People gather at the memorial to the victims of the disaster, erected by the Nazis near Hofsgrund, to commemorate the tragedy. Bernd Hainmüller, a retired teacher from nearby Freiburg who has been working for 26 years to uncover the true circumstances behind the tragedy, explains the history of this site.
The Daily Sketch from 20 and 29 April 1936.
Marius Buhl, whose grandfather was involved in the rescue effort, speaks during the memorial service.
The Catholic church of Hofsgrund.
Relatives and Hofsgrund villagers retrace the boys' footsteps on the Schauinsland mountain.
Nancy Whelan (right) and three relatives of Norman Hearn study the Eaton memorial.
A modest stone cross on a grassy slope close to the spot where Jack Eaton, 14 years and 10 months old, had collapsed and died metres from the village.
Speeches at an exhibition in the community hall in Hofsgrund.
Jenny Davies (right), the daughter of Douglas Mortifee, who was one of the boys to raise the alarm.
Kurt Lorenz, whose father, Bruno, the village cobbler, was involved in the rescue effort, listening to speeches at the Hofsgrund community centre.
Ewald Lorenz at the front door of the Dobelhof farmhouse in Hofsgrund, where two boys knocked at the door asking for help on April 17 1936. His grandparents took them in.
The grandparents of Ewald Lorenz.
The dark green ceramic oven, people here called it "Kunst", in the Dobelhof farmhouse provided warmth for the boys. Beside the kitchen, this room was the only heated room in the house.
The Dobelhof in 1929 – It was the first farm two of the boys reached during the snowstorm to get first aid. Today, the Dobelhof is run by Ewald Lorenz.
