In the footsteps of the Waffen SS - Metal Detecting the Battle of Berlin

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

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[@justintime1307]

I served in the british army in theR royal Scots. Odd but growing up I always had an interest in the German army. They had the best uniforms, the best shaped helmets, without a doubt the best weapons and were way in front of all other armies around the world. I have money from around the world where my grandfather served in the army sadly I have no German money from WW2. I'll have to add some to my collection. It must be amazing when you guys find items from that era in Germany and other areas of conflict. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us who have an interest.

[@ozankul3120]

Helloo turkey 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷👏👏👏

[@jacobbusby2040]

The heavy thing was a segment of an old radiator much like the ones junkers used to make

[@whoknows335]

@7:00 the cast iron piece looks like a section of steam heating radiator

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

exact

[@rickspencer7272]

Definitely part of an old steam radiator used to heat buildings.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Spot on

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Yeah it must have been used to heat up the former barracks that were nearby.

[@marystotts1939]

Your videos are great. That spot had to be overwhelming!! I love it when you get excited. i just have to smile. . youre so awesome!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks so much Mary! :-)

[@cherylwhite-butler6237]

Wow that was really informative! Thank you!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

12:41 is an animal ear stock tag, probably a pig or boar ,judging by the design. Hi to Chris also. have fun Mike.😷😷😷😷🤪

[@Themaki12]

It's not pig, this is from cow

[@HistoryAdventure]

Tolles Video und super Funde 😍👍. Weiter Gut Fund 👌

[@MjrCarnyx]

Fantastische video weer. Dat RAD porselein is al helemaal te gek, maar die SS-EKM's uiteraard ook fantastisch. Mocht het nog niet in de comments staan (zijn er veeeel te veel), SS PZ-Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Bataillon (A.u.E. BTL). Zijn de gasten die SS-ers trainden (en ersatz) vervingen (moesten zelf uiteindelijk ook gaan knokken). Cheers

[@thomasbrown5081]

An other great find mike outstanding video as always 👍👍

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

More to come! thanks for watching Thomas

[@montydewitt547]

Great finds Mike. Always awesome to watch you all pull out those relics. Great day out. 👍😊

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Glad you enjoyed it again Monty!

[@Kim-D6200]

7.15 part of a Heating radiator

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

LOL I'm afraid it is..

[@FloridaMan3211-y2r]

I love your videos I always love watching them :)

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

thanks buddy!

[@btjeerdsma6433]

Jo iron Mike ik ben het Brian eindelijk weer een nieuwe video altijd gaaf wat jij vind👍👍💪🏻😉

[@joeaksa]

Another great video from Mike!!! Thanks!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mariusz6843]

It's a pity for all that porcelain, how much history has been destroyed.

[@johnchalleen3278]

Yeah, what did you use? Explosives?

[@Wreckdiver59]

Hi Mike! The big cast metal piece looks like a section of a steam radiator for heating imagine several bolted together. Interesting explanation on the dog tag halves. Now what do the markings mean?

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Hi Jim, both are of the exact same unit. this is what they both have on them: ss pz. gren. aue btl. 1. if you google that you'll find some pages that state that these were used by member of the 1. SS Panzerdivision Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Not the must friendly bunch.. :-s

[@garybrown5734]

Great video as usual Mike. It was entertaining and it is nice to see that you got the chance to check an item off of your bucket list. Also, thanks for educating your viewers on the way the Germans utilized their "dog tags". This kind of information is always appreciated. It is hard not to imagine how the things you find end up in the places you visit. Take care Mike..

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Glad you enjoyed it Gary. I have some things on the list but gave up on them to be honest because some of them are such a long shot, but this proves that you should never stop believing :)

[@mariusz6843]

it is one of the elements of the radiator probably made of a cast iron alloy

[@gideondejong1610]

Yes, that’s a badger skull. Looking at the wear on the molars it was a quite old individual

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Cool thanks! Thought it was, but an old one? Seems a bit small for a mature badger?

[@hopperrene6211]

Stadlengsfeld Rhön....its near from me😁

[@dennisl8657]

Another awesome video your channel is awesome!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks so much Dennis! Nice to read you enjoy the video's :)

[@bingobutler9656]

By far my favorite channel on KZbin. Excellent finds bro! Always look forward to a woohoo! Is there any kind of data base that you could look up the unit history for the tags? Keep the excellent videos coming bro!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

thanks, I appreciate it! No, no database unfortunately, but according to some resources these dog tags belonged to soldiers of the 1. SS Panzerdivision Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. And since they have the old SS ruins on the front and back, they are early war dog tags. Something I found out after editing the video.

[@beesonbandit6639]

Ur badger skull guess was like spot on

[@kekkiedrek]

Nice video Mike! Awesome finds!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks Bennie 👍

[@christopherbraiden6713]

Thanks for the video absolutely awesome SS dog tags,WOW!!.lucky man great place to be!!😎🐓🐓🇬🇧

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks for watching Christopher! 👍

[@sachenmachen2594]

The object found on the surface looks like one vertical slice of a heating radiator. Cool videos!

[@dh0815]

7:13 it's a part of an old rip heater like you found it in the ground. Stay healthy and keep finding good👍

[@jeffshonkwiler995]

Awesome finding. Thank you for Texas

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks for watching Jeff!

[@tedkreibich8584]

I'm always enjoy viewing yours and Chris' channels as you really put you're enthusiasm & excitement into a hobby you both enjoy so much . You're both also so willing to explain your finds and educate us. Be Wee, Be Careful and if no further videos this year a Merry Christmas & Joyeux New Year, from a Canadian follower.... tjk (Ted)....

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thank you for your kind words Ted! Appreciate it :)

[@bdon42]

Great video!! I really enjoy watching your videos and the history lessons when you explain your finds. Keep the great videos coming!! You should get the Apex Ripper 5x8 coil it is amazing really crisp signals, it is definitely my favorite.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks for dropping by! Just received the bigger Apex coil. Need to try it out though but love the machine so I'll bet it will do good.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Mike, some very cool finds, the best though was the SS Panzer tags, congratulations. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx💖🤘

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks for watching Sue!

[@SueGirling68]

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting 💖

[@philippkuhlmeyer9760]

12:47min. Eine Wild Marke (die kommt an das ohr eines erlegten stückes zum Herkunftsnachweis..)

[@carlstanwick7287]

Is that an ear tag for live stock.love your vibe fella,love your efforts stay safe man 💚✌

[@hancehanson4000]

That metal-tag with grommet-closure @ 13:00-mins with serial-# and pig-logo looks like a "livestock-tag"... To mark/trace/identify domestic-livestock in herds (be thems cows, pigs, sheep, etc); one common method was to pierce the EAR of the livestock and clip-on a metal-tag like that with serial-#; for tracking/weighing/selling of individual animals that would be going to slaughterhouses. (Since that tag has a pig-logo; it almost-certainly was clipped to the *ear of a domestic-pig* that was raised for slaughter/meat-production.) Metal ear-tags like that are still relatively-common to this day; for identifying individual animals on livestock-farms.

[@duranduran4386]

The metal piece around 7:00 is a segment of a cast iron radiator.

[@thomasweatherford5125]

When I look at all those porcelain pieces, I wonder how many will foot back together. Great video mike!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

You and me both! But I'm not even going to try..

[@thomasweatherford5125]

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting 😂

[@seppemussels9256]

12:46 ik denk dat dit een plaatje is om vee mee te markeren, een soort "dogtag" voor varkens!

[@diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813]

What a cracking hunt hows your weekend been hope that you had a verry good one top finds kerp up the hard work your vmfind that somethings special soon top

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks 👍

[@davidfricker1208]

I'm pretty sure that part you found is part of a radiator for heating

[@Mwfrizzellandsons]

Hot water radiator section for building heat.

[@diggun]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

You are welcome, and thanks for watching

[@TheArtanis7]

yeah, its a heater (radiator). I have seen such bulky pieces on some yt video in color filming german cities and ruble after the war.

[@ADAM-sj3tf]

SUPER POZDRAWIAM MIKE🙋‍♂️👍

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Dzięki za opiekę Adam! :)

[@andersekstrandrasmussen8444]

At 7.10....it looks like a part of the heater you found in the ground

[@gregblake2635]

Mike, do you ever do any research on the soldier that the dog tag identified? Or try to contact the family to see if they may want it? Was just curious. Great video as always.

[@davordoronjga6720]

I'm quite certain there are some institutions (Ministry of defense or a war archive of some sort) where you can check or report these kind of stuff (dog tags etc). This person is probably not alive anymore but I think his family should get his tags back and, perhaps, the info where it was found.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

We have tried it in the past but due to strict German privacy laws authorities dont hand out information about the person who wore these tags. Only thing they do is register that I have the dogtag in my possession which is pretty much useless. I know that is very different from how it works in the US. So if I ever come across a US dog tag I will try and trace the family.

[@HungarianWWIIArchive]

have you found out which unit the dogtag is from?

[@MultiZombiekiller96]

What do you do with your finds do you send them to museum or do you keep them?

[@haffrods7055]

Always enjoy going on hunts with you guys. All the way over in OKLAHOMA, USA. Thanks Mike! It's like I'm standing there with you. I was working on my old car when the notification went off. TIME FOR A BREAK

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Glad you enjoyed it! Was a pretty long break :) What were you working on?

[@haffrods7055]

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting A 1955 Chevrolet Belair

[@gideondejong1610]

Wow! Nice finds! 👍🏻

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks 👍

[@stevebirtwistle8920]

some great finds bud! and thanks for the mention , i wasn't expecting it. happy xmas bud and have a whoo new year

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Happy holidays! and thanks for the support (again)! :)

[@stevebirtwistle8920]

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting thanks and happy xmas to you bud

[@johnchalleen3278]

Screw me? Nooo...scrooo yoòoou.

[@its_cyfa]

Good to see you Mike x

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Hey, good to see you too :)

[@frederickdavison899]

Hello Mike. Really like your videos. Just wondering if you ever get poison ivy or poison oak? Maybe those are not found in Europe?

[@welshy8216]

Great video Mike

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks buddy!

[@joebrown1382]

SS tags were very nice congrats. If that porcelain had the Nazi emblems that would have been a gold mine.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Some of them did!

[@bostonacexx2628]

I have a question that came to mind as I watched this....I have seen Mike, Chris, Nick, and others who do the WWII metal detecting and magnet fishing recover numerous German dog tags....my question is, how did Germany identify their dead? The tags just depict name of the unit, not the name of the soldier who died. For example a US dog tag has the soldiers name serial number religious preference if wanted and blood type ie John Doe 123456789 catholic O pos. A US soldiers unit is known by patch worn on sleeve.

[@Martin-rc4iy]

Hi Mike Interesting stuff Thanks for sharing

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

hi Martin, glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@Niels_Dn]

Do I see it correctly that the tags are from the same unit? SS Pz Gren Au Bn 1?

[@daniellutke321]

I Think it could be Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Battailon at the 1/4 Dog Tag.

[@ДжастинНоркетт-Уильям]

*It is amazing that the title of the content uses our country's Indonesian language, hopefully your family can speak Indonesian fluently*

[@vekke77]

Always the same Mike ( so amazing ) damn you lucky crazy guy 😂 💪 greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@martyfearo2953]

Hey Mike! WELL DONE with the dog tags and adventure with your friends, a good day for all of you. Think back to the small plastic badges you find once in a while, the ones sold to raise funds for the German war effort. Thought I had one 2 days ago, in a bag of mixed British medals & badges that I was asked to look at at work. It wasn't...BUT... quick research and it turned out to be a Bruno Mulde badge for Hitlers visit to Bremen in 1939. Who knew that a small piece of plastic could be so exciting? Thanks for the video AND education sir! Take care!!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Hi Marty, You mean WHW badges we found earlier (Winter Hilfswerke). But what an exciting find! Never heard of that badge before but sounds very cool. Thanks for watching and your comment!

[@garethmcgonnell7517]

That's a livestock ear tag and the large iron piece is a section of a radiator. One piece of the large one you decided not to dig

[@neonskyline1]

I've got a small teapot if one of your viewers wants to buy it, it's no good to me, i'm in Poland, this is a good channel i enjoy it

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks for sharing!

[@FA-es9uw]

Bravo por el canal desde España 🇪🇸

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Gracias!

[@rickmcguire9930]

Thanks Iron Mike ! And Chris

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

You are welcome Rick! Thanks for watching.

[@discoverynorthcarolina9824]

Mike thanks 🤩 I got fed 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Hope it tasted any good? :)

[@officialvanzrecer]

Indonesia is here, greetings, bro🙏😄

[@ww2relicshunting37]

Nice Video mike

[@berndp.2320]

Hy mike,this big iron thing is a radiatorpart!👍👍👍

[@Wally-H]

You only need a fairly basic detector for your work because you don't need target separation. You want to dig up pretty much everything that's metal. Anyone who tells you otherwise isn't taking into account what you are trying to do. Most detectorists go out on fields wanting to discriminate against iron - on 'trashy' farm sites a more sophisticated machine is the way to go. if was out there on your sites I'd be digging up every metal target.

[@davidm106]

Rusty item is part of a heater. A radiant heater... Electric.

[@donaldscott7279]

Omg its everywhere

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

LOL yes. Such a weird place. Before last year I have never found one piece of 'nazi porcelain' and then coming across a spot like that..

[@TAZ_ins]

It looks like a lot of remains of the Second World War in the Berlin jungle😂

[@nostalgiker_6037]

7:00. that is Not from an Engine. I think it is a Part from a Radiator ( Heizkörperlamelle) greets from Ruhrpott

[@placidrenegade]

Pigs ear tag 👍🏼

[@thomasklempel1572]

Looks like a section of heater.

[@nostalgiker_6037]

12:50 könnte eine Markierung von einem Tier sein. Rind vielleicht. Die Dinger die die am Ohr zur Registrierung bekommen

[@JBaarslag]

Het voorwerp op 7:12 is een lamel van een radiator.

[@ErikWulfsson]

Great 😍

[@Heath_Fisher]

I just had my own ooooh moment when I seen the notification good stuff big balls

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

LOL. thanks Heath, stay safe buddy

[@philswift8311]

You can probably look up the Id # and find out what happened to the soldiers

[@carlsowell8099]

Sir, I was watching your video about the German dog tags and I noticed that the tag didn't have the soldiers name on it. The American dog tags have social security number , name , blood type and religious preference. But I thought I also saw German dog tags with the soldiers name on it. Any help with this? Again , great video. I really appreciate what You and Christian are doing to inform people about the history of WW2. It's cool to hear alittle about the history of what you are finding. Thank You so much. Be Safe.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Hi Carl, you are right, there are no names on the German ID tags. When personnel changed units of division they even received new dog tags. They did stamp their blood type on there but that was it. Not sure why that was but just a matter of choice I guess. Thanks for watching! :)

[@Hillcapper1]

I don’t think American dog tags from that era has SS# but rather their ‘serial number’ along with blood type, typhus shot date, name and religious preference. I bet towards the end of the war Waffen SS soldiers were ditching their dog tags en masse. No one wanted to be captured by Allies (especially Russian) and identified as SS.

[@zipshed]

Good for you mike, Id say you had a great day! Does the number on the dog tags identify the soldier? Unlike our american tags which also have the name.

[@johndodson4527]

Great vid.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks John!

[@z0rchain230]

info on Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reich_Labour_Service

[@talitabarreto569]

I could made my dinner kit with all this porcelain. 😂

[@Rickkert2000]

Ik zou al blij zijn met 1 stukje porcelein, al staat er maar een klein stukje op, pffff, jaloeeers! Gave video weer Mike!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Voor 2019 had ik nog nooit gemarkeerd porcelein gevonden. Als je dan op zo'n plek komt dan sta je wel even te kijken.. maar komt goed, ga je vast wel eens vinden :)

[@Rickkert2000]

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting laten we het hopen

[@hidurrfn5323]

Ik zoek met een garret ace 150 en ik heb al een leuke verzameling!

[@ewiharter8620]

could you leak the position

[@keithwilliams1623]

Looks like the end of an old building steam heater

[@terencehayes4181]

Great video

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks Terence!

[@aviverde9031]

oh my.. i haven`t watched not even 1/3 of DDD`s videos and now it turns out that IronMike has a channel too! until i watch ALL (probably not possible haha) of the videos it will be spring again, thanks! :>

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Welcome to the channel! Started off where DDD (unfortunately) ended I guess.

[@glennbaz2]

Your large metal item looks like a single section from a home steam or hot water radiator.

[@bernhardwechsler6303]

War wieder spannend!!✌️✌️

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Danke Bernhard :)

[@ronaldgreen5119]

Mickey srtikes again! Great finds!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

LOL Mickey?! Thanks Ronald!

[@ronaldgreen5119]

My bad, ment to say Mikey! Oh well, at least u got a laugh out of it.

[@bartBart]

weer zeer mooi :-)

[@ilutasalina5867]

nice vid like always ;)

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Thanks!

[@joeancinec]

Would like to see the heater

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

I'm going to pretend I didnt read your message.. ;-)

[@ut7329]

The big brown Thing of Metall. Is Part of heating the flat. In German we say "Deutschland Körper" they are big and heavy.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Danke Uwe! Need to improve my German anyway :)

[@mdirckinck9469]

Gaafe video Mike die halve dog tags meschien dat de Duitsers aan stukken zijn geschoten als er een barage van de Engelsen of Amerikanen komt en ze krijgen granaten op hun dak Dan kan Ik mij voorstellen dat er heel wat mensen zijn verpulverd🙂

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Zijn twee onderhelftjes van de EKM. Waarschijnlijk verloren door diegene die ze meenam nadat zijn mede soldaten gevallen waren (of werd gepakt door de Sovjets en heeft zn zakken moeten legen). Dat zou de meest logsiche verklaring zijn.