Stalingrad Shield??

**Paul D** · 01-15-2018, 08:41 PM

by Willmore

Hello everyone,

After I posted that I had Johann bretzendorfers wehrpass, I was contacted and offered the death card (which I bought from a very, very nice chap!) so I thought I would post a photo of them together.

Thanks for your interest guys!

Thanks for posting this update , what a contrast in the 2 photos

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 01-15-2018 08:41 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Willmore** · 11-15-2019, 09:40 AM

Hi hucks, massively overdue but here are the photos of the units he served (to see if he was entitled to the Ostmedaille)

**hucks216** · 11-15-2019, 09:46 AM

It looks like he was in Germany for the qualifying period for the Ostmedaille so wasn't entitled to it.

**Willmore** · 11-15-2019, 02:03 PM

Thanks for the super quick reply! So it looks like the death card was embellished by the family/printer after all.

Have you seen examples where awards have been added to death cards before?

**Adravor** · 11-15-2019, 02:09 PM

Congrats, great set you have there! Take good care of them. Its almost a wonder these two have found back together after such a long time.

**TWS** · 11-16-2019, 01:38 AM

by KradSpam

Hmmm.......

Like you I have always thought the shield was designed but never produced.

Yes sir. Sketched/designed, but never produced.

**TWS** · 11-16-2019, 01:44 AM

by Willmore

Hello everyone,

After I posted that I had Johann bretzendorfers wehrpass, I was contacted and offered the death card (which I bought from a very, very nice chap!) so I thought I would post a photo of them together.

Thanks for your interest guys!

That's awesome that you were able to unite the two items. A while back I bought a named Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant's tunic and a collector friend informed me that a photo album belonging to this man was for sale on a dealer site. It was a going-away present from the officers of his staff when he transferred out of that unit. You can bet I bought it.

**Willmore** · 11-17-2019, 03:09 PM

Thanks Adravor,

I have had the Wehrpass for over 20years now and I was so happy when I was offered the death card. There was an identical example on eBay but that was quite a while ago so you never know it might resurface at some point.

An interesting thing happened too, while I was looking on the net for death cards I came across an amazing website dedicated to them, and low and behold there is a death card (which I and the person who runs the website) are certain belongs to his brother.

Totenzettel - Sterbebilder - Memoriam Cards

**Willmore** · 11-17-2019, 03:10 PM

Totenzettel - Sterbebilder - Memoriam Cards

**Willmore** · 11-17-2019, 03:14 PM

by TWS

That's awesome that you were able to unite the two items. A while back I bought a named Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant's tunic and a collector friend informed me that a photo album belonging to this man was for sale on a dealer site. It was a going-away present from the officers of his staff when he transferred out of that unit. You can bet I bought it.

Great story! It’s just a shame some people break groups for profit.