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Old 05-29-2008
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Re: German War Dead to Be Reburied in Czech Graves

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Originally Posted by goober View Post
Not for nothing, but why aren't these remains being buried in Germany?
Is there a reason that these unburied remains aren't being returned to Germany for interment?
Interesting question and I think the reason for those soldiers being buried in the Czech Republic is that probably many/most of them are "unkown" soldiers.

Where in Germany should we bury them, when we don't know their names?

Apart from that, many families only know the vague area of last engagement of their KIA and so German graves in the Czech republic, help those who want to be close to the place their family member probably has died.
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