What was the best find? The SS Dog tag? SS Cap badge? MG parts? let me know!

@ronnyderocker1786

17 күн бұрын

de SS Cap Badge

@michele5327

17 күн бұрын

SS Dog tag personal item!

@jackmoorehead2036

17 күн бұрын

I like the little optic lens, it looks like a Moartar Sight part.

@pietervanrosse6560

15 күн бұрын

The lost fallen soldier, because he got a proper burial now.

@wadejustanamerican1201

13 күн бұрын

For me, it was finding the soldier. Now he can lay at rest with his fellow soldiers.

Thank you for your respectful treatment of these soldiers. Even if this soldier has no name, he is back in his homeland. There are so many more out there

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

12 күн бұрын

He never left

@tavish4699

10 күн бұрын

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg depends on how you see it the man was probably austrian

@CthuIhuu

2 күн бұрын

Sadly they weren’t that respectful towards their opponents.

WWI Iron cross. For sure it is Volkssturm area. Many of the men were aged in their 50's by then. They wore their Iron Cross back into combat for the last time atter that award sat in a drawer at home for over 2 decades without much fanfare. The south of Berlin had thousands of Volkssturm participants go missing in action in the severe fighting in the woods in April 1945. Either killed and buried without documentation or captured and sent east to the gulags. Some say those woods are haunted now for the futile sacrifice.

Europe will forever be stuck with the trauma of the war. How heartbreaking it is that even now we still find the dead lost and forgotten, and bury them.

Thank you Mike, for the huge respect you express! Thanks for handling it respectfully and reporting it. Now he can finally rest in peace🙏🏻

@HeavyMetalDetectingPassion

3 күн бұрын

Mike rules!

Danke das ihr mit unseren Gefallenen ehrenvoll umgeht. Das ist nicht selbstverständlich. Danke. Im Tot (und Verwundung) gibt es keine Feinde. Das habe ich von unseren Veteranen gelernt.

@CthuIhuu

2 күн бұрын

Sie verdienen keinen Respekt nach dem, was sie den Menschen in Europa und Nordafrika angetan haben.

Super dat je ook even laat weten dat de gevallen soldaat daadwerkelijk ook is geborgen en een plaats heeft gekregen op een begraafplaats. Dat maakt onze hobby (het rondlopen met een metaaldetector) nog zinvoller en waardevoller. Helaas zijn er nog te veel "cowboys" die er een potje van maken...

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

15 күн бұрын

Dank Pieter! Helaas zijn er inderdaad mensen die ze niet melden.

We still have in family 2 German soldiers MIA.

80 years later you’re the first human hands to touch the rifle parts. I am so glad I found this channel, it’s kinda strange to hear a French accent on a German battlefield. Finding and reporting the remains of the lost is just incredible. I’m watching from Ohio USA 🇺🇸. Soo cool watching from the other side of the world 🌎!

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for dropping by and for your nice comment. i’ve been mistaken for many nationalities but never French! lol I’m actually Dutch but from German decent. So no French blood here. But again thank for watching the video, appreciate you.

@markyoungman148

2 күн бұрын

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting He's a 'Murcan, so you speak better English than he does 🙂

80 years now and soldiers remains are still being found...

@Norsok92

17 күн бұрын

So sad to be respectful

@subaruadventures

17 күн бұрын

over 100 years for WW1

@magdump4456

17 күн бұрын

I just googled it and it says there are still 1.3 million missing German soldiers unaccounted for so I guess people will be finding German bodies until the end of time.

@magdump4456

17 күн бұрын

Google says 1.3 million German soldiers are still unaccounted for so unfortunately they will be finding them until the end of time.

@FYMASMD

16 күн бұрын

Not surprising

Thank you for showing respect for the dead.

Schöne funde und danke für das sehr gute Verhalten im Falle des gefallenen soldaten! Möge er in Frieden Ruhen! Danke fürs zeigen 👍

@HeavyMetalDetectingPassion

3 күн бұрын

Awsome!

Everything you guys do and have done is respectful and interesting, if not sad at times. You do not ever know that anyone is there when you dig. You always handle it with class and proper authority. Anyone who complains is just a clown.

I salute you Mike for the respect to fallen,my grandpa was mia in Winter war and newer found..

@HeavyMetalDetectingPassion

3 күн бұрын

Thank you!

That bent barrel was bent that way from heat due to it being fired non-stop.

Hi guys, love these digs you do!. I don’t have instagram, did the locket have pictures inside?

Much respect, I appreciate what you do, thanks as always for sharing.

Why is it forbidden for me as a German to dig in a forest but people from netherland come and bring lots of equipment and stay for hours and days, digging hole after hole and if you ask them, they tell me to pi$$ off? If I did that and got caught by a forester, my home would be raided and I would probably be sent to jail or sentenced to a fine of 1000s of Euros. Don't misunderstand me, I really appreciate your work, but I think we should have equal rights for everyone in Germany. I know many interesting places, but the more I found, the more I had to hide from other people that might call the police.

@joaof5147

5 күн бұрын

Im guessing probably because you are a german and the government doesnt want germans to snoop around for artifacts and bones linked to a dark side of your history since some idiots may want to create some sort of workship there(you know… for “that” thing…). Im not calling you or germans anything to be clear. There is a saying in my language that doesnt quite work in english but here is goes:”there are mad men for every thing”

@emilyod50

4 күн бұрын

How tf does that work like that

@calzabbath

3 күн бұрын

Exercise your rights as a citizen. If law is unfair, rebellion is justice.

Fantastic finds and that rusted out helmet has quite possibly lay Undisturbed since the day it was dropped maybe in the heat of battle👍

Greetings from the United Kingdom. Another brilliant video. The golden eagle cap badge is beautiful, and considering its age is in great shape. I'm glad you don't show any bodies you come across, it's enough to know they are there, and that they will be carefully removed, identified if possible and then laid to rest. The only thing that upsets me, is that the vast majority of those that are found or still to be found, will never be identified, will never have a grave with a name, and a family that will never know what happened to their loved one.

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

12 күн бұрын

No bodies only bone's

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

12 күн бұрын

Also they use DNA in identification

@medic1627

12 күн бұрын

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg Yes I know all that, even so many will never be identified, which is a shame.

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

12 күн бұрын

@@medic1627 everything goes in the sea sink's and dissolves the calcium from bone's to nothing.

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

12 күн бұрын

@@medic1627 becoming elemental again

Fantastic finds ! Great Intro Design. Good Video Mike ! Rest in peace for All under earth people

Wieder einmal ein top Video Mike, das mit dem gefallenen ist sehr respektvoll👍👍..Lg08

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

17 күн бұрын

Danke Lehmi und danke fürs Zuschauen!

Very interesting. My great grandpa fell near Wreizen (Wriezen?) in front of Berlin, right next to the Seelow Heights. One of his friends made it home and said he was last seen in an area that got hit heavily rockets and overran. The Red Cross said his remains are likely under a factory (hey got this info from a German prisoner who said he buried lots in that are there).

@HeavyMetalDetectingPassion

3 күн бұрын

great video!

Thank you so much for making these videos. And thank you for how you treated the find of the fallen soldier. My grandpa was lost in Stalingrad, and was never found. My father never really got to know his father. Was hard for him, not to know what happend to him. Hopefully times like these will never return. Groetjes, Chris

I like your History Traveler T-shirt, Mike!

Thanks so much for your sensitive, respectful manner with the body. Question: Do u also report the dig tags? Might help solve something

Thanks for sharing with us! And thanks for beeing this respectful to these heroes. Keep going my friend. Greets, IG

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

15 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! Treated these guys with respect is the least we can do. The battle is long done for and these men deserve respect.

@davidbarton5438

15 күн бұрын

SS were not heroes

Loved this. Good interesting finds. The finest respect to the dead soldier. I’m glad he is now resting in piece.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

thank you, appreciate your comment

Vond het weer een geweldige video Mike ❤ Tot snel weer! Groetjes Mike 💛💚

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

15 күн бұрын

bedankt! :-)

Kudos to you for respecting the dead

You can’t live without water! The woods look great. Hello from New Jersey

Come sempre un grande video per una ricerca professionale

OooOoOOoOooOo Another great video Iron Mike 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

lol thanks!

1:39 that Magazine. It looks like from Beretta M38A. first they came with a 20 round Magazine and then later a 30 round Magazine. good video I'm already looking forward to the next one to see what you find

I love the new intro Mike !!

Hi Mike! Some great artefacts found in this location once again. I find it extremely sad that the soldier you found, has laid there for so long without anyone in his family knowing where he was, or what happened to him. I know it is not uncommon, particularly on what was known as the ‘Eastern Front’ when battles were so fluid, that circumstances would lead to this situation. However, it is uplifting to know that he is now in a place that recognises his sacrifice. It is unfortunate that his tags could not be found, so that his current family could be notified. The respect that you and your friends have shown this soldier is more than appropriate, it shows compassion and decency. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!

Bedankt wederom voor een geweldige video Mike, ik had helaas door de drukte van de afgelopen week nu pas de tijd om te kijken. Fantastisch dat je JD zo blijft suppporten door zijn tshirt te dragen :)

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

8 күн бұрын

Bedankt Arjan. En geen probleem hoor, ben al blij dat je de videos kijkten waardeert. Zou leuk zijn JD een keer mee te nemen op een jacht 😉

@arjanberendsen2988

7 күн бұрын

@IronMikeMetaldetecting Hoe geweldig zou dat zijn. Ik heb m al een keer een ronde in Normandie zien doen. Keep our fingers crossed ;)

great video mike

Mooie vondsten Mike !

Are you in the Grunewald? Back in the 80's we would train there but couldn't dig, beware of the grunepigs

As a dedicated War zone/ camp site detectorist myself ~ I have a large number of Identity tags found locally over the years and I refuse to trade ~ or sell the tags as I feel this totally disrespectful to the (Australian) diggers of WWII. I always endeavour to trace their history or families and have had some success in doing so ~ It is always a thrill to return relics or individual items to the families ~ I generally agree to return the time to the family on the proviso they share something of their fore bearer and as a result I have had been privilege to some great stories shared of combat and military experiences from humorous to being captive of Vichy French troops in the middle east ~ even later serving as the (BCOF) in the occupation of Japan ~

Me gusta este tipo de videos, exelente.

Absolutely great video

@HeavyMetalDetectingPassion

3 күн бұрын

Awsome!

It is so funny when they say the condition is not too bad. In our region in Leningrad region that is considered really bad condition. And several hours to the north in Karelia - that level is considered fubar.

My father fought his way through the forest to the Tangemunde Bridge with the remains of the 9th Army.

@pfdrtom

15 күн бұрын

Wow! Not many people survived the 9th Army's journey from Berlin/Halbe Pocket to the Elbe. I hope he lived to be a happy old man.

Hello Mike new subscriber from Perth Western Australia

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

18 күн бұрын

Thanks David! Appreciate the sub 🙂

Nothing but honor and respect for those fallen and not defending that country.

Hello from Raleigh, NC

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

17 күн бұрын

Hi! Thanks for dropping by

Откапывать солдата нужно уметь! Это делают специально обученные люди. Доверяйте это дело им.

I admire what you do and your respect for the fallen soldiers 💗

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

15 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. Appreciate that.

The little lens device ? Could it have been an indicator light assembly of some type ?

At 3:08 I believe it's part of a mg42 bipod leg I think

Well spoken.salute.

Very good and informative..I have SUBBED....Good luck to you all

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

10 күн бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for the sub

The metal part is the lower part and the mag well from à pps 43

Spannende Entdeckungen, wie immer auf diesem Kanal.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

17 күн бұрын

Danke für anschauen Claudia!

Goed gedaan Mike.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

bedankt!

Even egipcian era remains are still found jack

Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

15 күн бұрын

you're welcome

First magazine almost looked like a 20 round Thompson smg magazine or maybe a Reising smg magazine

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

17 күн бұрын

That’s what I thought. Heavy rounds like .45 rounds but a thompson there on the eastern front?

@ozarksurvivalsupply

17 күн бұрын

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting could have been from US and UK Lend Lease

@praisebetoJesus_

17 күн бұрын

⁠@@IronMikeMetaldetectingI believe it’s possible the soviets got some thompsons from the lend and lease program

@KevinSmith-yh6tl

17 күн бұрын

​@@ozarksurvivalsupply You are correct,Sir.

@krtacct

15 күн бұрын

reisling mags are single feed

mag je daar zonder vergunning zoeken?

Do you have any idea of what this area looked like pre war ? Has this become a pine tree plantation ? Do you consult with maps, or old battle diagrams before you search an area ?

@user-sz4sb8yt9h

17 күн бұрын

This is Grunewald area?

@ernestpaniagua1210

10 күн бұрын

​@@user-sz4sb8yt9hI was going to ask the same it looks familiar.

@ernestpaniagua1210

10 күн бұрын

​@@user-sz4sb8yt9h it looks familiar.

3:12 is a PPsH-41 lower

Die cap badge op zeker de mooiste vondst

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

Die is wel bijzonder inderdaad :-)

So sad the war was over

El centro de la Cruz de Hierro siempre estará oxidado por que es de Hierro. Lo curioso es la cinta, me explico: La Cruz de Hierro de Segunda Clase, no se llevaba en el uniforme, tan solo su cinta. Así que probablemente sea una que o bien nunca se otorgó o bien el ganador la guardaba integra.

A sad cemetery

Hej Mike. I'm watching You from Poland. Great wideo!

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

10 күн бұрын

Thank you my Polish friend ☺️

Hi mike great video lots of fines cant wait for your next video stay safe my friend 🙌👍👍👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

That sure looks like a 3 on the iron cross. If it is then that's an 1813 (first year ever issued) iron cross!!!

@pleplop3683

14 күн бұрын

No it is from ww2, on the back they have the year 1813 too

Weapon part was indeed from a PPSH

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

thank you

Is it in Grunewald wood?😮

The ** dog tag wasn't cavalry as you told but was mountain troops, so it would be probably 6th "Nord" Div.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

Yeah it was S+S gebirgsjäger, but what I was trying to say in the video is that Raoul found a S+S cavalry dog tag a couple of months prior. You can see that in one of the previous videos.

poor man R I P

Does anyone know if you need a license to metal detect in a Forrest in Germany or a permit no matter what

At 3:30 I Believe that is a part from a mp40

rip soldati . da quando faccio ricerca e il mio piu grade dramma e trovare dei resti che fortunatamente non mi e capitato un saluto da Salerno

Trained with Gebirgsjäger. Have an edelweiss

R.I.P

I use the garrett at pro cheers

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

17 күн бұрын

great machine! Been using the AT pro for many years before I switched to the Garrett AT Max

1:50 Beretta M38 magazin

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

Indeed, why didnt I think of that :-) Thanks!

The magazine is for a mp 35 or 28

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

15 күн бұрын

thanks!

Pensaba que iban a recuperar osamentas de los caídos, pero nada, solo vestigios de armas, condecoraciones y no sé si esas fotos corresponden a los difuntos

What did you wipe on the dog tag that helped the lettering stand out better?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

S+S symbols (the two 'lightning' S's)

@alexandercurran8179

13 күн бұрын

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting no I mean, what was the liquid the was put on it that made it stand out? Water doesn’t usually work like that 😃

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

12 күн бұрын

@@alexandercurran8179 probably a spit ball 😀

Respeto.

Dat is een lens van een microscoop ik heb hem hier liggen

Well done with your level of respect for the fallen. Sadly, even when they’re identified, the people who knew and remembered these soldiers are many times also gone. 80 years is a very long time ago and it’s sad most of these families won’t ever get closure. Thank you for your videos Mike, they always make my day. If you’re ever in Seattle, there’s a meal and a few beers waiting for you. 🍻

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

Hi Thomas, thank you for your long time support and your kind words. It is sad to think that this guy passed away without his family ever got to know what had happened to him. I don't care which side this guy fought for, he was someone's son and his parents most have been devastated not seeing their son return from war. And thanks for the invite, if I'm ever in Seattle we'll most def. have a beer together! :)

The part at 3:17 looks like a Thomspon body

I would know the name and surname of this fallen S.S....

WHO is the man by the intro by the tree ?😂

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

15 күн бұрын

Some creep probably

what do y'all do with this stuff?

Schönes Ringchen 😊 es fehlten Russen Knöpfe und Patronen Hülsen 😅

Niemcem który walczył za "ojczyzne " a raczej za pana z wonsem

If it's possible could you let me know thank you

Look at the black GHOST left side behind the tree in the beginning of the video !

@lucianopolato8585

17 күн бұрын

Is the black line behind the Tres?

@ddouglas3687

17 күн бұрын

Lol. Dang! :43-:51 Looks like someone is hiding? Jeff or Raul hiding from the camera man! You see the camera man pan right to keep the person behind the tree from being seen but he didn't pan right enough lol. Not a ghost!

@bobstacey9311

16 күн бұрын

Squirrel

Thank you for respecting the soldier and no matter what side he was on he was a brave gentleman. Rest in peace. His name will never come out but the one's of us that saw this video will remember him and that is very important, Thank you and your crew for being the respectful people that you are. God Bless You All

Roual is the iron men😅

Always awful .The brother of my grand farher falled in march 1915 ,in the Vosges mountains with the french chasseurs alpins... In the sectot of HArtsmannwillerkopf, Reichtakerkopf... Called HWK, this mountain is called mangeuse d'hommes, mens eaters. The fights with german were crazy, and the chasseurs alpins were called blue devils by them. The fighrs were so terrible that canadians dogs were imported to bring materials, bring injured people to infermeries ..The températures were often under 20 degrees .. My grandfather made his possible to bring his body back in the pyrenean mountains near spain. He succeeded. One day, he said to my father ... I think that the body in the coffin is perhaps not from our family... 🥴 After all, when he spoke about german prisonners during WWI orWWII, we understood he had no hate with regular guys of this army .

Was de foto van de persoon in kwestie?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

13 күн бұрын

Nee, een voorbeeld om het Krimschildje goed in beeld te kunnen brengen (hoe het gedragen werd)

It must be a sobering experience when you discover human remains, but it’s good how you treat them with such respect. I’m just wondering about the insignia and badges, especially those of the Waffen SS; a soldier wouldn’t normally be so careless to drop a prized possession. Do you suppose they were maybe discarded deliberately, to avoid identification when capture or surrender became inevitable?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting

12 күн бұрын

Yes, you're correct. We have heard and read alot about the S+S soldiers discarded their ranks and ID's at the end. Because Soviet forces were ordered to shoot SS on sight but also after the war the Soviet forces removed the ID's from the German dead on purpose to 'punish' the Germans because of what they did. That way the loved ones never got to find out what happened to them.

@justinneill5003

12 күн бұрын

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting Thanks for the info. In terms of humanity that war was a race to the bottom!