I came across a death card for an Afrika Korps soldier who, according to the card, died in a POW camp in Canada in 1942. All German POWs who died in Canada are buried together in a cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario. This soldier isn't there. However, both the German War Graves Commission and findagrave.com say that he's buried in the German cemetery at Tobruk. But the death card, which I'm looking at right now, clearly says he died in a POW camp in Canada. Does anyone have any idea of what might account for the discrepancy?
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Originally posted by Simon H View PostDoes the DOB info also match up in both cases? An odd one for sure.Last edited by TheMadBaron; 06-29-2020, 07:59 AM.
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Originally posted by Wiking44 View PostIs it possible that the family was just misinformed? You said that the date of birth matches. Are there dates of death on both of them? Maybe if he was missing for so many months they incorrectly assumed he'd been captured?
Yes, I'm thinking perhaps his family was mis-informed.
Here's the image of the death card, courtesy of Giel's Militaria:
The German War Graves Commission says he was KIA or MIA on November 23rd, 1941, but that he's buried at Tobruk.
But his findagrave.com entry confirms the date of death listed on the death card: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...lois-linzmaier
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Here is his death registration on file at the WASt. He died from being shot in the lungs and it corroborates the burial info on volksbund.de and FaG.com. Doesn't appear he ever saw a POW camp in Canada. As a collector of Sterbebilder myself I hate situations like this. I hope this helps.
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Bob
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Originally posted by Waffenreich View PostHere is his death registration on file at the WASt. He died from being shot in the lungs and it corroborates the burial info on volksbund.de and FaG.com. Doesn't appear he ever saw a POW camp in Canada. As a collector of Sterbebilder myself I hate situations like this. I hope this helps.
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Thanks for the info. Well that certainly clears up his story. I guess we’ll never know why his family was mistaken about his fate, but such is the hobby.
Cheers,
Will
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