Forensic investigation of war graves from WWI and WWII in Hungary

•War grave care was in difficult situation in Hungary during the last 65 years.•Nowadays a stable institutionalized, multidisciplinary war grave care in Hungary.•Methodology based on archaeology and experience of foreign war grave care partners.•Identification is based on previous researches, fieldwork and osteological analysis.•Molecular genetic methods are also available during the identification.