We find a German WW2 soldier (and get him re-buried) - Battlefield Recovery

With thanks to:
Search team: Legenda
Latvian Ministry of defence
Raimonds Grauba, commander of Latvian national army
Aeija Fleija: Director, Latvian war museum
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[@lisagreenway8410]

The one good thing about all of this is that regardless of what side he was on you have gave him his dignity back even after death. Bless you all for doing such a personal and wonderful thing for someone xx

[@lightofthejul]

The soldiers regardless of their leaders or commanders orders and other actions were dedicated , deeply loyal to their country ! They deserve the dignity and respect that we give and should give any and all warriors ! In their day that were indeed a brilliant fighting force ! Though they may have followed a flawed and cruel regime they were indeed in their own way victims of it themselves ! May this soldier now rest in peace !

[@raynonabohrer5624]

Why not do a d n a.???

[@AlanSurman-iu9dm]

We found a German soldier from ww2. On Lunen berg heath. He was re buried, and the grave marked, and reported to our Bn HQ.

[@neilfoster814]

Hmmm, I wonder IF that could have been Heinrich Himmler's body, he was buried in an unmarked grave on Luneburg Heath?

[@AlanSurman-iu9dm]

Neil,thankyou for your reply,what was dug up with the bone was a machine pistol, obviously rusted to hell.

[@justin8894]

No.

[@michaelcarnes4377]

Loved this video and the history. My grandfather both fought against the Germans, one(from my father's side) fought in WWl, the other ( from my mother's side) fought in WWll. I was stationed in Germany for 3yrs (Army), then lived there for 17yrs as a civilian. Made my Geselle as Fliesenleger and later drove LKW in Fernverkehr.

[@lightofthejul]

I come from a military family snd I have been witness to the Japanese honoring our fallen at the Pearl Harbor ! We unleashed the bomb on them and still they honor our fallen ! It is a point of respect ! I personally walk and try to recover Civil War battlefields ! I don’t collect relics from the field ( I find it disrespectful ) but many do ! I walk and look to recover soldiers and give them proper burial and identity ( when possible ) ! We have even returned some to their homes or their regiments of their brothers ! Both Union and Confederate , and yes we are still finding them ! They are still there under our soil here ! The battlefields of Europe and the eastern front are still rich with the bodies of some Mothers son ! God give them peace ! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😰😰😰😰💔❤️💔❤️❗️

[@mariaedwards6371]

I respect one keeping relics buried. On the otherhand it would be better off donated to a museum

[@athelwulfgalland]

I'm guessing these days you have to keep it rather hush-hush when you're interring a Confederate soldier to a grave? I heard that a few years ago there were some incidents of confederate graves being exhumed or otherwise desecrated.

[@linneagimby2734]

Thank you for caring about a soldier regardless of the army he fought for/against. No soldier wants to be buried as a soldier of the country not his own. They were brave, they were terrified probably, and fought for their country.

[@amogus360noscope3]

He was a SS soldier

[@DBAllen]

@@amogus360noscope3 So this matters how? The elite soldiers of a nation don't deserve respect just because their side lost? The surrender documents signed was supposed to be the end of ALL hostilities. To do different is a violation of the spirit of that surrender document.

[@amogus360noscope3]

@@DBAllen my grandpa said he would shoot any SS soldier and he did once

[@DBAllen]

@@amogus360noscope3 If he was on the other side he probably would have shot Rangers or Paratroopers.

[@UceyJuceyUce-j9g]

So incredible yet so sad what these men had to go through, now ik why my grandpa said "be greatful you're born in the 2000s and not the 20s." My grandpa fought in D-day (he was a combat medic during dday) He told me it sounded like hell with all the screaming, rapid gun fire and all the dead bodies, he even told me he was helping a wounded soldier when his best friend got shot 10-25 times in front of him, his friend was only 19 years old, RIP to the 4,500 men that lost their lives🙏🏾❤

[@barbaraking6980]

Thank you for this Kris, .....It's hard to imagine the horror and fear these soldiers went through. No matter what side they were fighting on they were still someones son , brother , cousin. Respect to you guys for searching for these lost souls, to give some sort of closure to the families. Sorry you couldn't find out who he was, but at least now he will get a decent burial .

[@flagstafup5857]

It’s easy to understand the horrors that Hitlers forces, (especially the SS), inflicted on every enemy soldier and civilians they encountered. Giving his remains a decent burial is more than the poor souls who he personally put to death will ever get.

[@Sketch_Sesh]

@@flagstafup5857and stalin’s army and revolution didn’t inflict horrors? You have a really one sided view of history

[@flagstafup5857]

@@Sketch_Sesh Is this a Russian soldier being dug up? No it’s not. It’s the remains of a German SS soldier.

[@lightofthejul]

Indeed sir well spoken !

[@lightofthejul]

@@Sketch_SeshOh Lord , in my study of history Stalin was a worse horror ! He ravaged and executed his own people !

[@frantarctic]

There should be an organization that takes and samples DNA from these remains and puts them in a database and that way anyone with any relation to said sample who gives DNA could possible identify the loved one for even more closure.

[@sandler20uk]

loved this series, its what made me find your channel when i first watched it. I know you had issues because of this but if its any small victory please know the knowledge and history you guys have passed on was invaluable to us!

[@floydmerckle2623]

7th

[@howardkoontz4735]

I dug around San Pietro and Monty Cassino. I found metal and uniforms only 4 inches under. The fields gave more relics. We found cases of live mortar shells in the stream behind the Abby

[@lightofthejul]

I could help but tear up a bit when they pulled out the soldiers razor ! Personal items are the most painful to find ! It brings their life home to you ! It hurts , I have actually found lettered and diaries ( intact basically) tucked away in tight leather pouches that I reserved the paper , read them ! Read what a soldier writes then you know their heart , it’s never if hate , of race or destruction it’s always of home , of family of love of longing and loneliness and a great deal of hunger ! They all just wanted to make it home ! 😰😰😰😰😰💔💔💔🙏🏻

[@campx2476]

Regardless of nationality, its our young that die in these wars, these brave young men. A mother and a father who never again saw their child. A soldier has been returned with his comrades. thank you.

[@LesCiseauxPointus]

Brave young Nazis. What a loss. /s

[@kirstywilliams7629]

I loved watching this series when it first came out, and would love to rewatch it. Although rewatching it from your perspective, especially as i only recently watch your video where you talked about the horrendous time you had with production/ tv company. Just know you did amazing work. My ancestry who perished in ww2 as undesirables (Roma), thank you for returning to these places and bringing back the dead.

[@Paddy_O-Verload]

During wartime bodies of the fallen can be lost even in the middle of a town. This happened in the English south coast town where my parents grew up as children during WW2. Late in the war an American fighter plane came down vertically and buried itself deep in the clay soil in an ordinary side street, right in front of someone's house. There was a misunderstanding at some point and it was believed at the time that the pilot had bailed out before the impact. Some local people who saw the crash knew the canopy was still closed and the pilot was still in it, but the "officials" knew better and so the plane wreckage was buried where it lay. Forty years later a group similar to those in this video began researching and eventually recovered the plane. Sure enough, the pilot's remains were still there and were recovered for proper burial. Earlier in the war a German plane had crashed into the wall of the graveyard. The pilot was found dead, hanging in the branches of a nearby tree. As it was before people's attitude hardened with all the suffering to come, the pilot was buried in the cemetery with full military honours, including a gun salute. Five years later, enemy bodies were still respectfully buried but with no ceremony.

[@Addictedtobleeps]

@@Paddy_O-Verload Fascinating comment, Thankyou so much 👍🏻

[@DBAllen]

Craig the guy in the orangeish sweater is the militaria expert from Pawn Stars.

[@shammon1]

I was told that in Scotland where thistles grow there is a most probable likelihood of a deceased animal or body. I recently corresponded with Steven in the video and he does in deed know vast knowledge about WW2 Explosives. great clip.

[@veronikacrocoll-tk4rj]

DANKE 🙏

[@paulspeed5519]

Fantastic video and touching at the same time 😢 your team gave An unknown soldier who died all Those years ago a Christian ✝️ burial

[@viridiangreen8259]

Thank you for bringing this battlefield into perspective

[@abhishekhazarika9371]

Salute..❤ grandchildren ❤

[@jacobdarley5205]

Ain't Craig the guy from the pawn shop show?

[@pieterolijve1709]

Yes

[@FrederickHopkins-xb6me]

I had a German incendiary bomb fin when I was a kid, it was painted gold.

[@Mr_krabz_mcfc]

This series was good ..but needed more seasons

[@nick138]

The german button and german razor could've been battle field loot that russians picked off a german soldier, so I don't think it's good to assume he's german based only on that, Even if it was german positions. It could've been a russian killed by retreating troops.

[@jonathanmarsh5955]

Cheers, Kris!😊

[@pickledanimations4729]

Imagine they just found a murder victim and they think it’s a ww2 dude

[@RycherBleuz]

Thank You

[@Leonardnl]

The end LOL.

[@sondengaenger]

Good work!

[@gregbolitho9775]

Nice goin m8s, thanks, stay vertical Eh!

[@Wrapped_In_VR]

Some mines are still active there BE CAREFUL

[@Legoww2brickbuilds]

Im from Latvia 😀😀😀

[@TheWoodlandhoBo]

It was watching one of these episodes with these guys where I found out about you on KZbin. Nice one Kris. 👍🏻

[@scotttilson8876]

That short haired guy in the red coat. He’s been in a lot of pawn star episodes.

[@illumina9489]

thats how u know hes a legit expert

[@hektik8007]

@@illumina9489also a scammer

[@user-kr1dt9su3t]

Expert?

[@user-kr1dt9su3t]

Check out his feedback on all websites!

[@user-kr1dt9su3t]

See Thomas Whitmann military show and relationship! Awkward!!

[@DontCryAboutIt]

A farmer wouldn't bury s body in a cultivated field

[@swordofeverything]

the dead soldier be like whats that noise no the war again

[@realbuilds3711]

I've been watching you for years . I thought you had issues with the way the company was with this documentary ? But nun the less still a good thing to see.

[@corbinbacon9043]

While I really don't appreciate what Hollywood did with it or anything lately for that matter.. I really loved your part and what you do, the history YOU save. and share with us is always so important and appreciated, At least from me, friend.

[@calanpackrall9757]

I found amarican soulders in ww2 on normandy beach D-DAY

[@shaunhood2429]

A fantastic video well done all

[@adriannarobeson4758]

So fascinating, I love looking at these videos and appreciate the people who take their time to research and find and pin point these sites,, the STG44 looks a little like my AR-15 as my rifle is not a Assault Rifle because it's semi-auto with a 30 round Magazine unlike the MP4 thats fully automatic and only the United States Military has access to are the Assault rifles , all of this is very fascinating hopefully DNA can identify them so nexted to kin can possibly be notify, Greetings from the United States 🇺🇸

[@Mercmad]

There is no such thing as an "assault rifle ". It's a term made up by journalists,who had probably never even held a firearm.

[@faros6090]

@@Mercmad Uh no, Sturmgewehr literally means Assault Rifle.

[@Addictedtobleeps]

This. At least someone knows what they’re talking about 👍🏻 It literally translates as assault rifle 😂

[@adriannarobeson4758]

@Mercmad the Journalist are always calling our AR-15s assault rifles they are ignorant. AR stands for ArmaLite rifle.

[@hihihuale4541]

STG44>ST=Sturm G=Gewehr 44=Das Jahr der ersten Inbetriebnahme​@@Mercmad

[@Justine-gp5tn]

They might get a DNA test from the bone to find living relatives.

[@erglis1145]

Latvia is full of historical remains.

[@GaneshaTheGreat]

Thats the gun expert from Pawn Stars

[@Ktf2309]

lol…expert on fcuk all…

[@izaiahschlosser4512]

I dont think that was a 7.62x25 casing. No neck. More likley a 9mm from the germans

[@ermaek2145]

Just out of curiosity, are you using Finnish Fiskars shovels?

[@acha5667]

"black diggers" comedy gold

[@Coopdeville06]

Use dogs that can sniff out human remains im sure there’s some scent left.

[@AlanSurman-iu9dm]

Justin, thankyou for your reply. There was no one called Justin when the soldier was dug up and then reburied . So yes it happened.

[@User-sm4jb]

what is this show called?

[@user-cg7gq3uf4o]

Where did that gun came form 😮🤨

[@Fatfloppa-1234]

Ok this video is coool but why at 7:12 they spelt hitle# hammer oh wait now I know

[@shyper_]

Buddy, its a different guy, Heinrich Himmler, the guy responsible for the holocaust, leader of the SS, basically 2nd in command

[@dogedaytimedoge1854]

“Hammer” 💀

[@markbecker71]

Their starting to realize, they fought the wrong enemy 😮

[@knottsscary]

Shut up

[@Coopdeville06]

Dna in the razor

[@scottessery100]

18:28 Is that a bounty hunter I spy 😊👍🏽

[@Dirkdaring44]

Was wondering if someone else noticed. Doesn't get anymore cheap or basic than that.

[@merlingeikie]

You guys are amateurs. That's not an MP44 it's a Sturmgewehr 44! Yes first assault rifle...sort of

[@sniperfreak223]

....you know those are the same thing, yeah?

[@shyper_]

@@sniperfreak223 yeah lmao exactly the same thing, what is this guy on

[@jannielsen1976]

😢😢😢😢

[@jannielsen1976]

😮😮😮😮

[@alariankalwozeth9415]

DNA possible to match? Was this done?

[@russjohnson8228]

Was this on tv ?

[@Addictedtobleeps]

It was. And Netflix.

[@User-sm4jb]

@@Addictedtobleeps what is the show called?

[@BarbaraSumpter-o9b]

W0w

[@garymorton-tg7nd]

History will prove the victor were ..............played by the $$

[@OriginsReborn]

Not exactly scientific ..like a cross between Time Team and Storage Hunters UK!

[@christopherbraiden6713]

Very interesting and sad video but at least he's know laid too rest.We don't know what his SS past was we can only assume!!😎🐓🐓🐓🐓🇬🇧

[@sharonray5418]

I love the work you are doing…however, please do not take the Name Of Jesus Christ in vain.

[@HanzPrepTheTea]

Jesus it freedom of speach calm yourself lol

[@PeanutbutterguyThe2nd]

@@HanzPrepTheTeamate he is perfectly calm let the man be

[@TheBBMLover]

Jesus Christ.

[@dutchbikerbloke]

Just a lot of talking, making simpel shreapnell finsa important. More dingen guys, lessen talking.

[@bjornironside9027]

Not trying to be an arse with this comment just simply to promote a discussion and ask a question. Is it not possible that a russian could have simply just looted the razor? As said in the film "would a russian have a razor that good". Perfect reason to take a better one. Seems a hell of a jump to bury him in a german cemetery based on that alone. Was there more infomation that didn't get shown?

[@Addictedtobleeps]

Hi, Bjorn. Yes, absolutely. You don’t see them here, but we were monitored by teams from the war museum and Legenda, who were also digging around and beside us. I believe they found uniform i remember rightly? It was more than ten years ago now, and we’d repatriated a lot of bodies, so the memory is a bit sketchy. But yes, they were confident he’d gone to the right grave. The production team missed quite a few opportunities and key story parts along the way.

[@gobstoppa1633]

HE SAYS IT WAS AN ELEGLE SEARCH, THEN THEY RING FOR A JOURNALIST"" ??????

[@Addictedtobleeps]

I think you need to watch the video back again…

[@legendzeroone1537]

Wtf even is this?? They go to a battlefield and dig up relics.. Then they try to harm the fallen soldier with their big excavator and destroy the whole nature. After finding nothing more they shoot with a rifle and break the piece of the place completely. Why dont you leave the fallen rest where they were burried peacefully??

[@Addictedtobleeps]

Because the landowners are behind the massive repatriation of the 1.5 million still out there. Corpses are coming up everywhere as they plough their fields and make changes to their land. The government are behind this. Same with the army and live ordinance which is everywhere. As you’ll see in the description, we have full cooperation of both. Repatriation is good. Farmers are good.

[@legendzeroone1537]

@@Addictedtobleeps yes I agree... But it kinda seems like there is not that much respect but more like senation catching. It also is questionable that the soldiers have to be buried again because they were on these spots... But thank you for the answer 👍

[@Addictedtobleeps]

It’s a mess out there. That’s why they call it battlefield recovery. It’s a case of getting as much out, in a short manner of time - or it goes to the plough blade, which is way worse. At least this way, we are adding to the official stats of WW2 and repatriation. Unfortunately, a whole corpse is rare, hence the diggers etc. there’s teeth just lying on the surface. Bones everywhere. All on the surface. Due to huge amounts of explosions. I think Legenda are at 60’000 repatriated now (all from their own time as volunteers) which is better than none 👍🏻 Even though I was a presenter in this, and am not really happy with how the story was ‘sold’ (didn’t need to be so Hollywood) I’m proud I got 60-ish people proper burials in all.

[@user-kv8rk3bf7w]

So I have a question we have 1 American and 3 Englishmen what is so fascinating and important about finding a German body or German relics over your own countrymen

[@Addictedtobleeps]

I think it’s pretty obvious isn’t it? It’s the Kourland pocket. German and Russian battles. The Americans and British weren’t directly involved. 🤷

[@lightofthejul]

Because this is history , the story of us snd our foes are a human story , as we find them we u destined more of ourselves and capture some bit of our own humanity ! All soldiers regardless of what we believe was in his heart or even the regime he fought for he was a soldier , he was his counties military with that he even as a foe deserves respect and dignity ! Ask any military man or military family , we honor even our foes ! For they were worthy and made us be better soldiers ! That’s why they are looking , that why digging , that’s what they want to do !

[@BlueEyedColonizer]

Could you imagine TimeTeam digging holes like that? 7 shovel fulls , then stop and claim nothing there.......😂😂 You guys are lame😂😂

[@Addictedtobleeps]

@@BlueEyedColonizer Thats literally what time team do! Oh look there’s a castle under here! Oh no. It’s a shoe: over and over and over. Never has there been such a waste of money as those liars. Why do you think people stopped watching it and it was discontinued?

[@Chris-fj9ir]

Black what? Nigerians?

[@robames1293]

Remember though these were not German soldiers they were SS, the ones that committed war crimes. Ordinary soldiers of any nation should be respected and treated to a decent grave, but murderers and thugs, not so much.

[@wowfreaker]

We helped the wrong team.

[@silversouloftime8582]

Except that they were soldiers though- committing those crimes doesn’t change the fact they were apart of the army

[@robames1293]

@@silversouloftime8582 These bodies are of men who with their co=murderers had committed horrendous crimes in all the countries they pillaged. These bodies could very well have committed atrocities against YOUR ancestors. .Psychopaths in uniform, not the grunts that were herded into battle by their leaders,

[@garywenzlaff6918]

@@silversouloftime8582 I can say that about any group of people there some good and some bad.Like saying all Americans were good guys wrong!!!!!

[@WarHundred]

Its the past so let be it They deserve to be respected they are soldier and a warrior

[@hamshackleton]

The background music is too loud, so people with less than perfect hearing cannot make out what is being said! I have tinnitus, so between the whistling that never goes away, and the musical noise, I'm struggling to hear the commentary.

[@scottessery100]

Hardly kris fault Blame the producers and editors

[@smokeandkippers]

Subtitles?

[@UtopianMatt]

Bit weird your looking for SS soldiers instead of like, Gurkas and Brits feom DDay...but nice I guess

[@Addictedtobleeps]

Because the laws are very different. As are the numbers. 1.5 million all over the place in Latvia. They need clearing and moved to the proper graves. Dday is a very very different situation. As are the laws surrounding repatriation.

[@TheWoodlandhoBo]

Interesting thought……… whilst you was filming this video, Russia was invading ukraines crimea in 2014.

[@danevans1643]

This is old footage mate from 2013/14

[@Addictedtobleeps]

⁠@@danevans1643Russia invaded Crimea in 2014 👍🏻

[@danevans1643]

@@Addictedtobleeps fair enough I thought he meant the most recent war lol

[@Addictedtobleeps]

@@danevans1643 Understood 👍🏻

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

@@Addictedtobleeps Would recommend typing this into the description. Incase people ask in the future.

[@Bravo_116Cinema]

This video is has got to be staged

[@Guildforsucks]

its from a tv-show on Netflix

[@classicGHOST141]

Why?

[@MaxRogers-890]

Maybe sometimes check for dog tags

[@Ktf2309]

lol Craig is an ex American officer…😂😂😂😂😂no wonder us army is shite…seen more clued up army cadets