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begravelse A burial Photo from Jes Ratzer, vojens-arkiv Updated: 25 DEC 2018 Den 2. maj 1942 styrtede MAN L7399 ned ved Lilholt V for Haderslev (her). Monument. Samme dag blev disse 4 flyvere fra WEL X3716 begravet på Aabenraa Kirkegård, hvor 5 flyvere fra MAN L7399 blev begravet den 6. maj 1942 kl. 06.30 sammen med 6 flyvere fra WEL X3633. Se foto fra 1944. Om AirmenDK har mere om den tyske holdning til begravelser under krigen. On 2 May 1942 MAN L7399 crashed near Lilholt west of Haderslev (here). Monument. On the same day these 4 airmen from WEL X3716 were buried in Aabenraa where 5 airmen from MAN L7399 were buried on 6 May 1942 at 06.30 hrs together with 6 airmen from WEL X3633. See 1944-photo. "At 7 o'clock in the morning of 2 May 1942 British airmen were buried in Aabenraa Cemetery. (See photo from 1944) Navy Chaplain Graumann from Flensburg spoke and officiated at the graveside ceremony and then German soldiers fired a salute of honour. From the Danish side Mayor Fink and Chief Constable Agersted and others attended the burial. They are seen to the right of the Navy Chaplain in the third photo. Notice also the many early risers in the background behind the hedge." About AirmenDK has more about the German attitude to burials during the war. |