Former Wehrmacht Base still loaded with WW2 Equipment

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The Wehrmacht left this base in a hurry. Nature took over this place, but the WW2 equipment is still very much present. With our shovels and sifters we encounter loads of relics from WW2.
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  • @mdww2battlegrounds
    @mdww2battlegrounds2 жыл бұрын

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  • @mgk155

    @mgk155

    2 жыл бұрын

    You should try to find the family's of the soldiers

  • @charlesanderson32

    @charlesanderson32

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome finds!

  • @timwalker2146

    @timwalker2146

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@charlesanderson32 a

  • @rrshowtime3900

    @rrshowtime3900

    2 жыл бұрын

    You find too much too often.

  • @thekingsilverado3266

    @thekingsilverado3266

    Жыл бұрын

    I just helped my buddy clean out an ancient Volkswagen for a restoration. When took off the air cleaner we think we found Hitler's Mustache in there so we may need your help authenticating it...

  • @williamsoileau1802
    @williamsoileau18022 жыл бұрын

    What I really like about yall, the respect yall show, it's not about just finding artifacts but showing respect to those caught up in that cancer of war. I cannot thank you enough for what you do along with Mike and others. You help with piecing lives back together, putting anger to rest, honoring those that did it. Japanese, Italian, German, French, American, etc..., they're all human, Andy MacNab said it, " they all had jobs to do, just some liked it too much". I told ya my trench caved in, we had bad storms, lots of heavy rain, timbers support beams, walls gave way, glad I took out the equipment, table etc... the pumps couldn't take it, 88 sandbags, 6x6 ,4x4, posts, sheet metal, 1x10s buried.

  • @frost_i5527

    @frost_i5527

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah good speech

  • @UNITED-WITH-UKRAINE

    @UNITED-WITH-UKRAINE

    2 жыл бұрын

    Got that right !

  • @williamsoileau1802

    @williamsoileau1802

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@UNITED-WITH-UKRAINE Dad's brother, my uncle Alvin was an Army cook, N. Africa, Sicily, Italy then the pacific, anyways in Africa a group of Vichy French POWs volunteered to help in a mess tent, Alvin said they had cheese, bread, chickens, etc... hidden away in some bunkers, he found some relatives too. They cooked the best food those G.I.s ever had. He told me a lot of weapons weren't even loaded. They didn't want to fight, Italians too. Grandmother was a WAC, german POWs were boys, teenagers but there were some like others were brainwashed, nobody's clean in war, we all have bloody hands not one nationality can point a finger at someone else. Gen of the army Douglas MacArthur said " it's up to us not to control war but to abolish it completely or else Armageddon will be at our doorstep "

  • @glidershower

    @glidershower

    Жыл бұрын

    @@williamsoileau1802 Damn well said. War never determines who is right, _but who is left._

  • @scottgolladay8842
    @scottgolladay8842 Жыл бұрын

    I lived in West Germany from 1980-1987 and I used to explore all the bunkers where I lived. We didn’t have a metal detector but we became quite good at finding cool stuff like this. Awesome that you film this for us to watch

  • @nickahrweiler7862

    @nickahrweiler7862

    Жыл бұрын

    How did you find these bunkers? I’d love to explore them as well

  • @aquilae1670

    @aquilae1670

    11 ай бұрын

    Can you tell me a few good locations? I need somthing to look forward to after my studies.

  • @p__jay

    @p__jay

    9 ай бұрын

    Where in west Germany? I grew up in Germany, now 37 y/o and never seen a bunker here 😂

  • @finnhennig691

    @finnhennig691

    5 ай бұрын

    I got the chance to explore a bunker in my neighborhood in Berlin that was shut down when the war ended and was never opened before until they had to destroy it to build a new building on top of it. My dad and I went inside in the night before it got destroyed and found a newspaper that dated back to 1945 and some other cool stuff. I was still a kid probably around 13-14 years old and I still have that night completely memorized because to me it was such a scary feeling of exploring our dark history.

  • @TheCiaMKultra
    @TheCiaMKultra2 жыл бұрын

    I like the way the artifact is matched up with existing pictures . Brings the pieces to life .

  • @hippa2dahoppa2
    @hippa2dahoppa22 жыл бұрын

    i appreciate the extra editing that is done showing the cleaned up version when you get home or the flashback clips. i know how excited you must be to share what you found and during editing id be having anxiety wanting to get it done as fast as possible. but you go the extra mile to add it

  • @mdww2battlegrounds

    @mdww2battlegrounds

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for seeing what effort and patience goes in the editting! I love to bring the complete story to the audience.

  • @mattdrift1631

    @mattdrift1631

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey I was wondering how you guys got into this and how hard would it be to do what you guys do? I’ve been wanting to do what you guys do for a few years but am unable to do so do to not being wealthy enough or have the means for equipment, my grandfather fought a lot in ww2 and would love to be able to be able to do everything you guys do, keep up the great work tho guys hope to hear back

  • @arealfootballplayer8052

    @arealfootballplayer8052

    3 ай бұрын

    @@mattdrift1631I do this sometimes, all it costs is your time and carrying capacity. Paying for permission to enter property might happen but you just gotta read the land, quit making excuses and find the shit I wantto find!

  • @PimSchouten

    @PimSchouten

    Ай бұрын

    @@mdww2battlegroundsis this in the Netherlands??

  • @outhouse9451
    @outhouse94512 жыл бұрын

    It’s crazy how insignificant these things were during and after the war but now, this is amazing history. These relics have and will survive many many more years and most of the relics will never be found but they will live on, just under the surface

  • @choppergirl

    @choppergirl

    Жыл бұрын

    This was probably a trash dump of the war. If you were smart, you got rid of this stuff as quickly as possible.

  • @hippa2dahoppa2

    @hippa2dahoppa2

    Жыл бұрын

    man it also really gives you a sense of how many people died and how badly things went and how much stuff was left behind and just buried over and etc. me as a lifetime collector of many things i couldnt imagine myself in war overseas without a entire backpack weighing me down of trophies i took from the other side lol

  • @PhilMacrackin-wj7bg

    @PhilMacrackin-wj7bg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hippa2dahoppa2 they are only relics cause they are old. When ww2 was happening most of this stuff was junk you can find anywhere

  • @gianlucamai

    @gianlucamai

    Жыл бұрын

    Not the ring..nice now and in the past

  • @gely_

    @gely_

    5 ай бұрын

    @@hippa2dahoppa2 people did do that, most likely these belongs are from people who were wounded in combat. Takign stuff from enemy as trophy was popular during WW2. This is the reason why theres nazi relics all the way in US museums.

  • @Tam0de
    @Tam0de Жыл бұрын

    If i lived in Europe i would have invested on a metal detector a long time ago. Just finding WW2 relics, maybe even from WW1, would be quite something. If you're lucky maybe even artifacts from the Roman Era. Europe has a long & rich history & the proof of it is right beneath the ground.

  • @matchuBBG

    @matchuBBG

    Жыл бұрын

    If you don't mind me asking, where are you from yourself? I'm from Ireland personally. A lot of people don't realise the history underneath their own feet either and where youre from, there may be an incredible era waiting to be dug up too. I lived in the southern US for a few years and while I'm no detectorist or archaeologist like these guys, I did explore a few historical locations that weren't commercialised or all that known to the locals for a bit of fun. Here in Ireland, I'm surrounded in places like that and I go to them often. Theres always an abundance of it anywhere you are in the world

  • @Schokelmei

    @Schokelmei

    10 ай бұрын

    I hate being the guy to stop people from having but in some EU countries private digging is forbidden because the risk of complete destroying important finds of the past. Diggers can be a great addition to archeology but often aren't. I have seen too much damage to historical sites by people that just wanted to "make some money". Archeological finds are only useful in the full context of the area they are found in.

  • @HolandesEnCubierto

    @HolandesEnCubierto

    10 ай бұрын

    It's not allowed here. You can't just go and dig somewhere, you will get in to trouble with the law. The guys in this video need to be incognito for that reason. I think its cool they do it, I would even tag along if they asked. But I wouldn't get invested too much.

  • @993bluezones9

    @993bluezones9

    10 ай бұрын

    Except that if you are not careful where to search and in which country, you risk receiving a big fine. Mostly not very allowed.

  • @charlessturge4911

    @charlessturge4911

    9 ай бұрын

    Why would you want to loot a country's history?

  • @paulackley6919
    @paulackley69192 жыл бұрын

    Not to mention all the lifes lost connected with these relics as well. With respect & sadness. R.I.P. soldiers.

  • @palomino73
    @palomino732 жыл бұрын

    Dude, that broken beer-mug (with "DAB" written on it) is from my hometown of Dortmund; it stands short for "Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei" - that is a find really not to be expected... I mean; of course I know how much my fellow countrymen cherish their beer, but that they would even uphold the "table-etiquette" which would would require them to drink from a glass or mug rather than from the bottle itself - even when out on the battlefield - that's amazing !

  • @stephen4763
    @stephen47632 жыл бұрын

    One man’s trash is another’s historical treasure. Good stuff guys.

  • @mdww2battlegrounds

    @mdww2battlegrounds

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly right!

  • @damnhandy
    @damnhandy2 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid in Brittany my brother and I would often find corroded unfired German rifle cartridges in my grandmother's yard. The retreating Germans had dumped crates of ammo in her well as they retreated. After the war, but before I was born a German pow was disarming the explosives in the well,l when it blew up, killing him and three others, and raining down a deluge of bullets. They sealed the well with concrete but they just left the bullets rust away. My brother and I found them by the dozens a decade later.

  • @craigj6277

    @craigj6277

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s very interesting, thanks for sharing.

  • @Ederanx

    @Ederanx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Around saint malo we still find live ammos from time to time, and on the island of cezemble there still are tons of mines in the ground :/

  • @damnhandy

    @damnhandy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Ederanx There's plenty of WW 1 ammo still in the ground too.

  • @W124cc

    @W124cc

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hallo Interessante Geschichte. Der Bruder meines Vaters ist in Gefangenschaft bei der Entschärfung von Munition ums Leben gekommen. Er war damals 18 Jahre. Seine Überreste liegen auf einem Militärfriedhof in Pornichet, Scheiß Krieg. Und jetzt zündelt schon wieder jemand, der in die Geschichtsbücher will. Kranke Welt. Glück Auf ⚒…..Frank😎

  • @damnhandy

    @damnhandy

    5 ай бұрын

    @JohnPlayz1020 We also found lots of Chinese coins with a square hole through the center of them. My grandmother was born in China, into a French diplomatic family, and during her early childhood, it was a Chinese custom to exchange Goodluck gifts that were small beautifully decorated wall hangings that had good luck coins woven into wall hangings. When the Germans occupied Le Conquet, a village at the tip of the tip of that part of France which jutted out into the Atlantic, they commandeered my grandmother's house and property because it was the nicest and biggest house in the village to house German officers. The German officers removed all the Chinese good luck hangings, and threw them into my grandmother's garden to rot. Fifteen years later, my brother and I found a lot of those Chinese coins.

  • @juhdas6969
    @juhdas69692 жыл бұрын

    That stuff seems awfully clean for being in the ground for 60+ years

  • @Kyloken1010

    @Kyloken1010

    Жыл бұрын

    70+

  • @kfas8720

    @kfas8720

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kyloken1010 75+

  • @gris186

    @gris186

    Жыл бұрын

    I've been doing metal detecting for years and nothing seems unnatural in this video. How metal corrosion occurs depends on the type of soil it lays in. I have found silver dating hundreds of years back that looked like the ring found in this video and I have found silver that was completely black. You'd be surprised how well preserved some items can be if they're buried in the right type of soil

  • @Lord.Satanus-

    @Lord.Satanus-

    Жыл бұрын

    german quality at work here.

  • @josh05683

    @josh05683

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ellie5621 The type of soil has an effect on it too. For example, I’ve seen artifacts pulled out bogs that are in pristine condition.

  • @tprski
    @tprski Жыл бұрын

    As he jams a shovel in the hole he says I do hear a lot of metal and glass sounds… brilliant…

  • @attorneyreel1181

    @attorneyreel1181

    4 ай бұрын

    Ka-boom !!

  • @bjoernaltmann
    @bjoernaltmann9 ай бұрын

    13:16 Kraftfahrkampftruppe. Yes, German has lots of compound words. Means something like “motorised fighting force”

  • @tenfold7493
    @tenfold7493 Жыл бұрын

    When you see the swastikas on the finds it really brings home the terror of that situation at that time. History is amazing

  • @AgencyIsland
    @AgencyIsland Жыл бұрын

    In my head I just imagined present day otto reissner is somewhere sweating nervously right now lol

  • @rickkerts3802
    @rickkerts38022 жыл бұрын

    Always a good week when you guys upload! 👌🏻

  • @kurthuck2630
    @kurthuck26302 жыл бұрын

    You guys are so lucky to be able to find all that stuff from WWII!

  • @pingjockey
    @pingjockey2 жыл бұрын

    So sad, I appreciate you all for preserving and documenting the war relics. You guys have my respect as a US submariner. We are all comrades in arms after all and serve at the whims for the war mongers regardless of the countries we served for... damn them to hell.

  • @markjamison9677

    @markjamison9677

    Жыл бұрын

    What the definition of a submarine ?

  • @monkeychromosome

    @monkeychromosome

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markjamison9677 big underwater vehicle go vrmmmm

  • @Wooley689
    @Wooley689 Жыл бұрын

    15:01 that plastic cover, you know plastics of that type first began being widely used in 1939 when war broke out. That piece you have is very rare piece indeed.

  • @brianhartsell4085
    @brianhartsell40852 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed gentlemen, all I can say is. WOW, just WOW, my grandfather was over there in 1944-1945. He was in the US 3rd Army. I've always had an interest in WW2 history and artifacts, all sides, but especially the European campaign. My grandfather always wanted to go back, after the war, but never got to. He said Germany was a beautiful country and he would have liked to have gone back to visit. Thanks guys, really enjoyed, happy hunting and digging. First time seeing this channel, I'm now a subscriber.

  • @mdww2battlegrounds

    @mdww2battlegrounds

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your personal story Ben. Amazing to think about that. Good to have you here!

  • @thalmoragent9344

    @thalmoragent9344

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, thanks for his service, truly a brave man. It also shows how odd war can be. He may have been invading Germany at the time, but he saw the place as a beautiful part of Europe.

  • @brianhartsell4085

    @brianhartsell4085

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thalmoragent9344 exactly, he told me, on many occasions, he would have liked to revisit Germany. He was only 18, as were many. Thanks.

  • @thalmoragent9344

    @thalmoragent9344

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brianhartsell4085 Yeah man, no problem. A shame he never got to go back but I suppose he did have an experience there nonetheless so, I guess that still counts 👍🏾

  • @brianhartsell4085

    @brianhartsell4085

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrBigsteve518 yes, my grandfather served in the 3rd Army, under General Patton.

  • @Oldhistory
    @Oldhistory Жыл бұрын

    According to what Ive found, Otto Reissner, the name tag from earlier in the video was an Unteroffizier, apparently he was a Luftwaffe Crewman who was KIA in June 1940. Could be that the name tag belongs to him, maybe not, who knows.

  • @julianciahaconsulting8663

    @julianciahaconsulting8663

    Ай бұрын

    yes i am showing that too, killed in Sweden in June 1940. Could be other Otto Reissners though in the german military /

  • @opoxious1592
    @opoxious15922 жыл бұрын

    The ammount of stuff that is still in the ground is insane!!

  • @vermontvermont9292
    @vermontvermont9292 Жыл бұрын

    So lucky to be able to do this. I would love even a few pieces you've found.

  • @reginaldmassey3272
    @reginaldmassey3272 Жыл бұрын

    I was once stationed at a submarine base in la maddelena, Italy and I recall seeing old gun implacements left by the nazi's along the shore, at the time an old resident told me he remembered seeing German troops occupying the area during ww2.

  • @u.s.militia7682
    @u.s.militia7682 Жыл бұрын

    I’m glad y’all are recovering these items. Thank you.

  • @bayoubengal1961
    @bayoubengal19612 жыл бұрын

    Just amazing! I am a WWII fanatic and am fascinated with all things WWII. JUST SIMPLY AMAZING! I envy you guys so much. Keep up the great work

  • @aserta
    @aserta2 жыл бұрын

    You guys should make a double mesh sifter. Top mesh is ok, but build another, identical with half that size, at a shallow angle and a chute at the end, the shut falls into a bucket or what have you. This is sort of standard MO when you sift for archaeological debris. Even the soil is gathered unto a tarp and an intern has another look before it is piled away. Trust me on this, it's worth the effort, because you can find bobby pins, beads, and a whole plethora of interesting items that would otherwise be lost. If you get the angle of the second sifter right, it's not even that big of a work out.

  • @jiff80

    @jiff80

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @thickgirlsneedlove2190

    @thickgirlsneedlove2190

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ehh keep it on the ground

  • @CYCLONE4499
    @CYCLONE4499 Жыл бұрын

    History being saved before it rots away. I completely support these efforts as long as any human remains are treated with respect and documented in situ.

  • @csmouton
    @csmouton Жыл бұрын

    I would love to explore and find artifacts like these from WW2 just to have that piece of our world history. Great job guys!

  • @mdww2battlegrounds

    @mdww2battlegrounds

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support!

  • @Ericsaidful

    @Ericsaidful

    Жыл бұрын

    @Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds was this an Officers Camp? You wouldn't find those items at a general infantry area, or a front. It looks like it would've been an Officers Camp behind the front lines.

  • @Ericsaidful

    @Ericsaidful

    Жыл бұрын

    @Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds Also, what maps are you all using to find specific locations. I am in America so the American Civil War or War of Independance would be what we have to look for. Those maps are obviously vastly older and the only real landmarks you have to go on are rivers, and sometimes rail roads.

  • @sabertoothanimations2912
    @sabertoothanimations29122 жыл бұрын

    Man wish I had the Opportunity to do this type of stuff, I have gone on small treasure and testing hunts in are woods and found some interesting stuff actually, this type of treasure would be a dream come true though seeing how I have always loved WW2 History

  • @noahellis3672
    @noahellis36722 жыл бұрын

    What I appreciate about your videos is the fact that you know so much about the artifacts and seemingly insignificant items actually have some significance. Some things I would have probably considered as of no real importance but items like the red plastic hat and other things you give a little story to that explains as to why they have meaning. Great video you guys.

  • @mdww2battlegrounds

    @mdww2battlegrounds

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support Noah!

  • @sheerluckholmes5468
    @sheerluckholmes54682 жыл бұрын

    I am curious as to why the German Army crockery would have the English translation Bavaria on it instead of Bayern.

  • @hypo345
    @hypo345 Жыл бұрын

    I find it incredible that all this stuff is lying around just below the surface waiting to be discovered, is this just lost items or was a lot stuff discarded in retreat or some other situation. It makes fascinating watching.

  • @greghiggins2870

    @greghiggins2870

    8 ай бұрын

    Exactly what I was wondering.

  • @JayDoesThingz.
    @JayDoesThingz.2 жыл бұрын

    you have no idea how much of a dream this is. WWII is my favorite of them all and your videos seem to bring me back a little to it.

  • @thecincinnatikid6227
    @thecincinnatikid6227 Жыл бұрын

    I’m curious, are you and the crew ever worried about digging into a mine or other unexploded ordnance?

  • @Lilmonkmonk

    @Lilmonkmonk

    11 ай бұрын

    That's exactly what I was thinking 😮

  • @harrydejonge5356

    @harrydejonge5356

    4 ай бұрын

    Is het vliegtuig geen identificatie model?

  • @justa.american8303

    @justa.american8303

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@harrydejonge535It looked like a Dorner medium bomber.

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington12519 ай бұрын

    P.S. Thank you for putting all the dirt back. Not many will do that.

  • @katelinstach6995
    @katelinstach69952 жыл бұрын

    this is literally my dream, the one thing i want to do in my life before i die, go metal detecting on world war 2 battle grounds, if i knew how i could make it happen i'd be there in a heartbeat, i'm all the way in Seattle, Washington though, so it's be quite the trip for me

  • @WillyEckaslike

    @WillyEckaslike

    2 жыл бұрын

    there are metal detecting enthusiasts in the USA that comb civil war battlefields plus old ruined houses..i have seen vids on here

  • @zoebachar2234
    @zoebachar2234 Жыл бұрын

    Very weird how very little of this has rust or is not rusted beyond recognition.

  • @BobanMisevic

    @BobanMisevic

    Жыл бұрын

    Because it’s make believe 😂

  • @TheAustindarby

    @TheAustindarby

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe since it’s buried in the dirt it doesnt have any oxygen to rust? I’m not sure but I think you need oxygen to rust to start

  • @Daedae-yo9ow

    @Daedae-yo9ow

    9 ай бұрын

    Temperature plays a part

  • @NuggetzeI

    @NuggetzeI

    10 күн бұрын

    The porcelain with the eagle seems suspicious: „Bavaria 1940“, bavaria is englisch translation of the state of bayern. Just my observing

  • @michaelrobinson1945
    @michaelrobinson19452 жыл бұрын

    Nachturlaube = it's an overnight pass. Quite a find! Especially in the ground.

  • @xsoggyx73
    @xsoggyx732 жыл бұрын

    WOW, I would love to be able to find this history from the ground.

  • @RichardMathews-gv7lb
    @RichardMathews-gv7lb17 күн бұрын

    The Wermacht really liked their badges and gothic script.

  • @Mark_S1990
    @Mark_S19905 ай бұрын

    It's amazing everytime I watch videos from Europe in war torn areas. The trees are replanted in near perfect rows.

  • @dirtyd2316
    @dirtyd23162 жыл бұрын

    I would absolutely love to be able to come over there and spend some time doing this.

  • @ICrailroadprod.2007
    @ICrailroadprod.20072 жыл бұрын

    You guys are definetely the best ww2 metal detecting show out there. You have facts, history, humor and your videos are very interesting. Keep up the good work guys! I believe that plane is a JU-88 or Junkers 88.

  • @mdww2battlegrounds

    @mdww2battlegrounds

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the support!

  • @makinglifebetter4u

    @makinglifebetter4u

    Жыл бұрын

    Its a Dornier Do17 "Flying Pencil" bomber

  • @C1024

    @C1024

    10 ай бұрын

    could also be a ME 110

  • @user-vf2pi5bf8z
    @user-vf2pi5bf8z Жыл бұрын

    В 88г в Новгородских лесах России бывших боёв попадалось немало артефактов по войне!

  • @TheSilentsniper1973
    @TheSilentsniper1973 Жыл бұрын

    Super vet om zulke stukjes geschiedenis te vinden

  • @fizzyplazmuh9024
    @fizzyplazmuh9024 Жыл бұрын

    Such a fricking cool way to spend a whole lifetime.

  • @cybulskiya8725
    @cybulskiya87252 жыл бұрын

    Do you ever worry about breaking things with the shovel?

  • @BrokenMedic
    @BrokenMedic6 ай бұрын

    I love the respect you guys give to these military items have earned.

  • @OskaritoSvenskito
    @OskaritoSvenskito4 ай бұрын

    bro is not afraid of landmines

  • @DawsonTreasureHunter
    @DawsonTreasureHunter Жыл бұрын

    WOW this is amazing relics and history, I would love to find this type of history

  • @llillian4055
    @llillian4055Ай бұрын

    There is a reason some battle sites are left undisturbed, beyond simply respecting the dead - not every bomb, shell and tank round will go off the first time. Just remember bombs from WW2 can still kill people, be very, very careful.

  • @JohnnyRockIt73
    @JohnnyRockIt732 жыл бұрын

    When you dig up German dog tags, do you try to reconnect them with any surviving family members?

  • @neooccisor8272
    @neooccisor8272 Жыл бұрын

    I really hope all of this goes to museums

  • @meltaylor2810
    @meltaylor28102 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.. I love how you explain what you find, and pictures and examples. Very Interesting.

  • @sands7779
    @sands7779 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for linking the finds to photos or videos.

  • @junepeyer1200
    @junepeyer1200 Жыл бұрын

    ❤ dude that is a treasure spot! I lived in Germany for 6 years and was able to dig around the Berghof site. I have some old cramoflgue netting that was used on the Berghof ! Wish I could have spent more time digging and wish I had a metal detector!!! Love your videos!

  • @mdww2battlegrounds

    @mdww2battlegrounds

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a great spot! Thanks for watching!

  • @spencerg8449
    @spencerg8449 Жыл бұрын

    I love this kind of stuff, especially WW2. Awesome finds.

  • @johnelliott7375
    @johnelliott73752 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you got some stuff you have wanted.

  • @brucevodka
    @brucevodka9 ай бұрын

    Evil Incarnate! I would love to go with you guys and experience history as you do!! Thanks!! USA.

  • @jdlambo6926
    @jdlambo692625 күн бұрын

    Do you ever look up family members of the deceased when you find something with a name? I’m sure a great grandkid would love that kind of piece of history. My grandpa was in the Korean War and I’d love someone to call me up saying they found his name on something.

  • @Lt_RadRoach
    @Lt_RadRoach2 жыл бұрын

    I love learning about this stuff keep bringing history back. I wish I could find this stuff especially the plates they are cool

  • @david_W5QDF
    @david_W5QDF3 ай бұрын

    Love finding history like this. Love your work.

  • @seizuresalad91
    @seizuresalad91 Жыл бұрын

    I like how he mentioned much better off without the eagle, as if Germany was fine during Weimar Republic before and current day. I like Mike.

  • @shadowbanned3716
    @shadowbanned371611 ай бұрын

    Its weird that a huge war takes place next to your town. Many soldiers fall. Everything left on the field, lying there after defeat. The war ends. People begin to rebuild. The times change. And nobody goes out to the field and cleans anything up. This stuff was all on the surface at one time and everyone just left it. That seems odd.

  • @LordChains
    @LordChains Жыл бұрын

    Reissner Otto was a WW2 German Officer, what role he played is unknown but he was clearly trusted by Hitler since his name tag was found at the Wehrmacht. He was born in 1902 and died in 1980

  • @davidknichal6629
    @davidknichal66294 ай бұрын

    Hultschin (in Czech Hlučín) is a city located in Moravia-Silesian-Hlučín region (nowadays Czechia). Hlučín city and Hlučín region region in general is a very interesting area and its inhabitants, who possessed Prussian citizenship (1742-1920), later Czech citizenship during the era of 1st Czechoslovakian republic (1920-1938) and in the end German citizenship once again (1938-1945) had to serve in Wehrmacht after Munich agreement (Czechs call it "Mnichovská zrada" Munich betrayal). But I had the honor to talk to one of these Wehrmacht soldiers (1928-2007)). Somehow he had managed to survive the horrible Battle of Osoblaha (Hotzenplotz) and especially Battle of Ostrava and after 2 yrs in captivity could return back to his beloved mother and sister. He spoke a very interesting dialect. It was kinda mixture of German, old Czech and Polish language. Nobody could believe he survived that hell against Red Army but he did. He used to joke he survived that 7 months in Wehrmacht only in order to receive German military pension that was pretty high, because Bundesrepublik Deutschland really does appreciate people who served their German Fatherland back then. He was a honest man who was only victim of this horrible period and think of him often.

  • @v8Buster87
    @v8Buster872 жыл бұрын

    I love history....

  • @NateG3678
    @NateG3678 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing and I would love to metal detect in an area that was significant to WW2! I live in western NY in the heart of the finger lakes region and I find a ton of Native American items

  • @Aero-Hub
    @Aero-Hub Жыл бұрын

    3:39 Otto Reissner was a Us soldier born in 1902 and was home in 1940 and fought the rest of the years

  • @Gweb52
    @Gweb529 ай бұрын

    This is amazingly interesting. It’s my dream to one day visit and walk WW2 battle sites and find ANYTHING from that time . Enjoy what your doing and leave something for me lol

  • @sfm5s
    @sfm5s2 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. Hard work and amazing results

  • @director1111
    @director11112 ай бұрын

    @15:30 "Nachturlaubskarte" = "Permission to leave that night" - seems he did get too far because the permission is burned.

  • @HavardCastiglioni
    @HavardCastiglioni2 жыл бұрын

    I am impressed with WWII valuables.

  • @halitiko
    @halitiko2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing such videos with us.

  • @davidknichal6629
    @davidknichal66294 ай бұрын

    I love that name labels written in old German Kurrent script. Perfectly readable especially those typical letters for Z and H

  • @-----REDACTED-----
    @-----REDACTED-----Ай бұрын

    13:16 (Standarte) Kraftfahr Kampftruppe SS Unit, I believe. WHW, not W-SS. -- 15:12 Nachturlaubskarte Probably a night pass meaning the soldier is not considered AWOL for the specified night in question.

  • @jimschafer9196
    @jimschafer91962 жыл бұрын

    Great day in the field some great finds too.

  • @davidmitchell1239
    @davidmitchell1239 Жыл бұрын

    I live near major Civil War battlefields in Northern Georgia and Tennessee….we can’t, by law, go metal detecting in these locations, but because battles were waged all over the area, my friends and I have found numerous items on their properties.

  • @jamesirby2643

    @jamesirby2643

    Жыл бұрын

    Any mini balls?

  • @DJ-rq8bm

    @DJ-rq8bm

    10 ай бұрын

    A friend of my husbands was sent to prison for metal detecting on Chickamauga battlefield. He managed to hold onto several bullets he found.

  • @SteveTorres-lq3cp
    @SteveTorres-lq3cp26 күн бұрын

    I think it's some great finds my grandpa's fought the Nazis and the Chinese in world war II 🇺🇸

  • @carlevans5760
    @carlevans576011 ай бұрын

    The swallow's nest Regimental WHW flags. Red is for Artillery and Black for Pioneers.

  • @dennisheinz9498
    @dennisheinz949810 ай бұрын

    I love the Heinz Name Tag

  • @garyks5757
    @garyks57572 жыл бұрын

    Good to see you guys filled in the holes you dug.

  • @cpl_0503
    @cpl_0503 Жыл бұрын

    That is very cool but I am really curious. How do you select where you dig? It seems so random out of a huge forest to pick a meter square area and have so many artifacts. Also: What do you think those areas are? Where in a camp would you be walking around and find clothing, badges, insignia, and empty bottles, al in a small area? Were these garbage pits where they swept everything up and dumped junk after the war? In any case, so cool and I would love to be there. The idea of digging up 80 year old history is just amazing to me. Thanks for sharing.

  • @paulp1276
    @paulp1276 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating, but guys your cleaning up skills with toothbrushes (!) leaves much to be desired, you took too much red paint off the first badge for example ... soften the earth first with water then gently with a soft brush, take your time.

  • @joelynott7360
    @joelynott7360 Жыл бұрын

    Damn you guys are so damn lucky to live near these places!!! If I lived there you would never get me out of the woods!!!

  • @mikehsmith1
    @mikehsmith14 күн бұрын

    Archeologists would weep at this 🥲

  • @mdv2043
    @mdv20432 жыл бұрын

    Awsome finds man. I envy you to be able to get to such awsome dig sites.

  • @ehayes5217
    @ehayes52172 жыл бұрын

    another great video, thank you!🇺🇸

  • @williamsoileau1802
    @williamsoileau18022 жыл бұрын

    Very well done guys. I'd get some small gardening tools for the small artifacts also they won't damage things like a shovel will, for those nasty roots a good set of snips. Just to make life easier. Be safe yall.

  • @thetruewoodstylesage6049
    @thetruewoodstylesage6049 Жыл бұрын

    i love history ww2 is one thing about history i loved the most about being in school even tho those were sad and terrible times i one day dream to go to germany for my first time and be able to do what u guys are doing right now please dont dig up alll the awesome history guys

  • @stevegarmier563
    @stevegarmier5632 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool. I'm happy that the war never reached the USA but I'm kinda jealous that you guys can just go out and find stuff like this. Very cool to watch.

  • @terryfox5900

    @terryfox5900

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure it did. Pearl harbour? And if I’m not mistaken the Japanese took control of a few American islands up around Alaska while the rest of the world was warring. The USA only joined once Pearl harbour … some citizens jumped border and fought with other countries before that.

  • @haidynthomas4453
    @haidynthomas4453 Жыл бұрын

    Reissner Otto was apart of the luftwaffe according to my research

  • @Elkadi_Elakdi
    @Elkadi_Elakdi Жыл бұрын

    Reissner Otto: was a German soldier born in 1902 and died due to head injury in 1940, he was 38 yo, wife's name was Valzora Reissner, kids names were Ricohard Reissner and Jakob Reissner.

  • @DarkShade0718
    @DarkShade07182 жыл бұрын

    I wish i had a piece of the history...

  • @rickkerts3802

    @rickkerts3802

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go get a detector and go search in nature! If its possible ofcourse. A shellcasing is a common find, u can buy it easy if you really want some history!

  • @timerover4633
    @timerover4633 Жыл бұрын

    This is nothing compared to some areas in the South Pacific. On the islands of Kolumbangara and Bougainville in the Solomon Islands chain, there are tunnels still filled with Japanese equipment from World War Two, including lots of explosives. There is a village on New Georgia that is built in an American bomb dump. You do not even need metal detectors, just a good bolo to clear the brush, and good boots for the tunnels.

  • @derekm3180
    @derekm31802 жыл бұрын

    When you pulled out the toy airplane I felt really sad - it just reminds you how young the boys are who get sent to die for governments.

  • @patrickkenney4270

    @patrickkenney4270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its a medal but go off buddy

  • @felipeepilef
    @felipeepilef Жыл бұрын

    You should try to find information about these soldier names that came up. Maybe their life histories are registered somewhere, maybe some of their relatives are still around. It would be so interesting to know about them. With luck possibly even the soldier himself might still be alive.

  • @berserk4329

    @berserk4329

    Жыл бұрын

    Unteroffizier Otto Reissner 2./FFS (C) died I believe 1940 he was luftwaffe

  • @duke1281
    @duke1281 Жыл бұрын

    Never seen a single video until now..only 0:38 seconds in and I've already liked & subscribed!!.. looking forward to this!..

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