WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Josef Liegl, Died in Soviet Captivity
$175.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) for Obergefreiter Josef Liegl of Loifendorf, who died on 8 August 1945 at Atrashan, Russia. Likely a prisoner of war at the time, Liegl’s death came months after Germany’s surrender, reflecting the prolonged suffering of soldiers who remained in captivity or stranded in S...
WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Gefreiter Maximilian Meier, Eastern Front
$105.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) for Gefreiter Maximilian Meier, a mortar crewman (Werfer-Abteilung) who served on the Eastern Front. Born 23 November 1923 in Ried am Pfahl, he was severely wounded on 5 March 1944 and died the following day in a field hospital. He rests at the Heldenfriedhof Wysskoji Ost...
WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Gefreiter Matthias Greifeneder, Eastern Front
$95.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) commemorating Gefreiter Matthias Greifeneder, an infantryman who fell on 17 March 1944 near Michailowka in southern Ukraine at the age of 21. The card includes his portrait in Wehrmacht uniform and a printed poem expressing pride and sacrifice.
Religious imagery of Christ...
WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Gefreiter Johann Haas, Eastern Front
$80.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) commemorating Gefreiter Johann Haas, an artillery crewman born in 1911, who died on 26 June 1942 in the Reserve Military Hospital at Lublin, in the occupied Eastern territories. The card features his portrait in uniform with a solemn memorial prayer beneath, bordered in b...
WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Gefreiter Alois Biller, Eastern Front
$130.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) commemorating Gefreiter Alois Biller of a Pioneer (Engineer) unit, who fell on 7 February 1944 near Nikopol on the Eastern Front at just 21 years old. The card notes he was a farmer’s son from Giggenried and had served previously with distinction, likely within a Pioneer ...
Postwar German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Franz Wudy, Died in Soviet Captivity
$155.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) commemorating Franz Wudy, born 31 December 1914 in Neckarau, who died on 3 November 1947 during his repatriation from Soviet captivity in Schwedloosa. Wudy survived the war but succumbed to the harsh postwar conditions many German POWs faced on their return journey from t...
WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Feldwebel Georg Simmelbauer, Eastern Front
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Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) commemorating Feldwebel and Zugführer Georg Simmelbauer, who was killed on 29 October 1944 near Lenelin, northeast of Augsburg, at the age of 25. A decorated non-commissioned officer from Pattenham in the parish of Rotthalmünster, Simmelbauer was recognised for bravery wi...
WWII German Army Cavalry Studio Photograph – 10th Cavalry Regiment Soldier
$150.00
Original WW2-era German Army studio photograph depicting a cavalryman of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. This period postcard-format image shows the soldier in uniform wearing two mounted riders’ badges, making it a desirable and clearly attributable cavalry photograph from the Wehrmacht era.
Historical Context
German ca...
WWII German Army Officer Portrait Photograph – Signed & Dated 22 March 1944, Berlin Studio
$200.00
Original WWII German Army administrative officer portrait photograph in postcard format (approx. 6 × 4 inches). The front carries a period inscription with signature, dated 22 March 1944. Reverse shows the photographer’s stamp from H. Wolter, Berlin-Wittenau, confirming wartime studio origin. A clean, sharp officer ...
WWII German Army Officer Portrait Photograph – Signed & Dated 20 March 1944, Berlin Studio
$200.00
Original wartime postcard-format photograph of a German Army administrative officer, signed and dated 20 March 1944 in ink. The card shows the officer in uniform with clear detail and includes the photographer’s stamp on the reverse from H. Wolter, Berlin-Wittenau.
Historical Context
Portrait photographs were common...
WWII Early-War German Panzer & Heer Soldiers Group Photograph – Black Panzer Uniforms with Early Berets, Period Studio Image
$180.00
Original early-war period postcard-size photograph depicting German Army soldiers alongside Panzer troops wearing the distinctive black uniforms with early berets. The image captures a mixed group of personnel during the opening years of the war, offering a clear visual record of early Wehrmacht and Panzer formation...
WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Johann Schreiner, Died in Soviet Captivity
$150.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) commemorating Johann Schreiner, an officer in a Flak Regiment from Söblarn, parish Andorf, who served as a teacher in Gärdling. Schreiner died in early 1945 at the age of 35 after a severe illness while held in a Soviet POW camp in the Ural region.
The card includes his u...
WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Sanitäts-Gefreiter Johann Rittenschober, Eastern Front
$105.00
Original WWII German Sterbebild (death card) commemorating Sanitäts-Gefreiter Johann Rittenschober of the Luftwaffe medical corps. Born in St. Konrad, Austria, he was a master blacksmith (Schmiedemeister) and homeowner who was killed on 17 January 1945 during heavy fighting on the Eastern Front at the age of 38.
The...
Postwar German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Obergefreiter Emil Isele, Luftwaffe
$110.00
Original postwar German Sterbebild (death card) for Obergefreiter Emil Isele of the Luftwaffe. Born 6 March 1923 in Neustadt/Schwarzwald, he died on 2 December 1946 in Amstetten, Lower Austria, aged 24, from complications of war-related illness.
The card features Isele’s portrait in Luftwaffe uniform and includes de...
WWII German Afrika Korps POW Photographs & Hand-Painted Postcard – Egypt 1947
$150.00
Original set of four photographs and a hand-painted postcard depicting German prisoners of war from the former Afrikakorps held in Egypt in 1947. The photos show POWs in tropical khaki uniforms standing in desert conditions near camp structures, likely within the Suez or Bitter Lakes prisoner camp system.
One photo ...
WWII German Anti-Tank Gun Crew Postcard – 3.7 cm Pak Panzer-Abwehrgeschütz, Feldpost Used
$175.00
Original wartime postcard depicting a German crew operating a ready-to-fire anti-tank gun (Panzer-Abwehrgeschütz). The image shows the crew in firing position with equipment laid out around the emplacement. The reverse features handwritten text, postal markings, and a Deutsches Reich 6-Pfennig stamp.
Historical Cont...
WWII German Postcard Photograph “Alles Liebe und Gute” – Hitler & Rosa Bernile Nienau, Heinrich Hoffmann Studio
$250.00
Original 6 × 4 inch postcard photograph titled Alles Liebe und Gute, depicting Hitler bending down to greet Rosa Bernile Nienau, a German girl who became known as "the Führer's child" because of her close friendship with Adolf Hitler. The card features the correct period-printed reverse attributed to Heinrich Hoffma...