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WWII Motorcycle Unearthed; German Soldiers Exhumed for Reburial

8/8/2026

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Summary

Story summary

On 2 August 2026, Hungarian museum staff recovered a WWII DKW NZ 350-1 motorcycle from the Danube near the parliament.
The German War Graves Commission and Hungarian colleagues exhumed two German soldiers from the site.
Exhumers found identity discs, decorations and Tellermine 35 anti-tank mines preserved by petroleum-rich mud for 80 years.
The Volksbund will rebury the soldiers at Budaörs war cemetery outside Budapest.

History

Historical Context

The Soviet capture of Budapest on 13 February 1945 ended the war’s last major southern-front battle, trapping about 79 000 German and Hungarian troops and producing roughly 38 000 German dead recorded by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. In August 2026, Hungarian museum staff working with that commission recovered a DKW motorcycle and exhumed two soldiers, continuing the joint effort to identify siege victims.

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Story summary

On 2 August 2026, Hungarian museum staff recovered a WWII DKW NZ 350-1 motorcycle from the Danube near the parliament.
The German War Graves Commission and Hungarian colleagues exhumed two German soldiers from the site.
Exhumers found identity discs, decorations and Tellermine 35 anti-tank mines preserved by petroleum-rich mud for 80 years.
The Volksbund will rebury the soldiers at Budaörs war cemetery outside Budapest.

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