German WW2 death notice Obergefreiter Infanterie Regiment, Belgian East Cantons
SKU: 856/4German WW2 death notice of a Obergefreiter in a Infanterie Regiment, awarded with the Ostmedaille. Born in Eupen, part of the Belgian East Cantons. This is the German speaking part of Belgium which became part of Belgium after ww2. Immediately after the German invasion, they were again annexed by Germany. That also meant that the inhabitants, such as this man became German and were conscripted into the army. Sadly he died on the 19th of juli 1943 near Orel in Russia at the age of 30.