100K SPECIAL - Forgotten WW2 Battlefield (East Germany)

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

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[@harrybull8100]

This stuff makes me feel so weird, it's weird to think these wars happened literally less than 100 years ago

[@nikolaklaric2027]

Ikr

[@Intruder74]

Yeah i mean because the world has been so peaceful ever since, am i right?

[@moistnutella9560]

@@Intruder74 Well technically we are at one of our most peaceful points in history, and you rarely see international wars just mainly civil wars which are less dangerous now a days so we are getting there...

[@extremehugo88]

Meh we about to have the largest war ever so

[@allofthiswasanexperimentlo9641]

@@extremehugo88 dont have it yet though, so that guys comment remains valid.

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

Always exciting. But most of all, thanks for doing these videos in English, and for providing English subtitles.

[@GottliebGoltz]

Ditto.

[@gregory3176]

People nowadays are ungrateful beasts

[@Andrecarnelocci]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@KoynFN]

@@GottliebGoltz wtf is ditto

[@The_OneManCrowd]

Well done boys. I love how you dropped in the historical footage with an explanation of what you found and how it worked. That Panzerschreck round was awesome!

[@mikejack5667]

It's not a round it's a rocket

[@ozzyisdrunk]

@@mikejack5667 i​ call​ it​ head

[@trippiebutters]

Joseph Demis I was about to comment something just like this but you did it for me lmao

[@MikeMike-er7kn]

German paratrooper in the thumbnail firing the mg42 standing up? Pretty hardcore at 1200 rpm....rip...rip...

[@dukleinergo7073]

RIP to this german soldier!!

[@donadamov]

What is the problem firing a mg 42 while standing? Did tihs regulary with the Mg 3 when I was in service as a paratrooper.

[@nesten1]

@@donadamov hes impressed not damning it...

[@donadamov]

Ah, ok, thanks. Thats the difference between a native speaker and a guy who learned english at school!

[@julians2626]

RJ M If I remember correctly that is a Reenactor in the photo used for the thumbnail.

[@ems5911]

Me: you can't make it that dramatic for just finding WWII artifacts Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds: Hold my metal detector

[@julianmiranda3909]

7:38 no thats a dr pepper bottle top

[@XboxIssues]

Could you imagine lol

[@fishyfishy3140]

NEVER SELL THIS STUFF NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEYLL PAY. These were once someone’s things, If it was a shell or something, it’s a peace of history, please preserve it all.

[@okumcpastorjoshb]

Sell it so it can be professionally preserved and put in a museum to be enjoyed and learned from

[@citizenfoffie7605]

Or give it to the museum for free

[@МихайлоРостов]

I mean most people who purchase & collect these relics are highly interested in preservation. They appreciate & understand the history behind them more than most. Particularly the personal items such as medals like combat awards, party membership badges, wound badges, etc...which were owned & worn by a soldier who was actually there and saw these events first hand. They are the connection between that soldier 75+ years ago and the person who owns them today. Yes there are some people who only look to buy/sell these items to make a profit, but they're most certainty the minority. There were many millions upon millions of different items which were manufactured from 1930 - 1945 by Germany, Soviet Union, Great Britain, United States, etc...which were involved in WW2. Whether it be items like military awards/medals, rifles, pistols, shell casings, ammunition pouches, canteens, uniform pieces, or vehicular components there are certainly enough items from the era which still exist today for regular individual people with an interest & appreciation for history to be able to own/collect.

[@stevendeitrich6933]

There are millions of these things rotting in the ground .These guys spend their money & time to get them out .There is no shame in them selling their finds . It helps them recover their costs .

[@KOBEJAMES34]

Isn't this dangerous? Oh a landmine how interesting😂😂😂

[@plorin3015]

Salim Aliu it was an AT mine, so it would be relatively safe...as safe as digging up and old at mine can get.

[@KOBEJAMES34]

@@plorin3015 😂😂😂

[@XboxIssues]

@@plorin3015 With a 220lb activation weight, I could very easily see someone pushing their shovel into the soil, hitting the trigger on the mine, then stepping their weight onto the shovel to push it deeper, and triggering it

[@averageamericatard2710]

Interesting

[@acealtiier584]

@@plorin3015 Depending on the explosive and the conditions that it has been in, degradation can make it so it sometimes doesn't even need a functioning ignition device for it to detonate. Friction, pressure changes and even temperature changes can sometimes be enough. (Though that one looks like it's seen enough moisture to be inert) They were smart not to touch it too much, but would be smarter to not be poking shovels around there to begin with lol. Source: Father was EOD for 10yrs and is currently a UXO tech.

[@tresurehunteruk]

Shells is from soviet anti-tank gun PTRD-41

[@mikkel066h]

Could also be ammo for the DShK machine gun. It used 12.7x108mm. Or ammo for the PTRD since they some what same size (14.5x114mm)

[@_Riddick_]

No 14.5 shells..... shells from video soviet heavy mashine gun DSHK-39 kaliber 12.7 (50) 44 year. 3 - patron factory number (ulyanovsk)

[@creativesbb]

Mikkel Hansen I wish I knew what you guys were talking about lol, I just find this stuff in great amazement

[@enimentharp7421]

PTRD was originally an anti-tank rifle but after failed testing the PTRD was put into normal sniper rifle service

[@knuckles8678]

I tink that too

[@reedgfx435]

First time finding this channel, never knew I was so interested in this. Subscribed 45seconds into the video.

[@WW2HistoryHunter]

Thank you for sharing. WW2HistoryHunter

[@timwebber8630]

SUBSCRIBED!!! great job you guys!!! Thank you! Be careful with those old unexploded ordinances!!! I wish I could treasure hunt with your team. I lived in Germany when I was younger and found items often from WWII. You didn't even have to dig very deeply. As a kid I was just digging in the dirt with a stick and found a 5 pfennig coin (with the eagle talons clutching the swastika emblem on the back of the coin) - and, I still have that coin. During school, when maintenance crew was digging up some of the playground to replace some old plumbing pipes I jumped down in the trench and found a broken porcelain tea set (with the swastika emblem printed in blue on the bottom), some uniform buttons, etc). I didn't keep any of that. The history is remarkable across the German landscape and so easily found. Danke meine freund!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Very cool to hear your personal encounters with WW2. For me it's still thrilling everytime we find these type of relics from the war. Good to have you here! Cheers.

[@ventraaaaI]

My left ear really enjoyed this

[@Daniel-yp6mm]

Yeah mine too lol

[@mjisurdad]

Working for both ears here!

[@TheGreatest1974]

Incredible to think, that for the best part of the last 80 years all that stuff must have been actually lying above the ground, or at least very very shallowly covered.

[@teammotoge1259]

Here in the philippines you can see a ww2 relic from the americans the little landing strip called the marsden matting, after the war americans were just dumping it on the ocean so filipinos recycled it and used it as their fence and drainage cover, you can still see it today in many houses in the provinces.

[@NickBondar12]

Wonderful video. I can't commend you guys enough on the production quality of your stuff, with the historical videos and pictures mixed in. Keep up the great work, and stay safe out there!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you very much for your appreciation! We do our best. Cheers!

[@Catclaw247]

As a 15 year old dutchman, it makes me very happy to see you guys having respect for the history and knowing al that stuff about ww2. My grandpa surved in the army, it also makes him happy knowing that young guys like you take the time and effort to do these things. I hope you keep on making video's and I look forward for new amazing ww2 searches.

[@marselpolajzer3867]

can i join you, when i will be 18+? I'm from Slovenia and i speak english and german and i love WW1 and WW2. Congratulation to the 100k sub.

[@zupan1758]

I'm 17, from Poland, and I also love metal detecting. Cool to know that I'm not only under-age military lover ;)

[@marselpolajzer3867]

I'm now 14

[@Harperslj]

Marsel Polajžer im 16

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

in northern slovenia lies a lot of material from the mountaineer SS , the Ustasha and the SS-Division Handschar and the WW1 Isonzo frontline and homecomming Austro Hungarian WW1 soldiers dumping their stuff everywhere along the roadside you could just ask them to go there and then join them or detect on your own

[@marselpolajzer3867]

@@prinzeugenvansovoyen732 nice idea

[@levilangie8062]

The ring you found at the beginning of the video actually is a part of the truck wheel you also found and there should be a 3rd ring the lock ring. The ring you found is the flange ring that the bead of the tire would seat upon. This style of wheel is still in use on older equipment and most earth moving machines.

[@Aishiteru1803]

Like tractors?

[@amc3]

Coolest find has to be at 13:33 totally incredible! My son lives in Berlin, to escape the city, here cycles through these forests to Kostrzyn Poland, a distance of about 60 miles then takes the train home. He stops for breaks in the forests and has a walk about, he found 2 K98 bullets laying on the surface on his last trip, took them home and his wife who screamed and locked herself in the bathroom! Your work in fascinating, well done on 100K subscribers, I`m very happy to be one of them.

[@amc3]

Maybe she thought they were live? she had never seen bullets before, so I guess she panicked, my son found it very funny.

[@amc3]

Live rounds are unused bullets, never fired. But these bullets were spent, they had been used, either in the rifle, or sometimes soldiers opened the bullet and used the small gun powder pellets to light fires for heat or to cook.

[@Li8eralsarescum69]

Addical because people in Europe have been turned into MASSIVE pussies

[@tomwarner538]

Thanks guy’s for doing what you do. This is HISTORY Thanks from CANADA

[@secureinmyrandom]

I love how you aren't just digging things up silently. Especially with the historical videos and pictures and whatnot to shot what the stuff looked like.

[@MrAussiedarren]

You guys hit 100 thousand because you deserve it. A very top notch amateur production. Your knowledge of your finds is to be commended. As you uncover these finds I feel the excitement but also the atrocity of what war really is and your choice of music and real life clips really makes the contrast very well. Congratulations guys 👍👍👍

[@ZUGSTEINER]

ozzy darren your rigtht👍🏼

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank for these nice words! Im glad you appreciate our work. We'll do our best to keep going! Cheers.

[@jimnewman3569]

no comment.

[@michaeltucker4278]

Congrats to your 100 000 subscribers, Thanks for bringing history back to life!

[@333Hogwarts]

.50 cal casing came from the air attacks on Germain troops. The casing just fell to the ground. Most U.S air craft fighters had .50 cal machine guns on the wings.

[@TheShekerrr]

Nah mate, too many at the same spot

[@alexanderruckheim3870]

And the soviet Dschka mg also worked with the same caliber

[@333Hogwarts]

Markings on the casins will tell the tail .

[@stevendeitrich6933]

They were not 50 cal.

[@kyzaiya4139]

This video was well presented. Best thing was each thing you found, You showed historical footages of what the objects use was. Feels Surreal

[@LaunchpadderJasen]

You should go check the Argonne forest from WW1 😁

[@thealmightyscronski2329]

_LaunchpadderJasen _ strange to smile about a place once filled with so much death

Word....

[@jomarperez9895]

U got that from BF1?😑

[@user-uv4xe3cq2y]

It is amazing that these guys go so far to detect then sweep about 10% of the search area.

[@crazwidowonestepatatime]

Absolutely love how u include historical footage of the weapons being used.

[@fairlane2020]

You guys make the best videos. You show the origins of your finds from archive footage which helps

[@alicia.3740]

Congratulations on your 100K subscribers. In my opinion you are the best channel on this subject by mixing it with the images from the war and the choice of music. It all looks so professional. I always find it so interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you very much for your appreciation! I do my best making these videos both exciting and of historical value. Metal detecting footage combined with original WW2 videos, accompanied by some thrilling soundtracks does the job right 😀👍 Cheers

[@MrAussiedarren]

@@mdww2battlegrounds you are to be commended sir 👍

[@ZUGSTEINER]

Ellice. P. That is very great

[@HDDynalowrider]

I can't speak for everyone but don't rush digging your finds so your viewer have to wait. It takes time to retrieve the fragile relics. I don't mind waiting and watching them come out of the ground.

[@cod_mobilething7101]

7:40 " I just broke off the pin" "nice!"

[@19Dennis53]

You 3 are very knowledgeable in the History of the wars and armaments.

[@eelispalok]

2:30 That's a tank's turret bearing cap.

[@wotcommander1234]

I thought maybe a part of the Commanders cupola from a panzer of a sort

[@manuelramos3588]

Awesome channel gentlemen! I love how you all don't show your faces on camera & keep it about the artifacts & channel content. That just shows the respect you have for the history & stuff that you find. 👌

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

I'm glad you understand that part! Thanks for appreciating. Cheers

[@dhermo13]

In the beginning of the video I was like, "please don't blow yourselves up." And it turns out you all almost did. Thank God not! Digging up history always has a price.

[@rogerromero6250]

Well done every time I see a video like this one i want to buy me a metal detectors and fly to Germany i start digging up some history

[@CJC_95]

Appreciate the video! Any find is a good find in my opinion, awesome history with it all. I'd love to be able to do this one day. Congrats on 100k!

[@blinkdejavu5273]

It must be really fun to do this. Having constant action of digging and finding. Instead of looking for hours for something and it not being anything nice.

[@Tinblitz]

I would have noped way out when you found that anti-tank mine (I know it needs a lot of weight to set it off), and especially when digging out that Panzerschreck ammunition. That must have been a bit worrying.

[@chanachon56]

From the looks of things these guys are pretty experienced when it came to digging around unexploded ordanance. And from the looks of things, the mine wasn't even primed yet since in the historical footage, we can see that they needed to take out the middle part out first before use (said part was still attached to the mine). Also, the leather portion on top of it could easily be what remained of the pouch used to carry the mine so my theory is that the pouch (complete with the mine in it) was quickly disgarded by a german soldier to shed unecessary weight. Of course, I could be completely wrong as I am by no means an expert in german equipment. But yeah, be careful when digging past warzones. Unexploded materials are extremely dangerous and should be left well alone until someone with the proper expertise and equipment can safely dispose of it.

[@the_lost_navigator]

Excellent video. 13:32 - the answer to your question from 2:38...

[@scottpawley1143]

As a English man who has lot a time for all sides of the wars I think that you being able to look for such things is a good thing and must be saved so all who forget what people went through many years ago will think differently. Well done boys shall subscribe to you and enjoy more videos and finds Thank you Scott

[@Barbarossamodels]

Another fine video, full of interesting finds & detail...along with the further info & wartime imagery creates a really professional video!! 100% watch from start to finish 😁👍

[@KokosZilla]

Really nice video but i have to mark out that the mg 42 had a rate of fire of up to 1500 rpm not 1200

[@milksteak9213]

Just seeing a video of the Woodlands troops fought in from years ago gets my adrenaline going

[@virginiarelichunter3475]

Love that pin and bayonet. Wish I could come dig with you guys for a week.

[@aleka22k]

Personally, I find these videos captivating, exuberant, and alluring. Briefly speaking, despite war being the dumbest thing anyone can think of which killed 85 million people of all nationalities in the second world war, history is both amusing and saddening. In addition to this, I enjoy history alot and I enjoy discovering new fascinating weapons etc and gathering new historic information and interpreting and feeling the eerie presents of war. History is a hard topic on the whole, due to past unsatisfactory events but history helps ppl nowadays feel the need to be able to reach their goals etc. War is terrible, tragic and unuseful: however it can have a benefit and impact our lives RN and how we act. Watching back videos of war not only helps us build a stable mind set but makes us feel every bit of the war and make us want to prevent anything like this from happening. In consensus, videos like these always interest me, god bless all the tragic deaths which happen over the past years Amen 🙏

[@damndavid2797]

Its a landmine let's freaking touch it

[@tiredlawdog]

I really like the way you show the recovered part, then it's original in new condition.

[@rondickson7906]

Excellent videos, great quality professional grade. My dad was in WWll . He served in Italy for the USA 🇺🇸. He has passed now,but he told me many stories of combat in Italy. He was in the battle of Anzio and Monte Casino .

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you very much! May your dad rest in peace. I deeply respect his effort for our freedom. Cheers

[@kambo_king1280]

Thanks for bringing history back to life.

[@VisBros171]

Congrats with the 100k. beautiful finds 👌🏻 i loved the party badge.

[@georgejarman2987]

Great to show the found object and then to identify it using old photo as the comparison. Really easy to the understand the rusted/corroded item afterwards

[@adamdziuban]

Like Your channel very much. Keep it up ! Greetings from Poland!

[@Suche13]

This video is so well done. Thank you so much for doing this in English AND providing the historical backgrounds, I love it!

[@joshdouglas6655]

that big round metal thing in the begining is a tank hatch gaurd for a panzer III of PZ:IV F

[@sfojulius]

You need to be careful when you find mines and other UXO. It is German law that you have to call the police instantly and not leave the area. You might get in trouble if you report it later on, although I don't think most authorities would care since it's good you reported it in the first place.

[@TheGLORY13]

I know you've kept coins and various items like that, but do you often keep most items you find or do you leave them where you found them? Also love the videos, I'm a huge WW2 history buff so well done videos like you guys constantly put out is great. Danke :)

[@hexor_timezone_0770]

The Russian dshk was sometimes used as an anti air machine gun to take down enemy planes but was also effective as a stationary machine gun and to also be used in tanks

[@garett2892]

Man your channel is fantastic! Love the info you give about every object

[@ZUGSTEINER]

Garrett yes👍🏼 the knife is the best of that day. Regards ZUG STEINER

[@coles6281]

I once found a Roman soldier with his m-16 still in his lap. What a find!

[@DETECTOMETAL]

Felicitaciones x los 100k 👋👋

[@Drizton]

That ring looks like part of rim you use to mount tires on. It comes in two pieces. The piece you have, I believe is the outside ring. The two pieces lock togeather in the center. They often call them a widow maker.

[@baco5219]

Jij bent 100% Nederlands 😂🇳🇱💪🏻

[@4_tap781]

Superjoden ja

[@gameboylucas538]

dacht ik al

[@klaasvaak4813]

Ok

[@user-xo5zh9xb5b]

Ik spreek een beetje Nederlands.

[@thechosenone7636]

I love how you overlay a historical picture over your find

[@MjrCarnyx]

Congrats on your 100k and thanks for this awesome video! Loads of cool finds.. Cheers

[@OregonDX]

The first thing you found. The big ring. That is a piece of a Lock ring style wheel. Still used on some farm and heavy equipment today.

[@porterhollingsworth1582]

That was great as usual guys. Congratulations on the 100,000 subscribers

[@LostMines]

You guys must have an amazing collection of ww2 relics. Awesome video. Al

[@DavidZaG-]

This is the coolest thing I've seen on you tune to date....

[@David-yg5tu]

Love How you make small history parts with every find! Keep it up!

[@Penetratr]

"set weight of 220-400" Id be dead

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

the Ring is likeley from the top of an wood oven from a german or russian field kitchen i have a question do you use derusting chemicals or do you do electrolysis i found some stuff from the napoleonic war and the Austro-Prussian war, i might glow it in a oven submerged in a coal pit and with oxygen free hydrogen athmosphere to reconvert the rust to steel by sucking the oxygen out of the rust I have previously done electrolysis on a Lee enfield that layed in a lake for 60 years and one a few Mauser parts and a PPS 43 but with the old stuff it is of higher importance for me to get it as prestine as possible i also tried barrel inside clening via a electrode rod that is positioned in the barrel without touching it and then running the electrolysis (it worked very well as i saw with my endoscope camera)

[@mathewruppert8682]

Ich glaube, Ihr erster Fund war das äußerste Stück einer Splitfelge, das in der Zeit, in der ich in der Dieselbranche arbeite, sehr verbreitet ist, und ich stoße immer noch auf sie. Ich weiß, Sie haben mich gebeten, Sie wissen zu lassen, was es in den Kommentaren heißt Ich hoffe, ich habe meinen Glückwünschen zu Ihrem 100k weitergeholfen

[@captainfruchtgummi2292]

Entspricht das Gesetz nicht dem, dass alle Bodenschätze dem Staat gehören?

[@elpatros9362]

@@captainfruchtgummi2292 Ja in Deutschland auf jeden Fall. Deswegen ist es in Deutschland auch verboten gezielt nach überresten der Vergangenheit zu suchen

[@dericetea2102]

Hoffe die werden gepackt,falls die das mitnehmen

[@dennisbrowning6589]

I live in Texas I have enjoyed watching your shows. I’m a metal detector too. I wish that I would have dug when I was living in Stuttgart in

[@DjGlenJon]

is the white on the nazzi badge paint or enamel? cool finds greetings from england

[@ylgiceydiceyrl9360]

3:52 “ what is this?” ...😮💥

[@Sturmknecht]

One of theses days you're gonna blow your hands off...

[@themetalmicky]

these guys need to start a museum

[@volksmann]

The wheel seems belongs to BMW wheel ring/rim with a troop carrier seat in the back or a car.

[@jekyllandhydegaming5336]

The thing you. Found at 2:40 was part of a 2 piece wheel. It's usually used on half tracks or any large vehicle.

[@TrueVikings]

Congrats on 100k subs! Really interesting video, awesome editing. 👍

[@ZOMb2010]

These videos are Awesome..lov the way you folks do a comparsion to the actually item.Would lov to detect in places like this ...just the History ...Incredible ..Thank you from Western Canada

[@xLPxatrick]

I love the short explanation videos for everything you find

[@YeeSoest]

I was told so many stories about the 88 cannon over the years, the shell find gave me goosebumps. My grandfather told me about (some friends of his) using them and bragging about its power... And my ex's english dad told me about how his father fought against them...and hated every minute of it... Both sides had amazing respect for this thing so I can't help but feel the same

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Cool story. I can imagine soldiers must have feared the 88. It was definitely cool to find one of those shells!

[@merguez6162]

Amazing video! But please don’t dig up all the WWII wrecks left you guys! i’d love to find something when I can go when i’m older

[@stephenreese5921]

Bake-O-Lite as we Americans called it. A precursor of moderne plastic. Used in many items such as handles, radio bodies, etc.

[@maikimcartyong4666]

Felicidades por los 100 mil y a seguir creciendo ,yo me suscribí ayer por que todo lo nazi me apasiona, un saludo desde Madrid ,España.

[@ericshelly2518]

The .50 was part of lend lease. Also remember American aircraft shot .50. The casings could have fallen on that spot

[@andrej325ci5]

Can i ask in which area (nearest town) u guys were searching?

[@eliaschills3666]

Im from east germany and i didnt knowed that here are such old things from the 2. worl war. Awesome Video

[@impulskontrollstorungnordr1736]

Glückwunsch zu 100000Abos!👍 Weiter so und stetes gut Fund...✌

[@goldenboypoland3311]

Hello friend, beautiful areas to look for, beautiful finds - greetings from Poland and welcome to myself - recently I also found a beautiful silver bracelet

[@Mitrunk]

Hey, IM planning on buying a metal detector and was wondering if you had any recommendations or which model yours is?

[@militarycollectors1017]

Love watching yall's videos but on the topic of explosives ... imagine how many land mines people have walked over while medal detecting and never even realized it because they never went off

[@fynnschorlemmer5110]

Your intro is a little bit like the walking dead intro I'd like

[@larryburwell8550]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing. I like the 88 shell

[@ranerupeli7104]

Gongrats for 100k!