This M6 channel video shows the exhumation of the bodies of 14 missing in action German soldiers from an unmarked mass grave in Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, France. These soldiers were killed in combat against the 2nd Regiment of the First Special Service Force (also known as Devils Brigade, a famous unit composed of a mixture of American and Canadian soldiers) on August 26th 1944; and were then buried in a mass grave by local civilians.
After the exhumation, the 14 bodies were brought to the German military cemetery of Berneuil, in France; and 7 discovered dog tags were sent to Berlin. 4 bodies have been identified, and attempts are being made to discover surviving familly members. Of the 4 identified men, the youngest was named Hubert Pilch and was killed the day before his 18th birthday.
All the bodies were reburied in Berneuil on june 23rd 2007.

YouTube - M6: Exhumation of bodies of german soldiers in France

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Good work. I'm sure I read in After the Battle some time ago that the German version of the CWGC claimed that all missing soldiers from western Europe had now been accounted for. It seems even the experts can be wrong.

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