Rare WW2 German 1944 SS Panzer Regiment Josef Rötzer 18 Year Old Aachen Death Card

Very rare original WWII German death/memorial card for Josef Rötzer, a farmer’s son from Trobelsdorf, who served as a Sturmmann in an SS Panzer Regiment.
The card states he died on December 17, 1944, at only 18½ years old, and was buried in the cemetery at Wiskirchen near Aachen. This is a desirable late-war SS Panzer-related casualty card from the final months of the war, connected to the heavy fighting in western Germany near Aachen.
The front features a black mourning border with Iron Cross at top and detailed printed memorial text. The reverse shows a military memorial monument image.
Translation Highlights:
“Zur frommen Erinnerung im Gebete…”
= “In pious remembrance in prayer…”
“Sturmmann in einem SS Panzer-Regiment”
= “Sturmmann in an SS Panzer Regiment.”
“welcher am 17. Dezember 1944, im Alter von 18½ Jahren, den Heldentod fürs Vaterland starb.”
= “who on December 17, 1944, at the age of 18½ years, died a soldier’s death for the fatherland.”
“Er liegt im Friedhof in Wiskirchen bei Aachen begraben.”
= “He lies buried in the cemetery in Wiskirchen near Aachen.”
Condition is as shown with light age toning, handling wear, and minor marks. A rare named SS Panzer casualty card with excellent research potential.
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