How this Soviet soldier was found 70 years later... Unfortunatly I can't give further info. Probably he was covered by soil moved by an explosion. DVX

Still at his duty post

"In Flanders fields the poppies grow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead.  Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields."

- Lt. Colonel John McCrae, military surgeon and Canadian, (+January, 1918, of meningitis and, in all probability, fatigue).

Pray that McCrae's "torch" is one for Peace and Justice.

JR.

In Memoriam - Remembrance Day, 11 November 2014.

Just came upon a series of 'now and then'photos.Some I knew, others are new:

http://www.demilked.com/ghosts-of-world-war-2-blended-into-present/

greetz,brummbar