Opening SEALED WW2 POUCH - Metal Detecting Eastern Front

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

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[@Cowboys-bm4wh]

I live in the USA so it’s amazing to see this kind of history I will probably never get to go see my self in person. Thanks for sharing.👍

[@dkryb2422]

Weird, I`m in Cornwall and just watched a vid about Andersonville and the US civil war. Just what you tube is about!

[@marlboro624]

And where I live, it's enough to cross the road to get to the ww2 battlefield

[@Comrade_Tokoloshe]

Don't worry, the next world war will be fought on American soil.

[@spiderreed350]

What do you mean that you'll never get to see yourself in person?

[@spiderreed350]

@@dkryb2422 I'm in Milford Ct.welcome neighbor.

[@scottjohnson7373]

you could open your own museum with all this awesome stuff you have found. Love your vids, big fan from Australia :)

[@Banggeek]

Returned to authoritiy one

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Loved it, great video. Really liked that Mike guy. He seems like an awesome dude...

[@hpeti007]

*He is an awesome dude ;)

[@daniellindballe4161]

He’s one great fella 😉

[@rolandbuss7567]

Was ist das für ein manschettenknopf? Hab den selben gefunden mit 24.12.44gravur... Ne Antwort wäre nett.. Gruss aus Brandenburg Germany

[@Cowboy28074]

6:18. Karelia insignia from Finland. Wow that is interesting! Great job guys!

[@paulimans]

Suomi perkele!

[@applebear1113]

@@ayylmao7666 some finnish volunteers fought in waffen ss at the end of the ww2

[@applebear1113]

@@ayylmao7666 i found some dociments made is berlin 1942 listing +200 finnish soldiers(names and ranks). dont know if it is legit.

[@grafspee2629]

@@applebear1113 It is legit. Finland send volunteers in german to serve in SS Wiking and the finnish battalion.

[@uloste1235]

Yep

[@nigel900]

It humanizes the war when you see the personal effects of those who died. Sad.

[@maryjeanjones7569]

Nigel 900 - Most of Europe is a graveyard. Items found are from someone's father, son, husband, grandfather, uncle or cousin. It's too much for me. I am just not strong enough to be part of this type of expedition or watch many of these videos. It's like walking on and digging up the dead. Too Much!

[@conpop6924]

There is this russian channel and he works for like the red army or something like that, and they find bodies all the time. Curious as to why they don't find bodies, or if they do makes sense to not show it

[@rustedtooth3015]

@@conpop6924 what is it called?

[@Советскийрабочий]

Rest in peace all fallen soldiers and killed civilians, those sacrifice must not be forget.

[@crazydaisy6702]

I totally agree. Before I watch all these videos when they finding personal belongings it makes it feel more realistic before not watching the videos.

[@conpop6924]

Oh shit i thought u could just go into the forest and metsl detect when ever you want lol

[@venkkooo]

6:21 im pretty sure its the finnish karelian soldier medal and its the flag of karelia when it was part of finland Edit why it says lapland

[@spindelanton4648]

it is

[@spindelanton4648]

But isn't it typed Karjala

[@thatportalguy8138]

Or is it the karjala beer pin :D

[@veme..]

Karjalan se on

[@maxkieffer8125]

Its just crazy how much treasure is left from all of the war. It shows on what scale these battles were fought. I live in luxembourg where part of the battle of the bulge was fought and everytime i go to into that forest i stumble over some remains of the war. Dont even need to dig. Crazy... Thanks for sharing this!

[@stevendawood7605]

Rip all solders who fought

[@Toyos-yk3ri]

You guys are so lucky to be living in Europe and being able to to do this type of adventure - finding this history that would have forever been lost. Just seeing these items from such a pivotal point in history is really special. I would definitely love to do this as well.

[@88997799]

Hey what’s this I found?!.... Shovel cluck on metal sound... BOOM!.. ☠️☠️☠️

[@hyesterettsjustituariuskvn431]

In Norway around 1960s a guy im related to made fire on a german mine

[@History-Secrets]

Great video, a lot of awesome finds guys! Really love that personal stuff! Thanks for sharing and keep it up! Gr Nick

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for watching man! Looking forward to more material from you as well. Take care

[@taylorjones3433]

8:38 he hits a frog with the bayonet 😂😂😂

[@georgekallianis6418]

Chris Bloink I think it was a stick

[@clintbeastwood9753]

Probably the not the first time in that bayonet's life it hit a frog lol

[@Jagad88]

Its a stick

[@mikehawk6292]

Lizard

[@TheButcher83]

No..no it was a deer .. no shit sherlock

[@cliffm3487]

You guys make me want to take a vacation to Germany just to go detecting with you. Great job guys, you always seem to find cool relics.

[@KiIlabeez]

Had to stop the video at around 12:13. To let you guys know that i am extremely jealous of your finds and this video. Nice job and thanks for sharing.

[@BRAYdoesCOD]

I don’t know why but I really love the sound of his voice

[@jarredwalker9919]

I wonder how many of these time capsules are still out there that'll never be found. They're literally like a treasure chest.

[@morganewing4975]

I was always fascinated by history. It’s mind blowing to me seeing another piece of our world’s history that was lost. My mothers great great grandparents met during WW2. I heard stories about how my grandfather was against the war, but fought and fled as soon as he could. They did everything they could to keep that part of their past from their children. Their children eventually came to the US from Ireland and have been here since. As someone that is from the US thanks for sharing it all with me.

[@ts440s]

This would definitely be on my bucket list of things to do before I die.

[@mr_freshlettuce-1612]

This is why I wished I lived in Europe! I would love to find me some history !!!

[@dkryb2422]

Plenty of guns and ammo from Americas wars Civil, Indian and Independance. Guns and ammmmooooo mmmm.....

[@CloroxBleach-iw2wz]

I would usually skip to the main part in other videos but their content is too good to skip

[@MrGS53]

Why would someone dislike this content?

[@MrAussiedarren]

And again you produced a high quality documentary that I enjoyed very much 👍👍👍 Thank you

[@markkanen3906]

@4.00 SUOMI mainittu! Go Finland! Where is this location?

[@TheCptncrunchify]

Markkanen it's right outside your mothers house

[@antifacisme]

TheCptncrunchify wtf.. totally uncalled for. Go somewhere else dude

[@markkanen3906]

@@TheCptncrunchify hey little bitch, come say it to my face, you wont see a thing after that ;)

[@TheCptncrunchify]

@@antifacisme but I like it here

[@americanallthewayredneck3917]

Markkanen shit talking pussy..u aint doing shit and u know it..

[@NäinSeVaanMeneejalumen]

7:04 From Finland, lapland and Karelia insingnia maybe from continuation war.

[@topittaja2686]

Could be the from the Finnish SS battalion or from a german soldier who was stationed at Lapland during the continuation war

[@adampetrzen4383]

Lappland is in sweden too but it is most likely to be from finnland cuz sweden didnt attend to the war

[@colinherrewynen2344]

As an English Speaker, I have really loved the past two videos. I also really enjoyed the talking. Great Videos. Keep it Up!

[@christybriggs1737]

I don't know that the sub titles are necessary, because his English is so good!

[@HowNow]

imagine playing with this buried chess game after 75 yrs, gives me chills

[@barbara2.087]

Soo i just stumbled across your channel a few minutes ago but what do you do with the stuff you find? Do you keep it or sell it to a museum? Please let me know! Id love to hear and see more :)

[@wafs1393]

I heard he keeps some of it, but if he finds a gun or something dangerous he cant keep it

[@szarak_jp]

Woods just like in my beloved northern Poland. Nice finds, greetings from Olsztyn.

[@johankay5482]

Best find….the chessgame…..how personal ! That was somebody's personal time killer and give them something else to think about then war.

[@daimlerbenzstuttgart]

Fantastic video! I love your voice and details on everything, you don't need sub titles, your English is Great! Thanks for sharing and be careful out there with live ammo. Good luck👍

[@yDeathAngely]

I wonder how often they dig through some dirt that was a human

[@TheGorillafoot]

Amazing that even today you are still finding remnants of that war.

[@mmclaurin8035]

What do you do if/when you find human remains?

[@Akash-tx3in]

M McLaurin80 they’re probably going to report it

[@mickeybaby3076]

The camera guy sounds like Max Verstappen!

[@itsmakoxvi4155]

10:16 anyone else mad that he missed a ring next to him

[@aleksifrmdao]

dont see it

[@juncan5909]

At 8:39 did anyone see that frog jump

[@jamj59]

Life of John yes mate

[@HowNow]

relax, its a paid actor acting as an easter egg in this video.

[@leo.soininen]

6:18 is the coat of arms of the Finnish region of Karjala (Karelia) very interesting!

[@Cowboys-bm4wh]

I like how you show a pic of what you found so we can have a good picture on what it looked like new.

[@poulterbaz]

Great finds. In the British military the pouch you found with the buttons is called a "Housewife", so you can repair your uniform in the field

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Great name! I'll adopt it hahaha

[@GearScar]

They all seem to be roughly the same depth under ground, and I am quite positive that none of the soldiers buried their belongings, so it makes me wonder, has the cycles of nature (trees decaying over many years, plus rain, and other natural elements) put a layer of "dirt" over all these things, and perhaps the depth that you find these pieces at was back then the ground level?

[@nikoheiskanen3642]

The cufflink has the Karelia's coat of arms, which is still used as North-Karelia's coat of arms.

[@luckdemon3415]

Nice coins! My advice is to bring a small spray bottle with water inside to clean the coins as rubbing them with your fingers will wipe some of the details.

[@slayer-roblox4904]

I always like seeing coins or buttons get found it just so......... Satisfying

[@Ржавыеликивойны]

As always, at the highest level! Well done guys!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you again for watching and appreciating!! Cheers

[@DukeRaul]

This is so cool, I'd luv to metal detect in these places... I also luv German history, it's that German blood in me... keep making these videos, I turned my 85 yr. old father on to your channel.

[@yuriskyfromhell9814]

Literally best ww2 find I’ve gotten is a 1943 penny that is made out of silver instead of copper because they needed copper for bullet casings. While these guys be like yeah so we got some of this stuff none in good conditions, whatever whatever. I would be taking everything!

[@binky8501]

Norwegian coins and there were Norwegian SS volunteers..hmmmm

[@that1guy930s]

Great video! Awesome job explaining and showing the images of what those relics would have looked like during the war. I'll be back for sure!Nice work on the editing too.

[@jamesleckie2420]

Some great finds again.The field phone looks like its fell out the tree. Im told that many relics end up in trees as they are caught with the growing sapling, and through time, end up above in the forest canopy.

[@bekonface]

I bet the owner of that pouch that you found lies down there, or maybe his body got taken away, who knows

[@martabehr9976]

Omg..the besy channel..love how u show wat is with pics info and video. The best

[@katyushaoverpressure888]

11:32 dude they probably bring their lunch in there maybe a knapsack

[@transengromutter6917]

Ich glaube ich brauch ein metalldetektor :D ✌

[@breckshd2108]

Very interesting, so cool !!😂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@strictlycasual765]

I didn’t know Max Verstappen was such a fan of metal detecting

[@Persuiter]

i reckon a channel like History or Discovery should pick you guys up with WW2 Dutch Magnet Hunters for a show

[@walker2980]

I love watching this stuff, wish I could come over there and do some of that because I love everything to do with WW2. Wouldn't it be so cool if you could touch those things and see images in your head of those times having to do with that object👍

[@tomtom91610]

Hello, The unidentified leather pouch is a french ammo pouch ("Cartouchière") used in ww1 and ww2 (1905 or 1916 pattern). The rivets are typical of war mades

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you for your response. You are right! I have learned that through previous comments. Didn't know while producing this video. Cool find right?

[@TheGolfer29]

The newspaper would have been a map of the area! Excellent find!

[@tessaleroux7725]

So interesting and very sad seeing coins and cufflinks and a wedding ring which once belonged to fallen German Soldiers. May they RIP. Salute and Respect. You will always be remembered.

[@meatpie518]

Could have been the 5th SS Wiking division due to the different Finnish, Norwegian and German coins there.

[@fsls13]

2:13 pretty sure its part of a german Tornister "Affe" the back leather piece of it. Great video by the way! Gl&hh Luis

[@stevese4288]

Your right sir ;)

[@CJC_95]

Don't know if you're still reading comments on a month-plus old video, but I just wanted to say that you have one of my favorite channels on all of KZbin. Your passion for getting these relics out of the ground and using them as almost teaching points is so very entertaining. Hopefully no one in the distant future will ever have a channel like this again as war is awful, but thank you for these awesome videos on a huge part of world history. I hope to one day get to metal detecting myself in the US and maybe one day in Europe!

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Believe it or not, but I read all comments! Thank you for appreciating my work. There is indeed a lot to learn from the relics left behind on these battlegrounds and the war that determined our future. I'm glad I can take part in sharing this history with the world! Cheers

[@itsozpin9830]

Perhaps the finnish coins were part of the 6th SS division Nord?

[@paulimans]

Its Ozpi sun profiilikuva on väärin päin (siis se lippu)

[@sevenhornets]

Interesting everthing is so deep. I would have thought anything would be shallow. Seems buried.

[@Gianipilotlife]

I love how you show it allready in the beginning of the video. Not like many others where they open it but before you see it the intro starts.

[@dfostman6014]

The paper found with the buttons held thread wrapped around it for the sewing kit. Similar thread holders are still found in military sewing kits. Pouch looks like it held sewing and clothing repair kit and other small items.

[@wflo77]

This dude sounds like vaas from far cry 3 its pretty cool and love the vid.

[@soundwavesuperior9414]

Wow that SS cufflink is really cool good find.

[@ardennesbattlefields7767]

Awesome finds! Again a great video! Greeting team ArdennesHunters!

[@vincedibona4687]

Morbid question, but do you all ever find bones? I would think at some point, buttons and coins would belong to a decayed uniform that might have still been on a body that was never recovered. Not where you are for this example, but we hear all the time about the mud in the trenches sucking up soldier's bodies, whether they were dead or alive, never to be seen again. Just (morbidly) curious...

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

I agee

[@historyguard-ww2]

Hallo team ! ;-) Interesting and impressive WW2 relics ! You are lucky you found that zone/place ! Hallo to Iron Mike ! I'm one of his followers but...for a reason...(?!!) I didn't received any notification from his channel for quite some time.. ;-( Very interesting you found scandinavian coins on the...WW2 Eastern Front (!) and you discovered that those coins are from SS Division Nord... ! So...I guess this expedition 'took place' in Poland...?!? Personal objects (relics...) are always awesome ! That 'big' pouch...I didn't see until now that kind... Impressive "Time capsule" ! Again...nice expedition/teamwork, great WW2 relics ! I'm waiting for your next one ! ;-)

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thanks for watching! My guess is that Mike will follow up with some content soon as well! We have detected around Berlin. My guess is that stragglers of Nord ended up in this pocket. Besides this, the 169th Infantry Division fought alongside Nord in Finland but finally ended up in this pocket as a whole. I think this explains the Scandinavian finds.

[@TheButcher83]

Great job 🙏🏻 Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰😊

[@dustyak79]

Larry Thorne could of dropped that stuff.

[@BFOP15]

The time capsule looks like a french lebel/ berthier leather ammo pouch. This could have belonged to a french SS volunteer of the SS division Charlemagne. It makes sense with the discovery of coins from Scandinavian countries as the french SS were attached to SS division Nordland for the battle of Berlin. The last commander of division Nordland was Gustav Krukenberg and before he was commanding Charlemagne division. Krukenberg came to Berlin with around 200 french SS of his former unit.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Very good determination! Thank you very much. Did not think of that. Could be a possibility. Cheers!

[@BFOP15]

@@mdww2battlegrounds You're welcome. You do à great job.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

@@BFOP15 Do you mind if I use your comment in my video?

[@BFOP15]

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting : No problem, of course you can. It will be an honour for me.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

@@BFOP15 thanks! :)

[@tor-erikskorstad4863]

"Øre" is a Norwegian coin :) Where was this? Did not know we had people on the eastern front.

[@barbmcdougall6685]

Hello, It's great when you put the videos in there , it shows us where the finds are coming from and it puts us in that time frame, very moving , and I also want to say RIP to all who passed away during the wars, and we will also never forget your sacrifices Thank You.

[@Akash-tx3in]

I started watching these videos and I am hooked. What you guys do is so damn interesting

[@jbrobertson6052]

You lucky guys those are some great finds.I wish that I could be there with you guys. We don't have war sites where I live on Vancouver Island thanks for sharing with us

[@leahsloot8783]

Wow history in that pouch alone , amazing channel 🇳🇿

[@riccardoz2953]

u should a little quiz for viewers called " were is Mike" and give the answer in the next video :D so we can understood how much passion u guys are putting in metaldetecting :D

[@davidoakley9978]

Amazing finds just mind blowing to see the condition of these things after 80 years. I love your channel you explain everything you find in detail and for me you speak English so fantastic can not wait till you post a new video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Thank you for appreciating! Hopefully I can upload more content soon. Cheers

[@JB-nr9wf]

The picture in the cuffling is coat of arms of Karelia. Why would a german SS officer have a Finnish Karelia cuffling? 🤔

[@henripuustinen4642]

The cuff links with the Coat of Arms of Karelia was, to my knowledge, presented as a gift by the Finns to German officers who fought against the Soviets in Finnish Lapland.

[@BlindTom61]

Do you have to pay the owners of the land you research? You guys are the best.

[@paulwolf2775]

Great finds. Would love to go there someday.

[@UrbexArttu]

Wow money from Finland. Markka not in use anymore.

[@fatnsassy99]

11:04 when he opens pouch 😍👍🎉

[@Lylo-mj8ek]

Absolutely Into your content, I sit on the edge of my chair when you start beeping. How about putting a face to our history explorer guide. Keep up the awesome work and Thank You, Sir, for the adventures, it will be good to see you. Peace.

[@Rosak]

12:27 "Some sort of newspaper thring" is a paper/cardboard sewing thread"star".

[@cpluhl6644]

It is. Used it myself when I was in the army. Some things never change. Good somebody recognized it too.

[@joshuabenjamin1937]

The second piece of leather you held up dated 1943 is a part of a Tornister backpack, nice finds!!

[@stephendall2329]

Wonder if the Scandinavian coins came from soldiers conscripted by German Army? Not sure if that was done much in WW2, my grandfather a Danish citizen was forced into German Army in WW1 as a machine gunner.

[@meltaylor2810]

Hello from Australia. Love your work, care and enthusiam. Keep it up

[@jonathanbaird8109]

There's a really interesting book written by a man that was with the SS-6th Gebirgsdivision who fought in Karelia and was with the division during Nordwind. The book is called Black Edelweiss, for those interested.

[@mdww2battlegrounds]

Sounds interesting!

[@victoriangoldhunters]

Incredible!! You are lucky to get such permission and detect on that land. Very interesting relics that you’ve shown us! Thanks for sharing!!

[@mariovdb3001]

they were not allowed to do this, it is a cemetery.

[@franciscowashington2155]

Boa sorte 👍👍👍👍

[@TheYjmfan]

That piece of dated leather was from a pony fur back pack.

[@508Magnets]

Wow, just found your channel. This is amazing. Such historical finds!