Verschollene Soldaten

Krieg: Reporter sucht seinen Urgroßonkel – was er dabei fand

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Gräber unbekannter Soldaten auf dem Friedhof Dümpelacker.

Gräber unbekannter Soldaten auf dem Friedhof Dümpelacker.

Foto: Alexander Barth / IKZ

Essen.  Über eine Million Wehrmachtssoldaten aus dem 2. Weltkrieg sind bis heute verschollen. Unser Reporter hat recherchiert – mit spannendem Ergebnis.

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2,8 Millionen Kriegstote auf den Grabstätten des Volksbund

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Bis zu 15.000 Wehrmachtssoldaten werden pro Jahr gefunden

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