US military ends excavations in the Altmark region
During the Second World War, a US Air Force plane was shot down near Salzwedel. A US military excavation mission spent several weeks this year searching for clues about the missing crew. The excavations have now been completed, a spokesperson for the US military said in response to an inquiry. However, it is still too early to draw any final conclusions. Possible finds will now be taken to the laboratories at the Air Force base in Nebraska. However, the analysis could take several months or even two years.
However, the spokesman confirmed that possible evidence of the crash and possible human remains had been found. However, the aim is to identify the crew members involved in the accident.
In April 1944, a B-24H Liberator, a four-engine heavy bomber, was shot down by the Wehrmacht near Salzwedel. According to the US Army, all ten crew members are presumed dead. The mission at the time was to destroy airfields and German aircraft factories near Braunschweig.
The excavation mission is being carried out by the DPAA, an agency of the US military that searches worldwide for the remains of US soldiers who have been killed so that they can be buried in the USA.
The discovery of potential crash debris and human remains during the archaeological excavation in the Altmark region could provide crucial information for the DPAA's military history records. This archaeological endeavor is a critical part of the US military's commitment to honoring its fallen soldiers.
Source: www.dpa.com
