The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Archaeologists find the bodies of 21 tragic World War One German soldiers in perfectly preserved trenches where they were buried alive by an Allied shell

Men were killed when a huge Allied shell exploded above the tunnel in eastern France in 1918, causing it to cave in

Engineers find trench network 18ft beneath the surface near town of Carspach while excavating for a new road

Scene likened to Pompeii after skeletal remains found in same positions the men had been in at the time of the collapse

From the Daily Mail in the UK. 

Good read for all.

I do hope that the Commission in Germany finds living relatives to whom the remains can be returned to. These men deserve to be laid to rest with full honours.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099187/Bodies-21-German-soldiers-buried-alive-WW1-trench-perfectly-preserved-94-years-later.html#ixzz1mCPj0aeH