death card set to Manfred Spiegel

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Here's an interesting deathcard photo set consisting of:

the original portrait photo used for the deathcard;
what appears to be a deathcard but not on the standard paper...looks and feels more like photographic paper (perhaps a template or model?);
and photo of the grave site.

However, if you notice carefully it's not the same grave photo as shown on the deathcard. It appears to have been take some time later as the bush behind the cross is overgrown and you can no longer see the rest of the cemetery. There's also a sash over the cross on this latter photo. I cannot read what it says on the sash. I would assume it's a well known cemetery where the family was able to visit after or during the war. Perhaps someone can tell from reading the deathcard's reverse the location of internment.

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dc

here is the deathcard obverse and reverse.

born April 14, 1921 and died June 1, 1943 in a field hospital south of the Ladogasees (I believe it's Lake Ladoga which is by Leningrad)
of the 14 Geb. Jag. Rgt 35

[Gerdan]

His grave is located by the Volksbund:

Cemetery Solobugowka - St. Peterburg
Block: 2
among the unknowns


Gerdan

[Erwin L]

Very Nice Tony. Especially with the original pictures which were used

regards Erwin

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thanks for the info Gerdan. presumably the body was re-interred.

i tried to reseach this cemetery but did not find any reference to it. perhaps it has been renamed.

[Gerdan]

Hi Tony,

you are right. He was re-interred on the Sammelfriedhof (collective cemetery ?) Solobugowka - St. Petersburg by the Volksbund.

Gerdan