Patrick-You'd Make a good Detective
 

Patrick, thanks again so much for your excellent research and all the foot work you did to discover a "more complete" Biography on Georg J Luger. I just finished reading the update on his Bio in the "History of the Luger" Section. Just excellent, how lucky we are that you gave a darn to do this. Seems nobody else did and you are to be commented that this info has not been completely lost. I for one am very grateful and Ralph has expressed his thanks, heck his excitement about finding out more about Luger especially his birthday. I remember relaying this info to him just before Christmas and he thought it a very nice gift! I did tell him about all your research. Come to the WOL, I am sure he would like to thank you personally! Thanks again, your work is deeply appreciated!! ~Thor~

Re: Patrick-You'd Make a good Detective
 

Patrick,


I agree with Ted's comment on your excellent work, but I have a question. When the Russians dug up the graves, did they dig up the entire cemetary and bury their dead or were Germans put there. Do you have any idea as to what the Russians did with the bodies they dug up? I know these are probably impossible questions.


Marvin

G.L.
 

Ted & Marvin, thanks for your comments. When I went to the cemetery and found the ledger entry, they couldn�´t help me find the code reference to the grave site. When I went there again, I met the previous manager who explained that the pauper�´s graves were (and are) set out in rows, without a headstone to each grave. It was only these graves that had to be excavated to make a large trench for the many dead collected from the surrounding forest. The Wehrmacht had retreated from the East to re-group to the south of Berlin and there must have been heavy losses in the area. Patrick