GERMAN WWII DEATH CARD FOR GEFREITER ALOIS MERTLBAUER Ww2 Us M1 Carbine Green Webbing Sling German Army WH/SS Gaiters worn

German Army WH/SS Gaiters worn with the short ankle boots

Arm Sheild - Bronze

EREL mark stamped on the inside leather sweat band and the gold SS runes printed on the sweat shield with cloth SS RZM tag

The back has a central white enameled medallion inscribed with “Treue für Führer und Volk” (German - Loyalty for the Leader and the People)

GERMAN WWII DEATH CARD FOR GEFREITER ALOIS MERTLBAUER Ww2 Us M1 Carbine Green Webbing Sling German Army WH/SS Gaiters wornDEATH CARD FOR A GERMAN WW2 GEFREITER ALOIS MERTLBAUER ORIGINAL WWII German death card Gefreiter ALOIS MERTLBAUER. He died while on a boat on July 6, 1943 in Poland at the age of 20 years. Card measures about 4. 5" x 5. 0" unfolded. It is a double sided, double page card. Military death cards are notices of the death of a WW2 German soldier who was killed during the war. Known also as Sterbebilder. Death notices were a common European Catholic custom,