Rare WWII German Russian Soviet POW Death Certificate Document Waffen-SS Kommandeur Stamp & Signature 1944

Very rare original WWII German “Nachweis über Sterbefall eines Kriegsgefangenen” — official Record of the Death of a Prisoner of War — documenting the death and burial of Russian POW Alexej Guba in December 1944.

What makes this example especially noteworthy is the large blue Waffen-SS command/medical stamp at the bottom, displaying the German eagle and swastika and clearly reading “Kommando der Waffen-SS.” The document also bears an original handwritten signature directly above the stamp in the Arzt-Unterschrift (doctor’s signature) area, as well as a separate signature of the Kreiskontrolloffizier.

This is an unusually visually striking POW document and an important original piece of late-war German administrative history.

Detailed Translation & Information

Document heading:
Nachweis über Sterbefall eines Kriegsgefangenen
Translation: “Record concerning the death of a prisoner of war”

Nationality: Russe — Russian

Surname: Guba
First name: Alexej (Alexei)

Rank: Soldat — Soldier

Birthplace: Written approximately Kisljakowka

Date of birth: March 8, 1912

Family / Home Address

The next-of-kin information appears to record:

Name: Guba
Place: Kisljakowka
District: Krasnodar

The spelling reflects the German wartime transliteration used by the person completing the form.

POW Identification

Under Erkennungsmarke (identification tag):

Designation: Stalag XII F
Number: 84303

This is a particularly useful research detail. Stalag XII-F was part of the German POW camp system operating in the western German military district.

Cause of Death

The handwritten cause of death appears to read:

“Schwere Kopfverletzung durch Bombensplitter”

Translation:

“Severe head injury caused by bomb fragment/shrapnel.”

This is especially interesting because, unlike many POW death records recording illness, this document specifically records a traumatic wartime injury caused by bombing/shrapnel.

The death entry records:

Date: December 24, 1944
Time: approximately 10:30 a.m.
Place: Neunkirchen

Alexej Guba therefore died on Christmas Eve 1944, aged 32.

Burial Information

The burial section is handwritten in period German script and records burial several days after his death.

The clearest information includes:

Burial date: December 29, 1944
Grave number: 231

The cemetery entry appears to refer to a cemetery in the Neunkirchen/Saar area. Some of the cursive geographical wording is difficult to decipher with complete certainty, so prospective researchers should examine the detailed photographs.

Rare Waffen-SS Marking

The outstanding feature of this document is the exceptionally clear blue Waffen-SS command stamp at lower right.

It reads:

“Kommando der Waffen-SS”

and incorporates a large eagle-and-swastika emblem with SS runes at the bottom.

Immediately above it is an original handwritten signature in the field:

“Arzt-Unterschrift” — Doctor’s Signature

with “Lagerarzt” — Camp Doctor printed underneath.

The document therefore has a direct Waffen-SS administrative/medical connection, making it considerably more unusual than a standard POW death certificate.

Important identification note: The stamp clearly establishes the issuing/signing office as Kommando der Waffen-SS. The handwritten signature appears to be that of the responsible doctor/official; without additional archival comparison, we would not attribute the signature to a particular named Waffen-SS commander solely from the handwriting.

At lower left is another large original signature above:

“Kreiskontrolloffizier” — District Control Officer

giving the document two period signatures in addition to the prominent Waffen-SS stamp.

Historical Significance

This document records the final days of a Russian POW during the increasingly destructive closing months of WWII.

Alexej Guba, born in 1912, was registered under Stalag XII-F prisoner number 84303 and died at Neunkirchen on December 24, 1944 from what the German authorities recorded as a severe head wound caused by bomb shrapnel.

The combination of:

Russian POW identification • named prisoner • Stalag XII-F number • Christmas Eve 1944 death • bombing/shrapnel cause of death • burial and grave information • Waffen-SS command stamp • original doctor’s signature • Kreiskontrolloffizier signature

makes this an exceptionally interesting primary-source document for a collection devoted to POWs, Stalag records, the Saar region, Waffen-SS administrative history, or the final months of WWII.

Condition

Original period document showing light age toning, minor handling/storage wear, two original filing holes along the left margin and other normal signs of age.

Handwriting remains strong and legible, while the large blue Waffen-SS stamp is exceptionally clear and visually impressive.

Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition, handwriting, stamps and details.

Guaranteed original period document and sold exactly as shown.

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