The German War Graves Commission held a ceremony on August 27 in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas to mark the 1 millionth German war dead reburied since the end of the Cold War. The commission buried the remains of World War II soldier Max Beyreuther along with the remains of 78 other fallen soldiers at the Kaunas German War Cemetery. Beyreuther, a medical officer in the German Army, died in October 1944 at the age of 32. He has been identified as the 1 millionth German soldier to be reburied since the Volksbund gained access to sites in Eastern Europe more than 30 years ago. Germany and Russia in 1992 signed the War Graves Agreement to allow for the exhumation and proper reburial of soldiers killed in action, primarily in World War II.
Germany Buries 1 Millionth War Dead In Lithuania Under '92 Pact Signed With Russia
German soldiers salute during the reburial ceremony of the remains of German WWII soldiers at the German cemetery in Sologubovka outside St. Petersburg in September 2017.