WW2 Death Cards 4

 

WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Obergefreiter Anton Buchinger.  From Grossaign.

Wounded 14 April 1943, and died a day later.  He was 30.  Buried in Finland.

Single page single sided card measures about 2 x 4.25 inches. Back of card has Jesus. 

German Graves Office lists him as killed at km 15 of the Bahnlinie Kistinki-Louhi-Karel and buried in Salla, Russia.

Very good condition.

$9

WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Unteroffizier Bernhard Wollschläger, Grenadier Regiment. 

Killed fighting in the West, 18 October 1944.  He was 37.  

Back of card has a rendering of Jesus. 

The single page, single sided card measures about 2.25 x 4 inches. 

Includes slip from the German Graves Office listing him as dieing at the main aid station Ranspach and being buried in Cernay, France.

In good condition with 2 bends.

$10

WW2 German Death Card Sterbebild Army Grenadier 1944 Ranspach France

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Ww2 German Death Card Sterbebild Luftwaffe POW Nordkarelien Finland 1946 dysenterry

WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Luftwaffe Obergefreiter Johann Putzhammer. Professional soldier from Pfaffstaett.

Died in a Russian POW Camp in Nord Karelien (eastern Finnland), Spring 1946, of Dysenterry.  He was 42.

Double page card measures about 5.75 x 5 inches.  Back has Jesus.

Good condition.

$12

WW2 German Death Card Sterbebild Brothers Le Mans France  August 1944

WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army brothers Heinrich and Max Gegenfurtner.

Obergrenadier Heinrich from Arzting worked the land and was a railway helper.

He was awarded the Wound Badge.

Killed 7 August 1944, France. He was 32.

Stabsgefreiter Max from Wühn served in a Grenadier Regiment.

He was awarded the Infantry Assault Badge, War Service Cross 2nd Class with Swords, Russian Front Medal and participated in the march  into Austria and was a fighter at all fronts.

After 7 years service, he was killed in combat in the East, 31 January 1944.  He was 29.


The double page single sided card measures about 5.75 x  5 inches.  Back of card has a grave rendering.

Includes a slip from the German Graves Office listing Heinrich as killed at Le Mans, France and buried in the cemetery at Mont de Huisnes, France.

Bundesarchiv lists Max as having served with 1 Company Grenadier rRegiment Gruppe 330. He was killed by an infantry round to the head, Serhejowka, Russia.

Excellent condition.

$13

WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Gefreiter Michael Stadler, 6 Company Sicherungs Regt. 177.

Killed fighting bandits, 13 January 1943.  He was 31.

German Graves office lists him as killed in Kalinowka and buried in Kiew under the unknowns.

Single page card measures about 2.5 x 4.25 inches.  Back has Jesus. 

Card has a center fold line

$8

WW2 German Death Card Sterbebild Finland 1943
WW2 German Death Card Sterbebild Luftwaffe Bau Batl Berlin 1942

WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Luftwaffe Gefreiter Johann Steiger, Bau Batl. VII.

Participated in the campaign in France.

Died in a reserve hospital in Berlin Templehof as a result of septic blood poisioning of a thigh wound (injury) received in a train accident aboard a service transport from Berlin Templehof, 9 January 1942.  He was 37.

Info from Bundesarchiv.

Single page card measures about 2.5 x 4 inches.  Back has Jesus. 

Used condition.

$6

WW2 German Death Card Sterbebild priest medic KIA AachenSeptember 1944

WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for Army Obergefreiter Theodor Meiser, Sanitats Abteilung. 

9 March 1940, he was ordained a priest and in May 1940, he was called to the military.  He trained as a medic and was posted to the East Front.  From there, he was sent to defensive fighting in France and next, Belgium.  On 25 September 1944, while tending to a wounded comrade, he gave his life.  He was 30.

Back of card has a prayer. 

The single page, single sided card measures about 2.25 x 4 inches. 

In very good condition.

$25

WW2 German Death Card Sterbebild Sicherung Regt 177 Bandits Kiew