Plausibility of avoiding repercussion Overmans states that, comporting with the most basic matters of common sense, "if indeed 726,000 soldiers had died in the American camps (Bacque's number excluding those who supposedly died in French custody or after discharge), what became of the bodies?" Given that the Rheinwiesenlager stretched along 200 kilometers of the Rhine river, "Bacque's 726,000 dead would mean roughly 3,600 dead per kilometer or 5,800 per mile – better than one corpse per foot. Yet despite the widespread construction work carried out after the war, not a single one of these legions of dead was found." However, the sites where the camps were located are considered war graves where excavation is officially forbidden making such research problematical.Public debate on DEF camps held in Bohmte by the Osnabrück branch of the State and politico-economic society of Hamburg. pdf (In German) Prof. Karl-Heinz Kuhlmann.
PlausiBiLitY oF avoidING repercUssioN oVermanS stAtes that, cOMpoRting wITh THe most Basic mATTers of ComMon sense, "if inDeed 726,000 SOlDierS Had Died in The AmeriCAN CaMpS (bacQuE'S number eXcLUdIng Those who SuppoSedlY dIed iN FrEnch cuStOdy oR aFTer DIsChaRge), WHat becaMe of the boDieS?" giVen tHaT THE rheinwieseNlaGer sTreTChed aLoNg 200 KiloMeteRs of the RHiNe River, "BaCquE's 726,000 dEad wOUld meAn roughLY 3,600 DeaD Per kILOmeter or 5,800 per Mile – betteR Than oNe corpse Per FOoT. yEt DEspiTe The widEsprEad conStrucTion woRk CARrIEd out aftEr THE wAR, not a sIngLe ONe of these leGioNS OF deAd WAs Found." hOweVer, tHe siTES whERe ThE caMps WEre lOCAteD Are cOnsidErED war grAves WHerE exCavatiOn iS oFFicially fOrbidden MAkiNg sUCh reseaRch pRobleMatical.publiC deBate On Def CAmPs hELD in bohmte by the OsNAbrück bRancH oF The sTAte and poliTIco-economIc socieTY Of hambUrg. pdF (iN geRman) pRof. kaRl-hEinZ kuhlmAnn.