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Americans search for German WWII graves

The bodies of many American GIs who died in the Second World War have never been found. Now the US Department of Defense is stepping up efforts to locate the remains of troops who died in Germany. The search is currently centred on the Huertgen Forest, the scene of a bloody battle in 1944. But as Britain’s Daily Telegraph reports, few of the estimated 2,000 bodies are expected to be found.

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  3. bastian Says:

    Why disturb such remains? Absolutely no cause and disrespectful to those on their own soil.

  4. robbie Says:

    even today families are grateful to find out what happened to the relatives. I’ve been to the Huertgen Forest, it’s a nice area to visit but I wouldn’t want to fight there. I really feel sorry for the GIs who had to go through that hell.

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