The Price of War, measured in families
When a war is unfurled…..families are burned around the edges, some more than others.
We all know of the Sullivan brothers. How about the Schmidt brothers. Certainly every country in every war has sets of these.
This is a WW2 German Death Card (Sterbebild) for three brothers serving in the Army. Borrowed from the Sterbilder German Documents.com website.
Feldwebel Christian Schmidt, Platoon Leader in an Infantry Regiment.
Was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Killed in the East, 20 July 1941. He was 26.
Includes Graves Office slip listing him as dieing with motorized medical company 1-14 and buried in Newel, Russia.
Obergefreiter Peter Schmidt, Grenadier Regiment.
Received many medals.
Killed in the East in the difficult fighting repulsing the enemy, 16 February 1944. He was 28.
Unteroffizier Josef Schmidt, Grenadier Regiment .
Was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class and Wound Badge.
Badly wounded 15 April and died 23 May 1944. He was 33.
Includes Graves Office slip listing him as being buried in Spiesen-Elversberg, Germany.
Often war doesn’t decide who is right, but only who is left.