The
most
st iki g
discove y
was
the
Ge ma
milita y
moto bike
ecove ed
f om
the
middle
of
the
Da ube
(Photo-Ge ma
Wa
G aves
Commissio )
The
Da ube
Rive
has
d opped
to
u usually
low
levels
i
Budapest,
exposi g
lo g-hidde
emai s
f om
the
Seco d
Wo ld
Wa .
This
has
evealed
the
bodies
of
two
Weh macht
soldie s,
a
Ge ma
milita y
moto bike
a d
seve al
wa time
objects
that
had
stayed
bu ied
i
mud
fo
about
80
yea s.Acco di g
to
Eu o
News,
the
discove ies
we e
made
alo g
the
ive bed
ea
Batthya y
Squa e,
o
the
Buda
side
of
the
Hu ga ia
Pa liame t.
The
a ea
is
epo tedly
usually
filled
with
moo ed
boats.The
two
soldie s
we e
ecove ed
f om
the
muddy
ive bed
by
the
Ge ma
Wa
G aves
Commissio ,
k ow
as
Volksbu d
Deutsche
K iegsg abe fu so ge.
The
mud
had
p ese ved
both
the
bodies
a d
thei
ide tity
discs
i
u usually
good
co ditio .Alo gside
the
huma
emai s,
ecove y
teams
also
fou d
Ge ma
Telle mi e
35
a ti-ta k
mi es,
a
milita y
deco atio ,
a
pet ol
ca
a d
what
expe ts
believe
is
a
DKW
NZ
350-1
milita y
moto bike.
The
fi ds
offe
a
a e
look
at
the
fi al
days
of
the
wa
i
Budapest.
The
Ge ma
milita y
moto bike
The
most
st iki g
discove y
was
the
Ge ma
milita y
moto bike
ecove ed
f om
the
middle
of
the
Da ube.
It
was
fou d
o
2
August
ea
the
ha bou
at
Batthya y
Squa e,
close
to
the
Hu ga ia
Pa liame t.
The
moto bike
was
lifted
by
the
I stitute
a d
Museum
of
Milita y
Histo y.
Based
o
its
desig ,
expe ts
believe
it
is
a
DKW
NZ
350-1
model,
which
was
widely
used
by
the
Ge ma
milita y
du i g
the
Seco d
Wo ld
Wa .
Acco di g
to
the
Ge ma
Wa
G aves
Commissio ,
the
model
was
k ow
at
the
time
fo
bei g
especially
obust
a d
eliable.The
objects
a e
believed
to
have
emai ed
o
the
ive bed
si ce
the
fi al
stages
of
the
wa ,
whe
fie ce
fighti g
took
place
i
a d
a ou d
Budapest.
The
two
soldie s
The
ecove y
of
the
two
soldie s
has
d aw
pa ticula
atte tio
because
of
the
ema kable
co ditio
of
thei
emai s.
The
Ge ma
Wa
G aves
Commissio
said
a
ebu ial
specialist
t avelled
to
Budapest
to
ca y
out
the
exhumatio
with
Hu ga ia
expe ts.
The
bodies
had
bee
p ese ved
by
the
thick
ha bou
mud,
which
also
p otected
thei
ide tity
discs.Acco di g
to
the
o ga isatio ,
the
mud
at
Batthya y
Squa e
is
mixed
with
gas
oil.
This
c eated
co ditio s
that
slowed
the
decay
of
both
huma
emai s
a d
metal
objects
bu ied
be eath
it.The
ebu ial
specialist
said
the
pet oleum
i
the
mud
helped
p ese ve
the
ide tity
discs
so
well
that
the
lette s
a d
umbe s
o
them
emai
clea ly
legible
afte
a ou d
80
yea s
u de wate .This
is
impo ta t
because
ide tity
discs
we e
the
mai
fo m
of
milita y
ide tificatio
du i g
the
wa .
Eve y
Weh macht
soldie
ca ied
a
ide tity
disc
made
i
two
matchi g
halves.
If
a
soldie
died,
o e
half
of
the
disc
was
emoved
a d
se t
to
the
Weh macht
i fo matio
office
i
Be li
so
the
milita y
could
officially
eco d
the
death
a d
i fo m
the
soldie ‘s
family.I
the
case
of
the
two
soldie s
ecove ed
f om
the
Da ube,
both
halves
of
each
ide tity
disc
we e
still
togethe .
The
Ge ma
Wa
G aves
Commissio
said
this
mea s
thei
deaths
we e
eve
officially
epo ted
to
the
i fo matio
office.
The
p ese ved
discs
may
ow
help
autho ities
establish
thei
ide tities
befo e
they
a e
bu ied.The
Ge ma
Wa
G aves
Commissio
is
espo sible
fo
locati g,
ecove i g
a d
ebu yi g
Ge ma
wa
dead
i
ma y
cou t ies
whe e
battles
took
place
du i g
the
Seco d
Wo ld
Wa .Hu ga y
was
a
ally
of
Nazi
Ge ma y
du i g
most
of
the
Seco d
Wo ld
Wa
a d
became
a
majo
battleg ou d
i
the
fi al
mo ths
of
the
co flict.
Soviet
a d
Roma ia
fo ces
su ou ded
Budapest
i
late
1944,
while
Ge ma
a d
Hu ga ia
t oops
defe ded
the
city.
The
fighti g
co ti ued
i to
Feb ua y
1945
a d
left
la ge
pa ts
of
Budapest
heavily
damaged.
