The body of Kurt Knispel has been found!

[Sepp45]

Interesting fact is that there were no personal belongings with them since soldiers were first treated in a field lazaret nearby the burial place.

He was buried on a mass grave with other soldiers. Maybe something was left, or maybe he was stripped of all decorations by the enemy. Who knows...

[HERMSDORF]

Thank you for Sharing these interesting News. It´s good that this brave Soldier was recovered and finally gets a Place on a War Cemetery.

Andy

[Joe B]

An Honorable soldier , thank you for posting.

[Simon O.]

A good example of how in many cases the award of decorations can amount to a lottery, chance or favouritism.

[frank m]

thanks for posting this.
R.I.P Kurt Knispel

[5ribbonbar]

This recovery looks like it has been done with care and respect...it is all about preserving and learning the history now.

Agreed that it is good luck that this group found the remains and not the grave robbers who would have mangled it all.

Interesting story.

Cheers,

Glen

[feldpost 58]

Hi,

Very interesting thread!
I had never heard of this very brave and humble soldier before.
A true rebel too, from whet I have read here; the man must have had strong morals to "go against the flow" of Nazi ideology.
A true hero to me, many thanks for posting!


Very best wishes,

John.

[SSamir]

Wow, incredible story! Lucky the Volksbund was in charge of this dig and not a greedy digger armed with a metal detector.

Jason

You said it! Personally I get tired of some of these grave robbin monkeys.

Samir

[ww2relichunter]

God Bless a true hero!! Does anybody know the circumstances of his death and about his last battle ??

[novedvory]

God Bless a true hero!! Does anybody know the circumstances of his death and about his last battle ??

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