WWII Relics & Remains (3 Viewers)
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I feel the same way. If I had the funds I'd be in Russia, or Germany, or Belgium, etc. with a metal detector and a shovel. I couldn't dig something like this up and put a price tag on it if human remains were found with the relics. I'd probably stand there for an hour or so conjuring up images and sounds of the battle that occurred when the soldier died, and perhaps how he died. Then I'd go to work getting the right people to ID the soldier and get whatever (bones, personal items, ID tags, etc.) was found in the dig to any living family.Regardless of the ethics mentioned before regarding these hunts, I'd be so intrigued to go out looking for these things myself. Just imagining finding the remains of a dead soldier from whatever war along with all his supplies which have since rusted and become one with the Earth and then imagining the atmosphere and what that soldier must of experienced before death is just so chilling.
thanks DeathHand,glad you like it ! awesome thread by the way.
Skull of a Japanese serviceman resting on coral. Photographed in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, the site of a 1944 World War II battle where many Japanese ships were sunk by American forces. Thousands of sailors and aviators died, and soon after the war the site was declared a war grave. It is now also a popular tourist attraction for divers, who come to explore the remains of this sunken fleet.
Good to hear that your grandfather managed to survive the hell at Hurtgen.
The man that owned the bracelet, John L. Page, was with Company A, 22nd Inf., 4th US Inf. Division. Page entered the Hurtgen battle as a Private First Class and became a Platoon leader towards the end of the battle.
He survived the war, earning a Bronze Star, and died in 2005 in the States. The man who found the bracelet was able to locate his widow and return the bracelet to her.
1. This is Page's bracelet as found in the wall-side of a foxhole.
More war relics and soldiers' remains that have been uncovered at various WW2 European battlefields.
Set 6.
1. Completely intact: a case of German stick grenades (potato mashers).
2. German helmet at a dig site.
3. Unbroken ID tag of a German soldier.
4. Badge given to German Panzer assault crews. This one is probably pre-1943 as it does not have a number stamped on it showing the number of engagements that the Panzer crew made against the enemy. Badges like this, in good shape, fetch upwards of $2,000 (US) on the market.
5. German helemt, ammo pouches and personal effects. And yes, those are condoms.
6. Remains of a german soldier and his ID tag.
Set 6.
1. Completely intact: a case of German stick grenades (potato mashers).
2. German helmet at a dig site.
3. Unbroken ID tag of a German soldier.
4. Badge given to German Panzer assault crews. This one is probably pre-1943 as it does not have a number stamped on it showing the number of engagements that the Panzer crew made against the enemy. Badges like this, in good shape, fetch upwards of $2,000 (US) on the market.
5. German helemt, ammo pouches and personal effects. And yes, those are condoms.
6. Remains of a german soldier and his ID tag.
Set 7.
1. Water being pumped out of a dig site.
2. Remains of a soldier.
3. Russian clothing, boots, socks, etc. A digger can be seen at the right, showing the water and muck these items were recovered from.
4. Russian MG with magazines.
5. A Russian overcoat with rank pins on the lapel.
6. Same.
1. Water being pumped out of a dig site.
2. Remains of a soldier.
3. Russian clothing, boots, socks, etc. A digger can be seen at the right, showing the water and muck these items were recovered from.
4. Russian MG with magazines.
5. A Russian overcoat with rank pins on the lapel.
6. Same.
Set 8.
1. Another Russian MG (an SG42) and ammo magazines.
2. After almost 70 years: Russian sock and boot/boot insulator.
3. Remains of a Russian soldier being unearthed.
4. Remains of a soldier.
5. Skeletal remains of soldiers being excavated.
6. Skull, bone fragments and gas mask of a German soldier.
1. Another Russian MG (an SG42) and ammo magazines.
2. After almost 70 years: Russian sock and boot/boot insulator.
3. Remains of a Russian soldier being unearthed.
4. Remains of a soldier.
5. Skeletal remains of soldiers being excavated.
6. Skull, bone fragments and gas mask of a German soldier.
what rank is this? anybody know?
Forgot to add that info. Those are enameled pins denoting the rank of private and non-commissioned officers in the Red Army.
1. This is what they would have looked like.
2. This a how they were worn by the Russian NCO's.
Set 9.
1. Site were the remains of several Russian soldiers were found. Judging by the haphazard placement of bones, I'd guess that these guys took a direct mortar or artillery hit.
2. Same as above - cropped, showing bones and a Russian helmet.
3. Same.
4. Various German items.
5. Russian "Order of the Patriotic War" medal.
6. As the above would look brand new.
1. Site were the remains of several Russian soldiers were found. Judging by the haphazard placement of bones, I'd guess that these guys took a direct mortar or artillery hit.
2. Same as above - cropped, showing bones and a Russian helmet.
3. Same.
4. Various German items.
5. Russian "Order of the Patriotic War" medal.
6. As the above would look brand new.
Oh man! Is that rusted piece a Luger?
Close
, but no, that pistol would be a Walther P38 9mm.
Ah!
Im not an expert on pistolas, let alone super corroded ones.
Im not an expert on pistolas, let alone super corroded ones.
Set 10.
1. A broken German stick grenade, paint and lettering on explosive head still intact.
2. Well preserved German MG42 and the remains of a rifle.
3. Russian helmet with 2 bullet holes.
4. Warped German ID tag.
5. Small pit yielding alot of ammo and what look like jars.
6. A small German battle map. These were often kept rolled up in a small metal cylinder for easy concealment.
1. A broken German stick grenade, paint and lettering on explosive head still intact.
2. Well preserved German MG42 and the remains of a rifle.
3. Russian helmet with 2 bullet holes.
4. Warped German ID tag.
5. Small pit yielding alot of ammo and what look like jars.
6. A small German battle map. These were often kept rolled up in a small metal cylinder for easy concealment.
Well it was a good guess
. And yes, that P38 was super corroded: outer grip pieces are gone, safety lever is gone and even the barrel end is gone.1. This is what that pistol would have looked like without all the corrosion and missing pieces.
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