Description German death card for WWI Soldier BENEDITT OIZENHOFER Born October 25, 1867 and died April 4, 1927. This card measures about 2.5″ x 4.25″ unfolded. It is a single sided, one page card. Military death cards are notices of the death of a WW1 and WW2 German soldiers who were killed during the war. Known also as “Sterbebilder”. Death notices were a common European Catholic custom, normally given or mailed to mourners, family, and friends as death notifications also encouraging mourners to remember the deceased in prayer. These cards were usually 1 or 2 small pages, either single or folded and printed on both back and front. These pages would usually have a photograph of the deceased along with his important life information. Some did not include a photo and many included a religious icon or poem. In contrast to other death cards the German government would not allow the printing of any WWII soldier’s unit information or a graphic cause of death. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
