A German Day Of Mourning Card; First War Soldiers certificate_of_authenticity He died of wounds on

He died of wounds on 5th June 1917 whilst serving with 5th Brigade

with original creases from presentation

Told by his engineers that a replacement would take twelve hours to construct

McKenzie was cited for "gallantry in action as bombardier of a B-24 type aircraft

A German Day Of Mourning Card; First War Soldiers certificate_of_authenticity He died of wounds onA Day of Commemoration of Heroes card, 14. 9 x 10. 4 cm. Date of item: Period of Nazi Germany. Condition: good, signs of aging, slight rip. A card celebrating the Heldengedenktag (Day of Commemoration of Heroes). It was first instituted as Volkstrauertag (Peoples Mourning Day) during the Weimar Republic, in memory of the fallen soldiers in WWI. It was supposed to be observed quietly and respectfully. The Nazis gave it a new name and a new meaning,