Rare WW2 MEDALS & DOG TAGS dug up in France
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This is my first time metal detecting in France. I was invited by Iron Mike Metaldetecting to join him and two friends on this adventure. We found a lot of cool relics, especially medals and dog tags.
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Since some questions were not answered I would like to answer a few very quickly.
People, you can check out his other videos and see he has several of them and what they cover.
The reason he said 'the Americans' and made no mention of British and Canadian troops is because the US landed in that area. The other allies were not in that location.
The area was a German POW camp ran by the French.
So no, there was no combat in that area during that time.
He has other videos about the British and Canadian troops.
As for dog tags, he knows what to do. He has mentioned it many times.
What ever he finds while metal detecting is his.
But not the explosive devices. He calls the authorities and gives the geo location.
Wound Badges and medals are different in a sense.
And here is the difference in the silver and black. There are actually 3 colors.
Black=First wound.
Silver=Second wound.
Gold=Third wound.
Hi Marcus, thank you very much for helping out on clarifying some facts about my videos. You are straight on point! I have responded to some of these questions, but I didnt get the chance to answer them all. Thanks again. Cheers
@@mdww2battlegrounds
Glad to be of help. I know it's difficult to reply to questions.
I have recently discovered your videos and enjoy them. Keep up the good work and continue to teach history to those that want to learn.
Marcus McIntire
Thanks so much, I was confused and a little annoyed, thanks :)
You must give the numbers of „the german id‘s“ to a special office in germany. They have to register the number to find the name of the id...
correct. Surely you inform the german authorities?
Love the concept of a wooden fan I must admit I really enjoyed watching the construction of the fan.
crazy, the last people to touch those buttons are no longer here. True history.
Trench warfare in WWI started at Verdun in 1916 and was not present for the first two years of the war.
In WWII, although the Allies did land some forces by parachute, hugely more 'landed' by sea, at the beaches and at the docks.
Great History Again Guys Love The Items U Keep Finding and jealous I Can not Be there with U All Keep It going Thanks M.
Finding a German badge is on my bucket list maybe eventually
Only a matter of time before one of you dies digging this kind of stuff up coming from an ex soldier it will only take that one find that ends up blowing up in your face you guys have balls but also amazing to see what you guys end up finding
Elegant rarity! A great movie!
Komunis
star from the uniform of the Soviet soldier
Thanks for the video and you do a great job of describing the finds. Keep them coming.
Just got into this hobby. I'm passionate about history myself. Would someone kindly tell me where i could view old maps? Or what is your source for most of these locations?
Eventhough i'm passionate about history, i never find anything reliable when it comes to precise locations....
Flak is a word used in England as well,
Great work love from India
Thanks again for entertaining use with this great content and sharing the history these artrfacts have
Greets R.G 💪
i like your new videos better then these none talking videos , still great finds tho
I agree! Thanks for watching.
What do you do with all of the stuff you find? Do you keep them or turn them in?
realistically it’s their, but if they have concrete proof that something is traceable to a soldier or their family i’m assuming, being the respectful guy he is, he’d turn it in
Did anyone see the airborne German do a role when he hit the ground? He must have a headache from that
That sheepshead bay medal prob can be traced at least down to a few people
I salute you guys |||¶
Can i Get a coin?
Waar is dit
Hey bro...you camera not focus i am eyes so tired please replace it.
Thank you for sharing. WW2HistoryHunter
Hey!
Do you turn over the dog tags with personal information to any group with hopes to find who the person was?
I tried that a couple of times, but it never succeeded. Institutions are not very helpful with providing information based on only dog tags. When bones are found as well, it is a different story, then institutions are more likely to retrace this fallen soldier to forward this information to the corresponding family. In this particular case, as we only found German dog tags (just numbers and ranks), we will probably never know whom they belonged to.
@@mdww2battlegrounds I'm pretty sure the Erkenungsmarke #'s were done by the unit and the records would be kept at the unit level. This unfortunately with the state of events towards the end of the war would make it very hard to pin to one soldier. Also you will find a lot of Ers. Abt tags that were issued to a soldier in basic training but then never changed to reflect their unit of field service. I have the records for all 5,000 German prisoners held at Fort Lewis Washington during the war. They are listed in POW records by their Erk and there Soldbuch #. Great finds!
Sorry guys, I really hope you're still going to report all Dog-Tags you've had found to the authorities. There are a couple of Organisations in Germany who still looking for soldiers missed in action or mass graves. The German Red Cross for example. And there are still families waiting for answers. So please, do whatever you can to help those people. Not only germans. Americans, russians, etc.... too. I think it's your responsibility as treasur hunters to do whatever you can to help. Thank you guys for the great work.
@@mikebrase5161 Are there any solider named "Wien" as their surname? My Grandma had 2 brothers fighting in the Wehrmacht. One served within the Kriegsmarine and the other one fought at the Western Front (in France). Sadly they never returned home... That's why I'm asking. Best regards from Germany.
@@mdww2battlegrounds what about you guys taking that to the german military directly to see what they would do about it or were they'll direct you too..mind you these institutions aren't German
Whenever I watch these I get the very strong impulse to get some equipment out and clean and polish everything...
Same!
A great video I am a WW2 RAF Historian and I would love to metal detect in France and am looking for someone to go with.
Detecting History
Hope you find someone
You guys are so lucky to live in Europe which makes it so easy to visit these historic battlegrounds. I TRULY wish I could purchase some smalls relics since my great grandfather was in WW2. One day I plan on visiting Normandy
When you detect these historical places do you get a sense of emotion?. There must be spiritual connection to these sorts of places. Poor soldiers and there roaming souls. Great video mate well put together 👍
There must be something left. Walking around battlefields much older that WW2 in England ( Hastings, Sedgemoor, etc) one does feel anxiety embedded into the very ground.
Imagine finding their ID tags. Could be given back to their families. May their Souls RIP
Pls take care if you go to France :
- First diggingis forbidden in France but normally you don't have problems with cops for that
- Secondly CHECK THE MAP OF RED AREAS in France : we have a lot of areas which are unsafe for people to go, too much WW1 shells still alive underground, if you hit one one with your shovel you are dead !
Also in the Red Zone : if policeman cought you here, you sure in big trouble !
Quentin Lepetit Not true. I dig there every day you just need to be licensed
This has seriously become one of my favorite RUclips channels. You all do a fantastic job at supplying accurate information for the WWII era. Subscribed a few days ago and I haven't been disappointed by even one of your videos. Keep up the solid work!
Thanks for appreciating! I do my best to put all of our discoveries in an appropriate but exciting context. Cheers!
Amazing finds, great video!!! It’s hard to believe that there was so much fighting and bloodshed there!!! Keep it up!!!
Finding ID tags at an old POW location probably means they survived the war..
Always awesome☺👍 and one question please: whath do yo do with all those items...you got tons of them.. to some official war museum perhaps? (Sorry fo my english).
Thanks. oscar
On your digging, just remember that there are still a number of missing on all sides from WW2 in northern France. So do not be surprised if you find human remains, even after 70 plus years from the battles.
There are lots of videos on RUclips showing that. Try "WW11 metal detecting" a good channel
Human remains should be respected. What ever side.. This stuff is for a museum.
@@seanlav8040 They should have a proper burial, not land at a museum.
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Sharpen up mate, I’m pretty sure Sean lab meant the artefacts and not the human remains, ref to museum. 🤔
It wasn’t just the US that landed on D-day in 1944 to liberate Europe!
Liberate? After the war half of Europe was a prison. For almost 50 years.
@@formatique_arschloch don't lose then. Simple.
@@MrVegasdeuce Dumbass.
In Indonesia, my friend, there is a place where the Dutch army weapons were stored, but until now it has not been revealed. If you want to go to Indonesia, I am willing to guide you.
14:10 No Polish Army was on both fronts, he fought in France, in Italy, in Africa, and in Middle-Orient.
Yep, this is more possible. Polish Army fought on many front and I wanted to write the same comment 🙂
I think you guys could have spent a week in that field and found a mountain of stuff 👍👍🇦🇺
Good job and it's great to see that you link historical war footage with the area you are currently doing your search
I actually know where sheepshead bay is in NY. It’s a part of Brooklyn NY.
malerba310 I’m from shepshedbay Brooklyn
Not just Americans liberated Europe Canadians British Australien Polish Dutch Norwegian divisions and Divisions from Greece and Rome Scottish Irish Belgien French and Russians we did are part too good job for forgetting about us thank you for your service veterans that served in world war 1 and 2 .
The area we were in have only seen American troops. That is what I meant. Didnt mean to piss people off!
i love history so much!! my dream always has been to go look for artifacts of the past like you guys do. awesome job! @dutchiesforlife.
Hearing the birds sing in the background must be got humbling bearing in mind what went on all them years ago.
john aldridge makes you wonder if a soldier did the same thing back then .....
Suggestion; if you want to say you are all about the history and sacrifices... why at the very beginning would the narration state "In June 1944 the Americans landed in France to liberate Europe" Did Juno Gold and Sword beaches, Pegasus Bridge etal just slip your mind?
The area we were detecting has only seen American activity. No Canadians or British soldiers have been there. That is why I put emphasis on the American soldiers. In each episode I give credit where credit is due. I also have Canadian or British themed episodes. Cheers!
Appologies if i sounded cranky; your reply, explanation and videos very appreciated. Thank you most kindly :)
I always enjoy tour videos. In them you explain your finds as to their origin, what they were awarded for and/or intended use. I'm surprised that our friend Iron Mike hasn't been more vocal in your finds (I really enjoy his channel) as well as yours and WW2HH. You all provide an excellent service in bringing us history lessons.
Being very vocal is Mike's style. Recently I try to integrate more speaking into my videos, as I think it adds value, but I don't want it to be dominant. I still like the style of using subs & soundtracks, so I use a bit of both styles now. Mike will upload a video about this adventure very soon too! Trust me, it will be vocal haha. Cheers!
did they dump their medals so when they were processed they could say they were clerks and non-combatants ?
German medals where suspended on the uniform by sewn loops so crawling around under fire they can and did come off
Snipers, the SS generally were executed by the allies, especially the Snipers! Sniper badges, Were the most likely the only decorations to be removed prior to surrendering especially on the eastern front. But, then again it didn't really matter what an individuals rank, decorated, or how anything.
If they were german and surrendered to the Russians, it was a slim chance for that individual to ever seeing the Vaterland again.. Especially, after Intel that every POW snipers in Russian captivity was executed!
If I'm not mistaken, the german sniper badge wasn't a traditional medal type badge that attached with pin and loop clip style.
Outstanding!
Brooklyn ny. Represent !
Great finds lads thanks for taking us along always a pleasure to watch
It wasn't just the yanks that invaded France in 1944. Great Britain and Canada were there too. Please don't forget that.
Exactly.
Thank you for finding the memories of the fallen! I hope one day you find something that makes you rich :D
The USMSTS medallion stands for "United States Maritime Service Training School" (US Merchant Marine) The United States Maritime Service Training Station at Sheepshead Bay was opened on September 1, 1942. It closed on February 28, 1954.[1]
The station was the largest maritime training station during World War II and was equipped to train 30,000 merchant seamen each year. The site is now occupied by Kingsborough Community College, and has been since the mid-1960s.[2]
Very nice finds indeed. The U.S. buttons are from the overcoats, early ones brass mid war replaced the brass, plastic buttons took over. The collar disc is a rare battlefield find only worn on Class A jackets, could've been on the Ike jacket since it was really a wool field jacket M1944 but it looked so sharp, G.I.s used em for dress rather than field wear. Sad to thi k farm equipment, tractors, plows, construction vehicles destroyed a lot
Awesome video . Thanks for sharing and showing the items after you cleaned them !!
Are you concerned about hitting pockets of mustard gas when exploring WWI battlefields.
I’m curious how there was such a wide variety of artifacts spread in that one open field. The artifacts seemed to represent all the German and allied forces. Why would that be?
I love your sound effect absoulutely subscribe and belling thing!
You guys are great keep it up
Great videos guys .
When u find all that stuff do what do u put it in or do you just carry it all back in your arms and hope nothing falls out?
All the US buttons wouldn't be from the fatigues but dress uniforms so that is interesting.
German paratroopers jumped into the Ardennes in Dec 44 and many were killed or captured
when soldiers lost their uniform button, not in a battle, it is mean, they are really drunk
French used north African MEN to fight for them that's why you will find some Arabic relics
LOL
a war in France that had almost no french relics , clearly someone didn't show up to war XD
long live Algeria
Well strictly speaking, algeria was a region of France at that time.
More like, the French colonies, no different than their British colonies cronies enslaved North African men, and others to fight for them against the Germans.
Algeria was not a country at that time
The reason there was so many american medals was because that was probably an execution feild
Great video as always. Really enjoy you guys work. Thanks for sharing...
do you think the soldiers are there also
You guys are amazing..My dads dad was in Dieppe WW2..POW for 2 yrs..dies back here on Canadian soil 2000..
May he rest in peace! Thanks for watching.
Muito bom,mais um inscrito brasileiro!
Wish I could come an help you guys saw some good find dam...
17:06 incredible could be that of my great-grandfather.
Sam Winchester can you share more oh his story ?
Ho conosciuto un signore classe 1921 che ha combattuto in Grecia, è morto poco tempo fa a 98 anni
It's always a pleasure to watch your videos !
Thank you for showing us the relics.
Best regards mudwatcher :)
Love the channel !! But wasn’t just Americans that liberated France , Holland etc , both Canada 🇨🇦 and England 🏴 forces played major roles many other countries as well !!! Hate hearing kids today saying the Americans won the war , yes they fought but so did many other allied countries
Hello. I would like to ask. Do you have problems with the locals when you ride the battlefields like this?
Was not just the Americans......... Britain, Canada
Hoe komen jullie aan zo'n bizar goeie plek!? Prachtige vondsten!
Leuk idee om misschien een keer een video op te nemen met de mannen van WatchDutch MD?💪
How often do you run across unexploded Ordnance?
I love every pieces about German soldier.
Cool finds but why the silence ??????
great work! i really enjoy what you do
If this was a POW camp run by the French... What are all the American buttons doing there? Wouldn't you expect to find almost exclusively German relics?
The POWs were provided with American jackets to wear.
@@mdww2battlegrounds Ah... That makes sense. I just found your channel and have been going through all your videos. Excellent! Keep it up.
Love your Videos Gentleman, Im from New Jersey, also we have alot of Revolutionary activity here also, best of luck, Happy Hunting, Save our history...👍....
what a dream finds 👌
I knew two of the British Airborne that fought at Arnhem, Operation Market Garden, and met General Horrocks, who was the Commander of XXX Corps in that operation. Sadly all of them are no longer with us. R.I.P.
IT is not allowed to search with a detector in france. You can get arrested or trown out of the country and never be allowed in again. Or they are very lucky or they have very very very special premission.
Awesome 👌 thank you for sharing
Out of the hundreds of individual fields in France, how on earth do you pinpoint exactly which field was used to keep prisoners in??
So much history
Even though the world was at war, every man who was awarded these medals for their service to their country. RIP all servicemen and women who died in these terrible wars.
Itally lost against Greece, so Their Prime Minister called help from hitler that's why Germany attacked Greece.
I thought that metal detecting was not allowed in France. I only mention this as I went to our Mairie to ask and was told that you could only detect with a permit and they are extremely difficult to gain.
It polish badge and lot of polish coins
I was just wondering if you sell anything I like to collect ww1 , ww2 things and the videos you find some nice stuff from a collection side of it thank you
Amazing finds. Thanks for sharing. There must be millions of artifacts still buried. So very sad really
were watching the Russian dudes channel when your channel poppet up, not that the Russians are bad but i couldn't understand a word and you tube translate is allover the show. Thanks for sharing.
You must tell the German Wargraves organisation when you find dog tags>?
Driving a Volkswagen oh irony
I my from Indonesia🙌🙌
Wtf
Bei 7.30 ... ich denke das spiegelt das Verhältnis an Truppen im 2ten Weltkrieg annähernd wieder. Bzw. es war sicher noch differenzierter.
Just amazing finding those badges and coins. Poor young men who lost their lives there. RIP
You're Videos are amazing! Keep the good work up! Grettings from a Historical Freak from Switzerland!