Notarized Statement - German Soldier Killed In Action In Africa - Tobruk 1942
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!!! killed in action in the battle of Tobruk "letter by Knight´s Cross recipient Friedrich Stellwagen
I offer you a 100 % ORIGINAL vintage, 77 year old copy of a notarized statement.
"It is NOT a modern copy, but the original of 1942!"
The content is about the German soldier Günther Mahler who was hit by a shrapnel on 27. may 1942 and who died the same day. This soldier is even listed on the German "Volksbund" website with the followoing entries: Günther Mahler, gu...nner, born on 24. june 1921 in Königsberg, died 0n 27. may 1942 at the main dressing station in North Africa, still buried in Tobruk
The text of the letter reads:
notarized transcription of a notice of Captain Stellwagen to the Mahler family in Königsberg
Stellwagen, CaptainAfrica, 15. august 1942Dear family Mahler !Today I received a radio message from the commanding office in Königsberg, asking for information on whether your son Günther had been injured or fallen. Günther was severely wounded on May 27, 1942 on the right thigh by a shrapnel fragment and died on the same day on the main dressing station. The whole company mourns with you, dear family Mahler. In sincere sympathy, your Fr. Stellwagen
The literal correspondence of the above transcript with the original is hereby certified. Frankfurt, September 23, 1942. The Lord Mayor, Youth Welfare Office
Friedrich Stellwagen:
Date of birth: August 29th, 1908 (Mainz / Hesse, Germany)
Date of death: September 4th, 1976 (Konz-Könen / Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)Rank: Captain (Captain)
Unit: Commander II. / Grenadier Regiment 106 of the 15th Infantry Division
Awarded with the Knight´s Cross on: March 17th, 1945
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I offer you a 100 % ORIGINAL vintage, 77 year old copy of a notarized statement.
"It is NOT a modern copy, but the original of 1942!"
The content is about the German soldier Günther Mahler who was hit by a shrapnel on 27. may 1942 and who died the same day. This soldier is even listed on the German "Volksbund" website with the followoing entries: Günther Mahler, gu...nner, born on 24. june 1921 in Königsberg, died 0n 27. may 1942 at the main dressing station in North Africa, still buried in Tobruk
The text of the letter reads:
notarized transcription of a notice of Captain Stellwagen to the Mahler family in Königsberg
Stellwagen, CaptainAfrica, 15. august 1942Dear family Mahler !Today I received a radio message from the commanding office in Königsberg, asking for information on whether your son Günther had been injured or fallen. Günther was severely wounded on May 27, 1942 on the right thigh by a shrapnel fragment and died on the same day on the main dressing station. The whole company mourns with you, dear family Mahler. In sincere sympathy, your Fr. Stellwagen
The literal correspondence of the above transcript with the original is hereby certified. Frankfurt, September 23, 1942. The Lord Mayor, Youth Welfare Office
Friedrich Stellwagen:
Date of birth: August 29th, 1908 (Mainz / Hesse, Germany)
Date of death: September 4th, 1976 (Konz-Könen / Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)Rank: Captain (Captain)
Unit: Commander II. / Grenadier Regiment 106 of the 15th Infantry Division
Awarded with the Knight´s Cross on: March 17th, 1945
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