Budapest Danube uncovers two WWII German soldiers, one Waffen-SS member
Low water in the Danube near Budapest exposed the remains of two German soldiers—one Wehrmacht, the other Waffen-SS—found with intact identity discs and a Kuban sleeve shield beside a nearby DKW NZ 350-1 motorcycle. Anthropologists will analyze bones, teeth, and marks to estimate age and origin, and archival records will be checked to identify the men, who are likely to be buried at the Budaörs war cemetery. The find highlights how shrinking rivers can reveal long-hidden wartime traces and could presage more discoveries as water levels fall.