Valley of Death: exhumation of missing in action WWII soldiers at Mjasnoj Bor (Original version)

[@darreking2516]

If you want to know why Germany couldn't conquer Russia watch this all the way through,

[@JoeNathan42420]

Russia has never been conquered. The people of Russia during the last days anyone able enough to carry an shoot a gun, women, children the elderly everyone. Did.. and Soviet military practice was to shot anyone coming you direction including any Russian man woman or child as they were considered deserters or traitor's and not many people had an issue with killing these people therefore not many people turned around an ran from the fight. People out of ammo would do anything possible to take out at least one more enemy. An Germany never had a chance during their invasion of Russia. Fighting on two fronts one with the allies an the other with people who are literally willing to die for their country. So to answer your question. That's why

[@D3cyTH3r]

@@JoeNathan42420 The Mongols conquered Russia, and I also disagree with the statement that "Germany never had a chance during their invasion of Russia". This is naive, revisionist, jingoism. A Nazi victory looked all but certain in the Autumn of '41, it was only the weather that stopped them taking Moscow. If they had, Stalin's brutal regime would've likely collapsed. I do agree with everything else you've written though. Mr Taylor may point out strategic hypotheticals, but in the end, it was ultimately Soviet determination that prevented the Nazis from winning. And as you also point out: retreating wasn't an option after Stalin's Order No. 227.

[@D3cyTH3r]

@The Fibler This is a fantastically naive and stupid comment. If you knew your history, you would know that Hitler planned the mass eradication of the native Slavs. The lucky few who looked Germanic (blonde) would've been kept as slave labour and had their children taken from them. Russia wouldn't even exist, it would've been renamed. Please explain how that would've been better for the average Russian?

[@ericbarr2589]

@Christian Taylor keep dreaming nazis lost cauase they were inhumane animals

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Mud?

[@seamusgriffey8738]

Seventy plus years on and we are still looking for them. I have a personal experience in something like this. I have an uncle who was a B-24 pilot. In March of 1944 his plane was shot down over Toulon Harbor in France. The Germans recovered the crew, buried them and recorded their deaths. They failed to record where 3 of the crew were buried one being my uncle. Three years ago some remains were found, somehow the Army found me and asked for a DNA sample. After 71 years we had finally found my uncle and laid him to rest next to his parents, my grandparents.

[@gondolin12]

Seamus Griffey wow what a story. I’m still looking for my great grandpa who was in 416 division. we know when and where he died but can’t find his burial site. hoping to find him in my lifetime

[@oa8885]

My grandfather is from New Zealand who fought in world war2 in the 28th Maori Battalion....I watch all these and have always been interested in the past wars...I always get sad when bones of a body that has been buried for many years gets found....I would love to do something like this and bring closure for families....so many unmarked buried graves... too many

[@goonigoogoo5868]

this one time ,,,,at band camp........

[@Paleoman]

Thats a great ending to a sad story.

[@jamiestewart48]

I'm glad he can rest with his family finally.

[@viguinn1]

I like this because they are not out looking to rob graves, but find lost men from both sides and give their families closure. A great way to teach archaeology to a new generation and do something good. If I was younger I would love to participate.

[@MeAbroad2004]

Not really archaeology is it though Gary? Not much in the way of scientific skills going on here by the look of it, just grubbing around.

[@Aaron_Hanson]

Nope, excavation at best!

[@powerstroke304]

@@MeAbroad2004 provide finer examples?

[@powerstroke304]

I would love to do this as well

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

@@MeAbroad2004 I suppose that the numbers are over whelming, something like 12-14 million dead soldiers in total. I know that near Stalingrad there's field's of bones and skulls from the ten's of thousands left unburied frozen in the snow, intended to be buried after the thaw but their comrades had joined them by then.

[@prillewitz]

Only the birds sing for these fallen soldiers in the quiet woods.

[@jamesrivis620]

Peter Stegman Very beautiful sentiment. Perfect. My heart was moved watching the video.

[@pfdrtom]

And me, here in Texas. Maybe the allies would have won without Russia but it would have taken three more years and millions more dead.

[@sanarroyos5501]

Nice Poem... i really want to cry

[@adamhavelock2104]

Very well said. Very poetic.

[@compoturn1029]

How many birds sang or sing for all the people gassed by the Nazis?

[@jakeroth3879]

First of all thank you for doing this video in English so I could follow along. Second, 3 generations since the war and you guys are still looking. It shows you’ll never forget and that is more than awesome! You have my respect. Closure for the families of the fallen is important to me. Third, your camp food looked very interesting along with your campfire songs in that more than creepy forest swamp. Good job you guys!

[@IB2EZ2C]

Politics of the time aside, every soul who never came home from that place deserves to be brought out and returned to those that have wondered for so long.... This is a great service. God Bless

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Absolutely

[@davidrobinson9275]

Time to go home now Soldier, you done your Country proud God Bless RIP. From friends in U.K.

[@gkiss2030]

He can go home at least, but he will never have a personal future, that he planned to have. No one amongst them. Fuck the traitor politicians, they should die instead of young men.

[@otiebrown9999]

Friend, who walks quietly by me, remember this: I gave up all my tomorrows, for your today! I am 80 years old. I remember rationing, and air raid black outs. This was our reality.

[@powerstroke304]

It takes your lifetime to forget, to be turned to this again

[@allthingsharbor]

@Joseph Mcbride For one thing, the rationing did not immediately end with the war. Nations which were devastated by war had to be rebuilt. Some items, in some war damaged countries, were rationed for years. Remember also the many lives lost, and the many maimed or injured, so productivity of these nations was decreased. Hell, there were even "debris" sites remaining in Croyden (south of London) when I lived there in 1987. 1987! Just a year or so after I returned to the US, rebuilding on one site found an enormous unexploded bomb. I had been walking past that site almost daily ! Egads!

[@andrewallen9993]

@@allthingsharbor Bread which was unrationed during ww2 in the UK was rationed afterwards in order to supply wheat to the Germans to prevent them from starving.

[@Useaname]

8 years ago. All those young people have grown up and hopefully are following their careers, hopes and dreams. Thank you for your hard work in the swamp.

[@Clintreid75]

Wonderful to see these people dedicating their time to find missing soldiers and possibly bringing closure to families of lost soldiers, well done and keep up the great work :)

[@jordangallant8656]

It's just a crazy fact there are so many millions that are still missing in battle. Back then the Soviet Union didn't care about recovering the dead body's of the soldiers so it's good that people been doing this for the last 30 years or so!! These are good people take there own personal time and actually lots of times with there own money. Specially in Russia.

[@NoirChat138]

I believe they did have no clear idea ( too many, God knows where) Because the same happened with the spoils of the soldiers of the ARMIR.

[@tomservo5347]

I like how the Russians gather round the campfire and sing folk songs-it could be Americans aside from language. Just shows people are people regardless of what our governments try telling us. I would love to come on one of these excavations/camping trips. Love your channel!

[@angusross6609]

I think the dead soldiers would probably have loved hearing the laughter of young girls and the singing

[@JustJaneDough]

Good work returning them back to their respective families. Much respect and love - Kayla Bowman Hobart, Indiana; USA

[@labrat748]

Nice to see such an organized & respectful effort into such important history.

[@MsAbolo]

100%

[@mastrofnone8025]

there are some many similarities between Americans and Russians when politics is out of the way.

[@deamonfly6]

They both honor their armed forces greatly.

[@royupchurch8679]

i agree

[@dubb8510]

Yea too bad our politicians have to be dicks

[@bubblepuppie6341]

Yes, very true.

[@materiaparticulata]

Because we are one big family?! ;) Thera are just some Guys, that won´t see us (I´m German) united...

[@talshiarjapan112]

What a wonderful thing this group is doing - I never knew about it. I also liked the video not only showing the finds, but also the camping and camaraderie surrounding the expedition. Nice work!

[@ronanrogers4127]

I was quite close to Myasnoy Bor, about 10-20km, when I rode my motorcycle on a 4 month journey from Germany to St Petersburg when the World Cup was on (I didn’t visit for the cup, just a coincidence). I visited many battlefields and memorials nearby (Veliky Novgorod, Pskov, and many sites in the Baltic states and Poland), but not here. My wife was born in Leningrad. My parents in law were children during the siege and have suffered health problems their entire life from the malnutrition they experienced as children. My wife’s grandparents all fought, amazingly all survived (one grandfather lost both legs), and the two grandmothers only died in the last 5 years, in their mid 90s. Lovely people. Solemn, respectful, two were doctors, two were engineers. When you visit any former Soviet city in Europe miserable history is never far away. Lest we forget the enormous sacrifices born of utter madness.

[@OlSgtLove]

That Track vehicle is perfect for that situation to get around and to accomplish the mission . Thankyou for what your doing to bring these Soldiers home to their families and get them buried in a place of Honor .

[@granskare]

it is amazing to see these young people interested in digging in such a swampy area to find the dead and inform their relatives...it is a fine thing that they do...

[@dmitriyivanov4688]

it is with us Russians have since pagan times preserved this custom. To the dead, dead always pour vodka, cover a glass with bread. Cigarettes were later added. Thus treating the deceased, appeasing his soul. On Parent's Day, every year, sweets, cigarettes are left on the graves of the deceased, and vodka is poured.

[@centerice]

9:40 and 10:16. The ways of youthful, beautiful happy girls. What fresh air they always bring.

[@jaguar3248]

Love how they deal with a grenade. ""Yes its a grenade" then casually throws it away! Stay safe people.

[@cnon.]

it cannot explode anymore after being in water for 70 years

[@T4Cification]

Cnon so the whole idea of granades exploding under water is a myth?

[@T4Cification]

How to hell do these guys know how long its been underwater....have they got a 70 year geological record of the whole area....there's a saying...rather safe than sorry

[@jaguar3248]

@@T4Cification Exactly the point I was trying to make. Yes most of what lies their has been their for a long time but they cant be sure of that and that's why a regular Army would treat the ammo differently.

[@MrWeAllAreOne]

@@T4Cification no but after rusting and soaking for 70 odd years there's no chance of it being live.....are you really that stupid?

[@kaiharris9675]

My father was a ( canadian) black pilot - during WW2, and his father was in ww1 and his father was in the slavery war. We found all of this in a lock box after daddy died. He never spoke about his experience. God bless daddy

[@CrocodileTear]

I have never heard of Black Canadian pilots during World War II before. What was your father's name and what squadron did he fly with?

[@glennbrymer4065]

As a retired Soldier, Contemplating the conditions that those Russian men & women were fighting in and the terrible amount of death everywhere. I can only stand and give them all an honorable Slow Salute.

[@geraldpena5895]

It is so wonderful what these college students are doing finding lost soldiers and bringing closure to their families what a fantastic great awesome thing

[@JohnDayDude]

Thank you all for the work you are doing to help find those who died and reunite them with their families.

[@herahagstoz6934]

That looks like a fascinating dig/adventure/course. I feel for the lost soldiers. So many stories and family history just ended in a moment. And then to be left behind on the field. So sad. It's great that they are being reclaimed. I am so glad that these passionate and respectful people are here to do this and not treasure seekers. Refreshing change. Good luck guys!

[@alexanderalbach468]

One cannot emphasise enough how important this work is. Thank you!

[@1978JonBullock]

Imagine being on patrol 80 years ago and having to live in those woods during the winter without modern materials to keep you dry and warm. The russian people defending themselves truly hard savage times.

[@psleep4255]

What you’re doing is truly humbling and patriotic. Ty 🙏🏻❤️

[@Strayawayfelix]

Thank you for what you and your group do for those soldiers who paid the ultimate price defending the mother land. I bet they would be very proud of your efforts to bring them back home.

[@sciencebeartimberwoods7610]

Very nice to see people with respect for the dead and not just hunting for treasures.

[@rinaldianwar15]

I love how he video the whole journey. It just shows how a place can be such a horror and warm in 70 years different

[@christophersmith2888]

God bless all of you. You are doing a great service for people that can’t do for themselves. I know I would want you to find me if I was there. Great respect! From USA

[@GatorMike79]

Lots of respect to those people out there giving their time and effort to do this.

[@mountainguyed67]

Thanks for shedding some light on the subject.

[@BlackdogRRT]

This is amazing. Nice work.

[@geraldpena5895]

This brings tears to my eyes and saddens my heart that it takes so long to recover lost loved ones and bring a closure to families

[@prowner2777]

I am impressed, especially with the way these young people are doing something rather noble and for how well they do setting up a working camp and keeping a very positive attitude. No spoiled millennial brats here. Also it's good to see such acquired skill in searching methods, low-tech but it works.

[@mpk6664]

Pr Owner I'm surprise at how well you found the comment button.

[@thecluckingassassin]

Shut the fuck up boomer

[@boofydoo4458]

The clucking assassin you mad huh? Cuz he was spitting straight facts

[@stevewilson6390]

Respect to you guys, Quite clearly you are educated by the simple fact you all speak English. I believe you are doing a noble thing well done.

[@coldwaterhunter8176]

I grew up speaking Afrikaans but we moved to the states when I was 12. After living here all these years I'm not sure being able to speak English is the height of being educated. By the way, are those butt protectors so the excavators don't have to squat in the mud?

[@stormwarning1693]

Coldwater Hunter ...Who claimed it was?

[@codycrawford7274]

The spirit s of the dead I am sure like hearing laughter and singing again

[@codycrawford7274]

May God bless you young. People for what you are doing very honorable

[@Mercmad]

I spent time in Russia a very long time ago and found a lot of Russians spoke English,as it was a school subject. Also ,the singing reminded me that the Russians and the balts are very musical people.

[@jamesrivis620]

I found this expedition into ground where many soldiers remains are buried where they fell , very moving and was quite emotional thinking about the relatives of the dead. I am British by (1943) birth, a Canadian citizen and living in the USA now and realize that if the Russian army had not been so brave and sacrificed so much, then we may not have won the war against Hitler and the Nazis. I shed tears watching this film. Thankyou for what you are doing.

[@donfulton5765]

Thank you for your efforts in locating the fallen. It is sad to see those who were left behind but also rewarding to see them uncovered/located and identified as much as possible. They gave their lives for their country and it would be nice if there were no wars again. I am a veteran and if I were missing in action I would hope someone did the respectable thing and return my remains. I love the Russian people and the girls in this video are pretty cute :)

[@MrScamexposed]

don fulton- regarding your last sentence- you have no idea what you are talking about

[@Ferreal92]

So brutal. They even shoot your morning coffee.

[@pieter7722]

lol

[@SoapMcCallister]

Lol

[@spiranca]

Nothing to lol about it..

[@SoapMcCallister]

@@spiranca damn it was a joke bruh

[@spiranca]

@@SoapMcCallister in that case it flew over my head, unlike that morning coffee drinker.

[@danielsteele7544]

Thank you for sharing this,looks like the kids had a great time on the outing,and they had great respect of the dead and learned there history.Daniel Steele lake station Indiana usa.

[@kevinhofer5911]

I am a retired American soldier. I wish I could be there helping find your fallen comrades with you. I honor all soldiers who have fought in the defense of their country. I have great respect for what you are doing for your fallen.

[@egay86292]

you like Nazis?

[@CTcuttinUp]

Great video! I love what you guys do! Wish I could join! Those woods have to be very active with spirts and ghost! The energy there is thick!

[@coptertim]

We can only imagine how terrible it must have been to fight in such a hostel environment. These people should be proud of what they're doing, bringing soldiers home after so many years. If only more could be identified, they were all so very young.

[@bluehorizons8913]

I like how joyful these men and women are despite working on such sad history. It’s bitter sweet, but they are lost reuniting family members.

[@bobcuster8930]

Interesting work and a well down video--great work!

[@geraldpena5895]

What a wonderful thing these college students are doing the following soldiers and bringing peace to their family members

[@badmonkey2222]

Thank you guys for doing this all soldiers are supposed to go home, not lay in the middle of nowhere all alone, war is hell to bad we humans will never learn our lessons, may these soldiers finnaly rest in peace.

[@suecastle9724]

Mutual respect. It never fails to move me what you guys are doing. Politics aside they are still our fellow soldiers. Bravo ladies!

[@treywest268]

Considering the ground water I am surprised that you didn't find more remains with adipocere. .

[@MURDOCK1500]

It's just my opinion but I'm sure the souls of those lost soldiers are lifted by the joyful singing of these young people who are trying to find their remains and put them to rest

[@CrocodileTear]

Some people were complaining that the singing was disrespectful. Cant make everyone happy.

[@michelletrimmer6750]

I am binge watching today. My curiosity is, do you try to locate families of items found and human remains found, when you can? It absolutely amazes me that some of the items are in such amazing condition. Like they don’t look like they are relics from war time.

[@CrocodileTear]

You can see the family of the person whose knife we found, at towards the bottom of this page battlefieldarchaeology.blogspot.com/

[@jakeroth3879]

Outstanding!

[@MSM4U2POM]

Excellent video. Thanks, and keep up this good work. It matters.

[@beaugeste2899]

Thanks for the interesting video. Good luck.

[@nadsak1]

Excellent video and thanks for posting it

[@creepysabrina9629]

einst waren wir feinde heute trauern wir um unsere toten und sind freunde . mein opa liegt auch irgendwo bei stalingrad , ich freue mich auf den tag wo er gefunden wird . ich trage den russen nichts nach beide seiten verloren geliebte menschen .

[@desertrat2655]

There is something really touching and admirable about the grandchildren or great-grandchildren of these fallen soldiers taking the time and expending the considerable effort to find and inter, with honor, those who died in that terrible war. While Stalin's regime was fully as vile as Hitler's these men fought and died, not for the lunatic in the Kremlin, but to defend their homes and families from murderous invaders. The Russians did most of the fighting and dying in that war and won out despite horrendous losses and the devastation of their homelands. I contrast these people with those in the U.S. who topple the statues of Confederate dead and would (and sometimes do) desecrate the graves of Southern soldiers who fought just as hard and gave just as much as the Russians of 1942 to defend their families and lands from invaders who, in the end, proved to be ruthless vandals that devastated the richest lands of the Old South in order to starve and terrorize the people into surrendering.

[@michaelpage7691]

They are someone's son, father, brother.....I really feel sad at the waste of life that should never have happened, and is still happening. I really love that these people are trying to bring closure for relatives. 😁🇦🇺👍🏻

[@riverbender9898]

What a fine group of young people. They speak very good English. Thank You.

[@dellybellylyons9700]

Respect to you guys ! Good on you.

[@DVincentW]

I am thankful to have access to this channel. Be well.

[@brycehenderson8371]

I've read that many of these battles around Leningrad took place in difficult terrain. That certainly is true. Hell of a place to die.

[@themainproblem]

That was a great video and an equally great expedition! I wish that I could have went along. :-). I bet the food was really good after spending all day out there. Greetings from Arizona.

[@rickym49]

Very respectful. Some of the other videos are nothing but grave robbing. Great respect for your work.

[@jmaz1971]

thank you for sharing

[@Waldemarvonanhalt]

I recognized some of the songs they were singing, eg. Phantom by Chizh.

[@granskare]

this is good that soldiers from each side are returned to their families for proper burial. With modern ways, DNA can be used to find families that way...thanks for what you are doing !

[@spaz6996]

Vodka, Bread and Cigarette ....all a man needs in the after life.

[@amba144]

Spaz 'n' Megz hahaha I was dying after I saw that

[@vladjack44]

and women

[@dmitriyivanov4688]

it is with us Russians have since pagan times preserved this custom. To the dead, dead always pour vodka, cover a glass with bread. Cigarettes were later added. Thus treating the deceased, appeasing his soul. On Parent's Day, every year, sweets, cigarettes are left on the graves of the deceased, and vodka is poured.

[@pieter7722]

@@vladjack44 for woman just replace the bread with Toblerone.

[@fedupnow61859]

Thank you and all the people that helped with reunification of the remains with the families or gov't. It doesn't matter which side the men died were from a formal burial would be proper.

[@AmandaClark-sw6ch]

I appreciate this. My great grandfather is still missing. Don’t know where or what branch he was in

[@wiltdijk9592]

Respect, keep on the good work.

[@cw2gtc]

Gotta say, these young kids were impressive. They looked like they truely enjoyed being together as friends as well as comrades. They seemed commited to their mission, took it professionally, and anxious to offer up closure to affected families. (Hopefully it is closure and not ripping open healed over scar tissue). “War, HUH! , What is it good for? Absolutely NUTHIN !!!”

[@c.s.7266]

Thank you for honoring your fallen soldiers. I'm sure their families are truly grateful. Love from America.

[@keithbradley4224]

Special people doing a special job. Thank you from Florida USA.

[@gondolin12]

my great grandpa died during the crucial fight that turned the course of the war in 1943. remember when germans had to give up southern front? that was my great grandpa’s division 416 taganrog. still to this day can’t find his burial site. praying 🙏🏻 and hoping to find him. rip

[@vegasbattleborn1594]

@i. rob - It's Christmastime a year after your touching comment. Still rings true & I wonder if the OP has been able to locate him yet. Merry Christmas across the pond.

[@elenaproperzi2376]

Which battle exactly and where? I live between battlefield. Maybe I can leave a flower. Hugs

[@HoodedLum]

Absolutely incredible work! What precautions do y’all have to take regarding any unexplored ordinance? I was a little worried when y’all were handling old grenades! Keep up the fantastic work! :) Edit: not to mention y’all actually find an unexplored shell later in the video!

[@CrocodileTear]

The precautions are to handle them as little as possible and to not try to dismantle them.

[@HoodedLum]

@@CrocodileTear that sounds very reasonable! Thank you for the great work- stay safe!

[@johann.9271]

Man I love these videos. You guys do a great service to these men. Did you go for the 2019 season? I've watched all the videos now and hoping for more.

[@vegasbattleborn1594]

Me too! He popped up in recommended so my guess is an onslaught of activity that is greatly deserved. What an awesome way to give all the people lost in battle an honorable sleeping place.

[@voodoodolly]

Hmm, wonder if they have a data base of extracted DNA from bones , so that it can be matched (familial DNA) against genealogy websites...

[@CrocodileTear]

No, there is no such database. With the number of Soviet missing, it would be a huge project, that no one is willing to finance. The Commonwealth war graves comission, as well as the French, Japanese and Germans also do not use DNA for their old war dead. Only the Americans and Dutch use DNA as part of their regular proceedure as far as I know.

[@voodoodolly]

CrocodileTear ahhh I see. Yes it would be a huge undertaking indeed. Thank you for ur information. Keep up the great work you guys :)

[@georgebanuelos1]

@@voodoodolly the United States has a organization that dedicates itself to its MIA Russia wouldn’t be able to finance it with the sheer number of MIA

[@ANTINUTZI]

... Honouring The Dead helps heal the Soul.

[@Bubs1214]

Only GOD and the earth of Mother Russia KNOW the TRUE number of the fallen!!

[@timwilcox4972]

Good people finding there missing, what an appalling place to fight it would of just been a mud bath

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

Matsuo Basho wrote a haiku that could be dedicated to every fallen soldier:Summer grass, that's all what remains of soldiers's dreams.

[@Russellsagecline]

Most of the world forgets how many poor russian farm boys died defending their country from the Nazi invaders, but I appreciate their bravery and sacrifice. As an American, I have always liked the Russian people and want to praise you for digging up, and identifying these soldier's remains.

[@weisthor0815]

they lie beside a lot of german farm boys that had no choice but to go to war.

[@tewdogs4475]

thank you for this....

[@Slaktrax]

Russia sustained more than 27 million casualties in WW2, 80% of the Germans were fighting on the Eastern Front, it was a brutal part of the war. About 17 million were innocent Russian civilians, the rest military. Germany also lost around 6 or 7 million. The Allies in the west had is ''easy'' by comparison, less than half a million total casualties for the U.K. and USA. France a total of approximately 600,000. It's clear to see the sacrifice Russia made, they ended the war without a doubt.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Great video. Very sad all the people that died in that awful war. Great job they are doing with this work. How do they know the soldiers are there? I take it records or from eye witness accounts of the battles and dead bodies? Great work. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@tommy765100]

just goes to show, no matter who you are or where you come from, we are all the same. just proof that war is a stupid thing started by huge egos of politicians and leaders.

[@davisworth5114]

As a Vietnam veteran ,I find these comments to be infantile and pathetic.

[@stevendeitrich6933]

Why?

[@fimbles1015]

How sad all these young men died. War sucks.

[@hazelwoodgarage]

amazed at how good the Russian students English is

[@Team-fabulous]

When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today… God bless and keep them all.....

[@paulgrimm7842]

I hope the spirits of the fallen soldiers can here the singing and laughter

[@brandonthomas303]

What a job!! Good work guys!

[@HowlinWilf13]

This is where the Soviet 2nd Shock Army was destroyed while trying to open a relief corridor to the besieged city of Leningrad. Apparently there are the remains of 250,000 - 300,000 fallen soldiers (German, Spanish, Flemish and Russian) and Russian civilians still lying where they fell in the forests and swamps of the region.

[@royupchurch8679]

awesome video☺

[@chun_ting]

German : road to rusland Russian : road? What road?