Exhumation of 25 German soldiers from a 1945 field hospital cemetery on the Eastern Front

[@petermacmillan6756]

In 1995, the body of an American pilot whose P-47 was shot down in in the spring of 1945 was returned for burial in the Yarmouth, Maine. He was an only child whose parents never learned how and where he died. The grief of the woman he was engaged to and of his surviving friends was as raw as if he had been killed the day before. Distant relatives born long after the war traveled to the funeral. It's a small town, and many residents attended out of respect, as did many veterans and active duty military personnel from the area. Each of the men buried in that field mattered, and even 80 years later, there will be people who will grieve for them. Even their former enemies see only young men who died painful deaths in a wasteful and tragic war.

[@mariantebb6730]

Wasteful and tragic??!! From whose point of view you looking? Not the Jews, for sure. 😮

[@mrflubs447ify]

Yup I agree with all of what you said but then these morons who shouldn't be digging up bodies smashed their bodies to pieces because they aren't skilled or equipped to dig up these bodies

[@mrflubs447ify]

​@mariantebb6730 these would of been soldiers of the wehrmacht and not actual nazis thw majority of the German military weren't nazis nor responsible for the death of the Jews and other "undesirables" that Hitler ordered to be killed so please do your research before making yourself look moronic on the Internet

[@TeutonGuy]

​@@mariantebb6730oh yes... how could anyone every think about anybody but the jews....

[@MultiFisherofmen]

⁠@@mariantebb6730The Wehrmacht ( German Army) consisted of mostly common men, many who did not share the same ideology as the (SS) who were mostly heavily indoctrinated amphetamine using psychopaths who were responsible for the majority of the atrocities. Some of the greatest soldiers of the war fought with the Wehrmacht.

[@kamyarchristopher228]

the body of every soldier is the sadness of a mother.

[@hsbokra]

😪

[@voltag3man]

LOL except no one cried for any dead nazi, just only a couple of laughs

[@aglassofwater3431]

One point closer to a killstreak

[@kessu1863]

@@voltag3man but they are humans too

[@voltag3man]

@Vasuri Humans, Yes they are... but humans who tried to wipe an entire community, ethnicity, race from the face of the earth... they managed to spark 2 world wars killing a countless amount of soldiers, including my countries fighters. they also started a genocide as I mentioned that managed to kill over 7 million jews... and you are trying to defend them? You are trying to make me sound like the bad person? Yes of course majority of their army was put in by force, but like I said earlier, If someone told you to jump off a bridge, are you gonna do it? any man in the right mind would have left home and been for out of country, Yes you could die escaping, but at least you are dying for something that is right, and not dying for someone elses beliefs.

[@hotdogstandguy3153]

Imagine watching this at 95 and seeing someone dig ur leg up from war

[@jimmyschwarz9075]

"hey thats mine give it Back!"

[@mohammedislam7865]

@@jimmyschwarz9075 😂

[@WarNvrChanges]

15:28

[@TheNavalAviator]

It must have hurt like a motherfucker to have your knee destroyed like that.

[@matty6848]

There a documentary on KZbin called “what happened to U boat U55” it’s a U boat that mysteriously sank once they located it they found it was hit with a underwater mine. They took a former crew member down who served on U55 with his friends but wasn’t on the U boat at the time it sank as he was sent off for Kriegsmarine officer training on land. They took him down at 96 years old in a mini sub and when he seen the U boat he said “my friends are all in there” and just burst into tears. After all those years it was still raw in his mind. So sad they had to take him back up to the surface as he was so upset.

[@berniecom728]

Thank God for the old man that lived to tell someone about this burial site, he witness the burial and he witness the unburial. Sad for the damage done to the remains but lucky to be found now they can go home R.I.P.

[@harveytattersall363]

Fantastic video. Very educational. At 55 years old you are the 1st person to show the real horrors of war. Thank you for that.

[@CrocodileTear]

It is comments such as yours who show me that these videos ate important despite many considering them unrespectfull.

[@itsallmyfault264]

Guess you haven't done much looking if this is the first and only thing that has shown you the true horror of war.. especially THIS war lol

[@margaretcastell9429]

I'll say. Has he seen the living skeletons in the camps, the blitz on Britain, the executed criminals at the war crimes at Nuremberg and load of other stuff I was alive for in England. Naive to the extreme. A genuine shake my head. Also Japan and their horrors to the allies. ​@@itsallmyfault264

[@jackyandell2489]

These were young men and boys who were doing what they thought was their duty to their country. This is what war does, absolutely nothing good comes from war. I do hope and pray , that these souls have found peace. I give my heart felt thank you to these fine men doing this heart wrenching work. God bless all

[@Jafarvakattoor]

Killing innocent people for thier country. Is that their duty. When they realise they can move but they did not. How u can tell r u hitler

[@georgelevy1189]

Not good enough. They fought for an evil cause under an evil leader.

[@rochitgurung9090]

@@Jafarvakattoor don’t know what orders means lol

[@acap4395]

@@georgelevy1189 same with america

[@deadweight194]

Nazis killed their own people but at some point I do feel bad for everyone. Even nazis. No one likes war

[@wildmustangart1577]

Seems like an excavator isn't the best thing for archaeology.

[@DTVPKING]

It is not. But this is not archeology. Its recovery.

[@DTVPKING]

What are you on about? Every item has its own bag and number. We dug every one but the first one by hand. We used the excavator cca 10cms from the top of the coffins but some were more shallow than the other. Also what valued items could i get from graves? Rusty and oxidised medals? Cmon please.

[@elbandido9887]

I said the same what a waste these fellows are poorly educated or simply didn't care.

[@elbandido9887]

@Ivarr Bergmann exactly there really looking for treasure rather than ID tags

[@DTVPKING]

@Ivarr Bergmann Bagged entire hand? Why? These guys are since reburied. In 60x40cm coffins so... I invite you to come here on a dig, next year or so and see for yourself. Just as the poster of the video did. Stealing a wedding ring? My pay is good enough. I would like to see how you would do it, with time barrier and pressure from the owners of the fields and such. There is no one other who does this, and no one cares. I use all of my free time speaking with witnesses and finding these locations.

[@Coooopur]

“War does not determine who is right, only who is left” -Bertrand Russell.

[@ultrameh1872]

LoftCoop the victors decide who was right

[@itbelikethat-]

Heyyy that’s a quote from the original cod 2 I think 1 or 2

[@abk4202020]

I must learn more about this man

[@Dirtysouth210210]

In peace sons bury their fathers, in war fathers bury their sons.

[@thepoppyman844]

Nice one mate.

[@danielfield2570]

- Herodotus

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

Well said

[@albertwells8503]

Dirtysouth 210210 I never thought of it that way. You’re absolutely right!

[@Agent_4547]

**Rome Total War music intensives**

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

"This one was destroyed by the excavator..." "...and this one was destroyed by the excavator...." "...here's one with some excavator damage...." Maybe chill out with the excavator.

[@bobjohnson9806]

QueeferSutherland lol

[@frankbrockway6692]

Or a new operator

[@obfuscated3090]

Dead is dead. There are no people in those graves, just bones and artifacts. No ritual will change that. The remains were recovered and will be repatriated for whatever emotions the living get from what is done with them.

[@holmesib]

@@obfuscated3090 exactly. Dead is dead

[@4valentinorossi616]

yeah I agree, what the fuck

[@RR-yx5ux]

80 year old skeletons have better teeth than me

[@markosaric8376]

Hahah

[@HerculesStrength]

I know right

[@felixnuwahid9879]

Ikr

[@rocketbunnyum8519]

Less sugar

[@Xanderfied]

Less meth back then

[@thedude9024]

As a war veteran, when seeing these men laying in their natural state, these men, regardless of religion, culture, political ideals, ambitions, regrets. This is the final resting place free from this material word. At the end of the day, the only people who will remember you in a war zone are your family and these people who sacrifice their energy and time to dig and uncover what happened to these men. From dust we came into the Earth and dust we shall return. I think about a lot of the people I have seen who have died in the war and question what is it all for.. offensive wars just waste human lives for the sake military objectives, men on paper.... this is the truth of war, there are no heros, only the dead, who are burried under the ground and these people work tiresly to show us the real consequnce of what happens in war.

[@ivanbura8659]

Bravo!

[@TheLobohobo]

Indeed.

[@Yasser.Osman.A.Z.]

If u r an American, I want to say that you are the hand of the devil, u guys inflected horrific suffer upon thousands, and millions. U should repent and feel ashamed before meeting your creator

[@darnellgrape-drinker4916]

War is only sweet to those who haven't experienced it.

[@bigk5746]

Which ware are you a veteran of?

[@johndoe-zk1yu]

all soldiers no matter what country or conflict killed in battle should be returned with full honors. You have started that process. Thank you

[@kandycane1066]

Its unfortunate people dont agree with that. Any soldier fallen in battle should be brought home, if not for basic respect than for the soldiers family at least.

[@noamavgar5719]

My grandpa was a German fighting on DDAY. My family tried to talk to him but he was full of regret and guilt possibly of fighting on a losing side. He'll always be my hero though. Our family keeps his uniform locked away in a special box when he passed away. Love you Grandpa H RIP 11/15/2018

[@fishaholic6791]

Not nazis. Or soldiers who rape innocent people

[@Atom_gun]

@@fumu776 not every SS was one either.

[@arfnog12]

People like these guys have brought so many closure. Shortly after the Berlin wall came down my mother who is in Canada got a call thanks to a group like these guys her brothers body was found in a mass grave in a park in East Germany. There were several body's all shot in the head. My Oma died long before her son was found but both his sisters were so thankful to the guys finding him and giving them closure. Thanks to all groups that have and are doing this.

[@ddawe31635]

There is NEVER CLOSURE.

[@Ericsaidful]

The Death Head ring was given to this soldier personally by Heinrich Himmler. Maybe that can be given to the family for them to display and be proud of.

[@sarno494]

@@Ericsaidful I doubt that that's something to be proud of at least in modern Germany.

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

100% to be proud of, would have been an honour to serve him @@sarno494

[@HSBsoulsurfer]

​@@Ericsaidful You mean to be embarrassed and ashamed of, hidden away in a drawer.

[@Daniel-kq4bx]

Imagine all the parents and children that never heard anthing about their sons and dads

[@samuelhornetwolf1823]

*TRUE .. BASTARDS !*

[@fatimasalakovic9985]

@@samuelhornetwolf1823 oh stfu fuckin jerkoff

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

My grandfather was a Polish NCO who saw action against the Germans and refused to join the Communist party after they "liberated" Poland. I think, most would understand If I, an American and descendant of a Polish soldier and whose mother's family were American combatants, was gleeful at such a fate of those men. Yet, I feel sadness. Perhaps, because as you pointed out, their progeny never knew them.

[@gruntabro1]

The other half of the ID tag would of been kept on record and sent home for notification purposes ?!

[@stl1967]

mr G Yes, but relatives would not get it. They would only get a letter/telegram stating the fact that the soldier died. No details about the cause or the place it happened.

[@h.a.9880]

Hearing that the bodies get damaged by the excavator is weird at first, but then you realize, the important bit is that the bodies are exhumend and returned to their home country and be buried there. Some of the dogtags might even reveal the fate of soldiers previously merely considered MIA, cause the reports of their deaths were lost in the latter days of the war. It's a very good thing that people look for lost mass graves.

[@jeffhensley9988]

Just out of curiosity (and mind you, I ask this out of total respect), why were a lot, if not most, of the skeletal remains, purplish in color? Thank you and God Bless.

[@MrTmm97]

Yea I thought the same thing after they made a few comments about excavator causing some damage but then came to the same conclusion as you. Watching the whole video the bodies were fairly deep and they did a ton of digging by hand once they got to closer to the bodies. Hard work with little thanks. I hope some people find some peace learning the fate of loved ones or family their parents/grandparents talked about. Amazing these guys are doing this!

[@nancymilawski1048]

​@@jeffhensley9988maybe there was a fire at some point before they died

[@picax8398]

The pain some of these men felt as they died must've been atrocious

[@WrenchWhacker]

Picax8398 Boys*. These were young boys, my friend. These boys should’ve been graduating in College and pursuing a good career, but there they are, going through terrible pain. All, just to save Europe from Bolshevism.

[@arturoroldan4839]

@@WrenchWhacker And the bolsheviks sadly won, and we are living its consecuences...

[@pontiacman75]

Been going on for a longtime.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYGxp5Zmm7CFh9U

[@pontiacman75]

Germany welcomes refugees. Yet, in the late 40s, look what they did to their own Refugees.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6bQoIJvbdyriJI

[@MartinDRand]

@@WrenchWhacker ---- The medical care in many of these field hospitals located in or near active areas, was not for the very seriously injured. I had read in several sources that such seriously injured were left unattended on a floor mat with a loaded pistol nearby for them to use on themselves when they realized the greatly overworked doctors would never get to them.

[@jmfa57]

I tend to agree with those who say that this recovery of deceased German soldiers was performed in the best ways available to those willing to do such work. War is awful, and its effects are lasting. If any German families were able to recover the remains of their lost loved ones, I count this as a success. I saw no disrespect here at all.

[@malkymcneil1831]

+mark rylander wow, your aggresive. 80 years later. i think they deserve awards. if anything...if they felt like that they would dig up allied soldiers not german. i mean the fact they are digging up german soldiers is commendable. shows that they appreciate some were juat scared young kids too.

[@letsplayvr]

Hahaha, no disrespect?? "Oooh, a wallet, let's rip it open!" "Ohhhh, a wedding ring still attached to the finger, let's rip it off! Finger and all" "Ohh, a clock. Let's brutally pry it open and rub it forcefully with our dirty gloves" "Ooh, gold teeth, let's remove them when the camera isn't recording" Highly unlikely those 2 rings were the only valuables you found on 25 bodies as well. Bunch of looters and scavengers :)

[@purgedoctor6234]

jmfa57 shut up

[@abk4202020]

@mark rylander true

[@reedstout8923]

CurrentVR your so fucking butthurt lmao

[@noamavgar5719]

All soldiers regardless of which side they fought on should be buried with full respect. My grandpa was a German fighting on DDAY. My family tried to talk to him but he was full of regret and guilt possibly of fighting on a losing side. He'll always be my hero though. Our family keeps his uniform locked away in a special box when he passed away. Love you Grandpa H RIP 11/15/2018

[@theprofiler8531]

Douglas Knudsen perhaps he was full of regret for the men he killed. Many veterans of combat feel this way.

[@dauntless0711]

It was a bad time in general. Lots of men were entangled in something they hardly comprehended. I know your Grandpa was a good person, because he showed remorse, (whether it was warranted or not.) Should circumstance leave you unable to care for it, make sure you donate that remarkable artifact to a museum.

[@angelopalmieri434]

Whatever side of war you fight doesnt define the man you are. It is despicable when people think the Nazis were just bad people, they were people and were no better or worse than an American soldier or any soldier.

[@angelopalmieri434]

@New York to UK What makes you think they didnt know the Lord, your comment is ignorant.

[@noamavgar5719]

@New York to UK My Grandpa was able to move to the US years after the war even though he was German soldier. He met my Grandma during her studies abroad. He found the Lord and was baptized after their wedding. He always said he regret fighting for the German Army and almost burned his uniform but my Grandma and Mom saved his uniform. I have no idea what we will do to his uniform in the future. He found peace I think on his last day. He was drafted btw, so he really didn't have no choice in joining the German Wehrmacht

[@mathieuthomas7744]

I like how the video is made. And how you explain how the person died and what is happening so the viewers knows what's happening. Very interesting

[@dalecadmus3361]

Better fire the excavator.

[@alisaifali2970]

Hi hilar 🤚🤚🤚

[@loretta_3843]

@@dalecadmus3361 He seems not to be the most careful driver! (Not being judgemental, I don't even drive!😄) Looks like it must have been a really long day of work!

[@JudithSanchez-ht6jn]

Those soldiers deserve to go back to Germany 🇩🇪 because they died for the country USA must remembers when USA soldiers died in Europe, Korea Alfaganistan Irak and many others countries and in the island of pacific island’s.

[@spookyt8692]

Well not every one does. Rapists, murders, einzatgruppen ect

[@70194tanner]

Whenever I think my life is hard I think about the generations before me that endured real suffering.

[@ngoctu2603]

Tanner Myers What you think and what I usually thinkare about the same. We're all should be glad for today.

[@poisoninyourcoffeewolvesof5182]

They suffered so that we could be happy nowadays!

[@Victorseafog]

You seem to think this war thing is not happening right now, I mean today?

[@yuribarone8077]

Yeah, no internet. The horror,.

[@Ericsaidful]

Imagine the people murdered by these soldiers. One of the rings found was given personally by Himmler to that soldier.

[@theSCclub]

I like how these guys prayed for each soldier they discovered. Good job guys.

[@brucekirk5386]

All warriors who die in combat go straight to the bosom of ODIN

[@shiranagronov5375]

Fuck Nazis

[@NewHollowEarth]

@@shiranagronov5375 Man that is so Edgy, maybe you should actually learn some history instead of being forced fed with the bashing they give you.

[@bigsnugga]

Bruce Kirk There do i see my father, There do i see my mother, brothers and sisters. They bid me take my place amongst them in the halls of Valhalla Where the brave shall live forever And where the enemy has been vanquished

[@holdmybeer5165]

Guy who pray and the dead guy are both bad... sad but true. Nazi and ustasha worst people of ww2.

[@stekarknugen9258]

Christ the injuries these guys had.... When they say modern war is a meat grinder they mean it in a literal sense. Human bodies just shattered and torn apart.

[@LordDathka]

Just imagine what it was like when we were battling with swords and plate armor. War is always a meat grinder. Ancient and modern.

[@Oakleaf700]

It is so poignant to see these shocking wounds.. Poor guys. Body 22...Ghastly.

[@Firearcher4]

They were tortured. That is why. Germans suffered more than anyone else. Fact

[@moussakaii529]

@@Firearcher4 no

[@IXSuperRadGamerXI]

A lot of it in this case were the cause of farm equipment in the area. They would be a bit better preserved otherwise.

[@jamesrobertson2712]

I am watching in awe. Thanks guys for treating these remains in a very dignified way. There is something very vulnerable in these dead bodies. We are all human.

[@gd442]

Regardless of what anyone says that is negative about what you are doing; As a soldier who has seen combat I believe that you are doing God's work. I commend you on your work recovering the fallen soldiers regardless of ethnicity or what side they are on.

[@secondswell]

Who did you fight with (Branch,company,bett etc)

[@odinspride545]

Every soldier deserves to go home and be honored when reburied

[@gentlejake605]

Yes when there face isnt being tore off

[@goodoldfashionedkillingmachin]

But not in Germany ...they spit on them.

[@JustAnotherRandomGuy-_-]

Even they killed innocent people, yup they must be honored.

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Except Nazis. The don't deserve honor.

[@xXRaMsiisXx]

American and soviet occupation taught us to hate the veterans. They made us forget our history

[@beginnerbuglady]

Sad about the fella with the wedding ring, his wife never got to see him again :(

[@broccodoggo8363]

You mean the ring with the skull? That was a Waffen SS ring, def not anything good

[@beginnerbuglady]

@@broccodoggo8363 did you actually watch the video they find a wedding ring on one of the guys

[@beginnerbuglady]

21.07 dumbass

[@Speedy00]

@@broccodoggo8363 And even if it's SS, those people back than weren't always just evil. They just followed their leader because he was too good in manipulating people. Have you ever seen anything about the history of Hitler? He made these guys think that they do the right thing. Just like most american soldiers today, they think they fight against terrorism, but in fact they are just fighting for the government that wants the oil to be saved for america. People back then believed that the germans were the "Herrenrasse" because Hitler told them over and over again for years. And then there's the other side of it, where these men didn't have a choice. It was either fight for germany or get executed or jailed. Most of these men were just brainwashed or didn't have a choice. And yes i know it was just cruelty and nothing good about it but don't think these people killed for fun, many commited suicide, others just tried to stay alive and in war you can only stay alive if you kill your enemy. What would you do if there was a war going on in your country? Would you run? Or maybe try to protect your family? Fight for your live? Don't blame all of them for just being murderers, try to think about what they were going through. War is a thing we just can't imagine.

[@broccodoggo8363]

@@Speedy00Oh jesus Christ you're a level one hundred wehrb,

[@toddbob55]

Im American but still hard to watch ....God Bless everybody to whom lost there lives in WW2.

[@georgelevy1189]

Does this include the SS?

[@KreidlerMario]

@@georgelevy1189 do you know each member and person of the SS? do you know what humans theyve been? most of them were normal soldiers wo became a letter that they have to go to the army! not born murders

[@suneelspartan978]

Hitler was the main cause of these assassination and he killed innocent people and millions of innocent jew's

[@shanemiller7697]

@@georgelevy1189 Yes it does include them should we show no respect to all Roman soldiers and Jewish soldiers because they murdered Jesus and all of his Apostles?

[@Hsp-hr2hn]

@@georgelevy1189 im not try hide whate ss did but even the waffen ss were soldiers who followed did whate their government say not because they want that because if they dont they will got jailed or shot anyaway the war is bad divisions soldiers from all sides deceived from their governments to kill each other

[@teddyteargas622]

Amazing! Even after 70+ years in the ground, they still have better teeth than most Brits R.I.P Soldiers 07

[@ZombolicBand]

TeddyTeargas LOL

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

and more intelligent .

[@brianbelton3605]

aw jeez that is HILArious! I can't top it..

[@tankdempsey424]

@Frank Stall they took care of them all right. As long as they went along with the program.

[@cater-oh5wg]

@@ZombolicBand British dental hygiene is alot Better than Americans

[@justathought2519]

The 12th body had survived and about to climb out of the grave when he was killed by the excavator!

[@theeoddments960]

Kenny McCormick dumbass

[@jayceewedmak9524]

LOLOL

[@william332]

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them."

[@maxmcmillan4984]

@leterbuck2001 Just because they were Nazi's, they were still soldiers who fought for what they believed was right. They died in war for reasons they felt proper for the world to believe in as well. Most never made it home to their wives and children, cousins, fathers, mothers, friends. This was 70 plus years ago. People like you who are utterly disrespectful deserve to rot. I don't care if they were Nazis, blue, gray, pink or whatever, they felt it was right to fight and die for their country just as men and women do to this day. As said, they died 70 plus years ago. Grow up, get over your pettiness, and just have overall respect for those who fought and died for their beliefs.

[@lmccluer]

Max McMillan plus a lot were forced into serving. And yes, a lot, just like any other country, believed their country was right in what they did. It’s not like some middle eastern dictators that gassed hundred thousand people just because they didn’t believe, or just because they were poor and defenseless. Every country has had their wars another country didn’t believe was right. Just as Iraqis or Afghanistan’s citizens don’t don’t feel other countries are right for coming Inyo their countries. Irregardless, they are humans, children of God, and it is he who will make the decision whether they were right or not.

[@aminogamerph1750]

@leterbuck2001 fuck u too

[@TheAcquibajo]

Beautiful, William. Thank you.

[@mtsaz100]

I appreciate the dignity you afforded these men. The suffering was incredible, the shortages of pain medications, antibiotics were not available, and orthopedic surgery was not what it is today. A simple fracture could easily spell death or amputation.

[@CrocodileTear]

It is difficult to imagine how any sort of surgery could even exist without antibiotics.

[@OwneyMadden430]

Yea it was a bit rough doing field surgery’s when a million russian soldiers where breathing down your neck followed closely by the NKVD , that’s a scary hit parade coming to town & certainly a tough environment to do delicate surgical procedures on pulverized limbs .

[@THE_LIL_HOMIE]

Now these men can finally go home

[@tankthepitbull520]

Grant Lee Soto Jr I’m open minded and I respect your point of view, but I think it’s disrespectful to dig up their graves. They were buried surrounded by their comrades and it would have been perfect acceptable to let them rest in peace.

[@Aglahad]

@@tankthepitbull520 Your point is valid but I think the soldiers who are IDs deserve to be with their family as well.

[@detectivefowler4135]

Hmm, I wouldn't call hell home 😂

[@wallaceraymond2211]

To Where?

[@Dallas4678]

These men are definitely not going to hell. Forced to the war and died for the fatherland in the fight. That's proof of honor.

[@corytheviking5239]

I agree with Sarah's comment: there is a powerful distinction between 'grave robbers' and historians. These people were careful (well, careful as can be with the gear they've got - excavators aren't gentle, but only hollywood archaeologists have radar screeners) with the artifacts, and more notably recorded their original location, condition, contents and the process of digging them up. This shares the fate of those soldiers with everyone in the world, makes them the real people they once were (like the condom guy). Grave robbers DO NOT record their excavations, they don't care about the history and they're just in it for the paycheck. So be respectful, these guys do good work all over the world, no matter the war, disaster, or even normal fate forgotten grave residents may have had. Keep up the good work, people - interesting to watch history unfold in ways we never learned back in school. [Edit] Also the teaching aspect - I never knew the old German dog-tags were serialized by rank (order of receipt), so I learned something new today.

[@mike89128]

Check out BBC's Time Team from 1994-2015. They used ground radar and other geo-physics machines. But as the lead archaeologist said 'radar doesn't pick up bones' like the Hollywood shows.

[@againsthell1908]

I mean theres a difference between proper equipment and laziness

[@001sharpshot]

@@againsthell1908 it could also be a time limit. I mean, they're digging up some farmers field. They could be limited on time, which is why they're likely using it in the first place.

[@checkyourhead9]

Yes cory thank you well said!

[@willthorson4543]

They are digging up remains to send back to Germany. No clue why it's so hard to comprehend

[@CollectingCardboard]

As a [U.S.] military veteran, myself, I have nothing less than the UTMOST respect for these fallen, German soldiers of WWII. In my humble opinion, I believe that it's MUCH MORE EASIER for military individuals to be able to..."see through all of the political 'fluff'",...compared to your average, John Q. Public citizen (eg. a non-veteran) and FULLY appreciate/understand/digest,...that these soldiers were LAWFULLY & LEGALLY....called to bear-arms against the Allies,...by their RESPECTIVE LEADER....(unfortunately,...that was Hitler). Nothing more, nothing less! It's a WELL KNOWN and WELL DOCUMENTED FACT,...that outside of only the highest of military/political figures in Germany at the time, virtually NONE of the...."grunts" and/or average German soldiers, were aware of the atrocities which were unfolding in the various camps around Germany & German-occupied regions. Nevertheless, I kinda' went on a mini-tangent there. To close and to reiterate; MUCH RESPECT to the...."enemy, brethren". They were called to....DO THEIR JOBS, and the vast majority did so....HONORABLY!!

[@EstonianShark]

No one could say it any better, and thank you for your service. It's because of you and our ancestors before us why we don't praise people who did some really... really fucked up shit.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

I absolutely agree. I am a not vet, unlike my brother, father, and grandfather. I once told my brother, a veteran of the Marine Corps and combat veteran to boot, about a particular German Soldier's stories from a book I read titled D-Day Through German Eyes. I said I know this is weird (our grandfather was a Polish soldier) and I told him how this German soldier could tell that a particular Englishman who was part of the wave that overrun their position was filled with rage and hatred for him. I told him how this man's storie left me rooting for them. And my brother, seemingly with no second thought, said, of course, they were facing overwhelming odds.

[@Dino-fz6ub]

Agreed. Well said Sir.

[@TheRetirednavy92]

I agree 100%

[@theeoddments960]

It’s disappointing all of the younger people in the comments that have no context or wrong context and no empathy to label these people as being as monstrous as the nazis they were under. But it’s good to see that the majority of people shout these people down with the common sense most people have.

[@simonlloyd7557]

the excavator has smashed all of the remains to pieces. This isnt archaelogy, its incompetant vandalism, and desecration of a war grave, enemy troops or not.

[@ianmasters4225]

Could not agree with you more

[@manfredschlegl6886]

À

[@JoseSandoval-zk7oz]

Why did they do this?

[@ianmasters4225]

@@JoseSandoval-zk7oz I personally have absolutely no idea. It's not right.

[@TheTonialadd]

I was thinking the same thing. But I guess if no one else is willing to find them, identify them, and give their families closure, then it’s better than nothing. They really should have done this without the heavy equipment though.

[@snow3691]

R.I.P. poor Soldiers, you had no chance to live your life. Sadness.

[@AnimalBlundettoK]

Some Guy not all German soldiers were bad

[@dkc4413]

Some Guy Boy shut the fuck up.

[@alextait8255]

Some Guy actually 80% of nazi were drafted so next time you try to think of yourself of an “historian” think twice

[@LazyLizzy706]

@Some Guy The Wehrmacht was mostly made up of conscripts. They were soldiers, fighting for their country. The SS was mostly made up of volunteers. Those were mostly criminals.

[@jacobchapman1092]

They were forced to fight

[@Aragon9th]

Politicians give orders and people like you and I die for that reason. God bless you for taking care of the fallen.

[@purgedoctor6234]

Aragon9th are you brain dead because that didn’t look like taking care of them fucking idiot

[@francisjohnification]

I just wanted to thank you for this amazing and eye opening piece of film. It certainly gave me an understanding of the real horrors of war, that I hadn’t really felt before. The amount of care taken to understand and explain to your viewers the causes of these soldiers deaths is very impressive. The work you are doing, and the conditions you are having to work in fills me with respect and makes me humble at the suffering and trauma suffered by these long dead men. I hope that the families/relatives get some kind of relief and fulfilment to know where their lost family members now lie. Kind regards from UK.

[@nolanmartin4813]

Well said.

[@johnaggett1712]

And I second that. May all RIP.

[@tatac2928]

I dont think i gaf about this nazis pieces of sh*tsz

[@francisjohnification]

pablo vcc Well Mr Perfect, Judgemental Human Being, everybody is allowed their point of view. They probably wouldn’t have given a sh*t about you either ;-)

[@stevenkellner]

Where they nazis or regular soldiers? They could be Jewish members of the army Jews even made it into the ss look it up

[@justanothersimpleman976]

Oo god. I shed my tears. What world we are all live in. Somebody must love them once. But ended up alone and stranded long way from home. Rip.

[@rossydee]

Excavator operator get his licence from a cereal box ?

[@Hugh-Glass]

He should dig in a less destructive manner. Like dynamite.

[@reconx86]

I counted 9 bodies damaged the excevator 4:21 crushed skull 4:50 crushed skull 5:05 crushed skull 6:09 crushed skull 7:33 arm missing 14:20 crushed skull 24:22 legs damaged 25:22 legs damaged 29:22 crushed skull 30:51 (#24 not the excavator, lol) 31:17 (skull reconstruction of #24) Did I miss anything?

[@Jason-qc4ty]

Yeah really, don't use a damb excavator!!

[@Just-Gi-404]

because maybe he is a local farmer that "i'm the only one who allow to dig/mess my own land" kind of people .

[@rossydee]

G. Tom what? And that justifies taking every second bodies head off?

[@HBK4ETERNITY]

Thank you so much for the Translation , and Rest in peace Soldiers .

[@tedteodoro5907]

The excavator operator... the cause of so much damage... good thing this excavator wasn't digging Greek and Roman ruins

[@Madarauchihaaa]

@leterbuck2001 are you dumb?

[@danjel7772]

German , Greek or Roman they all were soldiers fighting for their country , fighting for what they believed so show a bit more respect. They are all humans in the end no matter the nationality

[@germanengineering8925]

@leterbuck2001 shut the fuck up

[@vincentanimationsxd1651]

Imagine that a family member was excavated and you see hes skull is crushed by the machine that would feel pretty horrible

[@josiahjohnson5623]

@leterbuck2001 And this is why the leader of germany is gonna come to this comment and start ANOTHER world war.

[@lovelandfrog5692]

Thank you for bringing them home. Every soldier deserves to rest in his own soil.

[@sabrinalovee931]

My Great Uncle Louis (Louie) Lucin Is Too Burried In A Mass Grave In Belgium, After Bravely Fighting In WWII. My Great Grandparents NEVER Recovered From His Loss. Especially Since They Were Never Able To Bring Him Home & Burry Him In The Family Plot THE RIGHT WAY. Bless You Guys For Doing This And Giving Their Families That Chance, No Matter How Much Time Has Passed. It’s Never Too Late. You Are All Angels 😇 May God Bless All These Men Who Gave Their Lives Fighting For Their Country, May God Bless Their Families, And May God Bless All Of You❤️

[@SuperLaplander]

Thanks for showing us this. War is indeed awful.

[@prashant_kerung_thegim0709]

Horror of war they still carry in their bones, I can't imagine the pain they must have felt. It's horrible truly horrible, respect to these solders and respect to you guys for finally resting them.

[@arty2487]

I find it so crazy how life really just goes on no matter who or what happens

[@Skandalos]

Teaches us how everyone of us is replacable no matter how hard we believe otherwise.

[@burbdood]

This is very sobering to watch. Hitler plunged his country into war, but these young men paid for it with their blood. All of their hopes, dreams and aspirations snatched away from them in a field far from home.....

[@ironicchannelname6457]

That one with the wedding ring broke my heart

[@ironicchannelname6457]

His wife will never know where her husbands body is and that he died with that ring on his finger

[@burbdood]

@@ironicchannelname6457 I agree. The ones that got to me were the the men that were blown to bits. You can argue that the men who were injured and suffered horrible wounds were worse off, but the fact that they had to be scooped up into their ponchos to be buried was a stark reminder of how brutal war is

[@m998hmmwv7]

Danny Taylor yes

[@brickofwar9727]

OY VEY

[@JOSHHARRIS-v3w]

The wounds and fractures these guy endured the moments before their death must’ve been horrific, I can’t even imagine that pain

[@AmberSumerall]

JimBob McDougal well maybe they shouldn’t have fought in that ridiculous war then they’d probably be alive and slightly well today. smh

[@mrbadguy5040]

Ayden Sumerall Moat Germans were drafted you refrigerator

[@ohgoditsjames94]

@@AmberSumerall How thick are you? They were either heavily indoctrinated and manipulated from a young age or drafted. Refusal to join or obey orders would have meant execution to their family.

[@BertReno]

@@AmberSumerall soldiers don't get a choice in what war they are ordered to participate in, with the exception of those who volunteer to join the military during a conflict. If you refuse to go: you will either be imprisoned or executed

[@miausaber4699]

@@AmberSumerall you should have went to the war instead of those guys .smh

[@gj7762]

You Guys, give a fantastic service and give some peace for the family's of fallen... Respect...

[@loretta_3843]

Fascinating video,thanks! I was born/live in Australia but my parents came here from Italy. I've been to Italy three times and on my first visit at age nine, in the cemetery in my mother's village (tiny place) I found a grave of 3 unknown German soldiers who had been buried there. From memory, I believe it was from WWI, also my mum was born in 1935 and doesn't remember any burials of that kind in her youth. Anyway, each time I visited, I always went back and put some flowers on the grave. You don't see things like that in Australia, and it seemed so sad, they were far from home, their families never knew what happened to them etc. I wanted to leave a little something as another human and I've never forgotten it (There are also so many war memorials in Italy, the loss of life is staggering!) Thanks for putting up with my rambling memory!☺️

[@JoeMama12313]

imagine if your body was left in plain sight underground for X amount of years and nobody looked for you

[@velislavpenev759]

jack hall and then the excavator destroy everything

[@MikeBrown-go1pc]

Who was going to go to Croatia looking for Nazi troops? In Germany the got F-ed up by the Soviets and they had a lot bigger things to worry about than some dead troops in Croatia who actually were buried pretty honorable by their fellow soldiers. Germany government is about the only ones with enough resources and pull to go looking for men who died all those years ago.

[@MikeBrown-go1pc]

@101327 If you are trying to say only SS was Nazi, you need to do some research into Nazi Germany and the SS. SS was just said to be the most fanatical. Many, many, many German troops and the people in Germany believed in the base beliefs of the Nazi party. It's kind of how they got into power and took over.

[@benjaminharold5154]

@Martha belle Do you know where your Great-Great Grandmother or Grandfather are buried? or even their names?

[@florese4804]

@@benjaminharold5154 ?

[@13612]

Can you imagine the hell the families of everyone that was killed in war never to return and them never hearing from them, hoping to see them come back. Good to see someone respecting the fallen and making an effort to find closure for them even if their families are long gone that would remember them.

[@nymbellmin622]

Crazy Horse they're not Nazis you dumb sack of shit

[@austinscoins6804]

@Crazy Horse not all german's were nazi's some were forced to fight

[@leechristy7003]

Can you imagine the HELL they put the people of Yugoslavia through? WTF were they doing there? Defending Germany?? They were out there committing war crimes (with the help of some collaborating Croatians)

[@LordDathka]

@@leechristy7003 they had no choice. It was commit or die for Treason. You will never comprehend.

[@Malte-Micha]

They were Nazi soldiers!! The mind set now was differant back then. Ues they had families bit they were still the bad guys!

[@forsencd1895]

So many people died in ww2 and so many untold storys RIP to all the soldiers

[@lasttimeifappedwas3851]

Rip

[@eethanchannel4473]

@Mila Brujic STFU show some respect The Germans may have been our enemy in WW1 and WW2 but not anymore they are our allies now

[@TheGuyThatsNotFunny]

@Mila Brujic In that case you should be blaming both the Germans and Italians too, but yet here you are complaining that these Germans didn't deserve to have a life.

[@firemangan2731]

@Mila Brujic Dude blame the fucking leaders! These men were just given orders and they dint had a choice at all

[@stephenhughes1767]

Know i have so much respect for every soldier that fought in both wars but you have to remember before you point fingers that germanys economy was in ruin and hitler promised to fix that and many germans saw the jews as extra mouths to feed in times of great poverty @mila brujic

[@brandip77]

Thank you for helping these families get closure on the fates of their loved ones. These young men were thrust into awful situations they shouldn’t have been in. I’m glad they can now be returned to their families and properly buried.

[@kylewalker9062]

Watching this 2 years later and it’s amazing what you all did. I typically stay out of the comment section because it’s home to the trolls, but I wanted to see if people were feeling the same way as me watching this bittersweet moment and majority are. 25 souls, and just think of all the millions of others left unnamed and forgotten around the world. I’m 18 yrs old and blessed that I was born when I was because, a few years to early, my fate would’ve been as shown above.

[@g29000]

happy 19th

[@ramzpig1]

R.I.P. to all these fallen soldiers,War is HELL

[@35i_Hearse_Driver]

I'm fascinated and addicted to this channel since yesterday. Thx for bringing our boys home! Much respect for your work!

[@DutchVanDerLindo]

They are german soldiers...

[@gedientfurdeutschland3718]

Danke für eure Arbeit. 👍🇩🇪

[@Ericsaidful]

Lol...thank you for repatriating murderers? Germans still don't get it, do they? Reparations should be paid annually to the Jews and Eastern European countries. Germany should be fighting Russia for Ukraine. Hell, Germany shouldn't have been allowed to exist after what they did twice in 30 years. Probably 120 million deaths in total between the Spanish Flu of 1918, World War 1, and World War 2... Yet...some how...this is a good thing. How many mass Graves do you suppose are near this one? Mass Graves with civilians, women, and children? Raped and murdered? Before you say it didn't happen, it did. They didn't give Germans condoms for consensual sexual intercourse on the front lines. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGrdi3qsm8yqeJI

[@bluetexas001]

All that pain, death, torture and destruction for nothing. Yet, humanity keeps learning nothing.

[@warbon8853]

@Mike W Not really simple like that is it though? Were countries under Soviet Occupation after the war "free"? If the Axis had won they'd say the same thing. That they set people free. It only depends on who wins the war.

[@HeadNtheClouds]

Daniel Fuqua Just how stupid are you? Go live in Somalia, I’m sure they would love a nice lad like you!

[@maxride7871]

It wasn't for nothing

[@poulspiewak6934]

Nazis murderous monsters, there is nothing to be troubled over them. It is great to look at broken bones, at least they suffered before death. It is a pity that we did not know what they were. One in 100% was from the SS unit, it tells us the signet ring with the inscription of the skull. On the film, you can see the coffins, so officers were. Everything indicates that the hospital was close. People here not have, what was the SS and what terrible crimes he did. People did not know that SS and Wermacht were mass exterminating civilians only because they considered them to be lower than themselves. As everyone was from the SS, murdered women and children. They were monsters and they have no dignified burial or compassion. Leave the bones or throw them out on the trash, that's all. Do not glorify the murderers, do not sympathize with them. At least they felt the pain of the coming death. I hope that they have suffered a long, long time. They deserved themselves.

[@scepticalwalker3984]

Daniel Fuqua yes payback is usually a bitch. Germany should not have started the war, committed all the crimes and then lost it. Payback and some of these guys seemed to be ss. Very nasty business in the Balkans

[@willcentral7132]

You have to realize that that feild also had a tractor go back and forth over it for 50 years after they were buried which also crushed the bones. I doubt the excavator did all that.

[@MrTiti]

lol

[@nonamenoname9322]

No Name No Name Doubtful. Several feet of earth, above the bodies, would have spread out the weight of the truck over a very large area, and relieved pressure over the bodies themselves.

[@DaliwolfBacon]

This is not disrespectful, and I don't even know why people are hating this all over the place. I am glad that you guys dug up the bodies, and took them back to Germany. These men were brothers, fathers, or family to somebody. They should be buried on their own soil Nazi or not. It's the human thing to do to people who didn't act very human while they were alive. We have to rise above that point in history.

[@Youtubeisscum]

I respect everything you said up and to the point where you called them acting inhuman. They were the most human of all involved in the wars

[@HeadNtheClouds]

Nicely said buddy!

[@wallaceraymond2211]

Raving Rachel Richtoven Ressurects Reich .

[@DeadPixel1105]

It's 2019. People find a reason to be "offended" by anything these days. You know that. They don't care that these soldiers are finally being dug up, identified, and sent home so they can have a proper burial in their home land. They don't care that relatives and descendants of the dead will finally be "reunited" with their long-deceased loved one. All that is important to people these days is that they have something to bitch and complain about. That's all they care about.

[@HuGenitals]

Based on the injuries to some of these bodies, death was likely a welcome reprieve.

[@2ndTim3_1-6]

Its good that there is attempts to find the relatives of these men.

[@Gr8thxAlot]

Anyone that finds war glamorous should watch this video first. There was a lot of suffering surely endured by this small group of twenty-six men. Even a leg injury is devastating. 70-85 million deaths are estimated for WW2. Unbelievable.

[@ngoctu2603]

Gr8thxAlot tears my heart any one cause war are devil from hell.

[@mrzack1520]

YOU ARE TRULY A HONERABLE MAN GOD BLESS YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO

[@patton303]

Man I love your videos. Not because of the gruesome aspect but because you’re interacting with history and putting right the spirits of these young men so their families can finally know what happened to their boys and bring some closure for them.

[@YllmazDalga]

Boş savaşlar rahmetli Dedem derdi ki kızım torunum yıllar da geçse yıllar yılları kovalasın bu savaşlar hiçbir zaman bitmeyecek Böyle geldi böyle gidecek

[@lmccluer]

Obviously a lot of people have never operated an excavator. I’ve seen operators that can excavate an egg out of dirt without breaking the egg, but that’s probably one out of a thousand or more. When your digging, you have no idea whether a water/gas/electric line or a body is until its uncovered. Especially with bodies where the jaw may be sticking up a 1/2” above the rest of the skull, or a knee is 3” above the rest of the leg. You can’t see where the things your trying to uncover is. There’s no camera at the teeth of the bucket, or the edge on a flat edge instead of teeth. And actually, I’m impressed the way the bodies were laying there was not more damage to them. I can almost guarantee you, every time he did a little damage, he winced and felt a tug at his heart for doing so. None of it was intentional

[@FireRayquaza24]

You shouldn’t be using an excavator in the first place to exhume 100+ year old skeletons just because it’s faster

[@xenophagia]

@@FireRayquaza24 you're an idiot. Why dont you get your ass out there with hundreds or thousands of your friends and start hand digging. You clearly dont understand the logistics and manpower it would take to dig up so many graves by hand, not to mention time constraints. At the rate they are currently relocating these bodies, it will literally take around 1000 years before the last is dug up.

[@Chief2Moon]

Louis McCluer It's been said..."Those who dare to try, can do something or at least attempt it- those who don't dare to attempt are the first to criticize those who did".

[@lmccluer]

Dallas DautermanDallas thats fine. Have you ever operated an excavator, a backhoe? I have. I used them to uncover water and Ed electric lines. You learn that if you dig into them, you just cost your company mite money and more time, which is even more money. These soldiers they are digging up, were never truly buried by their families. They had no body to bury. And when you just “dig” because you believe there are bodies, or what is left of the bodies, and you dig with no care, those bodies belonged to someone. And that someone had family and friends, other soldiers that fought and died with them. I don’t know where your from, but I live in the US. Before working at our state park, I was in law enforcement for more than 35 years. When we had a fire and people perished inside, we just didn’t go in with shovels and start scooping through the ashes just because we could. We carefully moved ashes and burnt material, sometimes with our hands, because we knew that body had people connected to it. Same way in police work, if you have reason to believe a body has been buried, you just don’t take shovels and stand on the blade just because that’s how you normally dig, or even with an excavator, without abandonment, just because you have a very powerful machine that can scope up big buckets of soil. You dig carefully so you don’t ruin evidence, but even more so, the dignity of the person your trying to find, to dig up, because you want their family, who likely someone will want to see the body, and can you imagine finding out a family member of yours that was ripped apart by a machine, just because someone didn’t care? You would be livid. When 9/11 happened, and after a certain time, there was little left to be identified, the biggest thought people had, was if I get something, that really is so little and not even recognized, the loved ones were concerned that other people’s remains might be intermingled with their loved ones remains. What these people did was inexcusable. Now when the remains are given to the family, they can tell if the skull was broken long ago, or recently. The break or the cave in of the soldiers skull will have a different color than where it was in contact with the dirt, and where rodents and bugs had eaten the skin and muscle off the skull. I don’t know about you, but I first off should be upset if I saw that, even more so if I saw the breakage or cave in of my sons or brothers skull, and then watched this video. As someone who worked digging as I said, accidents happen. Sometimes you can’t see where your digging. You’re supposed to have a person watching for signs of what you’re digging for, which they did. You don’t just out the teeth of the bucket into the ground, pull back in the lever to make the bucket dug in more and using the other level to pull the bucket back towards you with abandonment. That’s exactly what they did. And when they did, they broke bones, they caved in skulls, and intermingled what remains there was. I’m glad they cared to search for the soldiers remains. It will bring closures to many families, and what weapons and other gear, both personal and owned by the military branch, will tell stories that may not have been known. As a father of a son that joined the military and fought in a war in Iraq, and was buried and later the military found out where and dug him up, and did what they did, I would be upset. Yes I would be heartened they found him so we could bring closure to our family, but still, I would be upset if his body was mangled because they didn’t take care in making sure his body wasn’t desecrated even more.

[@FireRayquaza24]

Xenophagia I’m sure you think that guy who uncovered Troy but destroyed countless priceless artifacts was doing a great job too instead of finding the right tools to dig with huh? Smooth brains everywhere these days I swear to God

[@richdurbano]

I cannot begin to explain why I find these exhumations so interesting. Absolutely fascinating.

[@phonicsmonkeyhuh1534]

This was a longer video but it was also damaged by the excavator!!!!

[@tobysmith4099]

Thanks to you and your team, these brave men are finally going home. Thankyou from Wales UK.

[@SuperMarkbrewer]

Well you had me glued for 34 mins and 46seconds I cannot tell you have fascinating that was you brought history to life for me living history right there in the ground thank you so much for sharing that with us priceless and really brings it home on a personnel level never seen tourniquets in the ground still in situ all those years after the event incredible many thanks once again Regards MB

[@halfnelsonchoke]

this is powerful. seems to be done with a lot of respect too. also, the narrator's english is impeccable

[@fw1421]

This is by far the most interesting exhumation video I’ve seen. Now these soldiers will be interred in a German war cemetery with their brethren.

[@PrettyH8Mach1n3]

They're lucky. Think of all the people they "cleansed", piled into heaps, and cremated. Interesting for the purposes of archaeology and history and for just appreciating the cost of war and the loss of a fellow human being, but we can't forget the context of all the lives these people may have taken themselves and the ideas they fought for.

[@klaassmit450]

thank you for posting this, very interesting your comments and background information on this excavation

[@thommothomason7297]

Awesome video Man, thanks for taking us along and explaining everything. That is so cool that the old Man could see this done after so many years.

[@cobrar5161]

GOD what life is,these men were walking,talking and flirting just like us men a century ago thinking about different things just like we do but are now reduced to few bones and tiny fragments......all of this really shows you your true value damn.

[@tomsmith5947]

great job guys, great commentary. The death head ring still on the finger was an amazing find

[@leechristy7003]

just another "innocent" invading soldier in a foreign land ... He knew what he was up to...

[@aminechei8509]

@@leechristy7003 watch the video and stop crying like a lil bitch ! They are dead now u idiot , doesn't make anysense talking shit about them .

[@PoopfaceMc]

9:25 The splint is still tied like the day the German nurse put it on her patient... 13:13 the cast and attempt to bind the bone where the bullet shattered it is amazing.

[@diggerlenny4836]

Dont listen to these assholes. You guys are doing a great job recovering bodies and maybe bringing them home to their families. Peoppe expect you to have endless resource and money to do this for 12 months. If the bodies left here some are being destroyed by farm machinery. The most important is the identification and burial in a proper site. Some people just love to criticize and complain. Dont see them out doing this work. Good job guys,sad to see

[@7316bobe]

I did NOT see any body reburying ANY skeletal remains from this grave site. For ALL we know they are just thrown away into the garbage once the valuables are all robbed away. I find this whole video very upsetting. The German Government should step in and do something about this trade in German Soldiers grave artifacts. It is an evil trade.

[@vendial3]

7316bobe right

[@DTVPKING]

@@7316bobe You did not see it because the poster of the video went back home after the dig. Im not allowed to post videos or photos of reburials. However youre more than welcome to come on some of the digs. Also you are free to contact anyone from the German goverment or Croatian veterans ministry and sent them this video. Also follow this channel im writing from, ill start uploading more "lies and grave robbery" from it in february.

[@CrocodileTear]

@@7316bobe Did you notice the policemen watching the scene at 3:44? You are just another conspiracy theorist who is incapable of observing the obvious, but thinks he can uncover conspiracies... If you want to see an example of reburials from A to Z, you can watch this other video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3mqmHqnfZyIrZI

[@enzoprosciutto210]

What family's ww1 was more then 100 years ago. No one in there family's are still alive. Even there kids are all dead. Maybe even there grand kids and if not there probably in there 80s or older.

[@brokentreeusauka1891]

This is to all the idiots making jokes about finding condoms among the bones. Condoms had many uses to a soldier in the field not the least of which was to cover the rifle barrel to keep dirt out. The condoms can be used as a tourniquet if needed and to keep things waterproof like matches. Another use was to blouse uniform pants above the boots. My dad was in the 101st Airborne and he told me this years ago when I asked how they kept their uniforms looking so neat. These soldiers fought and died for what they believed in and some were forced to fight. When you have gone for months on end slogging through cold, heat, mud and rain where someone is trying to blow you up, shoot you or starve you to death, then you may laugh but I doubt you will want to do so. Whatever past misdeeds may have been done, we should all respect those dead and start looking to a better future.

[@ryryspoon1]

Also, to hold water right?

[@phillipbrewster6058]

well said

[@mnpd3]

Yep, but the condoms were kept in wallets; not in their kit. Money is also kept in wallets. I have no doubt about the intended purpose for those condoms.

[@frannydarko2698]

Well said sir..

[@eazy-e9893]

So they were given condoms in order to cover their rifles🤔 I think your dad doesn’t know what the purpose of an condom is😅 Even though some soldiers may have used condoms for what you said, this were exceptions. They were surely not given to soldiers to cover rifles, but to rape women! And they did rape women!!

[@chevyda8070]

Respect to those of the fallen. And respect to you guys for doing a fantastic job on bringing the lost home 👍

[@henrikhilskov]

And thanks for giving a prayer for the dead soldiers even they may had been your enemies in the past.

[@chevyda8070]

@Crazy Horse Would they be terrible people if there was no war? War is terrible and changes people.

[@noteasy2please876]

You need to educate yourself. Why don't you start with the film "Schindler's List". True story. My grandparents were on that list.

[@chevyda8070]

@@noteasy2please876 your not the only one who's family fought in the war My grandfather and brothers were in the battle of the Netherlands.

[@WS3838]

@Crazy Horse Compared to the British and American "soldiers" who threw explosives and napalm on cities full of women, children and cultural treasures to burn alive more than a million of them, the SS were most honorable and decent soldiers!

[@skunkape2]

I'm fascinated how these sites are found in such nondescript looking fields that look like any field from anywhere in the world. It gives an idea of the magnitude of the war. I imagine all of the unknown graves still out there and the graves that will likely never be found. I would like to know what kind of research goes into finding likely spots to search. That must be an enjoyable part of the process.

[@BeckVMH]

This gravesite was found by information provided at timestamp 6:28.

[@damianjones7554]

Some really nasty injuries on these soldiers.

[@elbandido9887]

Every dog has his day war fare and technology go hand in hand these are candy compared to Afghanistan or Iraq.

[@elbandido9887]

@das wright tanks and infantry they probably were retreating from Russian forces this was in 1945 when these German soldiers died pretty much at the end of world war 2.

[@leechristy7003]

You invade other far away countries for reasons of racial "superiority", then expect some harsh treatment in return. THEY KNEW - Almost all of them were aware of what was in Mein Kampf even if not every one read it (many did). Yugoslavia did NOTHING to them. ZERO Each one found was a war criminal and a supporter ethnic cleansing and genocide.

[@zach9930]

dramit 18 shut the fuck Up

[@liberalslayer9021]

Im in no way trying to be a smart ass, but its very clear to see the amount of ignorance thats exposed in the comments section of sensitive videos of this nature. Some believe that by disrespecting people of another time gives them brownie points and in some twisted way makes thier ignorance noble. What the German government did was with no doubt evil. But to berate a soldier whom had no clue of thier government's atrocities is unjust. Most horrible things committed by ones government wasnt common knowledge of the soldiers and what they were told was propaganda. This is with most if not all governments. I believe most german civilians probably knew more than the soldiers. Thats my personal belief, not fact. I only have my grandfather's recollection of what he witnessed. Stop and think before condemming a whole group. I expect to catch hell for my comment it goes with the territory. Will it piss me off, hell no !!

[@herrakaarme]

Even if a random soldier met an unjust situation, refusing an order would have led to a meeting with a firing squad. There are a lot of "brave" Internet warriors commenting on these things, but none of them have ever needed to make such a decision.

[@randymorgan7133]

I agree completely!!

[@gerrywilson6579]

I agree. Poor soldiers that had no choice but to be a soldier. Just doing what their government told them.

[@stevenbaker8184]

@For Truth uh I served in the US military and took part in NO war crimes. As did my father. To blame ANY civilian and say they are complicit in such acts is just utter nonsense. My father served during Vietnam, would that then make him responsible for Mi Lai village????? Absolutely not. Lt William Calley and those who ordered that were responsible. My father wasn't even there !And personally I dont ever remember being consulted before ANY military action was made EVER. Also keep in mind NO NATION except Switzerland is completely free of blood on its hands.

[@gotzvonberlichingen8210]

@@stevenbaker8184 I agree, except for the Swiss. The Free States of Switzerland delivered most of the mercenaries during the medieval ages, looting and raping all over Europe.

[@Speeddemon3]

I would've been a little more careful with the machinery but what a great job. It's somewhat heartwarming to know people still care about getting the lost to their loved ones. Very well done!

[@debbiestyer453]

Wow..very interesting, sad and educational. Hard work and respectful. Thank you

[@PRACTICALBUSHCRAFTSURVIVAL]

please people have some respect and read the description before you make fun of the people who gave the life for the there country/belief. this is not the place to make disrespectful comments.

[@billyneuwirth7564]

You people are awesome,and thank you for translation.

[@selinalight9063]

So glad I found your channel...what amazing & important work you are doing. Blessing to each of you🙏🏻

[@paulkouri7786]

Damn. Imagine being in ww2. The stuff those people must have seen. Just seeing that half a body gave me the chills knowing somebody had pick it up and put it in the truck. It almost makes me not like war games because they hide the real emotional and physical damage that in reality, lasts forever.

[@cirocastanhocastanho7546]

Um tempo muito ruim pros soldados muito sofrimento....muitos sonhos roubados...wie chaide

[@paulkouri7786]

@@cirocastanhocastanho7546 couldn’t have said it better myself.

[@carlosamaral6917]

Completely agree with you, specially when you talk about war games... We're educatin generations of new potential mass-murders like those from the era of those squeletons... And europe is opening her harms and doors to the new antisemitic people that arrive via the Mediterranean and other places almost every week.

[@OpaSann0]

@@carlosamaral6917 so true, europe lost when germany lost

[@JoseAugusto08]

Quase

[@jasonharryphotog]

RIP to all of the soldiers, all sent to war all I'm sure believing they were doing the right thing, let's wish for a kinder world.

[@michaelratliff905]

I agree, Soldiers deserve respect, and a decent burial...Any Real Soldier......We owe that from one to another...as once Soldiers and as Human Beings anywhere on this Earth..

[@jasonharryphotog]

@@michaelratliff905 100 percent, let them finally rest in piece oh home soil if at all possible.

[@inkslinger6156]

Respect to any soldiers because war is never easy. No matter what side they was on or fought for. They deserve to be set home. Thank you for sharing these videos. You never get to see this side of war (sending soldiers home). I studied to be a history teacher so thank you again. God bless all.

[@catherinewaite1355]

So many people in the comments need educating , they are not relic hunting merely trying to give these guys proper burials hence how sad they are when they can’t find proper names on. The tags etc , seriously what could they take apart from a few condoms which I very much doubt they couldn’t use 🤷‍♀️ These people are doing an amazing job as best they can to return these body’s to their families and u forget they most likely have a set time of a couple of days to get them out , and they made a video educating u all on the injuries letting u be a part of it and u treat them like this . If I could have all the family members of mine that died and were never found even in pieces so we could bury them properly with a named grave I would be so happy and thankful to anyone even if they were a bit damaged , I bet u all the families that were located were extremely extremely thankful 😊 So how about u all stop the stupid comments and if for whatever stupid reason u hate or don’t like this keep it to urself and kindly go away Thank you for doing such a amazing job I’ll tell u now I wouldn’t have the heart to do it ❤️ it makes me sad as hell but anyway thank you x

[@freedomatlast8756]

Most people commenting are Millennials. These individuals are, lead by emotions and brainwashed with cultural Marxism. In sum, morons.

[@catherinewaite1355]

Laurence O'Connor , I myself are a “millennial”

[@eggnuggs9013]

yeah great intentions but absolutely shit work by the excavation team. They should have been more careful so if they found any identification they could return the intact body to the families. like you said they're not relic hunting so they should have used more caution opening and tearing apart old relics the soldier carried as they could also have been returned to the family if this was their intention. if it is not then they are relic hunting. its not about emotions its merely common sense about respecting the body even if they're just bones.

[@livinglikelime956]

cate waite these nazis don’t deserve a proper burial

[@MK-it2ey]

@@livinglikelime956 soldiers had to follow the rules they had to follow orders to do what they did not all soldiers were bad only a few actually wanted to do bad things

[@proonguice8386]

Love these videos and the narrator holding the camera has a wonderful way with words. Hope to see more 👍

[@masterd326]

Could you do a follow up with information about the men, their unit, and basic tactical information on where/who they would have been fighting at the time of death? Would really like to see this full circle.

[@CrocodileTear]

It takes years for the ID tags to be decoded, etc. But you can see this older exhumation where I tried to make a "full circle" video as you say: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6TIooyspq6kfbs

[@victorgil499]

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[@fireflymiesumae]

@@CrocodileTear Thanks

[@chowsanen2]

When i saw the last body that was missing the upper half really sent shivers down my spine. Poor guy

[@lettydam872]

And half of his spine.

[@MrTubbymarshall]

It’s nice to see these poor lads being treated with genuine respect. May their souls find peace, whoever they may be. And their families know, wherever possible, they have been found. A great many like them, from all sides, do not have that privilege. Peace.

[@melhanisch6284]

This is such a humbling video. Thank you for sharing.