WW2 GERMAN PANZER DEATH CARD STERBEBILD - IRON CROSS - RUSSIA JAN 1942

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WW2 GERMAN PANZER DEATH CARD STERBEBILD - IRON CROSS - RUSSIA JAN 1942:
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WW2 GERMAN PANZER DEATH CARD STERBEBILD - IRON CROSS - RUSSIA JAN 1942 Original WW2 German Sterbebild Death Prayer Memorial Remembrance Cardfor Army Volunteer Obergefreiter Alex Thome, Panzer Unit.Was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.Killedin the difficult defensive fighting east of Moshajsk, 15 January 1942. He was 20.
Nice uniform photo.Double page single sided card measures about 4.5 x 6 inches.Card is in excellent condition.Includes a German Graves Office slip listing him as killed east of Mohajsk and buried in Moshajsk, Russia.
Prayer cards are a Roman Catholic tradition. They are given to those who attend the funeral and sent to those unable to attend as a remembrance. Multiples were printed. You often find them in a carried condition as it was common to place them in a Bible or a wallet. In German, they are called Sterbebilder.
Guaranteed original - over 70 years old. I combine shipping!
Payment is due within 2 days of sale’s end.If you are offerding on multiple sales, please wait for all to end before payment. I can send you a combined invoice for just one postage charge._gsrx_vers_791 (GS 7.0.6 (791))