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So awesome. I love digging through stuff like that. I really like those glass buttons. Those have to rare. Can’t wait for more. Enjoy your adventures!!
Nice finds. Can't wait to see the next one. Have to have WW2 in the title, almost All your other videos have that. You've been posting videos for five years now. Who would have thought it was that long. Back to your Deep Digger Dan days.
Awesome that you found your digging tool! I remember seeing the video when you lost it and thinking "dang man, gotta go back! Good tools are often hard to find".
I read recently that fallschirmjager erkennungsmarke were usually blank except for their personal number...so if captured or killed, an enemy wouldnt know what unit they were from. That might explain the mostly blank dogtag....you did find alot of luftwaffe stuff in that pit. Also, sometimes , replacement troops didnt get their tag unit stamped. Im sure many paramilitary units like nskk drivers probably had limited stampings on their tags as well.
This is a real Treasure trove of finds Mike.. Can you share - certainly this does NOT appear to be a garbage dump, so is it possible that retreating soldiers wanted to simply remove remenants of their bury their military service ??
Greetings from the U.S. Mike. I am sure you have been asked this before but I am curious if you have ever had the opportunity to research the history and/or fate of the soldiers you find dog tags for?
I have but German authorities don't hand out information due to very strict privacy laws. So much different than how things work in the US. Tried to report them in the past as well, but German authorities are not interested.
@17:31 you had that dogtag,It looks to be made of stainless steel.It might be a tag to mark a cabinet or box.The US occasionally uses dogtags to mark equipment and cabinets.
I would Absolutely love to come metal detecting like this. Especially searching for a World War II stuff. Very interesting content. You won a new subscriber.
Hospital would make sense for so many discarded uniform parts, it seems strange there's so much Kreigsmarine there though, are you near a port or some coastal artillery positions?
Hey Mike, Man what should I say, that’s a hole, everybody of us is dreaming from…. That feeling to dig in sich big dump pits… Thanks for sharing and nice side commentary about the history of this place! Btw, the dog tag is a codified one from the Luftwaffe. Greetings AC
Hi AC! Thanks for dropping by! Well didn't expect to find this much to be honest. Just pure luck I guess. Especially the mixture of relics from different divisions is what made this pit special in my opinion. Luftwaffe, kriegsmarine, wehrmacht and coastal artillery. Did some metal detecting around the pit the day after.. some more oohhs in the next video as well. ;-) Btw, the shiny dogtag is probably from this unit: 51513: (8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 11.1.1944 Schlachterei-Kompanie 4. Fallschirmjager-Division, (23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 26.6.1944 Fallschirm-Schlachterei-Kompanie
Bro, so glad to have the Oooooooo back in my day! Another amazing video. With out a doubt you have the best detecting channel on RUclips. Hope you are well. Cant wait for the next one!
Brilliant as always Mike, do you think this pit was left overs from patients who never made it? Maybe the shiny dog tag was for a patient they couldn't identify so he was just given a record number. Just a thought. Thanks for a wonderful adventure.
Maybe those who didnt make it, or for what ever reason didn't need it anymore. There is more so maybe one day we'll be able to find out what exactly happened there. Thanks for watching!
It's my understanding that if they were killed the dog tag was snapped in half. Also, try heating with a torch next time you have to try and bend something without breaking it. It usually helps
Hi from Canada On that dog tag in the war those tags would get put on string past from command to command till they could be properly recorded the very first tag was a tag number for that striing of tags is what i believe the very shinny tag is that u found
Looks like a lot of Navy stuff. Even the shoulder straps are probably Navy as they have the pointed end, where the Army stopped using that shape at the beginning of WWII and used rounded ends. Where you near the ocean?
those belongings are from german pow i think.In many cases all the signs and buttons where cut of just with a knife.good founds;is this in Belgium,france,germany ? greetingsfrom Belgium;
Hello Mike Division Supply Leader 255 Erected on August 26, 1939. October 15, 1942 in Renamed Commander of Division Resupply Forces 255. On December 28, 1943, renamed Commander of Divisional Resupply Forces 363. Replacement force was the Motor Vehicle Replacement Department 24. Administrative Services 255 Medical Services 255 1st / Medical company 255 2nd / Medical company 255 1. / Ambulance train 255 2. / Ambulance train 255 Field Hospital 255
Hey , glass button kriegsmarine were produced in Jablonec Nad Nisou (Czech Republic) . We found hundreds of them in the dump. I am sorry for my English , google translator :-) :-) . Greetings from the Czech Republic :-)
Hi, no worries, I can understand perfectly what you are saying. Interesting, didn't know they produced those buttons in the Czech Republic. Thanks for that!
Great finds. If that was actually the location of a field hospital, there is always the possibility of a pit with human body members in it from amputations.
Hey Mike? What are you guys doing with the complete finds of German Dogtags? In Germany we bring them to the Authorities, so they can check them and find family members. So they know where there grandfathers, Uncles etc. have lost there lives.
I know its an old video and not of help for this one but what if you tried heating up bent tags like that to slightly soften the metal so it can bend back with out snapping?
Hey Mike, first of all great video again! Realy enjoy your video's. Just a tip you can try next time you find a peace of metal that is bend. Try using a heatgun to warm up the metal, it softens the metal and it reduces the chance of breaking it when you try to bend it back! Good luck with the next searches, can't wait to see where you end up next time!
Hi Niek, you are right to heat the metal first before bending. But these dogtags are not 100% metal. They are an alloy with some crappy form of Zinc. That zinc stuff doesnt do well in the ground for so long, it tends to corrode. So it will break even if you heat it up first. But thanks for your advice, I appreciate it!
Great job! Well done! Did you know the identity of the fallen soldiers? Were you able to verify the identity? It's important for the Karma.. Don't forget about it...
No we didn't. German authorities can't hand out information about who the dog tags belong too and if there are no human remains found at the site, they basically don't care.
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting it's really sad. Are always something that could give peace to some families. In your position I'll search however to do something to give a name and surname to the id tags. It's always a good thing and you can help your "Karma" too...
it probably is! So far found this on it (other digger tipped me about it.) Feldpost 51513 (8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 11.1.1944 Schlachterei-Kompanie 4. Fallschirmjager-Division, (23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 26.6.1944 Fallschirm-Schlachterei-Kompanie
The EKM with the code could have been worn by a German pilot, a Fallschirmjager or a Brandenburger. Those were the units that to the best of my knowledge wore coded EKM's. You'll have to research it a bit tho
You are (probably) right Chris. A German digger tipped me the number on there is a 'feldpost'number. It matches this: Feldpost 51513 (8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 11.1.1944 Schlachterei-Kompanie 4. Fallschirmjager-Division, (23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 26.6.1944 Fallschirm-Schlachterei-Kompanie
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Do you guys have an ultrasonic cleaner like jewelry shops use to clean delicate pieces. That would clean up those belt buckles.
All in all a consistent , no BS , no giant selling sales pitches…..just excellent Content and PRESENTATION. Great stuff . Absolutely Zero “ fluff / BS / and bad jokes “ . You guys Rule ! At what you do . And it does not go unnoticed.👍🏼
I appreciate that! Just being me, having a good time metal detecting and trying to show you guys some nice finds.
Nothing more, nothing less :)
Its fake
Awesome adventure buddy! Too bad I missed out on this one. Catch you next time ;-) Cheers!
thanks for dropping by buddy! Hey, you can't have them all! And you have nothing to complain about! ;-)
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Oooooooooh yehhhhh...great finds Mike
Sir, you have made my saturday work day so fun! Thank you for your awesome channel, brother!
Can't wait for these, you guys have had the biggest finds out there! Thanks for sharing the experience with us.
So awesome. I love digging through stuff like that. I really like those glass buttons. Those have to rare. Can’t wait for more. Enjoy your adventures!!
Nice finds. Can't wait to see the next one. Have to have WW2 in the title, almost All your other videos have that. You've been posting videos for five years now. Who would have thought it was that long. Back to your Deep Digger Dan days.
Looks very very cool already! Im hyped for the video!
17:50 Ooh a really nice stainless steel LW pilot tag..love theese
need to check it out more, but looks like it is a Fallschirmjager dog tag :)
Awesome that you found your digging tool! I remember seeing the video when you lost it and thinking "dang man, gotta go back! Good tools are often hard to find".
LOL because of Covid I had to wait a long time to get back there. Almost bought a new one. Glad I didnt because they are actually pretty expensive.
I read recently that fallschirmjager erkennungsmarke were usually blank except for their personal number...so if captured or killed, an enemy wouldnt know what unit they were from. That might explain the mostly blank dogtag....you did find alot of luftwaffe stuff in that pit. Also, sometimes , replacement troops didnt get their tag unit stamped. Im sure many paramilitary units like nskk drivers probably had limited stampings on their tags as well.
Always enjoy Mike's videos. He generally finds some great stuff.
Get in! Brother! I always enjoy your videos!!
This is a real Treasure trove of finds Mike.. Can you share - certainly this does NOT appear to be a garbage dump, so is it possible that retreating soldiers wanted to simply remove remenants of their bury their military service ??
Great finds once again, amazing that those shoulder boards are still holding together after all those years underground.👍
Greetings from the U.S. Mike. I am sure you have been asked this before but I am curious if you have ever had the opportunity to research the history and/or fate of the soldiers you find dog tags for?
I have but German authorities don't hand out information due to very strict privacy laws. So much different than how things work in the US. Tried to report them in the past as well, but German authorities are not interested.
@17:31 you had that dogtag,It looks to be made of stainless steel.It might be a tag to mark a cabinet or box.The US occasionally uses dogtags to mark equipment and cabinets.
Nice video Mike
Bedankt Patrick!
Looking forward to this one big time. Watching this tonight while eating my dinner, love it! 💓😊👍
I would Absolutely love to come metal detecting like this. Especially searching for a World War II stuff. Very interesting content. You won a new subscriber.
Sorry for the late reply but thanks a lot! Appreciate you becoming a sub!
Hospital would make sense for so many discarded uniform parts, it seems strange there's so much Kreigsmarine there though, are you near a port or some coastal artillery positions?
It's from the battle of Berlin most likely. Kreigsmarine were repurposed late war.
Outstanding fines mike and rennie
Hey Mike,
Man what should I say, that’s a hole, everybody of us is dreaming from….
That feeling to dig in sich big dump pits…
Thanks for sharing and nice side commentary about the history of this place!
Btw, the dog tag is a codified one from the Luftwaffe.
Greetings AC
Hi AC! Thanks for dropping by! Well didn't expect to find this much to be honest. Just pure luck I guess.
Especially the mixture of relics from different divisions is what made this pit special in my opinion. Luftwaffe, kriegsmarine, wehrmacht and coastal artillery. Did some metal detecting around the pit the day after.. some more oohhs in the next video as well. ;-)
Btw, the shiny dogtag is probably from this unit:
51513:
(8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 11.1.1944 Schlachterei-Kompanie 4.
Fallschirmjager-Division,
(23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 26.6.1944 Fallschirm-Schlachterei-Kompanie
ur videos are outstanding, especially when u show what a certain artifact looks like when worn! Many thanx & keep up the great work!🇺🇸
Great video with some fantastic finds...well done & thanks for sharing them
Your video's are some of the best I have seen.
Wow, thanks! Nice to read you enjoy them.
Fantastic find. What a thrill.
Outstanding Mike! love your Videos!
...amacing finds! Greetings from Saxony. The music at the end is from The Da Vinci Code - Chevaliers De Sangreal (Piano Version) + Sheet Music
Amazing Mike! You are the best!
Wow, thanks Kerry! You making me blush like a schoolgirl.
Great finds pleasure to watch
What a awsome dig place, and its a big timecapsule that hole with awsome relics
Good luck next hunt
That’s a Gerber digging tool. Dang those are expensive so that was an amazing lost & found
Those dentures are actually an amazing find.
Greetings from COSTARICA 🇨🇷 Excellent work. congratulations.
thanks you dropping by all the way from Costa Rica! :)
I really enjoy your show thanks
Great video Mike, So many brilliant finds :)
Nice long video Mike! Incredible finds!
More to come!
Awesome finds Mike!! You guys are killing it!!!
thanks buddy! We did had some luck there. :)
More fabulous finds from the war hunter👍
Thanks for watching! :)
Bro, so glad to have the Oooooooo back in my day! Another amazing video. With out a doubt you have the best detecting channel on RUclips. Hope you are well. Cant wait for the next one!
Wow, thanks! There is more to come :)
Wow! That spot is a treasure trove of history!
Cool finds Mike.
thanks David!
🙏🏼 thanks appreciate your footage
Schöes Video echt cool👍👍👍👍
thank you!
Fantastic finds as always 🇬🇧🤝🇩🇪
Brilliant as always Mike, do you think this pit was left overs from patients who never made it? Maybe the shiny dog tag was for a patient they couldn't identify so he was just given a record number. Just a thought. Thanks for a wonderful adventure.
Maybe those who didnt make it, or for what ever reason didn't need it anymore.
There is more so maybe one day we'll be able to find out what exactly happened there. Thanks for watching!
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting Look forward to every Video Mike.
It's my understanding that if they were killed the dog tag was snapped in half. Also, try heating with a torch next time you have to try and bend something without breaking it. It usually helps
Hi from Canada
On that dog tag in the war those tags would get put on string past from command to command till they could be properly recorded the very first tag was a tag number for that striing of tags is what i believe the very shinny tag is that u found
Great stuff big balls great start to the weekend. Plenty of time for a Xmas special hint hint
Well done! Thanks for sharing!
thanks for watching Morgan!
Looks like a lot of Navy stuff. Even the shoulder straps are probably Navy as they have the pointed end, where the Army stopped using that shape at the beginning of WWII and used rounded ends. Where you near the ocean?
Great video...
Greatings from Berlin
Thank you very much! danke fürs anschauen
those belongings are from german pow i think.In many cases all the signs and buttons where cut of just with a knife.good founds;is this in Belgium,france,germany ? greetingsfrom Belgium;
Sei molto bravo e simpatico👏👏👏
Great channel. 👍
Hello Mike
Division Supply Leader 255 Erected on August 26, 1939. October 15, 1942 in Renamed Commander of Division Resupply Forces 255. On December 28, 1943, renamed Commander of Divisional Resupply Forces 363. Replacement force was the Motor Vehicle Replacement Department 24. Administrative Services 255 Medical Services 255 1st / Medical company 255 2nd / Medical company 255 1. / Ambulance train 255 2. / Ambulance train 255 Field Hospital 255
good dump. nice finds.
Great video!
Thanks!
Awesome video. Thank you for Texas
Woooooow....Very Nice Guys👍🤠
Thanks! :)
Bonjour les amis,de magnifiques trouvailles ,merci à vous 👍🍻🍻🇫🇷
Merci!
Again a great Video 👌 Congratulations to your finds and next time good like 🍀
Thank you so much 👍
Cool finds mate...
thank you :)
Hey , glass button kriegsmarine were produced in Jablonec Nad Nisou (Czech Republic) . We found hundreds of them in the dump. I am sorry for my English , google translator :-) :-) . Greetings from the Czech Republic :-)
Hi, no worries, I can understand perfectly what you are saying. Interesting, didn't know they produced those buttons in the Czech Republic. Thanks for that!
Very good vidéo Mike !!!👏👏thanks you 😁
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Great finds. If that was actually the location of a field hospital, there is always the possibility of a pit with human body members in it from amputations.
We didnt find any, and hope not to come across it..
Hey Mike? What are you guys doing with the complete finds of German Dogtags? In Germany we bring them to the Authorities, so they can check them and find family members. So they know where there grandfathers, Uncles etc. have lost there lives.
Really nice finds ! I love the goggles ! 👏
Brother. Legend português Brasil!
do you save what you find...i love watching you....my dad fought at the battle of the bulge...
That was an epic hunt indeed. What super finds.
Yeah it was a super hunt. But we also did some metal detecting around the pit. So more footage coming soon ;)
Пивет из Витебска! Хорошо копнули, у нас таких ям почти не осталось
Hallo Iron Mike sehr schöne dinge die du gefunden hast , aber sehr schöne Musik ab 25:19 wer ist das?
What a finds... im jeleous!
Don't be! If you detect yourself, just keep on going and one day you'll find something good too.
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting im trying harder then the fire rate of a mg42
Awesome Video Mike, make's me think what else is in that area that you could find,keep up the good work!
We did some metal detecting the day after... More to come! ;)
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting Is this forest in germany?
nice Finds
thank you!
Dit lijkt me echt een geweldige hobby erg interessant!!
Bedankt voor het kijken Linda! Is inderdaad geweldig om te doen. :)
good job ,good finds
Amazing 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Alweer een top video! Mijn complimenten 💪💯👊❤
Tx Mike! Goed te lezen dat je het leuk vond!
I know its an old video and not of help for this one but what if you tried heating up bent tags like that to slightly soften the metal so it can bend back with out snapping?
Hey Mike, first of all great video again! Realy enjoy your video's. Just a tip you can try next time you find a peace of metal that is bend. Try using a heatgun to warm up the metal, it softens the metal and it reduces the chance of breaking it when you try to bend it back! Good luck with the next searches, can't wait to see where you end up next time!
Hi Niek, you are right to heat the metal first before bending. But these dogtags are not 100% metal. They are an alloy with some crappy form of Zinc. That zinc stuff doesnt do well in the ground for so long, it tends to corrode. So it will break even if you heat it up first. But thanks for your advice, I appreciate it!
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting aah oke to bad... you're welcome!
Tanta bella roba bravi !!!!!!😍
fantastico,vcs sao de mais,pratico detectorismo aqui no brasil tambem,meu sonho e detectar em solo onde ouve guerra,abraço
you are in Schleswig Holstein there are a lot of PW Camps.
Great job! Well done! Did you know the identity of the fallen soldiers? Were you able to verify the identity? It's important for the Karma.. Don't forget about it...
No we didn't. German authorities can't hand out information about who the dog tags belong too and if there are no human remains found at the site, they basically don't care.
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting it's really sad. Are always something that could give peace to some families. In your position I'll search however to do something to give a name and surname to the id tags. It's always a good thing and you can help your "Karma" too...
Mooi gedaan jongens mooi spul.
Was it a hospital site? So many different services in one spot, and none military dogtags
The shiny dogtag is probably a Fallschirmjager one!
it probably is! So far found this on it (other digger tipped me about it.)
Feldpost 51513
(8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 11.1.1944 Schlachterei-Kompanie 4.
Fallschirmjager-Division,
(23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 26.6.1944 Fallschirm-Schlachterei-Kompanie
gekke video weer mike!
complimenti per queste belle ricerche
thank you!
Mega cool! 😳🙂
thank you!
Lot of fun
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Forgive my ignorance, but why are there so many naval insignia at that spot in the forest?
Did you ever consider carrying a spray bottle of water to help clean items. Or a can of WD40 for cleaning. Just a thought!
I had one of those with teeth when I was a teenager before I was grown old enough to get a bridge. In America we called them a Thumb Plate.
The EKM with the code could have been worn by a German pilot, a Fallschirmjager or a Brandenburger. Those were the units that to the best of my knowledge wore coded EKM's. You'll have to research it a bit tho
Such EKMs also had POVs and factory workers.
You are (probably) right Chris. A German digger tipped me the number on there is a 'feldpost'number.
It matches this:
Feldpost 51513
(8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 11.1.1944 Schlachterei-Kompanie 4.
Fallschirmjager-Division,
(23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 26.6.1944 Fallschirm-Schlachterei-Kompanie
@@IronMikeMetaldetecting that's badass!!
Wow, amazing!!!🇺🇸