Questions and Answers Episode 55
From The Old Front Line by Paul Reed
June 13, 2026 · 41 min · Season 9 · Episode 37
About this episode
This episode addresses listener questions about lesser-known aspects of the First World War, including the German tradition of Death Cards.
In this latest Questions & Answers episode of the Old Front Line podcast, we tackle another fascinating collection of listener questions that uncover some of the lesser-known aspects of the First World War. We begin by exploring the German tradition of Sterbebilder or Death Cards, the memorial cards issued to commemorate fallen soldiers. How were these cards produced, who organised them, and where did the photographs that often appeared on them come from? Next, we examine the impact of th...
People in this episode
Host: Paul Reed
Topics covered
- First World War
- Death Cards
- German tradition
- memorials
- listener questions
Keywords
- First World War
- Death Cards
- Sterbebilder
- memorial cards
- German tradition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Old Front Line
Books & works: Sterbebilder
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