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*Killed by artillery fire between Ligon and Arras, France 1915.

This WWI German soldier’s death notice was issued as an honor and remembrance to German soldiers who were killed during the war. Known in German as “Sterbebilder”, these paper cards show a photograph of the deceased soldier, usually in uniform, and contain some personal information.

This particular card comes with a translated sheet giving you specific information about the soldier’s death. Since these cards were given as a prayer card at the soldier’s funeral, the reverse often depicts religious themes. What makes world war one German death cards very collectible is that they often give the soldiers unit and often times “graphic” cause/reason of death. It wasn't until World War II that though German government decreed that a soldier’s unit was never listed (for security purposes) and warned against listing a graphic cause of death for moral purposes.