page card measures about 4.5 x 5.25 inches.
Bundesarchiv lists him as killed by being shot in the head and buried in St. Paul.
Good condition.
$12
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Obergefreiter Georg Huber.
Farmer’s son from Niederumelsdorf.
Was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Russian Front Medal, Krim Shield and Romanian Orders.
After 43 months true service, he was killed in the Vorgesen in Grandeville, France, 16 October 1944. He was 21.
Single page single sided card measures about 2.5 x 4.25 inches.
Includes a German Graves Office slip listing as killed in Bronvelienres and buried under the unknown in Andilly, France.
Good condition.
$13
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Gefreiter Alois Klaus, 2 Company Gebirgs Jaeger Regiment 99.
Was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Infantry Assault Badge and Wound Badge.
Killed in the difficult fighting in the Kaukasus, 28 December 1942. He was 20.
Single sided double page card measures about 5.5 x 4.5 inches.
Bundesarchive lists him bein shot thru the heart.
German Graves Office listing he was killed in Ssurch Digora and buried in Tschikola, Russia.
In good condition.
$12
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Luftwaffe Obergefreiter Peter Scherer, Grenadier Regiment.
Killed in the difficult fighting in Italy, 23 June 1944. He was 36.
It looks like he is wearing white collar tabs, which would be for Regiment Goering. Regiments 1 and 2 were at the time fighting near the coast of Italy.
Double page single sided card measures about 5.5 x 4.25 inches. Back of card has cross.
German Graves Office has him buried in Massa Marritima, Italy.
Good condition.
$15
WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Gefreiter Josef Schneider, Infantry Regiment.
Went to the army April 1940, and fought in Holland, Belgium and France. In the East, he was lightly wounded October 1941. After recovery, he was again in the East and received a fatal wound at the start of January 1943. For over a year, his family received no word from him. He was 39.
He was buried in the Rossoschka Cemetery by Stalingrad.
Single page double sided card measures about 4.5 x 2.5 inches.
Good condition.
$22
