Metal detecting - "Opening a mysterious box" (Eastern Front)

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[@williamcharles9480]

The number of artifacts indicates that the fighting in this area was intense. I appreciate that you show the viewer how the artifacts would have appeared when new and after clean up along with a bit of info on their use. Your camera and its operator are excellent as well as your editing. Kudos for that. Thanks for sharing.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

+William Charles Thank you for your nice comment! We do our best. Cheers.

[@nailinpalin1477]

Where was it?

[@frederickdelacruz6818]

indeed the fighting was intense and those Vermark soldier including those no good SS died on those area because they dont have enough ammunition to defend themselves as they were badly bitten in two fronts and Germany was reduced to rubbles due to constant air bombing of the allies.

[@menviolence]

I second this. These guys are awesome 💯

[@ianrutherford878]

@@frederickdelacruz6818 Wehrmacht.Rubble not rubbles

[@terrystover7365]

I know a person has to be interested in this type of history to really enjoy it and I am. This video is one of the most interesting I've seen in some time. You do an excellent job of editing and using historic pictures to verify the finds. Outstanding. Better than the history channel. Thanks for what you do.

[@Alpha-pp7ku]

This Is What You're Looking For 17:01

[@Alpha-pp7ku]

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Your amazing

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[@danm3195]

Cheers ☺

[@karenwilliams2193]

I love how you show original photos of what the relics looked like before!!!

[@beachgirl7874]

I like how you show historical photos with each find. Thank you from Florida USA

[@WootTootZoot]

My Uncle was killed in France when he jumped off his tank and landed on an anti-tank mine. His death was depicted in the movie, "Battle of The Bulge". All they found was one of his boots.

[@sirgalahad1376]

Omg lmfao

[@MY-mp6bq]

Died for nothing. They then brainwashed people into thinking they died fighting for their country and freedom. The irony is that giving tribute to old veterans or 'heroes' contributes to making new wars as it inspires young men to become a hero. Its a sad thing really

[@lionheart3916]

@@MY-mp6bq your sad you mong you sit behind a computer screen thinking your right at everything if it came to a real war you would hide like a coward and a weasel that you are a lot of these men were manly young boys real courage

[@MY-mp6bq]

lion heart of course i would hide, im not dying for politics 😅

[@lionheart3916]

@@MY-mp6bq because your a coward

[@nigel900]

Flirting with disaster when messing with those mines. Don't think for a minute that they couldn't still detonate, even after all those years.

[@XBDAX1]

Nigel 900 those mines are triggered when 200-400 pounds are put on them. They are meant for tanks. They could still detonate, but it’s unlikely with the triiger weight and corosion.

[@nigel900]

Shure.... and it's worth betting your life on it.

[@lassenielsen4340]

@@nigel900 i think they know what they are doing. ofcourse they dont use em aas a freesbee

[@MansonX]

Well it’s simple if they go off, they won’t be doing it again.

[@nigel900]

(@MX) You have a valid point....

[@gj7762]

Love the Communications switch.. I'm a Communications Engineer, and we still use a lot of equipment from KRONE...

[@klausvonschmit4722]

It’s only natural to want to use the best products available!

[@nickr689]

Once i read what that box was, i began to wonder what were some of the last things sent to the battalions and command stations from it. Such a great find!

[@johnzaccagnini8317]

It's Soo amazing and astonishing how much history of one the deadliest wars in the history of human kind can still be found out there almost a century later! And some of it in such wonderful condition! I absolutely love this type of treasure hunting! In my opinion this is the best type of "treasure/history" hunting that we can do to tell the tragic and horrifying stories that these brave men and woman had to endure to get us where we are today and not to forget the horror and tragedy that these heros from all sides had to experience for their future children and grandchildren to have the freedoms we are privileged with today! Just being able to dig it up and let it tell you the story of some of the bravest human beings to ever walk the earth and the legacies they left! JUST AMAZING! Never forget our history,it's how we learn to be better people so never stop being you and doin what you do so people of today don't forget the battles our ancestors had to face for us! KEEP ON KEEPIN ON MY FRIENDS!😊

[@johnjones4706]

You guys are so lucky to uncover such history. It keeps it fresh in our minds. Those who forget are doomed to repeat. I live about 20min from Gettysburg Pa. However metal detecting is forbidden in and around the battlefields. I could only imagine what would be found there!

[@WW2HistoryHunter]

Very good my friend and that Box was very Nice indeed. Thanks for sharing again and best of Luck. Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter

[@Schwarzwald1933]

Hi Such Excavations by the State Is Not Prohibited? Do I need permission? Good luck........

[@willambernahecooking4036]

History Hunter!

[@woody6754]

@@Schwarzwald1933 I think you need to the current owner of the lands permission I would assume and that's all. You will have to warn the state your there just in case you find something that still can detonate.

[@pablodiazcaceres2977]

dude your channel is wonderfull!, i have a question, is there some risk to detonate explosives? MInes, mortar ammo? i`ve read that in the somme a big perimeter is closed to acces due the hazzard of unexploted munition. and that was more than 100 years ago.

[@hassellfinds7294]

do you ever sell the stuff you find

[@michaelpage7691]

Well filmed and edited.👍🏻 every time something is found I get a sad feeling at what transpired and whose lives changed forever. Excellent show. 😁🇦🇺👍🏻

[@stefanp8137]

Thanks for this great video. You not only showing your founds, you also add old pictures from these. So anyone understands what's in your hands. You got an new subscribler :-)

[@brianmcandrew719]

Love the interplay of historic video to go with the findings. Really helps bring the artifacts to life. Amazing.

[@mrb5111]

This is the best video I have come across, you put in so much work its amazing. Thanks for the history lesson, well done.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Michael Berry Thank you very much for your nice comment. Indeed, a lot of time is spent on research, hours of detecting and editting, but that is what we love to do! Cheers.

[@petervacchiano9813]

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[@steveclark4291]

I'm glad that you do report any explosives that should be safely taken care of ! Thank you !

[@killerklown6905]

You guys can hate all you want but this is amazing and if these guys dont do it then it will be lost forever!!!!!

[@joebrown1382]

Wow that phone box was awesome. So many finds fantastic. I bet those Garretts are set All Metal zero discrimination.

[@Jordan-ns6hq]

This was an awesome video. Love how you show before and after cleanup and the area around where you found it. The background info on all of it is also a nice touch. Makes me want to go out and try it some day. Nice work!

[@chadscottification]

Amazing. May the world never forget our shared history, and the completeFailure of diplomacy. And it takes brass ones to dig up unexploded ordinances, hats off, be careful out there. Cheers

[@joejones6968]

Great work, to all of you, And thank you for doing this for all of us to see. We must keep history.

[@warickjohnsivell3112]

Written words and tasteful music combined with good technical information make a great video thank you .

[@jimpedersen2923]

i can say that this is the Best Detektor KZbin video ever. you show Before and After.. you Show real Pic from that time and how it look like and works.. HUGE respekt for the way you/ and your friends make this. a Littel Side Note, At the end when you show what you all get out of that day... When Right next to the Large Phone box there is 2 items.. the one on the right side is the Hulsert. BUt the other one i can say is the other items is a Tank Projtektil =Kardæsk

[@graemeallen1117]

I can't imagine how it felt to be in a war zone like that ,poor people on both sides suffering. It's great how you have shown the history of a terrible time.

[@dedmaninc3853]

I like how you show what you find then the history behind it. Good job

[@georgemcgillicuddy3498]

I really enjoy your videos . The way you show the pictures of what each item is , in it`s in use form really adds clarity for the Viewers . THANK YOU for the work that you are doing and preserving this History .

[@Vault57]

Jack Pot! Field telephone switch box is a fantastic find! I so envy the proximity to the battle grounds you have available to detect in. Great finds...and please, don't go losing any body or parts to old ordinance.

[@AgencyIsland]

I bet that field phone switching box is one of VERY few surviving these days, that's so cool what good condition it was in! A testament to German quality for sure, not surprising considering its of early war manufacture based on that 1939 stamp

[@tessaleroux7725]

Finding that German field phone cross switching box is amazing. Wow. Thanks for sharing. RIP brave soldiers. Salute and Respect

[@GG-xu1yn]

Great finds! I especially like the dated items. You fellas should start a museum and display this stuff. BE SAFE

[@superrose3609]

Just imagine what it would be like to fight in those woods way back then. Crazy. Awesome videos guys.

[@philippechometton6908]

Thank you for this trip in the past. We are lucky today, when we are thinking about alle these men who lose their lifes here.

[@ralphylad]

Crazy how this channel doesn’t have 1million yet, also I like the way items are taken out, when it’s pretty obvious they have dug it out then reburied it and redig it out for Maximum effect 😂

[@CrashFactory666]

As a field phone and radio nut I knew what it was right away. What an amazing find!!! I'd bet if you hooked phones up to it today it would still work!!!

[@duanedurns8282]

Very cool to watch - if only those objects could tell their story.

[@bodge6886]

That field phone junction box is a fantastic find, well done guys👍

[@stopandlisten6070]

My grandfather was half Dutch and half German. His family lived in the Netherlands. Yet the 'Vaterland' still called on him, he had no choice. One time, his company was on leave for like a week, but were not allowed to leave the base. He did so anyway to visit his family. When he came back, his company was shipped out early. As punishment, they sent him to the Russian front lines. He said he remembered the Russians yelling in unison as they charged from the treeline. He sat behind a heavy machine gun and he told us he shot in the air, not wanting to kill anyone. We didn't believe him, but we respected his denial. After the war, he was a prisoner of war in the Netherlands for a while. Eventually became a coal miner in Limburg (also a terrible job), where he had four children (my dad one of them). Later on they all moved to Dordrecht (near Rotterdam) and worked at a local shipyard. That's the place I was born (and settled myself). He told us this before he died a while ago, but we know there was way more he never did tell. A couple of years back, we visited Normandy; My dad, his 'younger' brother (so my uncle) and myself. We went to all the sights and musea about the war (absolutely humbling experience, especially the one with the endless sea of white crosses of fallen US soldiers. Never got to visit the German one though). Anyway, at one museum, in a tall German fortress I believe, there was german music playing. My dad recognized it from his childhood. Turns out they were kind of like comradery songs the German soldiers played or sang. My grandfather played it at home. Regardless of how he felt for who or what he was forced to fight for, it was still a 'band of brothers' no matter what side you were on. To anyone reading that made it this far: The next time you watch a movie about WW2 or a video game, remember those German soldiers aren't the 'bad guys' by default, it's the regime they fight for. My grandfather was about 15 years old when they forced him to kill in name of the Führer. I am proud of him, not for what he did or was forced to do, but for surviving through hell and back, before living a peaceful, hardworking life, while honoring the past and his fallen comrades.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you for sharing this. All soldiers went through hell, no matter what side they were on. They are all heroes in my eyes!

[@tgwcl6194]

Every one has a choice! Without all these 'grandfathers' Hitler could have done nothing. Makes every soldier co-responsible for destroying Europe and killing millions and millions.

[@akawireguy1197]

Thank you for taking us along. I enjoyed your style. By the way, if I am not mistaken the panzerfaust was the worlds first shaped charge weapon.

[@gusferrachi6862]

Balls of steel slamming that shovel around when you just found a mine

[@Stonecold8283]

You guys keep it up. I love history especially world war 2. I get excited everytime you find these relics of history.

[@ThePponu]

Excellent finds and great video. Thanks from Texas, USA

[@tortellini7754]

4:09 One like that was buried under my flowers in the garden

[@Losermachine35]

Y’all are crazy for touching mines but that’s awesome! Wonder what that motorcycle tank is from dkw?

[@sabrekai8706]

I had the chance to visit the battle field near Schmidt where my dad was wounded. It's now a park, been gone over hundreds of times to make it safe. I still found the base plate to an 88mm shell casing at the edge of a new laid road. The bunker was not visible, hidden behind a mass of brush but I made my way into it anyway. It had been blown, but brought home some chunks of concrete and a sheared off bolt from the armored door. As we walked down the Kall trail, the sun was setting and I got the eeriest feeling of being watched by the ghosts of the men who died there. Looking up at the ridgeline, I would swear I saw the ghostly image of those men all looking down on me. " Were our deaths worth it?" We later visited the cemetery for the 116th Windhund division in Duren and I walked with my dad around the rows. So many men he knew, he stopped at each one. I don't know if he prayed for them, he wasn't religious but he definitely suffered some form of PTSD. That battle was brutal, the town was taken and lost 7 different times. His company went from full strength to less than 15% effectives by the time he got hit. Meanwhile, the politicians who send people off to battle live high off the hog and suffer not.

[@Svarog88]

4:57 What a great dad !

[@realgaylog]

I love your channel. Sweet n to the point. I love guessing what it is b4 u tell us! N love the after clean up bits. Also how you allow us to rlly imagine it even more by putting actual footage in. Fantastic channel.

[@mateosou6610]

Be careful with those explosive shells and mines. Because it doesn't matter how time has passed since it has been abandoned, they're still active

[@geronimo5947]

Can you imagine getting all happy and buying all the equipment for metal detecting , flying around the world on your fist expedition and finding one of these big mortar rounds and getting blown up in the sky on your very first time ...

[@feebyewok]

a tool that was so sophisticated in its time even today and a very good military discipline

[@teedlebomb1]

This is fascinating. Wonderful production standards and film quality - thank you.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for appreciating!

[@vikingraider1]

The company that made the telephone switch box "Krone" ("crown" in English) were still producing electronic products until 2004.

[@bretcompton8518]

Krone is still being used widely in today's telecom world. I believe the company was bought out, but products are still available and used.

[@kentuckylady2990]

Amazing finds. The clarity of this video was exceptional.

[@steveclark4291]

Wow some awesome finds ! It really hit me as to just how much went on during that war ! I had an uncle who fought in The Battle of the Bulge that much I do know about his time over there during the war ! Thank you for a great video , the adventure and history lesson ! This only the second video of yours that I have watched and subscribed to your channel ! I also shared it with my nephew who is a WWII history buff ! His grandfather on his mother's side fought in the Philippines during the war !

[@SaschaDBrickman]

The track you found is from a Panzer III or a Panzer IV Base probably a StuG

[@ryanmaher4331]

Sherman panzer tiger are beasts!

[@SaschaDBrickman]

This track can't be from a Panzer III they got out of service in 1943, but the base was used to the end of the war for example in the StuG, parts were used in the Hummel Howitzer and the Nashorn Tank destroyer. or it is a Panzer IV or one of its much versions like the StuG IV or the Jagdpanzer IV the Panzer IV tank destroyer

[@chaowingchinghongfingshong3109]

@@SaschaDBrickman? Panzer 3s were used until the end of WWII, they just got out of production in '43

[@vasili1207]

Panzer 1/2 probably defo not a 3 too small.... All finds point to early war 39 stamped buttons etc ....

[@vmb6822]

This is such a cool Chanel. I love metal detecting and facts about the second world War. It's perfect for me! And the great thing is that I'm from Germany so I understand what is written on all these items. 😁

[@DeutscheMieze]

maybe you can look in fürstenfeldbruck (near munich) and surrounding... because 2km away from me is the old military base fürstenfeldbruck fliegerhorst. a few km away from the base we found a small old bridge, a long path with gravel for train tracks and an old underground bunker... maybe it is a bunker xD im too scared to go alone xD (und sicher hab ich mich grad richtig blamiert mit meinem englisch, weil ihr deutsche seid xD)

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Smokahontas420 Sound like a good place to metal detect! Your English is perfect, don't worry about it. I am actually Dutch! Thanks for responding.

[@forgegloyd9196]

Ich wäre sofort dabei, bin aber aus Tirol 😉

[@DarktranslucentLP]

ich auch aus weilheim

[@Endymion10972]

Sie kommen aus den Niederlanden , dein English ist aber richtig gut ;)

[@TheSharinie]

Are u from munich😀😀😀

[@KnorpelDelux]

I sincerely hope you inform local police in the event of finding old explosives? You really do hunters, forest engineers and firemen (in case of forest fires which are quite common around Berlin) a great favour. EDIT: Just read your annotation at 10:52 :D Good job guys.

[@henriquesantoss2208]

Oque significa isso??

[@marystotts1939]

They do. It has been stated on other videos.

[@ErokLobotomist]

I've watched quite a few videos like this from various channels and that's the first Panzerfaust I've seen. That's great. Cheers from Canada!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

We find quite some of those actually! Thanks for watching.

[@Kottekungen]

are you never afraid of detonating something by acident?

[@woody6754]

@@unzulaessig lol shit will still explode no matter how old it is.

[@drew__7382]

Mines over 50-55 years old have a 7 percent chance of them NOT exploding

[@Maiko100876]

The box at the end is called an Abspanbock ( my German is not very good) a plug goes to the middle ( small holes) to a cable that plugs into a 10 line switchboard. Each one of those twist downs is a separate telephone line. 10 phone lines can plug into this. It would have to be totally rewired for it to work again. Brilliant find. Let me know if you want to sell?

[@Tigerfan50]

Thank you for the work you are doing! And I must say, your presentation/editing is the best of these types of videos. Well done!

[@averagejoeschmoe9186]

The panzerfaust had the average range of 30 metres when it first came to service and the warhead was smaller and different in shape compared to the later ones. The panzerfausts range was dangerously Limited so its user was easily mowed down by the tanks machine guns, the weapon was developed further and the range was extended until the maximum of 100 metres was achieved giving the user far better chances of survival.

[@ghofursyahroni3849]

thank you buddys i'm very interesting about WW II i'm from indonesia

[@fw1421]

I’m sure that is a very rare find! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tmh565]

Great video and good luck on your searches. The field communication switching box was a great example of German engineering that everything still worked

[@klausvonschmit4722]

Just imagine what communication came thru the wires at that distribution block! Plus, after all these years buried after being cleaned up everything still functions as if it was buried there yesterday!

[@Diggz11]

When stuff was actually made of good quality

[@victorconcepcion9678]

If I lived there I wouldn't be bored a day of my life cause I be looking and diggig for relics every day..

[@deea9415]

This channel is executed extremely well. I enjoy it very much.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you very much! We do our best. Cheers

[@raphaelmetzler3524]

For german peoaples is this Video realy intresting. Ich bin Deutscher/Schweizer

[@exl_phantomized8690]

Ha

[@markgiles8527]

Loads of interesting finds. I really like the knife sharpener. The communications device you found that still functions. Wow!

[@ACAdventures]

Nice video. Thumbs up! I had suscribed you and I hope we'll see more✌🏻 Many greetings from the Huertgenforest AC-Adventures

[@emanueleviziano3310]

AC-Adventures j

[@DarktranslucentLP]

Der Feldkabelanschlusskasten this is the box you found

[@billcallahan9303]

Great job! Had me fooled. I thought it was a firing control box for Nebelwerfur rockets! Fantastic! How many of you guys get blown up every year? Be careful guys!

[@Sveinbeard]

Just found your channel. Excellent video. I love how you show many of the finds in context. Subscribed and looking forward to more.

[@raoulvolfoni1800]

Amazing find ! A relic you don't discover every day for sure !

[@PREFECT57]

Sir i have just watched your vidio and think its amazing the courage you show in digging up what could be something very dangerous; it is exciting and informative thank you and take care regard from john in uk

[@marby602]

I would be a little nervous digging out a panzerfaust warhead !

[@joeaksa]

Excellent videos, watched all three of them! Sad part was I was based in Berlin for 11 years yet with the Berlin Wall around us I could not go out and explore! Now I wish I was back there! Please keep the videos coming!!

[@steveeb00]

Thanks for the video. I didn't even have to get my hands dirty or risk being blown to pieces.

[@anonymous2513456]

One day one of you guys are going to reach into a hole are grab hold of an AP mine that is well preserved enough to have a functioning trigger. It's so dangerous, i love it.

[@spuckfisch]

15:18 Blume & EFF*** Müllrose Bezirk FFO (Frankfurt (Oder)) my Grandma is from Müllrose, Brandenburg, Germany. I spent my childhood there

[@gabrielleao1675]

You must have 1.000.000 subs

[@AshtonArcher]

A great set of videos from you lads, no superfluous speech when digging is always appreciated and you show how things clean up during the video too rather than just waiting until the end. Great stuff. Subscribed!

[@beakytzw]

14:33 I think your knife sharpener may just be a Grounding or Earthing Spike for Radio Antenna.

[@mihaiand2905]

Very nice video. 1000 km SE from Berlin I have found similar ww2 ammunition, components, parts. Most of them, no idea what they are.

[@paulobrien7557]

10:24 are you crazy ? Man that thing could be defective !

[@thetexan1011]

Well these mines where designed to last and they wouldent go off unless 200 to 400 pounds folled over it and it could also be a double press

[@marystotts1939]

Looks like a good trip. Interesting relics just waiting there...

[@thomasbowles1032]

You can use vinegar to remove son of the rust. Vinegar is caustic to metal so leave it on for to long.

[@christinahughes2022]

Thank you guys. It was fascinating. Video was very well produced. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@30121965huey]

you might want to be careful with that panzerfaust tube the propelling charge is still in it as indicated by the cone up front

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

30121965huey Thanks for your advise. We are always careful with the ordnance we find. The only thing left in the Panzerfaust is the remainder of the tail of the rocket. No explosive charge left. A simple google image search will confirm this.

[@30121965huey]

I have been in the field for 40 years I did not say there was explosives in it behind the cone is a wooden plug with the fins on them behind that is the booster charge and it is still there you might not want to turn up the heat too hot in the room where it is with a 75 year old booster charge...just saying after 40 years of experience google cant tell you everything

[@jvcpaints]

I'm binge watching your videos. These are great!

[@wheatpennycollector8463]

Great channel, it must be a rush to dig up items from history.

[@paulgains4516]

You do know these things can still go bang...! all it takes is you find the right one at the wrong time and boom.

[@alastorfan1172]

Poppy M well Paul has a point. You may never know

[@maj0072]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome. Have just subscribed. Videos are exellent. The no narration idea is marvellous. Liking the music that accompanies. Been detecting less than a year but love it as a hobby. Being in the UK we don't get as much war memorabilia. Keep up the exellent vids.✌✌

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Maj 007 Thank you for your nice comment! I hope to be able to upload something new soon. Cheers.

[@rodneygalloway1319]

Maj 007 Pk

[@mijemumijemu4466]

Huh, bunch of shit from a bunch of losers, cool.

[@JerryDKee]

I enjoy your videos, but I am wondering. Are you filling all the holes back up when you're done and not leaving a bunch of holes everywhere. I was always taught to refill and put the ground back the way it was.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Of course. That is standard policy. We always try to leave no traces. However, filming how I close up every hole wouldnt be interesting in my opinion.

[@LostMines]

I bet you would find more if you slowed down the swinging of the detector. 👍

[@jameswawrzaszek809]

Very well done video. Cool that the research/identification is included.