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"We dont dispose of dead soldiers in unmarked pits, not individuals." Not sure if I understand you right, but unmarked pits were very much a common thing in th
by lukan 2y ago
"We dont dispose of dead soldiers in unmarked pits, not individuals."
Not sure if I understand you right, but unmarked pits were very much a common thing in the last days of WW2 in europe. Plenty of dead individuals, no one knew where they belonged and not much interest to find out.
- sandworm101 2y agoWhere there were lots of bodies, pits were used. But a lone body would have been burried differently. Even in the wars today, pits are only used when necessary to dispose of large numbers. Single dead soldiers can be put in proper graves as time/manpower is not an issue with a single body.
- lukan 2y agoHave you ever dug out a grave for a human? I didn't, only for a dog and this was already tough work in stony ground. Add frozen ground and the need to care to other things(and maybe no shovel), like surviving the last days of war and I can imagine many dead bodies not getting proper graves.