How people in Europe are helping identify fallen Soviet WWII soldiers

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The number of Soviet soldiers buried in European countries is estimated in the millions. Locals across the continent are still helping relatives to search for their graves.

After the end of World War II, tens of thousands of Soviet military graves remained in Europe. According to various estimates, 2 to 4 million soldiers were buried in them, however no one historian can say for sure. In many cases, besides their names (often written with mistakes), almost nothing is known about them, while relatives cannot find their graves. So, the local residents are helping to identify these fallen Soviets.

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