Danube Exposes Remarkably Preserved Second World War Motorcycle and Soldiers’ Remains
Intact identity discs and other wartime items could help identify the men, while officials say the remains will be buried at Budaörs.
- On August 2, 2026, passersby in Budapest, Hungary, discovered a German Army motorcycle and two sets of human remains protruding from the Danube's exposed riverbed, revealing remnants of the Second World War.
- Receding waters caused by an intense summer heat wave exposed the site near Batthyany Square; experts believe the soldiers likely perished during the four-month Battle of Budapest, which concluded in February 1945.
- Intact identification tags suggest the German Wehrmacht never registered the deaths, leaving families to have "waited in vain" for news, as the German War Graves Commission took charge of the DKW NZ 350-1 motorcycle.
- Authorities will inter the remains at the German-Hungarian war cemetery in Budaors, joining 16,000 other fallen soldiers, while Volksbund exhumation specialist Gabor Kohlrusz leads identification efforts to cross-check the soldiers' identity discs.
- Additional wartime relics, including shipwrecks and human remains, are expected to emerge as the Volksbund anticipates low water levels will soon reveal more discoveries hidden since the conflict ended more than 80 years ago.
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Danube exposes remarkably preserved Second World War motorcycle and soldiers’ remains
Exceptionally low water levels on the River Danube in Budapest have exposed the remains of two German soldiers believed to have died during the Second World War, alongside military identification tags, a motorcycle and other wartime material hidden beneath the river for decades. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily
The wreckage was accompanied by a military motorcycle, anti-tank mines and two identification plates
Severe drought has caused water levels in the Danube River to drop to record lows, revealing the wreckage of a German military locomotive and the bodies of two German soldiers who died during World War II in the middle of Budapest, Hungary.
One of the dead, whose remains were found last week at the bottom of the Danube in Budapest next to a German military DKW motorcycle, apparently served in the Wehrmacht, the other in the SS. Their identification marks were found on the remains, which should make it possible to reveal their identities. The marks alone are not enough, because it cannot be ruled out that they were not theirs.
Nazi soldiers emerge from riverbed after lying hidden for more than 80 years
A pair of Nazi soldiers have been pulled from a riverbed after lying hidden for more than 80 years.The remains of the soldiers - one of which was a member of the Waffen-SS, were found in a section of the River Danube that winds through Hungarian capital Budapest.Also found near the two men was a well-preserved army motorcycle.A passer-by found the remains and artefacts on August 2 after noticing a part of the DKW NZ 350-1 bike, built specificall…
The identity of two German soldiers whose remains were discovered in the Danube, Budapest, after the river's level has fallen record, is now being investigated by the German authorities. The identification plates found on them have been kept exceptionally, and investigators are trying to determine who the two were and whether they are related to the nearby DKW NZ 350-1 military motorcycle, writes BBC.
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