These privately printed notices (done at the family's expense) were handed out at the soldier's memorial service and mailed to friends and relatives. Each has a uniform photo of the soldier along with some information about his service, medals if any, where was born and killed etc.

This one reads: Oberhefreiter Josef Kohler Luftwaffe Flak-Art. Regt. He was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class, the Flak Art. Medal, the Wound Badge and the East Front Badge. He was born May 24, 1919 and was killed on August 30, 1943 by Swensk, south of Orel in Russia. Flak Art. units also used their 88 mm guns against tanks..

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