Trading of Erkennungsmarke....

[John Manrho]

Gentlemen,

today I received Edition 3/2006 of Stimme & Weg, the magazine of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. In this magazine again a call has been made to stop selling and/or buying Erkennungsmarke on the internet/Ebay. Allthough not in every case but in many cases these EM originate from grave robberies in the eastern part of Europe. By performing these grave robberies and selling the EM and other "artefacts" these soldiers will remain Unknown forever. I feel selling EM is a crime, maybe not legally, but at least morally. Selling or buying EM on Ebay, even when it does not come from digs, should be stopped as this encourages grave robberies, particularly in the eastern states. So think about when tempted.....

regards,

John Manrho.