{"product_id":"german-army-death-card-gefreiter-maximilian-meier-eastern-front-1944","title":"WWII German Death Card (Sterbebild) – Gefreiter Maximilian Meier, Eastern Front","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"426\"\u003eOriginal WWII German \u003cem data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"131\"\u003eSterbebild\u003c\/em\u003e (death card) for \u003cem data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eGefreiter\u003c\/em\u003e Maximilian Meier, a mortar crewman (\u003cem data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"215\"\u003eWerfer-Abteilung\u003c\/em\u003e) 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 \u003cem data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"423\"\u003eHeldenfriedhof Wysskoji Ost\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eThe card features Meier’s portrait in uniform, an illustration of a soldier’s grave, and prayer verses honouring his sacrifice. Printed by \u003cem data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"592\"\u003eBuchdruckerei Lohr Cham\u003c\/em\u003e, it stands as a poignant remembrance of a fallen German soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1283\" data-start=\"1021\"\u003eGerman death cards were printed for families of fallen soldiers as tokens of remembrance and prayer. This example commemorates a decorated Eastern Front soldier and reflects the personal and patriotic tone of wartime memorial culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1957\" data-start=\"1721\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExcellent condition with light age toning. Sharp image and crisp text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1957\" data-start=\"1721\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"1957\" data-start=\"1721\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED ORIGINAL PERIOD PIECES.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylors Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51257171738944,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/9536\/3648\/files\/ww2-german-death-card-maximilian-meier.jpg?v=1762586889","url":"https:\/\/taylorsmilitaria.com\/products\/german-army-death-card-gefreiter-maximilian-meier-eastern-front-1944","provider":"Taylors Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}