Description: 1 card has been SOLD! Please see below. 3 cards remain in this lot. DEATH CARDS HONORINGYOUNG GERMAN SOLDIERSFALLEN IN WW2 BATTLES These very rare original death cards commemorate the lives of 4 different 3rd Reich soldiers who perished in battle. Each card shares the story of the individual soldier shown in the photographs which are flanked by 2 black Iron Crosses enclosing white symbols. All but one have religious images and/or prayers on back. That one shows a helmet, oak leaves and a larger black Iron Cross enclosing a white symbol. The stories of each young man (left to right): Herman AntersIn never extinguisahable love for our beloved husband, father, son, step-son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and nephew...Under Officer in a Mountain Hunter Regiment, Holder of the Iron Cross II, the War Serivce Cross with Sword, the Silver Wounded Order (he had been wounded previously but kept fighting until his death!) and the Eastern Front Medal Who at the blossoming age of 29 1/2 departed on April 13, 1944 in a Home Front Infirmary. Do not view me as one who has died for I live on for those on earth whom I loved with all my heart and soul. SOLD SOLD SOLD Helmut ArtingerIn memorium of our beloved son and brother. Private in a Mountain Hunter Regiment, Holder of the War Service Cross with Sword, who on May 1, 1942 at the age of 21 passed away as a result of wounds sustained on the Eastern Front in the Reserve Infirmary at Zwickau. One of the youngest soldiers on a death card. SOLD SOLD SOLD HANNS HERZINGERIn memorium of my solitary son, my unforgettable brother, our sweet cousin and nephew, beloved above all else....Agricultural (Farmer's) Son from Haar. Corporal in a Mountain Hunter Regiment, participant in the Balkan and Russian theaters, Holder of the Iron Cross II, the East Front Medal, the Infantry Attack Order and the Silver Wounded Order (he had been wounded previously but kept fighting until his death!) In the blossoming age of 23, he died a hero's death on July 23, 1943 at the Kuban Bridgehead* after being wounded there. This is followed by a long and poignant spiritual poem.*The Kuban Bridgehead (Kuban-Brückenkopf), also known as the "Goth's head position" (Gotenkopfstellung), was a German military position on the Taman Peninsula Russia, between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Existing from January to October 1943, the bridgehead formed after the Germans were pushed out of the Caucasus. The heavily fortified position was intended as a staging area for the Wehrmacht which was to be used to renew attacks towards the oil wells of the Caucasus. The bridgehead was abandoned when the Red Army breached the Panther-Woltan line, forcing an evacuation of the German forces across the Kerch Sea to Crimea. GUSTL MAYRHOFERIn sincere remembrance in prayer for my beloved husband, good Daddy, our only and unforgettable son, our obedient (dear) step-son, brother-in-law, cousin and nephew, beloved abov all else. Teacher in Markt Schwaben, non-commissioned officer, holder of the Iron Cross 2, the East Front Medal and the War Service Medal, born November 12, 1912, falled on September 27, 1943 at the Kuban Bridgehead. Far from the homeland you stayed, bedecked on the battlefield, unseen by your loved ones, until death awoke us, sacred heart of Jesus give him eternal peace. All of these beautiful cards instill a breath of humanity into the inhumanity of war, and are worthy of a place in history....and your collection.
Price: 74.95 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-02-09T11:29:13.000Z
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