Unexpected search for traces: the fate of Johannes Dettling unveiled

Unexpected search for traces: the fate of Johannes Dettling unveiled

Rexingen, Deutschland - An unexpected fate is uncovered! Thomas Bäder, a man in search of his family history, came across the tragic history of his great -uncle Johannes Dettling, who fell in the battle for Stalingrad. What started as a personal journey turned into a gripping discovery that throws the shadows of the Second World War down to the present. The path to this knowledge led through a session with a trauma therapist and a vacation in Baiersbronn, who finally brought him to Rexingen.

The story takes a dramatic turn: the body of Johannes Dettling was discovered in 2000 in a grave that was no longer recognizable. During the exhumation, the helpers found a identification brand that clearly belonged to the soldier from Rexingen. But the missing person on the fallen monument in Rexingen does not match the official anniversary of death. This discrepancy raises questions and shows how deep the wounds of war are still sitting.

a personal fight against forgetting

The Second World War may have ended 79 years ago, but the effects are still noticeable. Thomas Bäder, who never got to know his great uncle personally, embarks on an emotional search for traces that not only illuminates his own history, but also that of his family. The story of Johannes Dettling is not only a memory of the horrors of the war, but also an urgent appeal not to forget the past and to keep the stories of those who have suffered.