Berlin's Battlefield: Medals, Helmet, and 10 Soviet soldiers

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
  • Going back with our metal detectors to the Berlin area to search for WW2 relics.
    We found something we rather not find, bones from the fallen. How we deal with that you'll see in this video. We also found some other great items that made the struggle through the harsh cold circumstances worth while. A Rifle, helmet, medals and more! Even Hitler's lost gold? Maybe, but you'll just have to check that out ;-)
    Please go give my friends a follow on their instagramaccounts:
    / thedutch_relic_diggers
    / ww2_artifacts
    Mike's Social media pages:
    / ironmikemetaldet
    / ironmikemetaldet
    / ironmikemetaldetecting
    FAQ:
    -Do you report things found to the authorities?
    Yes, all nasty things found like UXO's and finds that could be important from an archaeology perspective are reported to the local authorities.
    -Do you sell finds?
    I am a collector myself so I hardly sell relics. But if I do then I'll post it on the social media pages or check out my Patron's website. I share finds with my Patrons (check the Patreon website for more details).
    -How do you gain permission for metal detecting?
    Check out local laws regarding metal detecting and get permission from the landowner. Or hook up with a local metal detecting club in the area you would like to detect and get your information from them. (I stopped responding to questions like this all together, I'm Iron Mike not Google Mike..)
    -Can I come with you?
    No.
    -Do you love me?
    Yes I do!
    -Will you marry me?
    No, lets just be friends.
    -I want to see more!
    Go check out the social media pages, or consider becoming a Patron! Patrons have access to much more, special videos, behind the scenes footage and WW2 goodie boxes containing relics me and my friends found over the years.
    -What metal detector do you use?
    The Garrett Ace Apex or the Garrett AT Max.
    -Camera?
    Go Pro 7, Go Pro 10 and a Sony handy cam
    -Favorite find?
    Deep Digger Dan's TH-cam channel.
    -What is on your bucket list?
    Hitler's lost gold or the missing Nazi gold train everybody is searching for. But until then I am happy with whatever pops up, I even enjoy finding landmines... :-s
    -What channels do you recommend?
    Deep Digger Dan:
    / @deepdiggerdannet
    Viking Jan:
    / @suohtas
    The History Underground
    / @thehistoryunderground
    Personal friend and a big support to the channel, Anton's Hardware:
    Antons Hardware
    / @antonshardware

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  • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
    @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    instagram.com/ironmikemetaldet/

    • @damirbajramovic5416
      @damirbajramovic5416 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pozdrav iz Bosne
      Molba ako nije Problem Titlove Bosanske Hrvatske Srbske
      Unaprijed Hvala ✌️

    • @associatedblacksheepandmisfits
      @associatedblacksheepandmisfits 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oooooooh !😊

    • @dobiem1
      @dobiem1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      When you meet the soldiers on your digs, should you detail their locations with the Army graves registration or is there some other organisation?

    • @alexrobles5901
      @alexrobles5901 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fantástico vídeo, me alegro mucho por los soldados rusos que después de tantos años puedan regresar a casa😢😢

  • @cathyorlowski1951
    @cathyorlowski1951 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

    Great video, Mike. Thank you for being so respectful to the fallen. It is hard to believe we are still recovering the fallen 80yrs after the war. Hopefully they can be identified and not listed as unknown.Always remembered, never forgotten.

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      thanks! These Soviet men didn't carry around a metal/aluminum dog tag. In best case they had a piece of paper in their pockets with a name on it. Early wartime (1940) they did carry a small Bakelite container with a piece of paper in it
      but they stopped handing those out after 1940.
      All these men we found received a proper burial as ' unknown soldiers'

    • @peabase
      @peabase 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IronMikeMetaldetecting Russians enthusiasts living near the Finnish border regularly uncover remains of both Soviet and Finnish soldiers and duly hand over the latters' for burial in home soil. In recognition of their noble efforts, our veterans' association wanted to compensate them for their cost, but surprisingly, the Russians asked them not to, or they would've been classified as foreign agents by Putinist Russia. You can't make it up!

    • @baronedipiemonte3990
      @baronedipiemonte3990 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      10:37 ... the badly corroded round medal appears to be a Catholic St. Benedict Medal.

  • @brendacolter368
    @brendacolter368 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    I’ve always wonder if you ever came across human remains from the war? I’m so glad to know that you show the respect and tried to get them back to their families through other do that. Thank you again.

    • @Plovmand
      @Plovmand 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Bro they legit did in the second find😂😂
      They have many times. Watch his videos

    • @StephanieElizabethMann
      @StephanieElizabethMann 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just seen your channel now. Thank you for respecting the deceased. I couldn't help but wonder what a frantic battle that this place went through.

    • @posted4life
      @posted4life 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@StephanieElizabethMann , Пожалуйста, не пишите "умершими". Надо писать "погибшими", как дань уважения этимучастникам той страшной войны , разаязанное подлецом-Гитлером.

    • @jonwhite2706
      @jonwhite2706 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      should check out other videos of them doing same thing . some they get wetsuits on

    • @BadgerOfTheSea
      @BadgerOfTheSea 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You legally have to report human remains. You can get into a lot of trouble if you don't. Until the date of the remains can be proven it must be treated as potential criminal matter. Even ancient remains are treated like this. Most of the time archeologists are excavating human remains it is because police forensics has called them following the all clear.

  • @TellySavalas-or5hf
    @TellySavalas-or5hf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    You do a good job saving those WW2 relics from rotting away. Save the WW2 history for the future generations.

    • @dieterh8757
      @dieterh8757 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I wouldn't be surprised to find these relics soon on ebay or at a WW2 fair (USA).

    • @TellySavalas-or5hf
      @TellySavalas-or5hf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dieterh8757 No, all for the $

  • @darranweston9425
    @darranweston9425 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    My Great Grandfather was killed in the Somme near Thiepval.
    He was a Sapper who was killed after just 92 days in service after the Germans collapsed his tunnel with a hand mortar.
    I was his first visitor last December after spending 7 years tracing him.
    He lies in Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt near Thiepval Memorial in Row I.A.2.
    Never forgotten ❤️

    • @GrumpySam_AUT
      @GrumpySam_AUT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      how is this information relevant to this video?

    • @1MartinWaite
      @1MartinWaite 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GrumpySam_AUT just like your name all that’s missing from your name is old t#@t. 😂😂😂😂

    • @MikeJMarine
      @MikeJMarine 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      @@GrumpySam_AUTthe comment appears to be of gratitude on getting the soldiers remains to proper authorities for identification. So 3 generations later the family members can pay respects to their family members that unfortunately never met. That’s how it’s relevant.

    • @justinneill5003
      @justinneill5003 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fascinating, thanks for sharing. Do you have any images of these items after they’ve been cleaned up? And nice to see how you respect the soldiers’ remains, I hope at least some of them can be identified and their families/descendants informed, although it might be complicated right now to communicate with Russian authorities.

    • @darranweston9425
      @darranweston9425 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@justinneill5003 My Great Grandfather was recovered intact after the grenades caused the tunnel to collapse.
      He was the second soldier buried in Norfolk Cemetery.

  • @TheMosinCrate
    @TheMosinCrate 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    Lots of old WW1 veterans forced to defend Berlin, no surprise you are finding their medals as they no doubt reused their uniforms due to shortages.

    • @mirko5707
      @mirko5707 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      yes, these are WW1 medals with the Prussian hawk

    • @ВладимирКрупкин-п3о
      @ВладимирКрупкин-п3о 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Класс!
      Патроны у солдата в картонной коробке пропитанной гудроном.

    • @ericscottstevens
      @ericscottstevens 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most likely did not wear military style uniforms and wore civilian clothes and workday overcoats with medals attached. Not sure uniforms were even available for the older men added to the fighting. They did not stand a chance in combat. Total insanity at the end.

  • @22061941q
    @22061941q 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Вначале видео фрагмент от ордена Красный Звезды, 3:07 очень почетный боевой советский орден

    • @markwilliford5319
      @markwilliford5319 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Google Translation: First, a video fragment from the Order of the Red Star, 3:07 a very honorable military Soviet order

    • @Corbosieu
      @Corbosieu 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@markwilliford5319with markings saying « пролетарии всех стран соединяйтесь ». Meaning « workers from all countries, unite ». A well known communist slogan.

    • @muecke-mj6wh
      @muecke-mj6wh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Corbosieu Slogan started by Karl Marx
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers_of_the_world,_unite!

    • @ТатьянаЛысенко-к4ж
      @ТатьянаЛысенко-к4ж 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Парни нашли серебряный медальоны от ордена Красной звезды.он припаивался к награде.Если бы нашли звезду,на ней был бы номер ,вырезанный штихелем.По нему была бы возможность установить хозяина ордена.А Так,к сожалению,Noname.

  • @kurlandexpedition
    @kurlandexpedition 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Great relics and good job on reporting the fallen soldiers!

  • @thomasweatherford5125
    @thomasweatherford5125 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Mike, your content is always some of the best. I love your enthusiasm and concern for the fallen. There’s no way any of us can relate to what these soldiers went through 80+ years ago and there are so many more soldiers that will be found and sadly, some that will never be found but lost to history forever. Thank you again for your efforts to spotlight this era. My wife and I are planning a trip to Europe in 2025 and perhaps we can buy you a beer and lunch during our travels. Take care!

    • @paxtonandras4270
      @paxtonandras4270 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hova valósiak avgytok ? és hová jönnétek amúgy ? ország... :) Én magyar vagyok, itt is teli van a Föld ezzel azzal..

  • @glennwhittaker197
    @glennwhittaker197 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Mike, ref the artefacts found with the bodies, all these years you've been finding artefacts that could well have been from a dead body just metres away but you'd never know, you find a helmet, who knows if that soldier is dead, especially if the helmet has a hole in it.
    Again I echo the comments, thank you for your compassion & respect of those who died whatever side they was on.

  • @Peace2U-ec6es
    @Peace2U-ec6es 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    When I was a kid I purchased an Eastern Front Medal from a Military collector, and It was ordained with a red ribbon.
    I was thrilled to see you dig this one out of the ground!

  • @mikewinings4120
    @mikewinings4120 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Thank you guys for respecting the dead soldiers,I've seen other relic hunters toss the bones everywhere, such a tragedy,great job lads😊

  • @RyanN880EP
    @RyanN880EP หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was in the U.S. Army and stationed in West Berlin, 1981-1983, Andrew's Kaserne on Finckenstein Allee. I've always been a WW2 buff and it's awesome watching your videos. I've got a few relics from then too😁continue the good work friends

  • @TheMrReiter
    @TheMrReiter 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    You should definitely report the bone finds to the German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgraeberfuersorge) with the exact coordinates. They dig up the bones, secure personal items, try to identify the dead person, relocate the skeleton and, if necessary, notify the relatives if they still exist. They have already been able to clarify the fate of many missing people; that is their job. Please do not take the dog tag with you! It is absolutely necessary for identification.

  • @rongreen4231
    @rongreen4231 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I always enjoy your videos, Mike. Have been following your channel for years. I am a relic collector, but it would be so cool to go to these places and find them yourself.

  • @Вячеслав-э3ъ2ь
    @Вячеслав-э3ъ2ь 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    2.00 это центральная часть ордена Красная Звезда, серебро. И похоже она оплавлена огнём. Такие ордена давали за настоящий героизм солдатам.

    • @kotnapromke
      @kotnapromke 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Да, это не медаль. Это орден. Очень редкий.

  • @maisiefreeman8597
    @maisiefreeman8597 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Given this poor soldier is Red Army, I doubt he will ever be identified. Russian soldiers often did not fill out their ID slips out of superstition. It's very sad, he deserves to have his name back, and his family deserves to know that he has been found. It is very possible he has children still living. Still, thank you for your respectful dealings with his remains, Mike. I am glad you did not dig up the rest of him yourself.
    Perhaps DNA will one day identify him, should he ever be tested.

    • @лесокотлесокотович
      @лесокотлесокотович 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Бред

    • @ДмитрийСкрипниченко-х8ъ
      @ДмитрийСкрипниченко-х8ъ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      На обратной стороне ордена есть номер. Если его удастся прочитать то опознать можно по номеру награды. И у советских солдат были эбонитовые медальоны. Тщательнее землю просеивать надо

    • @_b_x_b_1063
      @_b_x_b_1063 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@ДмитрийСкрипниченко-х8ъу них обычно книжка была, медальонов вроде почти и не было

    • @ДмитрийСкрипниченко-х8ъ
      @ДмитрийСкрипниченко-х8ъ 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@_b_x_b_1063 как раз в то время были медальоны. Эбонитовая капсула с запиской внутри

  • @luckyTreasureHunter04
    @luckyTreasureHunter04 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    The buttons with the eagle and the crown is a Prussian civilian\military official button
    Cool Video btw

  • @Greengrass1972
    @Greengrass1972 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You all did an amazing thing, very respectful, without you doing the hobby they would still be missing, 🙏🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @GardenNHS
    @GardenNHS 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    💜
    💜
    The last thoughts of a dying soldier.
    In memory of our loved ones. "My mom, my dearest beloved, today, nor all our tomorrows... I will not come home, but my love will meet your face when the sun shines, when the rain drops falls to meet your tears and the breeze will blows gently upon your back...my love will always be with yours...'
    💜

  • @aik200
    @aik200 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Орден Красной Звезды - один из первых советских орденов и второй из боевых по времени учреждения. Статут ордена учреждён Постановлением Президиума ЦИК СССР от 5 мая 1930 года.

    • @MrBurtur
      @MrBurtur 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Если сохранился номер можно установить награжденного

    • @kotnapromke
      @kotnapromke 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@MrBurtur Именно. На обратке. И по нему установить фио погибшего солдата.

  • @tinaboissonneau
    @tinaboissonneau 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Wow amazing video, love the helmet find, I'm a big WW2 fan love watching your videos and keeping history alive for the rest of us!

  • @michaeltovey02607
    @michaeltovey02607 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I lived in Berlin 1985-1988. British post war photography revealed a huge ammo dump and a block of flats and supermarket had been built on top of it. The Berlin government was forced to very carefully dismantle the buildings and dispose of the old ammunition.

  • @ralphpatrick3071
    @ralphpatrick3071 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Always a pleasure, Mike!

  • @AlexNL1982
    @AlexNL1982 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for showing respect for the fallen. Its something I am scared for finding aswell, as I'll start to metall detect. But yeah contacting the authorities is something I would surely do aswell. Those remains need to get back to their families. Keep up the great work, Mike:)

  • @wesg7780
    @wesg7780 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Your editing skills are becoming much better mike 👌🏻

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for noticing! Trying to improve the videos. Next step a better handheld camera.

  • @retAFcop98
    @retAFcop98 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Fantastic video Mike!!! Thank you

  • @adlerarmory8382
    @adlerarmory8382 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Mystery button could be Polish. There were many Polish involved in thr taking of Berlin a special medal was even awarded to them. I was stationed in Berlin Feb 89 to Dec 90 then Oct 92 to Jun 94, i did some volunteer work for the little museum in McNair Kaserne.

    • @NicolasvonMollendorff
      @NicolasvonMollendorff 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      German Buttons. I volunteered at the later mcnair Museum after the Army left. 502nd or 320th? All the nice wall paintings at the old Museum are gone Long Time ago.

  • @JuleyC
    @JuleyC 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    @Iron Mike Could those Prussian buttons be from a Volkssturm wearing his old uniform jacket? And then on day 2 you find a Prussian medal A Red Cross 3rd degree for aid to sick and suffering! Dang nice finds but really makes me wonder if the unit here was Volkssturm with those and the 14-18 medals

    • @williamneil8862
      @williamneil8862 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      yes good point I was just going to ask why WWI medals at this location....

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It could have been volkssturm for sure. But it doesnt make sense that a volksturm would have received an Easter front medal.

    • @JuleyC
      @JuleyC 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@IronMikeMetaldetectingI agree that is the one medal that is a mismatch to the others. Only other thing I could think of was a Heer who was older in age injured and assigned with the Volkssturm.

  • @thomasbrown5081
    @thomasbrown5081 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    An other great video mike found lots of items you guys sad to find bodys and now there getting burried with military honours rip 🙏

  • @TobinTwinsHockey
    @TobinTwinsHockey 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    The find of 4 medals in one hole from WWI and WWII creates an image of an old grizzled German soldier, like an American Master Sgt. who has fought for his country for decades. And it raises the question, what happened to him? Was he hit right there? How did his medals end up there? Did he bury his uniform to hide his identity as the was came to an end? So many questions.

    • @dtaylor10chuckufarle
      @dtaylor10chuckufarle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My thoughts exactly: Poor chap was on the Eastern Front (1941 -1942) in Winter and fought his way back to Berlin only to meet his end. No matter your allegiance, this is a long tragic story.

    • @xkm-thebasetecchannel3823
      @xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Fought for decades" .... maybe you check this again.

    • @TobinTwinsHockey
      @TobinTwinsHockey 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 if he fought in WWI and WWII he was a soldier for decades

    • @xkm-thebasetecchannel3823
      @xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TobinTwinsHockey but he did not fight for decades.

  • @patrickwest3076
    @patrickwest3076 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely superb videos. Love the history and finds.i do this in England. Have found similar items.Good luck my friends. Keep digging. Love your videos.

  • @bucephulus4600
    @bucephulus4600 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cheers Lads. Watching from Australia. Nothing like what you do here. Very little in the way of this kind of memorabilia for purchase. Super interesting stuff.

  • @peterwilson5528
    @peterwilson5528 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If you find lost loved ones and they get a proper burial then. I would think most of these soldiers would be happy for you to have some items. As you said if those items were lost forever then an important piece of human history would be forgotten. Lest we forget...

  • @marietteestabrook4098
    @marietteestabrook4098 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your night sky video was breath-taking!

  • @mortenjrgensen5497
    @mortenjrgensen5497 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ultra sound bath is a very gentle way to clean items.

  • @IIHaschiII
    @IIHaschiII 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Now, just out of curiosity, do you have permission for all of this? In Germany, searching with metal detectors is prohibited, especially in forests and on old battlefields. Good Video

  • @michaelbronsteijn8492
    @michaelbronsteijn8492 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    👊❤️ Klasse Mike. Respect voor de 🕯🖤🙏gesneuvelden. Top!
    P.s: TOPVIDEO MIKE !

  • @404chan
    @404chan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You might have missed several other soldiers. If you think about it - the only reason the body was found was because there were 50 or so rounds concentrated in a single spot, giving a signal almost as strong as a solid block of iron would give out. The bodies lie quite deep, as you can see. The buttons and pendants found in other locations might very well have been torn off from the clothes of a fallen soldier, and ended up in close proximity. Those soldiers might not have been carrying enough ammunition to register on a metal detector, or the ammunition might have been scattered, or simply buried deeper. The conclusion is that there might be a soldier buried in the ground under many of the smaller finds. Religious pendants would then not be "finds", but more like grave robbery. I am conflicted about this whole business, and the way in which it is conducted, because the chances of finding fallen soldiers decreases each time somebody hunts for artifacts without conducting a thorough search -- there will not be any metal left to find, and so nobody will dig in the same place again.
    Also, at the first find, it seems the guys were very anxious to keep digging, in the hope of finding more stuff... He kept picking up pieces of the body even after discovering bones - he literally picks up the foot of the soldier, after having identified human bones. After this, you can also hear him say: "let's see if we can find the dogtag". It seems as though he was eager to disturb the final resting place of the soldier, instead of just telling himself "ok, stop, it's a dead person".

  • @fokkoterpstra4762
    @fokkoterpstra4762 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mooie video Mike, respect voor wat jullie hebben gedaan.

  • @timeflysintheshop
    @timeflysintheshop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Well that was another great video! Thank you for all your efforts to preserve the past and remember the fallen.

  • @olivierc3995
    @olivierc3995 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bonjour. J'apprécie beaucoup votre respect pour les soldats défunts.
    Les forets et le gel me rappellent mon service militaire à Berlin en 1992/1993 !

  • @TS-bn7zt
    @TS-bn7zt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks Mike, enjoyed that 👍

  • @jamiequesenberry821
    @jamiequesenberry821 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    just caught this video . I think that people should see videos like the recovery of war fighters it shows that no mater how long it has been regardless of the war people do care for closure for the families. i to military would want my families to know

    • @SurnaturalM
      @SurnaturalM หลายเดือนก่อน

      Crocodile tears is an exelent channel about that. He's not just searching for trinkets to sell, He's doing legit research.

  • @alcom3101
    @alcom3101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beau Travail comme d'habitude🎬🛠🍀🔥🙏🌌🗽

  • @Rom3_29
    @Rom3_29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Somewhere there my cousin’s grandfather is buried. After his company was ordered to return Germany. He was lost during one of the brutal battles, defending Berlin.

    • @theogantenbein7870
      @theogantenbein7870 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Und jetzt roden die Holländer ihn wieder aus und verschachern alles, was noch von Wert über ist.

  • @fetus2280
    @fetus2280 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seems to be a Very Acidic soil. Pine trees are Brutal for that. Metal things here in my part of Canada dont last very long around Pine forests, let alone in the ground.

  • @Pyjamarama11
    @Pyjamarama11 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The soldier appreciates you finding their remains
    The WW1 medals show you the age of the guys fighting there

  • @Foff-hf7kh
    @Foff-hf7kh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Would ww1 medals indicate that there were older soldiers / veterans fighting in that area?

    • @antonioquesada-castro4925
      @antonioquesada-castro4925 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would say that someone could carry their fathers medals from ww1, also....

  • @gazlyno
    @gazlyno 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done Jeff on your finds

  • @TheVixen125
    @TheVixen125 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Prussian clerical button, pattern 1889
    The obverse shows an eagle with a closed crown, with the RW II monogram on the chest (Rex Wilhelm II), which is placed on a shield with a closed crown, and there is a single, convex rim on the edge of the button.
    Fun fact
    At different times, there were different monograms on the eagle's chest:
    monogram R (actually it should be braided RF, but only the letter R is visible) - early 19th century,
    FR monogram - mid-19th century,
    monogram RW II - years 1889-1918(?).
    Fun fact
    This type of buttons is also available in a version with a trumpet under the coat of arms (only with the FR monogram).
    Reverse signed: A & S HOCHFEINE QUALITAT.
    Purpose and dating
    The button belonged to an official of the Kingdom of Prussia, most likely a state level official or a state service official, and dates from 1889-1918

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thanks for your informative comment. Appreciate it :)

  • @emmalouize
    @emmalouize 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I understand your mixed feelings and hesitation when finding objects next to remains. However, the reality is that everything you find once belonged to someone. So as long as you continue to be respectful in the way you show you are, viewers shouldn’t have any issues. Thank you for sharing, it’s super interesting and nice to see history being selvaged and given new life.

    • @kotnapromke
      @kotnapromke 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Главное, не убивать солдат второй раз. Не лишать их имени. На этих предметах часто остаются данные о погибших солдатах. Например на ордене красной звезды должен быть индивидуальный номер. По нему можно найти владельца, по данным из архива. Есть предметы с инициалами (ложки, котелок). Есть медальоны. Это требует строго сохранения и фиксации.

  • @billuricoli5267
    @billuricoli5267 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Unbelievable those medals are priceless and some are solid gold I like your channel

  • @randyscj429
    @randyscj429 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello All, Hope all's well with everyone/thing. Happy Easter!!! Keep up the good work and vids. Be safe and take care, "God Bless", sincerely, Randy. 😇🙏👊

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hey Randy, thanks for dropping by again. Have a great Easter Weekend! :)

  • @Baystateboy125
    @Baystateboy125 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You always find the most interesting treasures! In the US, we are not allowed to do any metal detecting on battlegrounds.

  • @simonworrall7950
    @simonworrall7950 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The little soldier at 1:55 ish is the centre from an Order of the Red Star.

  • @shawnberry1003
    @shawnberry1003 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your videos!! Much respect from Canada 🇨🇦

  • @ericscottstevens
    @ericscottstevens 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those WWI medals were probably on a ribbon bar worn by Volkssturm member killed or surrendered. For the men who survived the conflict from 1914-1918 they thought front line combat was over for them. Belief in one man eventually thrust them into chaos in 1945.
    That butter knife's condition is astonishing with the silver plate still showing.

    • @human151
      @human151 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The person you’re referring to was never actually elected. I wouldn’t say “belief in one
      Man” had anything to
      Do with it.

  • @brovonis6995
    @brovonis6995 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Très respectueux pour ces pauvres soldats, merci à vous

  • @jimmywr32
    @jimmywr32 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    great video thank you

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank you :-)

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      and thanks for being a subscriber for over 6 years! Veteran subscriber! what a legend!

    • @jimmywr32
      @jimmywr32 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IronMikeMetaldetecting thank you

  • @nyatvtrailhogs6927
    @nyatvtrailhogs6927 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for Helping to bring home the lost ones ,

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      thank you for your comment and and being a very long time subscriber!

  • @hirurg9457
    @hirurg9457 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:35 This is the central part of the Red Star award. It has been damaged, possibly by a bullet or an explosion.

  • @LightningStrikesOfficial
    @LightningStrikesOfficial 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good intro music, a beautiful melodic AOR , Aviator - Can't Stop😁

  • @bruinsfan8278
    @bruinsfan8278 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved your video! And Subscribed !

  • @UnusSedLeo-w5l
    @UnusSedLeo-w5l 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating video! Those WW1- medals indicate some older soldiers active there, I guess. Volkssturm? Or regular troops, but than 40+ years old?

  • @FloriMoonen
    @FloriMoonen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Snow as in the battle of the Bulge and Manhay 🫡

  • @Blindag.krot39
    @Blindag.krot39 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    danke für das Video, tolle Orte, tolle Funde, ohh, ich würde zu dir kommen😅😅

  • @johndodson4527
    @johndodson4527 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your intro is killer.love your channel.still wearing my green iron mike hoodie.peace.

  • @bayernzdetektorem
    @bayernzdetektorem 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jak zwykle super film! Pozdrowienia z Bawarii! 👊

  • @richardphelan8414
    @richardphelan8414 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Working on a battle field you can expect to find anything including fallen combatants

  • @paulodiones5106
    @paulodiones5106 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting your job.

  • @DevilsCrown
    @DevilsCrown 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beste video tot nog toe denk ik! Ik word hier zo jaloers van... man man, gekkenhuis

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We hadden inderdaad een paar leuke vondsten om te laten zien. Die drie medailles waren de kers op de taart 🙂
      bedankt voor het kijken!

  • @thomasholz1659
    @thomasholz1659 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi guys! You do an interesting, but dangerous job, considdering that chances are high to dig out some sharp ammunition!! On the other hand it‘s a sad job, too, to find human remains after 80 yrs. Young soldiers who had to give their lifes in a senseless war.
    Take care!!

  • @magusaquarius
    @magusaquarius 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:55 Since it's in Cyrillic, it's not CCCP, it's called SSSR.
    That means “Soyuz Sovetskich Socialisticheskich Respublik” (Soviet Union).

  • @dabootvv
    @dabootvv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    someone hid their medals before being overrun? :(
    good on you reporting the body and for staying respectful, also dont feel bad about "taking" things from them, its not like they could use it and it wasnt super personal either

  • @maurogarreffa6719
    @maurogarreffa6719 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First time viewer, and i must say ive just subscribed, enjoyed it very much Mike, as i have a high interest in Ww2 History, amazing finds stil being unearthed 80 year's on, who knows what else lies beneath you...
    I was so surprised seeing how the dirt seemed so soft, very easy to move around, seemed almost like sand,,,was this area backfilled after the war?
    Any more information would be greatly appreciated...was this a heavy forestry at the time of the war?
    How long ago where these trees planted in that area?
    Thanks for your time here.
    Kind Regards 🤜🏻🤛🏻🕶👍🏻

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi! Thanks for the sub.
      The ground around Berlin is mainly soft yellow sand. like Dune sand. It's easy to dig.
      the woods have hardly changed since then. Mostly pine trees and they do plant the occasional loaf trees nowadays.
      But what you see there in the videos is probably exactly how it looked like back in 1945

  • @MarvinHuff-cp2gg
    @MarvinHuff-cp2gg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome finds congrats

  • @loloca1900
    @loloca1900 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Интересно видеть, как земля потихоньку переваривает все наши штучки. Превращает все в глину и грязь.

  • @How_to_Fish
    @How_to_Fish 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The ammunition would have been wrapped in waxed cardboard or thick waxed paper. The wax kept the ammunition dry in storage & transport before being distributed to the soldiers. In this case I guess the wax prevented the box from rotting in the ground

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      interesting. You could be right! It felt kinda greasy too.

  • @simipi2
    @simipi2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    je pense que recuperer ces objets, c'est bien, car c'est une façon de rendre hommage à ces morts, quelque soit leur nationalité, afin que pendant un moment les gens pensent à eux. Nous les français, avons tellement de morts perdus dans les champs de bataille de 14-18, et que rien n'est fait pour récupérer leur corps et les enterrer dignement.

  • @dieterh8757
    @dieterh8757 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How did you manage to get an allowance from the authorities to do that kind of digging in the Berlin woods? 😮

  • @ZgemboHandislic-k2k
    @ZgemboHandislic-k2k 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am curious what happened just after the war during the cleanup of these war sites and remains? I have a feeling they just covered the “traces” with soil instead of “clean-up”, and they were left there without anyone trying to uncover it. I am from Bosnia and experienced war there in 90s. The reason why some of the war zones trenches there were left untouched is because they were “war zones” with land mines, so people were prohibited from going there, and nature did its thing and covered it naturally with the time. I am assuming you are seeing the same thing there 80 years after. People were afraid to go into those war zones because of unexploded devices, so be careful even now after 80 years to dig those areas as some of those could still be dangerous and explode.

  • @cheefmynyon8348
    @cheefmynyon8348 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your videos Mike! I'm surprised to see the metal portion of awards like the Ehrenkreuz and the Eastern Front medal; was someone wearing his dress uniform during the final fight (the Verdienstkreuz looks like it has "court mount" ribbon-remains)?

  • @ybblue2732
    @ybblue2732 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:50 “Proletarians of All Countries Unite”.
    My grandfather still has his medal.

  • @chrisbrodbeck1961
    @chrisbrodbeck1961 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job, more....do you sell any of these finds!

  • @ton-bass-project_official
    @ton-bass-project_official หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey somtimes it´s like opening pressents from the past lol

  • @paulcorrigan649
    @paulcorrigan649 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The small pendant looks like a St Benedict's medal
    Requiescat in pace to the dead.

  • @22waffen
    @22waffen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I appreciate what you are doing for all of us.I been driving for UBER for over 6 yrs and in the last past yrs I noticed that UBER has been keeping 50% of all my rides .totally unfair!!on top of that they throw a million $2.60 rides that are an insult for anyone working .

  • @trevord3199
    @trevord3199 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really interesting video, thanks fellas much appreciated! Was just wondering though, is it not dangerous doing digs like this, with dormant explosive devices like hand grenades lying around?

  • @Hakan-vj6om
    @Hakan-vj6om 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    😥😭 36:30 Çok merakla ve duyguyla izledim sanki o acı günleri bende yaşadım insanlığın barış sevgi 👩‍❤️‍👨👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨kardeşlik içinde yaşaması bu cagımizda yaşamalıdır dünyamız yeterli acı çekti artık barış dosluk çağı

  • @jean-lucbodilis8675
    @jean-lucbodilis8675 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    très beau travail de mémoire ,bravo ,,

  • @violagentsch
    @violagentsch 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wished you would clarify wich forest in Berlin. I grew up in Frohnau and found grenades and artillery in our forest as a teenager. Even a little underground bunker. (8'×4 '). Fair warning, beware of Tellerminen. My father lost both of his legs stepping on one after the war at age 11.

  • @Rmitcha99
    @Rmitcha99 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    With all the intact ammo, the protector on the rifle, and actual medals being worn is it possible this was some sort of supply depot/dump that got shelled and overran?

  • @joansanderson1548
    @joansanderson1548 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1st time watching I'm in Canada❤

  • @brewmonsta6413
    @brewmonsta6413 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Why are we finding all these Ww1 medals in the Berlin’s woods? My guess is they were the elders from the volksturm division fighting proudly in the last days of Berlin as the red army slowly taking over the woods.

  • @MGB-learning
    @MGB-learning 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Always a great video and presentation.

  • @sakibear4478
    @sakibear4478 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you think the WW 1 medal’s were from the Volks Sturm called up for the final defense who were old enough to fight in WW I? Good videos, solemn hallowed forests 😢

  • @whoopha1279
    @whoopha1279 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hello Mike, i noticed something maybe you'll like. what i noticed wass around 10.17 min ish you showed 2 buttons 1 religic charm and...... something, well i think that something youre showing at 26.00 min looks the same ofcourse i can be wrong but it looks like it only more coroded or oxidiced. keep on going like the vids and ofcourse the finds greetings from the Netherlands🥳😎

    • @IronMikeMetaldetecting
      @IronMikeMetaldetecting  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, the cross like sign. I saw that too when I was editing the video. Bedankt voor je reactie! :)

    • @whoopha1279
      @whoopha1279 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IronMikeMetaldetecting graag gedaan en kleine moeite groot gebaar is me altijd geleerd ;)

  • @michelob1007
    @michelob1007 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All your dug soil should be screened. Also, remain positive upon unearthing remains. It means closure and respectful resolution for families and the dead soldiers.

  • @Toiletpaper159
    @Toiletpaper159 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hey mike where are these locations?? I really want to get my hands on those to go searching also