War Grave uncovered in Stalingrad

[August]

I have a grand Uncle buried somewhere on the Eastern front.

[Dmitry Markov]

I agree with that those remains should be transferred to Germany after DNA tests. For both the reasons of burial in their native land and of reason that we don’t need them in/ on our land. My great grandfather perished under Novorossiysk - there were eyewitnesses of his dugout being destroyed by direct shell hit but since his remains were never found, he is still considered as MIA and doesn’t have a grave. So it’s good when the dead are identified no matter what side.
I cannot agree with an article’s statement of strategical unimportancy of Stalingrad - Hitler wasn’t an idiot - first the city was a transport hub for the whole South and if it was taken we would have much problems with supplying armies in Caucasus - this was it’s meaning in Civil War as well - that’s why it was besieged by White and why Stalin held it then. Second - it was an important industrial city producing tanks. So neutralisation of this threat was very important for Nazi if they were to take Caucasus.