German Death Card · primary-source record
Karl Vogl
abt 1896 (computed from age at death) – 5 August 1916
Died 5 August 1916 · fell near Verdun
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
German Death Card
Date of death
5 August 1916
Date of birth
abt 1896 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
20 years (im 21. Lebensjahre)
Place of death
near Verdun
The german death card
From the funeral card
Zur Erinnerung im Gebete
an den tugendreichen
Jüngling Karl Vogl,
Schmiedmeisterssohn von Schönau,
Inf. beim 11. Inf.-Rgt. 4. Komp.,
gefallen am 5. August 1916 bei Verdun
infolge eines Granatschusses im
21. Lebensjahre.
Contributor's notes & card translation
Karl Vogl was a soldier in the 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment. He was killed on the 5th August 1916 at Verun. According to the German War Graves Registration he is buried in a grave close to Verdun.
English translation of the card text: In prayerful remembrance of the virtuous youth Karl Vogl, son of a master blacksmith from Schönau, infantryman in the 11th Infantry Regiment, 4th Company, who fell on 5 August 1916 near Verdun as the result of a shell hit, in the 21st year of his life. These small prayer cards (Sterbebilder) were given to family and friends in the Roman Catholic tradition.
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- Photograph & transcription
- Provenance
- From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-07-02
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- Image vs transcription
- Both — photograph of the card and a transcription of its German text on this page
Citation: "German death card (Sterbebild) of Karl Vogl, 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, 4th Company, fell 5 August 1916 near Verdun," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/vogl-karl-1916/ : accessed [your access date]).
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