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@mdww2battlegrounds 2 года назад

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@mrraccoon1198 2 года назад

Your voice is just so so calming

@stephenwilliams5201 2 года назад

Actung! Mir frund. Mine's ist nixt gut . (Take care) danke. !

@dronejunkiefpv9556 10 месяцев назад

Hi i just watch 20 video's cool hobby you got there new subscriber over fere.

@markgaudry7549 2 года назад

The brass you found were collar insignia, not of rank, but denoting membership in the US Army. The US without backing was worn by all officers,. The US with backing disk was worn by all enlisted, The pins were made of brass not gold. Hence the general term, brass.

@Twittershouldceasetoexist 2 года назад

Is it like the flag patches?

@markgaudry7549 2 года назад

@@Twittershouldceasetoexist I don't know. The flag patches are more recent and have to do not with being in the Army but being an American, usually working in a UN force or joint allied force.

@bbb462cid 2 года назад

@@Twittershouldceasetoexist I can help a little. No, it is not like the flag patches; it was metal insignia. As Mark mentioned, there is a diffrence between enlisted and officer. I won't say no flags were sewn onto any US serviceman's uniform in WWII as that takes a lot of variation, time, and locale into account, but a US flag worn on a US serviceman's uniform during combat would much more usually take the shape of an arm band that slipped over the arm to near the shoulder.

@ryanhanchett3708 2 года назад

@@bbb462cid like the "Medic" red cross arm bands we used to wear. We referred to these as (targets). And medics were "non combatants" and only allowed to carry a .45

@bbb462cid 2 года назад

@@ryanhanchett3708 probably no combat pay, either. Despite being IN the battle.

@vegasbattleborn1594 2 года назад

When you realize that the American that dropped the Colt mag, probably was that soldiers last resort. Awesome finds.

@shawngleason1345 2 года назад

Colt probably belonged to the officer the U.S. insignia came from. Enlisted soldier wouldn't of been wearing dress greens in the field

@diogenesegarden5152 2 года назад

It must have been close fighting for a soldier to discard a magazine rather than refill and reuse it.

@oslogrigor8320 2 года назад

Not really. Watch enough of these videos and you realize all kinds of stuff gets left behind or lost during war. Not saying you're wrong, but it's nearly impossible to know what really happened.

@Riposte821 2 года назад

I agree with one of the commenters that it’s nearly impossible to know what happened but the fact that the magazine was found by used .45 shells does lead one to reach the same conclusion as the OP.

@uncleartax 2 года назад

It probably fell in the mud and wasn’t worth picking up and thoroughly cleaning to make work reliably so it was left were it fell

@sebigrippen 2 года назад

My grandfather told me about the war and what he did. He was in an artillery division, June 6th he turned 20 but was on a boat about 30 miles when D day hit. 3 days later he landed and moved on from Normandy. He said they would receive supplies but they already had enough of whatever they brought, ammunition, rations, boots, full gas cans ect.. they would bury them in caches in case they had to retreat and had backup supplies. There are multiple caches in France and Belgium. I am hoping you guys find one that he had a part in. He survived and came home with 3 Bronze stars. The stories he told me are pretty amazing, the Belgium people would feed them and let them sleep by the fireplace.

@wesleyriggs 9 месяцев назад

Wow that’s cool. My grandpa fought in the battle of the bulge

@harveyblankenship564 2 года назад

At the 3:15 mark, we Americans call that item a "Shoe Horn". The "US" is from an American Officer's Collar Insignia. They are made of brass, though some are gold-plated. The "US" on a disc is the collar insignia from an Enlisted Man.

@jadeworthen7567 2 года назад

They’re called a lapel pin

@harveyblankenship564 2 года назад

@@jadeworthen7567 Collar Insignia or Lapel Pin - both are correct... I just know what they were called while I was growing up (I'm a Military Brat) and while I served.

@BlueMatter_ 2 года назад

We call those “shoe horns” here, to help ease feet into footwear :D

@rizzorizzo2311 2 года назад

When I was in Iraq in 05 we found a WW2 era browning .30 machine gun buried in a field next to a Russia T72 night vision site. We found the T72 main gun barrel a few days later on the other side of the same field. The browning was in pretty good condition considering the age. The pistol grip had been rusted away but the bluing was still in place on some spots and the barrel was still mostly clean. We shipped it back home to a military museum. That same tour we also found a WW2 German artillery shell as well. Not sure how they got all this shit but we found all kinds of shit buried in the desert.

@robinjohnson9915 2 года назад

INCREDIBLE! I appreciate your knowledge on the objects you find. My husband will retire from The US Army next year and we collect WWII Memorabilia! Blessings from Texas! 🇺🇸❤

@mdww2battlegrounds 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Greetings from the Netherlands!

@michaelbruce6190 Год назад

I grew up in Germany and as a little boy, my friends and I would run around the forests and would find tons of WWII relics. We thought it was neat, but really didn’t think much about it because we were so used to it. I wish I would have known then what I know now because I would have kept all sorts of relics

@kagyu1 10 месяцев назад

They have little to no value. There are mint condition pistols and rifles from WW2 as well as gear that people collect. All the serious collectors items were snatched up by the 1960’s/70’s. What gives something value is provenance. I have a 1943 Ithaca 1911a1 arsenal rebuild with stamps that trace its history. It’s worth about a 1/4 of the value of an all original Ithaca with provenance to its owner. A neighbor died and his wife gave me intact WW2 machine gun bullet belts with bullets, Japanese bullets and Vietnam era tank rounds in mint condition. None of it worth anything to collectors. These “artifacts“ are basically scrap metal.

@michaelbruce6190 10 месяцев назад

@@kagyu1 that's sad to hear, I thought they'd be worth something.....I guess it's just really cool to find things that soldiers in WWII used in their everyday game of death.

@tacticalmattfoley Год назад

What might blow your mind is the realization that the same 50 cal which punched those brass empties y'all found might be in service today. A gunner in Afghanistan was using a turret mounted 50 cal which was serialized in 1927. They just update the head spacing, change the barrels and feed them new ammo.

@johnwalsh5762 Год назад

Congratulations on finding another last stand,,, good luck

@waynehankinson8210 Год назад

The canister tops were for the propellant for the artillery rounds. It is pretty obvious that a U.S. artillery unit was positioned there after a German unit had been run out. The 1911 magazine was likely worn or damaged so the soldier threw it away and got a new one. Some magazines don’t hold up well. I have heard the M1 carbine magazines were so bad in WW2 that soldiers would get new magazines every time they got more ammunition.

@scottmichelin5697 2 года назад

What do you guys do with all of the artifacts you find? I'm so jealous of what you guys do. That would be a dream come true to find WW2 artifacts.

@ssherrierable 2 года назад

If you lived over there it would be a regular occurrence

@marypasco2213 2 года назад

Steven Serrier-Like living in England, putting your spade in the ground to do some yard work, and finding anything from an Iron Age round house to a Roman villa?

@Edward.Rippett. Год назад

I wish I could purchase some from them

@ahooten1313 11 месяцев назад

@@Edward.Rippett.you can buy many of those things and in even better condition from the Gettysburg museum online

@PowersPhotography 2 года назад

So excited to see what y’all found this time! Keep up the great work.

@trarock24 2 года назад

The 1911 was also used in desert storm in 1991… i was issued one and carried along with my m16a1

@donaldsanders5124 5 дней назад

German wooden bullet ammo was used in combat. I had a WWII friend that was injured near the end of the war and he was shot at close range with a 8mm German rifle and firing a wooden bullet. The bullets hit him in the hip and he had a very long recovery because the bullet broke into many little pieces and his leg was almost removed because of the infection from the wooden piece that were still in him. He suffered his whole life from his wound.

@thejgamer0855 2 года назад

I have a shell casing from an M1 Garand in my house

@granddad-mv5ef 2 года назад

Love seeing the US relics, even the .45ACP case. I have several hundred already but they were fired by me and not during WWII, LOL! Always happy when I see a new vid from you, thank you.

@petertimmins6657 2 года назад

The insignia with the “US” on it at the 14:35 time mark is part of an enlisted collar insignia set. The US one would be worn on the right collar tab and one denoting his branch of service would be on the left collar (example: I wore crossed rifles on my uniform because I was in the Infantry).

@garrywagner7717 2 года назад

The front Was moving fast. That is why there is alot of dumps. If you look at the years where the front moved the quickest you will find more stuff.

@letsplaybarrysmod5815 2 года назад

Nice finds! You are very lucky, Glad that you record all these cool videos.

@orcapepsi73lp17 Год назад

Min. 3:00 The item was used to get into the shoes more easily. It's called "shoe spoon" Your videos are still a hit today...keep it up Greetings Chris

@therabbitcanada 2 года назад

as a former army lineman I'd love to have that cable reel!!!

@slueccroll4661 2 года назад

Tip voor de BESTE schep ter wereld: Gerber USA 2000. Deze gebruik ik ook om vondsten te graven, en wat een genot. Deze schep wordt in het Nederlandse leger ook gebruikt

@bluetrue6062 Год назад

Liking how you guys show the objects now and what they looked like in use. Great channel! Subbed! You guys really know your craft.

@mdww2battlegrounds Год назад

Great to have you here on the channel!

@jcricket-vr5xr 2 года назад

Awesome finds guys love the us pins and the colt 1911 mag

@Puckerupbuttercup261 2 года назад

Great finds! I like that you have a solid knowledge of weapons used and their ammunition.

@britishmick Год назад

2:58 not that it matters but just fyi we call that a shoe horn, many young British ppl wouldn't even know the name as it used by our elders. I love the content, i have that same feeling you must have, the realisation that you are the first to see and touch something last seen and touched during 1 of the two big wars that shaped our world!, im so jealous of you but so happy for you also buddy

@mdww2battlegrounds Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@JK-il9up 2 года назад

YEAH! Another 17 minutes of pure pleasure.

@thomasscott4376 9 месяцев назад

I'm a little late to the party, and I have not read all of the comments, but the image you showed at minute 5:45 is a shipping container for the powder/propellant charge for the 155mm howitzer. Also, the .45 caliber pistol magazine was not only for Colt manufactured pistols. Five companies made the 1911 .45 pistol during WW2. When I was in the U.S. Army in 1972-1975 I carried Colt, Remington and Ithaca makes. They were all pretty worn out.

@jonsingle1614 2 года назад

Those lids are the tops of artillery powder canisters ...they were also sealed with wire and lead seals....you have to remove the artillery shell eyelet plug to install the fuse so those plugs were trash after the shell was fired Army artillery guy

@krisgreenwood5173 2 года назад

The DM .50 caliber cases were actually made in Ankeny Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines. It is now the Des Moines works of John Deere.

@thomasallen3818 2 года назад

The round US “button” is a US Army Enlisted Insignia collar disc.

@Raging___Gaming 2 года назад

Brass objects like insigias can be cleaned and polished with stuff called brasso used to polish any metals and coppers

@d.st.michael4195 2 года назад

Extra info/ history is a nice touch. Cool vid

@thomasbrown5081 2 года назад

Hey chris nice to see you back my friend with mike got some great fines hope your staying safe and well cant wait for the next video 😀

@HellDogOne 2 года назад

Thx for your work guys 👍

@Mwfrizzellandsons 2 года назад

Love these videos. My grandfather’s ghost was probably watching you.

@hooper4581 2 года назад

Outstanding Chris !!great hunt. Always a pleasure to watch pal thanks for taking us along

@mdww2battlegrounds 2 года назад

Thanks for watching as always my friend!

@trumpetmano 2 года назад

You would be stunned by the amount of material left behind by US forces in the Pacific alone. Many islands have what they call "Million Dollar Holes', where the US Military just rolled countless tanks and vehicles off cliffs into the ocean off islands in the Pacific. Saipan has a huge one at Banzai Cliff.

@jeremydoober 2 года назад

Best channel on RU-vid

@markbrennan4693 Год назад

Thanks for sharing this history. Great finds.

@CarbiesChronicles 2 года назад

love these videos, a little sad seeing the pins from soldiers... i hope they had made it home ok...

@bbb462cid 2 года назад

Many times, damaged equipment, including pieces of uniforms, were tossed into garbage pits and buried. They didn't like to give the enemy that kind of thing; there was no trash pickup lol

@chuckfreakingnorris3333 2 года назад

Looks like this one will be exciting. Can't wait!

@kellyb1420 2 года назад

WOW!! Great find guys! Looks like you guys might even have some Museum quality pieces as well. Idk 🤷‍♀️ I’m not an expert like you guys. I just love ❤️ watching your metal detecting videos. Just a interesting part of all of our history that we all share together. I know it’s dark history but it’s still important history and I appreciate you guys finding it. Thanks 🙏 😊

@mdww2battlegrounds 2 года назад

Thanks Kelly that means a lot! I think there are some museum pieces for sure. I'm happy to be able to tell the story of this important part of history. Take care!

@ZenoJohnSABAHAN 2 года назад

@@mdww2battlegrounds i begin to love you channel. Good Job👍

@speckledjim_ 2 года назад

Some stunning finds there guys 👏🏻👏🏻

@stevese4288 2 года назад

I found some amazing stuff there in the last spot with the wire roll ZL 😁

@rickkerts3802 2 года назад

Excited already!

@Scottybk 2 года назад

Do you need permits to search for these relics? I really enjoy your channel. Super interesting material and finds!

@JorgeRodriguez-ep7ie 2 года назад

Increibles hallazgos me parece increibles pero lo que me impreciona son las medallas decorativas ya que una persona las tenia en su uniforme algo tan personal

@bmcg5296 2 года назад

How do these items get so deep down into the ground as everywhere wasn’t filled in after the war or were they?

@sprinklesstudios849 2 года назад

I’d guess rain and mudslides over time, but who knows.

@MountaintravelerEddie 2 года назад

In nature you have leaves that cover the ground, those decompose and create the top soil. Multiply that by x number of years and that’s how shit gets buried

@zackhawn5944 2 года назад

@@MountaintravelerEddie No. The stuff that is 3 feet underground was buried.

@mitchelllight4085 Год назад

Where are you at exactly finding these amazing things. I've always thought the WW2 era was so mesmerizing. Just something about this war sticks with me and I don't know why always have.

@joebrown1382 2 года назад

One of the best WW2 channels.

@mikevanessen8687 2 года назад

What others are good ones? I love watching this kind of stuff!! Thank you

@joebrown1382 2 года назад

@@mikevanessen8687 Iron Mike Metal Detecting, WW2 History Hunter.

@buddygallagher1193 2 года назад

Man that's cool you found all that especially the Americans. I appreciate how you go into detail and explain what it all goes to

@petertimmins6657 2 года назад

The wire is WD-1 commo wire that has seven internal strands. Three are steel, for added strength, and four are copper.

@bluetrue6062 Год назад

I can't believe you remember that. You are right. We used to cut the insulation and flick it over. The steel strands would spring back up and we cut those off to splice copper to copper.

@petertimmins6657 Год назад

@@bluetrue6062 I served almost three decades and was an 11B the whole time. As a young junior enlisted in the mid 1980s I was the RTO for my PL. I used to jump the AN/PRC-77 with the accessories bag, at least 2 extra batteries, a DR-8 with a 1/2 mile of commo wire, and a TA-1 (each squad also had one and I would have to set up a hot loop when we were in a defense).

@bluetrue6062 Год назад

@@petertimmins6657 the good old days for sure. I don't even know what comm the modern army is using these days. You remember the "sandwich" thing for encryption on the old radios? Ancient times!

@DL6KA 2 года назад

Great findings boys...wow nice location

@bassdowg 2 года назад

The Reel U found is a Salt and Pepper field telephone cable reel. It was called S & P bec of the black and white colors of the cable wires. When we were deployed to Somalia in 1993 our camp's CP was linked to the main COC via land line field telephone wires such as the one you found. Yes such cable twin lead wires are still in use today.

@michaelpurvis1492 2 года назад

Just awesome 👌thanks for sharing video

@williamhesprich9040 2 года назад

The US collar badge is a brass alloy. It's mostly brass, but a mixture to look like gold when highly polished with a cleaner like Brasso and a cloth like cotton.

@79Jasper042610 2 года назад

Those were ammo can seals. Still used to this day.

@DavidSmith-yl3un 2 года назад

AMAZING HISTORY RECOVERY GENTS! Ty

@stephenmcguire1935 Год назад

The colt magazine is some find well done again lads.

@aliii1590 Год назад

The foot thing is a shoehorn

@samdixon8567 2 года назад

Hi I just found your channel and its fantastic thank you for the history

@mdww2battlegrounds 2 года назад

Thanks for the support!

@eddyredmond7758 Год назад

Incredible!!! Great finds!!!

@sanpedrosilver 2 года назад

Great finds! 👍🏼

@geraldreisz7445 Год назад

Love your channel, your very knowledgeable

@majcorbin 2 года назад

in 1972 I purchased a CORBIN pad lock from the PX at fort Polk, LA during basic training. it followed me to Nuremberg Germany & Taegu S Korea.

@jimschafer9196 2 года назад

WOW great day in the fields good finds. That gold sick pined U.S. was superb. Colt 45 magazine surprised you did not find the had gun too.

@mdww2battlegrounds 2 года назад

Thanks Jim! Maybe we will still find the gun one day!

@armandozaffiri4703 2 года назад

Fantastic finds.....!

@marktwo3160 2 года назад

The wooden k98 rounds were used in the German K98 rifle grenade launcher. The wooden rds were used to detonate and launch anti tank and anti personal rounds. The Germans were NOT out there shooting or practicing with wooden bullets. Plus that wooden round had no primer strike on it so it wasnt used at all. Just dropped and rotted away.

@leesherman100 2 года назад

Item at 3:00 is known as a shoehorn. Inserted at the heel area it would help with the installation of footware.

@EveBatStudios 2 года назад

Very interested to see what you find!

@bigolemike33 2 года назад

That's some nice finds!

@allanboy__9215 2 года назад

Seus vídeos são muito bom acompanho seu canal já faz uns 4 anos muito bom ver essas coisas achadas um abraço!

@bersixgamelive9880 2 года назад

Hello, I am amazed at what you find, it is very nice to look at such finds :) unfortunately in my country which is Poland such searching and digging in the soil is forbidden under the penalty of a fine and imprisonment. Everything that is excavated belongs to the treasury. Only a few can afford to legally search for the treasures of the Second World War and more. Unfortunately, we have such a sick law. I greet you and wish you more treasures (deposits). Subik flies in :)

@cheetahgamerz9448 2 года назад

Here in the UK as long as you have the landowners permission you can dig as long as you gibe it yo the farmer unless they allow you to keep it

@eugenewall6620 2 года назад

Love your stuff.

@kandyhall4483 2 года назад

Amazing video, tyvm for sharing your adventures!!!

@mdww2battlegrounds 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!!

@shawnbaraw2637 2 года назад

Colt was contracted to also make the model 1917 revolver which also shoots the. 45acp round very rare i have a fully functional original with govt markings

@speedyspooley 2 года назад

@3:08 in English we call it a "shoe horn"...

@dutch-diggersww2metaldetecting 2 года назад

Nice American cable reel! We found also one month ago. Again great video! Greetings

@brianirwin79 2 года назад

It looks like this position was overrun and obviously judging by the empty magazine and the 45 casings going time an officer goes to his sidearm is when all other ammo has been expended