We dig a WW2 Bunker and find LOADS of relics! [Battlefield Recovery] 

"Guys! Gas mask!" "Absolutely breathtaking!" Pun intended?

Craig! Military tactics! Kris! Gadgets! Stephen! Relics and rust! And Adrian......... he's just Polish

27:23 I swear that bloke never blinks through out all of the video

You can look up the 218th Infantry Division. The 218th Artillery Regiment is part of it. They did actually surrender. Apparently near the Latvian town of Tukums end of 1944, early 1945.

Craig: a historian and an expert in military tactics Chris: a professional at handling excavation tools Steven: Able to tell you exact details about any item from ww2 Adrian: half british AND half polish

Watched this while visiting my mum on the outskirts of Saldus. That tall structure in some of the shots looks a bit like the Broceni Cement factory. That field might not be too far off where I grew up. This place is littered with WW2 stuff even to this day. We had a stroll in a local forest with the kids yesterday and the eldest asked about a round shaped crater like hole near the path (about 4m diameter). "What's that hole in the ground, dad?" Me: "Not sure, we used to call them just 'bomb holes' or 'bunkers', loads of them there." Then my mum added: "They're actually both". My grandparents were small kids during WW2 but their memories are still surprisingly vivid about that time - they've told countless stories about their experiences in this area during those times. And given what they've recounted you'd actually be more surprised by not finding any military items digging up a random Kourland farm field than by finding a bunker in a sub-optimal position.

What's he on about at 19:53 "it looks to me like the top of the fuse and the spoon have come off". It's what's left of an M24 Stielhandgranate or what's commonly known as a stick grenade. There is no "spoon" on an M24. It's armed by unscrewing a metal cap at the end of the wooden handle which allows a porcelain ball on a string to drop down. Pull the ball/the string and that arms it with around a 4 1/2 second fuse. It's a friction igniter unlike the US Pineapple and British Mills36 (which worked on a percussion cap basis) and as the handle and igniter are missing that's got no chance of going off. You would think that they'd at least know a bit about WW2 weaponry if they're digging out a WW2 bunker. Especially explosives!

Accidentally fell asleep at 12 to cod warzone and woke up at 3 watching this

Nice job blokes, thanks for the story. Thanks!

Craig is the historical weapon appraiser for the pawn stars 😂 he’s in most of the RU-vid videos about old military things

I’m so glad that you sealed it up so nothing would be lost! I can’t believe people don’t care about history that took place.

The Second Front was a hell I would wish in no one. The pictures and videos that there are give you the picture of what it was like. It was WW1 but with modern equipments and tanks. Miles and miles of trenches and bunkers that were batter day and night by gun, mortar, and artillery. Flamethrowers, CAS Bombers, Strat Bombers and machine gun. Now couple that with just how flat that terrain is, where you can see you enemy lined up for miles, Cou-led with the fear that forwards means death and backwards mean desertion and death. You had no where to go, risk getting caught and jailed. It was just brutal, warfare as warfare is.

"I'm a historian" points at bunker: "that's a bunker"

My father having been a solidier, I grew up in Germany. I was first there at age 3, in 1949. We lived in Heuchelheim, across the Lahn River from Giessen. Giessen had been levelled, and there was stuff all over the place. You just had to be careful because much of it was still live. Left Germany with a lot of toys. Second tour was in Bad Hersfeld, near the border with East Germany. Found even more stuff, ie bayonets, and pieces of uniforms and unexploded ordnance. It was fairly common to have parts of WWII uniforms, patches, and so on. I even had a Nazi Eagle patch made of gold and silver thread. Final tour was in the Frankfurt area. Didn't find much, although there were still bombed out buildings in Frankfurt. Returned to the US for the final time, after graduating from Frankfurt American High School. About 20 or so years later, learned that as we all walked from one set of buildings to the other, we were walking over a 1000 pound unexploded aerial bomb that had been dropped by the Brits during the war. Felt really eerie.

Wow Kris, this just came up on my timeline. Had no idea you were part of this….absolutely incredible my friend & a brilliantly fascinating watch. I look forward to watching more. All the best mate, Marcus

i adoreee history so seeing people take such care and appreciation towards everything is amazing! Thank you for your hard work

If you look at this video as a Comedy episode then it becomes the funniest thing you’ll watch. That military guy is definitely Michael Scott. There’s no way this wasn’t scripted. The scene with the hand grenade is anazingly funny, when they point at the car and say “you know who they are?” Amazing!

imagine being the veteran locals hearing the guns going off and being like “ah shit here we go again“

This is so cool I love watching things like this like uncovering old history items. Great job.

Wish I could see more of these excavations in my home country the Whipped Cream Front but the Germans didn’t fortify Denmark as much as they did the border states during World War II- so most of the history is above ground here! Fantastic video and the wristwatch was in unbelievably good condition! I have a feeling I’ll be coming back to this channel often!

“We’ll make sure to treat each relic with respect” Oh yeah? “Slams axe into log”

"it looks like a battery pack" *proceeds to dunk in water

I feel like this is on the history channel because of how informational and fun it is to watch

Love these guys what a fantastic job preserving history well done lads

I love guys like this who do things for future generations, top marks from me 😊

My great grandfather was part of the wehrmarcht on the eastern front, unfortunetly when I got into ww2 (around the 3rd grade for me) he was barely able to talk he only said a couple sentences in german here and there, and was barely able to hear, I did hear stories like how him and his friend that were hiding in a barn, his friend lit a cigar, some Russians walked in saw the smoke and shot at them, some how he survived, apparently he also was shot 9 times and stabbed 5 times, I was also told by my mom he had maps from when he fought and he would show her where he was. I dont know where the maps are I only got his compass. But unfortunetly as of last year he has reunited with his wehrmarcht friends once again.

As i lived in France in the 60s Normandy all things of finds where normaly. Ammo, Weapons, Body Parts etc. No Rumors about that. A Neigbor had about a full dugged body in his garden and his remains left in the trash can and i could remember of half composed hands on top of the trash can . For us kids it was normal to play with Ammo, Handgrenades and stacks of Explosives and hand weapons, found on the fields. Heya - found dugged german ammo in cases and sold them to Tourists for small money. On the Beaches there where many sandstone embedded relics like Bones, Ammo etc. At this time you were able to go to the end of ebb about 3kms from the beach and found all of the remains nearly untouched 15-20 yrs ago. Landing Gear, swimming Tanks and unbelivibel mass of Human Remains from the Allied axies, all their equippment nearby. Death, Wepons, Skulls, Skeletons, Ammo, Explosives, Guns etc. That was a normal live here nearly Utah Beach as a child. Our Elderly never told us what happened here so this was our normal Playground!

I’ve had some uncles that fought in World War II so this song definitely brings back some not so good memories😢

This history should not be forgotten, thanks for telling thier story.

“Its so exciting!!” 😀 “DREAM ABOUT IT.” Had me dying 🤣

Would really like to see more of these diging up bunkers if possible

According to my grandpa, they were in a fire mission when they had a blowby in one of the artillery pieces with a chemical round and it exploded in the tube. The gas cloud would have killed you if it touched or you inhaled it, so they hauled ass. They left the damaged piece and relocated their position due to attacks. They surrendered 4 days later. They didn't have time to go grab gear, it just gets in the way under the camouflage nets by getting snagged. They left in bunkers to move more quickly

Who else got Recommended a year later LOL Edit: 1.2k You lot are crazyyy. Keep the recommendation coming in a few more years later youtube. 2 years ago for now.

Love when the relic expert.. takes the dog tag from the farmer and wipes it repeatedly, damaging the relic.

The fact that the axe was still sharp after 70 ish years in the ground is just amazing.

being an ancestor of a brave hero who fought in this war, i am truly amazed after watching this video!

This is SOOOOO fucking cool! I can't believe all of this stuff was just left here and in almost perfect condition

The military expert was wrong just about every time

27:20- the watch didn't necessarily stop when the person dropped it. Red shirt guy makes no sense

The 218th Infantry served in the invasion of Poland as a reserve division for the 4th Army. Subsequently, it was moved to the west facing the Maginot line, which it attacked in May 1940 as part of the 7th Army. Following a period of occupation duty and also briefly a return to civilian life, its soldiers were sent to the Eastern Front in the winter of 1941. It remained on the Eastern Front until the end of the war, retreating with Army Group North back through the Baltic states, until the Army group was trapped in Courland. The 218th Infantry Division, still in Courland, surrendered to the Soviets on 8 May 1945.

Honestly its fascinating what my home country (Latvia) has been thru, germans, russians and every thing else.

Who got the recommendation 2 years later?! checking in!!!

my grandfather was one of the german soldiers who ended up latvia trying to avoid the soviets, very cool to see all this history preserved and now being rescued by these fine gentlemen

So, the reason the finds are "as good as new" , as you said in the video is caused by the mug and constant high humidity in the terrain. It prevents the oxygen to get through the dirt ( let's explain it like that) and preserves everything as if it was new, corrosion doesn't happen without oxygen, as well as many other phenomen. Awersome video!

I was so happy to see u men fill the bunker back in to prevent the so called ‘black diggers’ from gaining access to the bunker. Even though the artifacts were collected for histories sake, I still get a pit in my stomach thinking about those so-and-so’s even touching the dirt in that bunker. I grew up in a military family with a grandfather who flew in the RAF (my mother’s dad) and a father who flew in the Army Air Corp B-17’s over Germany 1943 - 1945. My father was a Syrian immigrant who flew for the US and met my British mom while serving in England. When the time came I myself served in three conflicts, one with my brother, Vietnam, one with my wife, first Gulf War and, the last conflict with my wife and son in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Iraq. I can tell u that things sure did change between my first conflict and my last. But the real big changes were realized when I would sit and talk to my dad and grandad about WWII…wow things were so different. Well getting off track a bit so I just wanted to thank all of u for the work u do and continue to do. God speed and good luck to all of u. I enjoyed this so much I had to subscribe so I’ll see u all later.

I don't know why this is in my recommended, but I'm hooked

It's actually kind of smart to put it out in a field like that in low ground no one would ever think to look for it and a perfect place to hide in a simple place like this

I love how you guys worked so the black diggers had more work to do 😂

What a amazing find! Well Documented!

I wouldn't have stopped and would have kept going. Can you imagine what else is around that spot? There could be so many answers and clues. I really hope real archeologists came in afterwards and checked the whole field. God bless all who fought, lived and died in these vicious wars, and God bless their families .

11:15 everyone: smiling laughing Craig: looks like he is about to cry.

Imagine these dudes come up in your backyard and they're like "we heard rumors of an ancient Aztec tomb under your backyard"

Craig: military tactics Kris: gadgets Stephen: relics and rust And Adrian… I’m half British and half polish

3 amazing historians and one guy just along for the ride lmfao.

I can't believe this just now showed up in my suggested videos. Better late than never I guess...

19:45 I like how he just casually told his friends that they could die at any moment

I found out a couple years ago, that my grandmothers father was a sniper in the Second World War! Both my grandads (my papa and my pops/ my dads dad and mums dad) were both in the army as well not WW2 tho my papa was in the Irish war and my pops the gulf war :) I find it cool as I get little facts about those wars as I like researching the hardships and the history

This is a very interesting video and i really enjoyed keep on digging and try to find more historic items. Best of luck.

Watching shit like this makes me want to do it so badly. WW2 is my favorite part of history, all of the technological advances and how people lived is amazing.

The one American guy sounds like the kid who says “actually, that memes from reddit” in school

Brilliant! Just known Craig from Pawn Stars. Finally a format dedicated to the most interesting part of that: The history.

Well done guys. Thank you for respecting those German Soldiers items

I believe that there was an allied side and an axis side and America was on the allied side so salute to those.

May all those young soldiers who died RIP

This is giving me flash backs

13:31 “it was so… fricking… epic!”

I remember watching these they were my favorite I would rewatch them for hours love your work so keep up the good work I love world war 2 history and metal detecting/searching so when I found this I was so excited but I got ask you guys only did a few of these did you plan on doing more cause I would love that

Gas mask! Absolutely breath taking .... Damn these guys are good!

Jesus we get told to keep our stuff neat and clean and yet the wars have left so much bad in the ground, thank goodness for people like these that have an interest in history

Archeologists: "carefully brush the dirt away" These guys: "bring in the excavator and give it hell"

God bless all these poor soldiers, on both sides. May they all rest is peace.

You got that right....imagine the carnage !!!

This is my dream job, I love ww2 history!

"Once They Were On Target He'd Say Fire" 💥💥💥 17:34 🔥🔥🔥

Glad you filled it back in.

that red shirt guy is SOOOO annoying, especially mocking that guys accent

Hi Stephen and guys, just come across your channel. Wow, just fantastic finds, just up my street being so into military history. You treat the site with the respect it deserves, well done guys. Ps, Stephen, it looked far too muddy for Suggs 😂

Deannng Im from Latvia and i love what you guys found there its just priceless

As a latvian this is an aweosome recomendation by youtube to me

I have school in the morning and I’m up at 1am watching this truly one of those nights love the video tho

French veteran: hears MP40 over the valley:,”Oh not again” ‘grabs white flag’

PLEASE MORE! I LOVED THIS SHOW WHY DID THEY STOP

Even the ladder was still there. Wowww. What a find gents

I'm surprised Craig wasn't authenticating the stuff and telling us how at least one of those items were sold for 10,000 dollars in an auction

They should make this a series

Would pay lots of money for any of these things for a collection, sadly ya'll couldnt find any broken Kar 98k's Yall are doing God's work finding this sort of history

U should do more of these vids with the other guys, rlly enjoy these

I watched the full season on netflix several times. Wish they did more.

They’re playing hot potato with a grenade 😂

Nice found Congratulations buddy ✌️⛏️🍀🙏 Good Job

Red shirt guy was spot on for the pricing of the K98 bayonet.

I watched this show a while ago and it’s cool to see it again

Red shirt guy who doesn’t blink is a top mug

I don’t know whether to love these guys, or hate them 😂

I watched this at 4 in the morning last year on Christmas cuz I couldn’t fall asleep😂

This was in my recommend for some reason and I like WW2 stuff and now I’m hooked

theses guys look so happy good for you lads

I think when that man found that gas mask the version of the gas mask is a VM40

Craig: When I'm in the woods I see plains of fire. Me: Doesn't that sound a little wrong?

Oh gosh, this is an heck yeah moment