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Why is a German airman from the Battle of Britain buried in an English village? In Porlock, Somerset, the Second World War grave of Wilhelm Reuhl became the focus of a remarkable event—and an extraordinary story of British–German reconciliation. On 27 September 1940, the 20-year-old Luftwaffe airman lost his life after his reconnaissance-configured Junkers Ju 88 was intercepted by RAF Spitfires and brought down in Porlock Bay. Wilhelm was buried at Hawkcombe Cemetery, where generations of local people cared for his grave and maintained a connection with his family in Germany. On 13 August 2026, representatives from Britain and Germany gathered in Porlock for the rededication of Wilhelm’s grave and the installation of a permanent German war-grave headstone. This film considers the young life behind the grave—and how remembrance can transform a legacy of conflict into compassion, friendship and hope. SUPPORT WAR-GRAVES COMMEMORATION Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. German War Graves Commission https://www.volksbund.de/en/online-donations Commonwealth War Graves Foundation https://foundation.cwgc.org/donate/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The biographical PDF “War Biography Wilhelm Reuhl,” together with family photographs and supporting historical material used in this production, was kindly provided by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. (German War Graves Commission). With thanks to the people of Porlock and everyone who contributed interviews, historical material and assistance to this film. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING Volksbund — Ein Grabstein und eine Geschichte voller Trost und Hoffnung: https://www.volksbund.de/nachrichten/ein-grabstein-und-eine-geschichte-voller-trost-und-hoffnung Commonwealth War Graves Commission — Rededication Ceremony for German Airman Wilhelm Reuhl Held: https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/news/rededication-ceremony-for-german-airman-wilhelm-reuhl-held/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission — German Airman to Receive New Headstone in Porlock 86 Years After His Death: https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/news/german-airman-to-receive-new-headstone-in-porlock-86-years-after-his-death/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission casualty record — Wilhelm Reuhl: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75473344/wilhelm-reuhl/ West Somerset Free Press — Porlock Community Thanked for Tending German Airman’s War Grave for 86 Years: https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/porlock-community-thanked-for-tending-german-airmans-war-grave-for-86-years-935587 West Somerset Free Press — Reconciliation Message Shines in British and German Graveside Ceremony: https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/porlock-german-war-grave-airman-luftwaffe-wilhelm-reuhl-rededication-hawcombe-headstone-commonwealth-war-graves-commission-cwg-vkd-volksbund-deutsche-kriegsgraberfursorge-villagers-service-church-st-dubricius-937764 Minehead During WWII — Planes Over West Somerset: https://mineheadwwii.wordpress.com/planes-over-west-somerset/ West Somerset at War — Porlock: https://wsaw.weebly.com/porlock.html Exmoor Historic Environment Record — Junkers Ju 88 Crash Site on Porlock Beach: https://www.exmoorher.co.uk/Monument/MSO7938 Battle of Britain London Monument — The Airmen’s Stories: P/O Eric Simcox Marrs: https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Marrs.htm The West Somerset historical accounts also reference Battle of Britain: An Epic Conflict Revisited; A Battle of Britain Spitfire Squadron: The Men and Machines of 152 Squadron in the Summer of 1940; and Somerset at War, 1939–1945 by Mac Hawkins. ARCHIVAL IMAGE CREDIT Historic Junkers Ju 88 image: U.S. National Archives, NAID 352357711 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/352357711 #WW2History #WarGraves #Reconciliation #Walking4History CHAPTERS 0:00 Wilhelm Reuhl: A German Airman in Porlock 1:46 Wilhelm Reuhl Joins the Luftwaffe 3:43 Junkers Ju 88 Mission and RAF Spitfire Attack 5:14 Crash Landing in Porlock Bay 7:37 Why Porlock Cared for a German Airman’s Grave 10:52 The New German War-Grave Headstone 12:30 Caring for German War Graves Across Britain 14:22 From Enemy Airman to Reconciliation

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