On April 17, 1936, five London schoolboys died during a mountaineering hike in Germany's Black Forest after villagers of Hofsgrund rescued 22 others in severe weather conditions. Ninety years later, relatives and residents gathered to commemorate the tragedy and correct the historical record, as the Nazi regime had previously claimed credit for the rescue in a propaganda coup and obscured the teacher's responsibility for the ill-prepared expedition.
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On April 17, 1936, five London schoolboys died during a mountaineering hike in Germany's Black Forest after villagers of Hofsgrund rescued 22 others in severe weather conditions. Ninety years later, relatives and residents gathered to commemorate the tragedy and correct the historical record, as the Nazi regime had previously claimed credit for the rescue in a propaganda coup and obscured the teacher's responsibility for the ill-prepared expedition.