A dead SS man

[torstenbel]

Hi Guys,

this is a little lot in relation to the same man, an SS man from SS Standarte Deutschland. He was killed in action in Poland. The newspaper death notice placed by the SS Standarte Deutschland states his date of death as 1st September 1939 and the official death certificate states it as 2nd September 1939...I would think the official death certificate to be most likely to be correct, but in any case, this must have been one of the very first SS men to have been killed in action in WW2? Cheers, Torsten.

[torstenbel]

newspaper notice by the SS Standarte Deutschland

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newspaper ad by his parents

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covering letter from the SS Standarte Deutschland that was sent along with man's Wehrpass when it was returned to his parents.

[torstenbel]

official death certificate

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close up from death certificate with his date and place of death being stated

[Johnny R]

He is buried in Poland and his grave number is recorded:

http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche...BBD0E4A26EDC72

[Daniele C]

wow, one of the very first ss KIA for sure!Very rare(for the date of death) little set of documents

[torstenbel]

He is buried in Poland and his grave number is recorded:

http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche...BBD0E4A26EDC72

they have the same date of death as per the official death certificate...strange to see that his unit got the date wrong in their newspaper announcement...? Cheers, Torsten.