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world17 days ago•7 min saved

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.

via Euronews.com|

#danube #identity-discs #kuban-shield

world17 days ago•7 min saved

Danube drought uncovers two German WWII servicemen and a preserved wartime bike

Budapest’s receding Danube exposes the remains of two German WWII soldiers—one from the Wehrmacht and one from the Waffen-SS—alongside a well-preserved DKW NZ 350-1 motorcycle; with complete identity discs and a Kuban sleeve shield, forensic teams aim to confirm identities and arrange burial at the Budaörs war cemetery, potentially shedding light on their wartime fates and the Battle of Budapest.

via Euronews.com|

#danube-river #waffen-ss #war-graves

world-war-iishipwreck3 years ago•2 min saved

Chinese barge detained in Malaysia for suspected looting of WWII shipwrecks

A Chinese-registered vessel is suspected of looting two British warship wrecks, HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, off the coast of central Pahang state in the South China Sea. The wrecks are designated war graves, and the alleged raid is considered a "desecration" of graves. Malaysia's maritime agency found a cannon shell believed to be from World War II on the Chinese barge carrier and is investigating the matter. Old shipwrecks are targeted by scavengers for their rare low-background steel, also known as "pre-war steel," which is valuable for use in medical and scientific equipment.

via CBS News|

#china #hms-repulse #looting