German War Graves Commission

“The bodies of two World War Two German soldiers have been found in Budapest's Danube river, due to record-low water levels after an intense drought.”

“Found alongside their remains were the identification tags of the two soldiers, a largely intact German army Wehrmacht motorcycle, a wedding ring and a Kuban shield - a combat badge of the Wehrmacht,…”

“The motorcycle is thought to be a DKW NZ 350-1 model, the organisation said, which was produced specifically for wartime use from 1944.”

“The commission added that of the two tags found, one belonged to a Wehrmacht soldier, and the other to a member of the Waffen-SS, which was declared a criminal organisation responsible for war crimes…”

“The German War Graves Commission said the families of these two soldiers would have 'waited in vain' for official notification of their deaths.”