Opening buried WW2 BOXES 75 years later

What's the story behind these buried WW2 boxes? Learn all about the history that we uncovered in this brand new metal detecting video.
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[@mdww2battlegrounds]

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[@smalltownboy8149]

i love you videos i love world war 2 metal detecting even though i live in united sates i will i could go metal detecting in germany or somewhere where ww2 took place but we do not got the money to go to a country like that so could you possibly send me something my dad would love to see world war 2 thing i am not aloud to join chanell dad wont let me buy stuff on internet.Well love this channel!!!!

[@janninecartwright8910]

This has me in tears! My dad fought in the second world war and he told me about a forest he ended up in . He said the Germans were approaching and bombs were everywhere, he lost many friends but was saved by an American soldier who hid him. My dad was 16 years old, he stayed hidden for around 6 hours ! Unfortunately my dad found the American soldier lifeless. This man saved my dad's life by giving his own. My dad passed away 2 years ago I wish I'd known about your channel then! Keep up your amazing work & thank you for showing us.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

What a story! This is also what we do it for. To keep these memories alive, so thanks for sharing and thanks for the support!

[@dozntcod4487]

a true hero god bless him and the soldier who saved him, im sorry for your loss.

[@SilvercreekAnimations]

I don't doubt you to much but this is the internet so if your dad fought in world war 2 at the age of 16 what age are you if this is true you are probably 60 or 70 and your profile picture leads me to think otherwise. Edit: if you are not lying and your profile picture really is you than me thinking that your not 60 or 70 than take that as a compliment

[@janninecartwright8910]

@@SilvercreekAnimations my dad had me when he was 60! My mum was 38. I have 4 brothers and 4 sisters ' I'm the youngest 😊

[@janninecartwright8910]

@@SilvercreekAnimations oh and by the way that pic is around 2/3 years ! I'm happy to put another pic of me now although it's not much different!

[@granddad-mv5ef]

You clearly have broad knowledge of the items you are digging. That gives your videos a large advantage both to you and the viewer. Thank you!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks a lot. That knowledge has grown over the years. Learn by doing right? Cheers!

[@explosivesmith6444]

@@mdww2battlegrounds what is the name of the song in your intro on your story?

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

It's very haunting knowing that men were so attached to these objects and tools. I'm certain that some men before death, would cry out thinking nobody will remember me or find my kit. Only for it to be viewed by millions across the world. I respect you because you're essentially digging graves but with honor and respect for the dead. God bless.

[@mikkel066h]

I doubt the soldier would think of their kit before death. But it is highly likely that they had thoughts about being remembered.

[@mikkel066h]

@ItchyPilauBoto808 I said kit not kid...

[@lambo58]

Really?

[@williamsoileau1802]

The 25 pdr.field gun was one of the best arty.pieces made, versatile, easy to set up, accurate, well made and delivered a punch. The type made with the muzzle break was the most accurate. Good find, happy hunting

[@MIKES0029]

Amazing to see those boxes pulled out that haven’t been touched by a human in decades!

[@jamesbennett5189]

My grandfather was in the field artillery in Holland Germany and Italy! Cheers from Canada

[@craigj6277]

You do a great job with your detail and knowledge along with showing videos of what you find. It separates your channel above the others. Most of all how respectful you are. An idea of another video, make a video of your most interesting finds. I’m sure you have a super interesting collection. And what you do with these pieces of history. Thanks.

[@lambo58]

Its amazing how quickly they are able to identify what everything is.

[@one1charlie643]

The “canvas around the ankle” is called a gaiter

[@someoneyoudontknow7407]

I have loved WW2 history I am so jealous that you have the land to detect where the Great War happened

[@robbieh1899]

Your videos are simply incredible to watch...for an Australian who normally finds coins, jewellery, chains, can ring pulls (by the millions), drinking cans...and you find SS Officer badges...

[@dinkum83]

Keep up the work guys HISTORY never dies.

[@d.g.n9392]

Very interesting work you do, thanks for the history. I appreciate the way you show a comparison photo in corner of an actual piece of equipment. Watching 2020 from St. Louis

[@FullMetalDetector]

Great video as always! We have just received a PI metal detector to go even deeper, hoping to make other excellent finds for our ww2 youtube channel. This weekend I will go up the mountain for about 2 hours because I think I found an WW2 anti-gas mask under some big trees. We hope to make excellent finds like yours! Greetings from Italy

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

That's very cool to hear. You too, best of luck!

[@FullMetalDetector]

​@@mdww2battlegrounds Thanks so much

[@lc9929]

Man I wish I could be your cameraman just to be there in these places as you find things. 👍

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Well I could definitely use extra set of hand to film! 😄

[@theivanator1482]

Love your videos

[@pheasantpluckersson2138]

The small button is from the Life guards, an armoured unit, they are famously also the horse guards who wear the red tunics in London 👍🏻

[@tinaboissonneau]

Great video, all those ammo boxes what a great find, thank you for sharing the history with all your fans!!

[@bruv56joemama8]

Ticks when they touch rovince clothing"WHY IS THIS SPICY"

[@datziklegendz1225]

Fax

[@paulbryan4498]

Your with iron Mike he's a true legend

[@Barrymacockkiner3050]

The feeling of touching this history must be incredible. I cant even imagine.

[@PARRISHMELLOTT]

I think you guys should do an expedition with WW2 HISTORY HUNTER!!! I LOVE BOTH CHANNELS IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE A COLABIRATION.

[@GaudiaCertaminisGaming]

The Spike Milligan war memoirs are a good read if you’re interested in the life of a British WWII artilleryman.

[@88thCompany]

Ticks are horrible! Glad to see u guys being safe! Awesome video again and awesome finds! 👍🏻👏🏻 -Sonia-

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for watching. We'll try to be safe!

[@adammacmillan1681]

Thats not a british buckle that you found first. Its the inner belt of a US WW1 cartridge belt.

[@ptaylor4923]

Very nice job of bringing back history. I think the belts/buckles may have come off wounded soldiers. As an EMT if a police officer or solder has a trauma injury one of the 1st things I'd being looking to do is get gear, straps, clothing etc out of my way to work on the patient

[@hectic144]

I've always wanted to go metal detection for ww2 & ww1 things. I've always been interested in stuff like that.

[@rcabrera61]

Amazing video ...thanks guys

[@spooncarvingwithtom]

Is it possible to take live ammo to a specialist to have it deactivated (remove gunpowder and disable primer) and have them put it back together so you can keep it?

[@okboomer6201]

When I was vacationing in Poland, I found a buried box full of gold teeth and wedding bands. (Not metal detecting, helping a relative install a fence). Literally hundreds of teeth with gold fillings. Must have been a dentist hid them 💰

[@gregrishel4283]

Incredible hobby you gentlemen have

[@titan_o7]

I always live it when you include scenery from the country you’re in before you actually get to wherever you’re metal detecting. It’s always looks so beautiful. Greetings from America!

[@ssnydess6787]

You can also put flea collars around your ankles for good tick protection.

[@ianbartelmez4720]

You know, i really enjoy what you do.... But as an American 12B... I really feel great when the ammo crates are empty...

[@JimmytboneGaming]

This guy is sooo cool

[@f.g.6019]

Jouw kennis is ongelofelijk, fantastisch werk doen jullie. Super

[@Simoess96]

Hello, I'm from Portugal, another great video, I love this channel, it's 100% complete, they put images and they also have perfect subtitles, video idea: show all the things found from WWII please

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Hey really appreciate the support! Will think about it!

[@Chrisss2112]

Awesome artifacts 👍

[@dutchww2relichunter809]

Cool video with awesome finds! i just found that L strap buckle last week in my uncles garden!!! Im defenitly going back there.

[@larrypages9849]

13:50 Cordite is not a fused, it is a smokeless power, used in guns propulsion.

[@mdwillington9416]

It’s also in all that Mk7 .303 they keep digging up... I was taught to shoot with that ammo when I was 11.

[@brianlong1441]

Love the videos keep up the good work

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Will do our best!

[@morganrowe2330]

Thank for sharing your finds!

[@yurk0634]

You guys make the best metal detecting videos on KZbin! Keep up the good work!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for appreciating our work!

[@bartmeijer1059]

The “fuse” from that radio, is a piece of glass from a tube.....

[@ThatsnewsTV]

And I think the batteries are probably capacitors, plus maybe a radio valve/tube.

[@Nyctophiliac.]

@ what are you smoking

[@thomasweatherford5125]

If I were there, I’d run the camera and fill back in the holes lol. So exciting!!!

[@jimmyrustler8983]

Cordite was also used in .303 cartridges. I like to call it boom spaghetti personally. 👍

[@DeathracerXD]

Dont touch their spaghet

[@jcricket-vr5xr]

Wow guy's that is so awesome you can find history like that in my opinion best metal detecting video's on KZbin

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

That means a lot, thanks!

[@quintonphelan7542]

Amazing finds ! Great video 🙏

[@reichtangle7734]

Could you do anything from ww1? I know it’s a ww2 channel but it would an interesting episode to watch!

[@TreasureEdd]

The buttons at 6:29 are British General service buttons ...... Great hunt guys !! ... Im also an Anfibio user

[@lukebishop5219]

Brilliant video mate i've been looking forward to a new video!!! Those boxes are fascinating!!! Brilliant finds!!!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks a lot! It was an interesting adventure for sure.

[@user-hx4oq3ft1n]

Much love from Greece

[@hooper4581]

Fantastic hunt. As always it’s a pleasure to watch thanks again for taking us along.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks. You are very welcome!

[@Adam-Gates-Mudlark]

Fantastic video

[@traeswayer5471]

honestly such an amazing channel, i hope one day to be able to travel to Europe and explore history for myself

[@ACSICC]

I was worried for a second it was a used shitter box

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Great finds! You don’t see the British find very often. Very interesting. 👍🏻

[@Blagger3000]

Great Western Desert south and west of El Alemein about 15 -25kms, loads of stuff to be found.

[@Andy-qo6rq]

The buckle one on the left you picked up and the bottom long brass loop came fro the same webbing belt that went around the waist and had ammo pouches attached. The incendiary grenade has phosphorus inside and burnt very bright used to illuminate the enemy and temporarily blind then at night. Very good video.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Cool, thanks for explaining and watching!

[@Vulprex]

Think about the guy that popped that smoke grenade.. It was STILL THERE where it landed.. Time is a crazy thing..

[@sherlockhonks2514]

I use to work out in the bush and ended up with a tick on the end of my cawk once.

[@MrTe450-Hayabusa-No-Limits]

Love the additional information you give about the relics, excellent! Echt super gaaf wat jullie doen mannen!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for the support!

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Another fun to watch and well edited video! :)

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks buddy! It was a cool adventure for sure.

[@flaviapradorodrigues6679]

Amo seus vídeos, faz com que voltemos no tempo,apesar de ser muito triste saber que muitos perderam a vida. Beijos do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@simoneassirelli1809]

The fourth button is a Royal Engeneer's jacket button if yall care

[@FlordeVidaDetecciónMetálica]

Very good area, incredible findings, very good edition of information, a big greeting from the South American continent.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for appreciating. Greatings from Europe!

[@matejpalic4092]

I just love watching your videos! Hope you will have some great findings in the future to. 👀

[@fartymud]

Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 Great that your finds includes British and Canadian field dress and Equipment. Cheers and great video as Usual!!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for your appreciation!

[@shoreangler3383]

Piles of clothing are often burned in place, after field hospital surgery etc. Or, more somber, body parts not enough to bury, still in clothing get burned. Think artillery strike. Not much left.

[@eddyredmond7758]

Good job. Great video!!!

[@divarachelenvy]

those glass things in the radio were vacuum tubes, they were used before transistors were invented...

[@robertmayer7678]

I think what he had identified as a glass fuse was actually part of a vacuum tube for the radio set

[@savagemonkeygmr]

4:36 If and when a soldier would die, they would break the tag in half if the soldier died. If they lived then they would keep it. so sad how many people died.

[@bubbadoodah]

You bring history to life. Thanks :-)!

[@anthonylewis9572]

I would love to Metal detect. Around there. Wow it would be awesome

[@Blagger3000]

Most of the buckles were from 38 Pattern webbing, including waist belts, large packs straps and ammo pouches, missing was the green blanco, brasso with elbow grease.

[@Raging___Gaming]

Love your videos been watching for a couple years now I'm from Australia , here we have a product called brasso that is what is used to polish belt buckles if you have brasso where you are it's awesome stuff to restore buckles and any metal objects

[@caminhanteexpedicoes5045]

Ótimo vídeo! Parabéns!

[@Wandering_Alabama1819]

Thank you!

[@thafishguy4973]

I’m so jealous, I live in Canada and am basically as far away from the Second World War as possible

[@Vancesez]

Consider yourself lucky

[@mortegi]

The german tags are Laundry or repair shop tags.....when a german soldier handed items into the laundry they were issued with a tag to reclaim the item at a later date when it was ready......I have a few mint condition

[@llamedosr7843]

Cordite has a very distinctive smell when burned. Great video lads

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

I noticed that once and that's definitely true. Interesting stuff! Thanks for watching

[@paulcole1171]

Your videos are brilliant and I love the stories you put to your finds keep up the good work

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks a lot!

[@leunrphantom9524]

Absolutely amazing.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks a lot!

[@tedkreibich8584]

Great video and finds Chris and Mike. I'm sure you'll be back at this spot to try and recover even more artifacts. Both of you Be Well, Be Safe, and Be Careful.......

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

We have! More footage about this area will follow in a couple months. Cheers!

[@rickkerts3802]

Zo tof om hier naar te kijken!

[@ozybikesanbits4574]

Love your video's you an iron Mike are legend's

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

I appreciate that! Cheers!

[@milenaschirru5831]

Very interesting..! Thank you for your videos, I really loved it ...

[@JK-dn4pu]

The tick clothing I never knew existed however, a person would suffer greatly in one where I reside

[@dhurt8955]

I really enjoy your videos. It’s such a shame that here in America they don’t teach anything about WW2 anymore.

[@classiccarlover3302]

Thats cool

[@julianarizmendi6954]

Muy buen video saludos desde México

[@mohammedalomani7010]

You deserve more likes and subs Your videos are amazing

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Highly appreciated!

[@amigosdetectoreslaspalmasc3692]

Estupendo video amigo saludos de Canarias 🙋‍♂️🇮🇨

[@battleofthebulgeexcavation5492]

Always amazing finds, thanks a lot for sharing this with us and good luck next hunt 👍🏼

[@calebvineyard6244]

I would love to come do this with you. I live next to an old military base and love finding old bullet casings and such.

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

British Army always 'tidies up' after itself. It's just what we do...

[@dababycar2899]

Pretty cool!

[@nickherwijnen9936]

Legends

[@letsplaybarrysmod5815]

I love when they uploads