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for it is better to dare great things, to suffer defeat and experience great triumphs, than to
take rank with the poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much . . . - lord byron - . . .

Danke schön Domherr! I noticed most of the fallen there have the same names. They are probably cousins or even bothers.

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Ok guys,can anyone out there translate this for me? Ive had it for a year now, and it's bugging the life out of me to find out what it says. Babelfish did a horrible job at translating it,I need help!!! Thanks in advance.

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"One asks oneself; Why not me?
But a bullet does not ask about me or you"

~Leutenant Alfred Regeniter, 3rd Battery, Sturmgeschutz, Brigade 276, holder of the Knights Cross

The text under the photo says something like.

I've got a headache now, hope someone can do the rest.

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to the pious memory
of the brave warrior
Corporal Alfons Reger
of Weiding which on

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the right side page:

Remember in your prayers and with faith (or religiously remember) the brave warrior Gefreiter alfons Reger from Weiding who met his heroic fate on January 10th 1944, at the age of 21, while fighting on the Ostfront

Then there is a poem (I summerize) which tells about the sorrows of the loss of a loved one. It says their tears will be warmer the day the bell of peace will be heard at last. The victors will then be merry and return home. The last sentence is taken from AVE MARIA (be my saviour)

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Thanks for finishing it off skipper, I was struggling through.
German is a bit rusty.

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No problem, I didn't translate the poem , they are often the same and there are dozens in the deathcard threat already (and more than a lifetime in my collection), but I like the general idea of this one which was very daring for the time. It clearly mentions that this familly wishes nothing but peace and that the soldiers go home. Many thought so , not so many dared to print it!

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Skipper move it to the death card thread if you would please, I cannot ........

Jawohl! I'll merge the whole thread with the translation

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alfons reger

the card could be of 1945-46

like retouched xx ?


and he is an ss member ( 50 %)
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yes skipper

They are probably cousins or even bothers.

verry smal town.( from my last pic)

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for it is better to dare great things, to suffer defeat and experience great triumphs, than to
take rank with the poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much . . . - lord byron - . . .

Anyone has a deathcard of "Adam Weinberger" ? He's MIA but normally you get a card also.

Don't got one, I only collect those from Stalingrad (divisions).

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this is probably NOT what you want but type in death card on ebay.de

and check the German site death-cards.com and in fact you may want to send him a private mail as he may just come across what you are looking for

E

Was sollte Ich sollen tun ohne dir

Thanks, i'll check.

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B :

Glad to help out when I can. you might also want to check ePier - Free Auction Listings - Online Auction Site - Internet Auctions

type in death card and several pages will turn up, have seen Steribild of Landsers at Stalingrad here as well

Something you may not know about Deathcards. These were a Roman Catholic tradition so most death cards were printed by Catholic families. This explains why there are more death cards from South Germany and Austria than from North Germany. Therefore looking for a deathcard from a specific soldiers is a lotery, maybe there was, maybe none was printed.

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