Danish Boy Working On A School Project Happens Upon A Piece Of History, It Is A Plane Wreckage From WW2

He was metal detecting together with his dad when he found the wreckage.

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• Published in Interesting
• April 2, 2024

Historians say that World War II is the largest and most devastating conflict in recorded history, embroiling over 30 nations. Initiated by the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, the war endured for six harrowing years, culminating in the triumph of the Allied forces over the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan, and Italy in 1945.

Merely 14 nations maintained official neutrality throughout the entirety of the war. Throughout the globe, a staggering 110 million individuals were enlisted for combat.

The United States, boasting advanced weaponry and a well-equipped military, aligned itself with the British-led coalition, significantly bolstering the strength of the Allied forces. However, a pivotal moment in the war unfolded with the decisive Battle of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia.

In Europe, the war drew to a conclusion with the unconditional surrender of the Nazis on May 8, 1945, following the tragic suicides of Adolf Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, amidst the encroaching Soviet and Western troops in Berlin on April 30, 1945.

Nevertheless, Japan, refusing to capitulate despite immense losses, faced the unprecedented deployment of atomic weapons by the United States. Hiroshima fell victim to the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, followed by Nagasaki on August 9, compelling Japan's surrender.

Although the war officially ended nearly eight decades ago, remnants from the war are still left undiscovered. That's why when a Danish father and son discovered an airplane wreckage, they were simply astounded.

What's truly startling about the boy's discovery is that the cockpit still had the remains and personal effects of the pilot.

Daniel Kristiansen, a fourteen-year-old, accompanied his father, Klaus, on a venture when his metal detector signaled the presence of something concealed just beneath the ground.

Engaged in research for a school project, their excavation has garnered worldwide interest.

The father remembers his childhood fondly.

His grandfather told him a tale, initially dismissed as mere folklore, until he stumbled upon the wreckage. According to his grandfather, a plane had crashed at the excavation site back in 1944, and the German occupying forces had concealed it by burying it underground.

In addition to fragments of the aircraft and skeletal remains, those conducting the excavation unearthed ration stamps for the canteen, the pilot's wallet, three unused condoms, his hat, and coins from Denmark.

CNN covered the boy's story. Watch it below

When this report came out, experts have yet to determine who the pilot is. But both father and son were hopeful that the information will eventually reach the pilot's loved ones.

The pilot whose aircraft was unearthed by a Danish schoolboy has been identified as 19-year-old Hans Wunderlich. Examination of the remains was conducted at the Historical Museum of Northern Jutland by museum curator Torben Sarauw and a team of researchers.

The evidence was his name inscribed on a diminutive calendar book, with initials engraved on his watch serving as the ultimate confirmation. Wunderlich's military documents revealed his birth in Bavaria in 1925.

He passed away without a wife or children. According to German authorities, his parents had died in 2006, and his sole surviving relative, a sister, had also passed away around the same time.

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