Its absolutely incredible that we are still finding these boys where they fell during this war to this day. Its also wonderful that they are finally found and given respect and proper burial, what you guys do is very admirable.
@@LUC66631 lmao you clearly don't know what respect means, It's respectful to give people a proper burial. Especially if they were a soldier. Do you also cry "It's disrespectful to distrub soldiers and their final resting place" when militaries across the globe go in to retrieve the bodies for burial? How about when bodies were retrieved from the sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. Was that also disrepectful? You may want to sit the fk down jr and use what few brain cells you have to better understand what is happening here.
@@Luis-bo2uj my guy, this channel has spent years going around to find lost bodies from war. Something no one cared about. They have returned hundreds of bodies to their home country for burial with great due respect to each of them.
@@geronimo5537 Great grandfather ? well being 80 years ago it still could be somebodies father or uncle ! I saw one documentary on the outskirts of Stalingrad they recovered remains fallen Russian soldier with ID and documents ! They contacted by phone the only living immediate family member > a daughter in her 80s . The family never knew the full details on what happened to him , she still remembered the day he left to go off to war , after all this time her built up emotion's >she became like that little girl again crying and speedily getting her story out .. her sister unfortunately had died only a year or two before ! What a great job these volunteers do bringing some closure for the families and a proper burial for these brave soldiers 👋👋🙏!
Much respect to you all for the care that you took to help bring him home. His family has closure and you have the distinct honor of finding him, recovery of the pilot and the aircraft. Thank you for allowing us to feel included.
As a veteran, thank you for the diligence, respect, integrity, and honor in retrieving this pilot! It’s a shame that men fighting men because we all follow orders of the governments we serve, yet in peace those same men could be the best of friends no matter the country they serve! A veteran of any army can respect one from another.
There is a special place in heaven for all of you. A find of a lifetime. The pilot and his family may now rest easy knowing he is finally home, where he belongs. I was teary eyed when you found him. Going through his things trying to identify him, found me sobbing. Mixed emotions as the video played out. I am still emotional as I write this. Your dedication is awe inspiring. Well done. Well done indeed.
A job well done. The efforts you take in recovering WWII artifacts and human remains, amazes me. You have brought another WWII hero home to his family and countrymen. You found quite a a lot of history in that hole. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of the world.
His family can know that he is finally home and resting in peace. A country has a hero found. Thank you for the hard work and dedication each of you bring to this type of endeavor.
This is a very sacred thing you are doing. May the souls of all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country rest in peace. Keep doing this. Greetings from Turkey
So fascinating that sadly little did these brave young men & women knew that they would be found and identified 80 years later if they didn't survive that tragic war ,, like this Pilot here, they most certainly deserve 100 percent respect and honor, they sure do have mine 👍🏻 greetings from the United States 🇺🇸.
What an amazing story. The inscription on the back of the photo really hits home that this was a real person with hopes and dreams not just a name in the history books, a person fighting for his home and people. His photo at the end with his possessions puts a face to the entire endeavor. Well done and thanks to all who worked so hard to bring his story and memory to life.
You guys are just amazing. God bless you all for bringing back this brave pilot. He died as a hero fighting Nazis. When your video stated that the pilots Jaw was found, it sent a shiver through me! My wife's Grandmother was identified by her lower jaw after the Germans bombed her home! God bless the brave pilot and God Bless you guys for giving this Pilot peace. Amen!
2010 I was working on the island of Guadalcanal. Went hunting for pigs with the natives (spear and dogs). We found a crashed P-38 Lightning in the jungle with pilot still onboard. Notified the US military and they came out to the island about a month later to retrieve the body. I also found a US tank, machine guns, pistols, bayonets, helmets and a US brass-knuckles trench knife with 5 notches on it. Still a lot of artifacts there. All you need is a metal detector and info on where the battles took place.
I am wondering if this was the crash of Peyton S. Mathis Jr. which I see mention of online. Sounds like it was in swampy jungle and hard to recover. However the date of 2013 is a little different. Maybe it took them a few more years to get out there and recover his remains.
It was not a crater. The plane just pierced the soft boggy ground, pilots body flew after the heavy engine, thus everything was bent, squeezed, but not torn into pieces. Oil, fuel, clay and swamp preserved it all pretty well.
80 years worth of rain, foliage, branches and bark shedding, as well as whole trees falling and decaying in a forest located in an already wet boggy area will raise the ground level considerably, whilst gravity will tend to act upon heavy objects. None of this is surprising. Just look at the measures they’re using to shore up the sides of that hole to prevent collapse.
I have just discovered your channel and am so proud of you and your team for the important work you are doing. I am a 57 year old American whose grandfathers and uncles fought in the war. It is so important to uncover these small pieces of history and to return these fallen soldiers to their families. Much respect for you all, best of luck and keep up the good work!
As an American, who's cousin never came home from Vietnam, I appreciate the fact that you people are giving something back to families who never thought to have any closure on the death of their family member. The 'missing' part never goes away. You always wonder what happened, and where they are.... there is like this black hole in the family that just never goes away. They have their answer now, thanks to you.
There is something always so tragic about seeing the bodies of those whose families likely never received closure on what ever happened to their loved ones. Thank you all for the work you do. None these young men should ever go forgotten.
Awesome effort to bring home a war hero! I am a veteran too, and realize how important it is to families of lost family members to have closure. Thank you for your work in bringing home these heroes. Please carry on the good work.
I'm an Australian Vet, I love how you look after your fallen, bit from our oad, Going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them, Lest We Forget.
Wonderful work Folks, so very well done to find this brave soul and return him to his family after so many years, the finds are amazing too. RIP Sir. Duty done.
Greetings from Canada! It's awesome that you guys found this MIA and returned him home to his family. The mud over there really preserved some of the items very well. Keep up the great work and videos fellas
I think it might be the clay that creates a sort of packing material to block out some of the decay and oxygen. I would hazard a guess that if the plane and pilot had crashed in a field of sand/black earth, most of the metal items would have eroded resulting in rusted artifacts. Interesting how nature can preserve or destroy items from the past. Glad to see the pilot’s family was able to receive his personal effects and receive a proper burial. My hats off to the recovery team. Excellent work.
That is a lot of responsibility, acting as respectfully as possible, while also getting the archeological work done. Thanks for the look into a special expedition!
You guys are all such hard working and for an important cause . Truly amazing I'm always so impressed with the finds that you share with all of us . I wish I could be there giving a helping hand. Keep up the noble and heroic service you provide for so many. You are all heroes for sure .
A little story about my great grandpa who served as a Wehrmacht Soldier and his encounter with a red Army Soldier. Both encountered during an urban combat in a house, alone. Both aimed at each other looked at each other then they stopped aiming and just went away without killing. I hope the mercy of my great grandpa was not in vain and the red army soldier could Return home to his family because his mercy towards my great grandpa was not in vain, he survived the war and returned to his family. Edit: Some people seem to think the story is fake. Lying seems to be a common thing among their families. But not in mine. The story is real.
I am a Frenchman of Polish origin and in 1920 I had family deported to the gulag then my family who remained in Poland all died from the SS and in 1944 I had an orphaned great uncle in Caen (after the landing of the 6 June 1944)
Unfortunately, it is not true, at all. Hundreds of thousands of soviet solders are still have a rest in forests, fields, etc, and nobody cares in russia about them (likely, what you see are black archaeologists). Human life costs nothing there. And be sure, Americans are enemy #1 for them.
Wow! That was brilliant and really respectful too! Glad that pilot was brought out of that hole and his memory reignited! The gun is something special too !👊👊
A fantastic effort, you deserve a medal for working in them wet conditions. A happy ending and closure for the pilots family by sending him home. Well done. 👍👍👍
so glad i found this fascinating channel! My respect to the fallen Soldiers & the dedicated & hard working Russians digging up these incredible relics, i can’t imagine digging such a deep hole in such brutal conditions. My father was a USAF Officer & we did 2 post war tours in Germany & i was fortunate enough to bring a few German artifacts back to the States….
Spacibo bolshoi for your honorable, dedicated and tireless efforts in recovering this young patriot pilot. I'm especially happy that his remains and personal items could be returned to his family. Excellent work, comrades and BRAVO ZULU from California!
Incredible undertaking done well and with respect. That pistol looks as though it was dropped just a couple of weeks ago, it's in Incredible shape. Wtg guys and bring that pilot home
Awesome job fellas. What a blessing all of you are. I am from USA and was luck enough to have met my Great Grandfather who served in WW2. In his name I salute you're fallen comrad.
Great find guys well done I’m sure the Pilots family would be so proud of what you achieved in such an historical find!!! From a Veteran of the Royal Air Force Regiment !! Gary Horsfield
Well seems a bit odd that metal parts are shiny and good looking and paper and ink are still in fine condition and just how "careless" they are while opening those things. But the pilot suit has holes and is just wet mess and pilot is totally melted, no bones no nothing...
Things like paper & items like that will not decay or rust due to Oxygen not getting to them. No oxidation was able to occur because of this, so they stayed in near perfect condition due to how deep they were.
@@simppa2 The Pilots body most likely dissolved into the surrounding mud they were digging out, it depends on the acidity of the soil & where it is. Sometimes mud can perfectly preserve a body as long as oxygen doesn't get down to it (think of it like buring a body in concrete), other times the entire body, bones & all, will dissolve into the surrounding mud due to what minerals & the acidity of that mud. The clothing & everything else will completely stay in tact tho. The oil sheen seen in part of the vid is essentially what the guys body turned into, decomposing organic oil.
Incredible! I can't believe how well preserved the documents and money were. Also the pistol still worked. The inscription on the picture, of presumably, his girl friend got to me. How wonderful that you managed to trace his family too. Keep up this fantastic work to bring the fallen home.
God Bless You Men, what you are doing is invaluable. Finding the Men who fought and gave all is a sacred duty and privilege few will ever undertake. As a Veteran I Salute you for your efforts. Returning this Pilot to his Family is such a great achievement after all the years have passed, I’m sure they are forever grateful to you.
For those that may not know, the 12.7mm gun is a 50 caliber. And that plane should have had that one 12.7mm/50 cal, and two 7.62mm/30 cals on it. It is cool that the soil there preserves things like that.
Низкий поклон вам ребятки за ваш труд не легкий и возвращаете домой с войны наших дедов и отцов .Здоровья вам ,желаю чтобы вы всех вернули домой с именами . Чтобы не остались без вести пропавших они погибли освобождая нашу Родину .
I really love your channel the way you build the A frames and dig the deep pits in the ground to get to the pilot and the plane you are one of the best tube channels you always find amazing things I could only imagine what it must be like to live in your country and be able to hunt for all the amazing ww2 things thanks keep up the good work
Спасибо вам , ребята , от всего сердца ,😪❤❤от всего русского народа . Вы вернули с войны нашего Героя .. Вечная память ! Буду помнить его имя всегда .❤💥❤
Amazing determination and dedication by the recovery team. Full respect sent to you all. This man fought for his country against a cruel and evil invasion. My best thoughts and wishes for his family, heritage and all left behind. 🤝🙏
Amazing job, such care and attention to detail. You honoured this fallen hero, and now his family can see those personal effects and feel themselves closer to him, bring flowers and pray at his final resting place. 🙏
An amazing recovery, now he is home where he belongs. God bless you. I could not believe the state of preservation of many items, especially the TT! I'm going to put it down to a fairly anerobic environment.
Well done and great respect . We often tend to forget that the people who died also had feelings , felt love , had hope . You showed that in a great way . Rip for the soldier. All the best from Holland .
Respekt für Ihren Job hier. RIP Pilot MiG 3. Sie ehren damit wie der Pilot, seine Familie, Ihr Vaterland. Voller Hochachtung. Grüße aus Deutschland. Und Danke für das Video. Gott schütze Sie. Setzen Sie die Familie in Kenntnis? Ich denke- ja.
A admiral thing you men are doing hard and dangerous work .im glad someone is taking the time and hard work to recover these men and the artifacts important history we all need to know . Great job from north georgia mnts in america much respect for what you are doing
This pilot had a girl, a lottery ticket, the inscription on the back of the photo, all of this puts a face on a life. Its very sad. And he was a hero in the war against fascism. Thank you for recovering him.
To be factually correct this was a Russian communist pilot fighting against the socialist of Germany. In English they were called The National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP).
At the 8:01 mark, the star with the arrow on the side of the machine gun indicates that it came from thr Tula armory. I have an all-original 1954 Tula SKS with that same mark on the receiver. Heckin' cool.
The pic pf this handsome young pilot is has left a lump in my throat. May his soul rest in peace. He sacrificed his life for all of us. I hope his close family members have been traced and informed. They can be justifiably proud of their young warrior .
Es ist immer wieder erschütternd,wenn ich solche Beiträge sehe.Aber ich habe großen Respekt für Menschen,die solche Arbeiten Machen,um gefallene Soldaten wieder zu finden und ein ehrenhaftes Begräbnis zu ermöglichen! Eine gute Sache und respektvoll! Es ist einfach erschütternd wenn man diese armen jungen Menschen da liegen sieht!
I would like to thank you all for the amount of truly hard work you put into finding and recoveing these men and there stories in the war. Very good job please keep the videos coming.
Absolutely incredible find. As a person old enough to have grandparents who fought in that war and hearing all of the stories from it, this is about as close to a time machine as we can get. Some of this stuff looks like the crash was yesterday. It's a slog but the mud and ice has been a perfect way to store it. A low oxygen low acidity environment. I hope they don't let that stuff dry out before putting it in a controlled environment. You guys did an amazing job excavating it.
Amazing find and your abilities to get that deep into the swamps where he and his plane has been waiting to be discovered sadly for the last 80+ years. God Bless this pilot and crew if there was anyone else aboard? But we hope if he has family still, they'll be able to close this chapter in his life of what became of grandpa or great grandpa by now. You guys do amazing work to get to these places and then going meters deeper into the muddy earth to retrieve these people and their equipment. It's amazing how when there's very little to no oxygen present how preserved these artifacts are. You could almost clean that gun and fire it! The paperwork is in outstanding condition outside of the missing photo. But if that's all that was destroyed, that's really not too bad! 😊👍😉
@@MrTruckerfsure, gunpowder is wet, and firing pin probably well oiled and moves - but I bet, after 80 years the spring of the "hammer", that was in fully armed position - is dead, so it's "three times safe". I wonder, why pilot didn't release the hammer, and then pull it half way to safe mode? (((
Great respect from the Netherlands how you'll still trying to find relatives. This no matter what side they are on. We all need peace, even after so many years.
Its absolutely incredible that we are still finding these boys where they fell during this war to this day. Its also wonderful that they are finally found and given respect and proper burial, what you guys do is very admirable.
Unfortunately I don't think the Russian people are very romanceful and especially these days.
Maybe for millions of years
guys do is very admirable? So you admire grave robbers and disturbers of the soldiers final resting place ? You should be ashamed of yourself 🤬🤬👎👎
@@LUC66631 lmao you clearly don't know what respect means, It's respectful to give people a proper burial. Especially if they were a soldier. Do you also cry "It's disrespectful to distrub soldiers and their final resting place" when militaries across the globe go in to retrieve the bodies for burial?
How about when bodies were retrieved from the sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. Was that also disrepectful? You may want to sit the fk down jr and use what few brain cells you have to better understand what is happening here.
idiot@@LUC66631
As a veteran I appreciate what you guys are doing. Any closure for a family member is better than nothing!
At this point, this will have to be that family's great grandfather.
i dont think these guyy retrieved those remains to families, nor russian or german, they just take valuable items to sell in the black market
@@Luis-bo2uj my guy, this channel has spent years going around to find lost bodies from war. Something no one cared about. They have returned hundreds of bodies to their home country for burial with great due respect to each of them.
@@geronimo5537 Great grandfather ? well being 80 years ago it still could be somebodies father or uncle !
I saw one documentary on the outskirts of Stalingrad they recovered remains fallen Russian soldier with ID and documents !
They contacted by phone the only living immediate family member > a daughter in her 80s .
The family never knew the full details on what happened to him , she still remembered the day he left to go off to war , after all this time her built up emotion's >she became like that little girl again crying and speedily getting her story out .. her sister unfortunately had died only a year or two before !
What a great job these volunteers do bringing some closure for the families and a proper burial for these brave soldiers 👋👋🙏!
You can spot a veteran just by them telling anyone at any chance they get
He was a handsome young man, thank you all for your hard work in bringing him home. Very nice tribute display of him.
@@lucasfff1370 WATCH UNTIL THE END OF THE VIDEO
War always skims off the very best of each generation.
@@lucasfff1370 Sometimes you gotta watch the entire video, you know?
Very handsome. I bet he had a sweetheart or two. How sad.
Happy to see this brave pilot came home. From USA with respect.
Much respect to you all for the care that you took to help bring him home. His family has closure and you have the distinct honor of finding him, recovery of the pilot and the aircraft. Thank you for allowing us to feel included.
As a veteran, thank you for the diligence, respect, integrity, and honor in retrieving this pilot! It’s a shame that men fighting men because we all follow orders of the governments we serve, yet in peace those same men could be the best of friends no matter the country they serve! A veteran of any army can respect one from another.
ya well said its stupid!!! what a waste of time ,money, happiness ,everything 🤕
@@johnnycash578 it goes further than stupidity.. governments own the people via propaganda/media
Tak proč jste se proti Hitlerovi nevzbouřili?!!! Imponoval vám!!! Jste všichni stejní, jste vrazi.
I agree, as many of my brothers rest in the sea, I prefer they rest there than abandoned in some undisclosed location on land.
There is a special place in heaven for all of you. A find of a lifetime. The pilot and his family may now rest easy knowing he is finally home, where he belongs. I was teary eyed when you found him. Going through his things trying to identify him, found me sobbing. Mixed emotions as the video played out. I am still emotional as I write this. Your dedication is awe inspiring. Well done. Well done indeed.
A job well done. The efforts you take in recovering WWII artifacts and human remains, amazes me. You have brought another WWII hero home to his family and countrymen. You found quite a a lot of history in that hole. Thank you for sharing it with the rest of the world.
@user-kr4rz5hn4n fighting for any regime ain't worth it, they're all serving their own good.
I dont think they "recover" any remains, they just steal objects from these tombs
@@Luis-bo2uj You dont think at all!!
not a "hero", a Communist, and therefor just a thieving, murdering, filth.
@@Luis-bo2uj The objects they find almost certainly become the property of the government, just as they were originally.
His family can know that he is finally home and resting in peace. A country has a hero found.
Thank you for the hard work and dedication each of you bring to this type of endeavor.
what family? theyre all dead dude.. no one was thinking of him they are too busy playing computer games and tiktok...
@@motorbreathjzoh stop bitchin
This is a very sacred thing you are doing. May the souls of all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country rest in peace. Keep doing this. Greetings from Turkey
I'm sure they go to be with the creator or reincarnate.
Whats so sacred when you dig for old stuff to sell? The pilot is more disturbed in his grave
would be interested to know which scrap dealer ther guys go to. torrent pleace? 😅
Duše Němčouřů jsou v pekle.
A hero of your country who fought so bravely during the war, regards from 🇺🇸
So fascinating that sadly little did these brave young men & women knew that they would be found and identified 80 years later if they didn't survive that tragic war ,, like this Pilot here, they most certainly deserve 100 percent respect and honor, they sure do have mine 👍🏻 greetings from the United States 🇺🇸.
Można powiedzieć, że po tylu latach człowiek wrócił do domu. Kapelusz z głowy za Wasz Trud! Chłopaki. Najlepszego!
Domů, jo?!!! Tak co lezl zabíjet do cizí země?!!! Má, co zasloužil.
What an amazing story. The inscription on the back of the photo really hits home that this was a real person with hopes and dreams not just a name in the history books, a person fighting for his home and people. His photo at the end with his possessions puts a face to the entire endeavor. Well done and thanks to all who worked so hard to bring his story and memory to life.
You guys are just amazing. God bless you all for bringing back this brave pilot. He died as a hero fighting Nazis. When your video stated that the pilots Jaw was found, it sent a shiver through me! My wife's Grandmother was identified by her lower jaw after the Germans bombed her home! God bless the brave pilot and God Bless you guys for giving this Pilot peace. Amen!
Where did threy find the jawbone.
where?
2010 I was working on the island of Guadalcanal. Went hunting for pigs with the natives (spear and dogs). We found a crashed P-38 Lightning in the jungle with pilot still onboard. Notified the US military and they came out to the island about a month later to retrieve the body. I also found a US tank, machine guns, pistols, bayonets, helmets and a US brass-knuckles trench knife with 5 notches on it. Still a lot of artifacts there. All you need is a metal detector and info on where the battles took place.
Get any photos to share?
That is very interesting
I am wondering if this was the crash of Peyton S. Mathis Jr. which I see mention of online. Sounds like it was in swampy jungle and hard to recover. However the date of 2013 is a little different. Maybe it took them a few more years to get out there and recover his remains.
Thanks….. hopefully some Closure for peoples …….etc.
Did they identify the pilot?
It is hard to believe that the impact created such a deep crater that later filled in. What an effort to recover the pilot.
It was not a crater. The plane just pierced the soft boggy ground, pilots body flew after the heavy engine, thus everything was bent, squeezed, but not torn into pieces. Oil, fuel, clay and swamp preserved it all pretty well.
I suspect that over the years being in such a wet muddy area the weight has continued pulling in down
80 years worth of rain, foliage, branches and bark shedding, as well as whole trees falling and decaying in a forest located in an already wet boggy area will raise the ground level considerably, whilst gravity will tend to act upon heavy objects.
None of this is surprising. Just look at the measures they’re using to shore up the sides of that hole to prevent collapse.
Such relics were probably simply covered with earth.
Must’ve come straight down
I have just discovered your channel and am so proud of you and your team for the important work you are doing. I am a 57 year old American whose grandfathers and uncles fought in the war. It is so important to uncover these small pieces of history and to return these fallen soldiers to their families. Much respect for you all, best of luck and keep up the good work!
Good on y'all for spending so much time and effort to uncover, recover and repatriate the remains to the family......greetings from Texas.
Rodina německého vraha nikoho fakt nezajímá.
As an American, who's cousin never came home from Vietnam, I appreciate the fact that you people are giving something back to families who never thought to have any closure on the death of their family member. The 'missing' part never goes away. You always wonder what happened, and where they are.... there is like this black hole in the family that just never goes away. They have their answer now, thanks to you.
There is something always so tragic about seeing the bodies of those whose families likely never received closure on what ever happened to their loved ones. Thank you all for the work you do. None these young men should ever go forgotten.
Unbelievably important to return these lost souls to their families, much respect for what you guys are doing.
Вечная память герою летчику и вам спасибо, мужики, за ваш труд!
This is so hearthbreaking, thank you guys for found this bodies of fallen soldiers and give them a properly burial, greetings from Italy!
Wow, a new spring and that pistol is fully functional. Everything was so well preserved.
Awesome effort to bring home a war hero! I am a veteran too, and realize how important it is to families of lost family members to have closure. Thank you for your work in bringing home these heroes. Please carry on the good work.
Respect for what you are doing. RIP to the soldier. Greetings from Germany.
I'm an Australian Vet, I love how you look after your fallen, bit from our oad, Going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them, Lest We Forget.
Respect from Germany to the fallen soldier, despite we were enemies. I hope Russia and Germany will have a better relationship some day.
@@New_Zealander not my decision
@@New_Zealander in america more than half of us recognize our government is the enemy, not russia
Better not. No friendship with any regime is an good idea.
Спасибо Вам что понимаете в чём дело...👍👍👍
Too young to die 😢
Awesome work guys. All the best from Canada. Real citizens are true friends. Hate the politics in our lives
A big thank you to the entire excavation team for this historical research with a lot of respect for this missing pilot.
Wonderful work Folks, so very well done to find this brave soul and return him to his family after so many years, the finds are amazing too. RIP Sir. Duty done.
Greetings from Canada! It's awesome that you guys found this MIA and returned him home to his family. The mud over there really preserved some of the items very well. Keep up the great work and videos fellas
I think it might be the clay that creates a sort of packing material to block out some of the decay and oxygen. I would hazard a guess that if the plane and pilot had crashed in a field of sand/black earth, most of the metal items would have eroded resulting in rusted artifacts. Interesting how nature can preserve or destroy items from the past. Glad to see the pilot’s family was able to receive his personal effects and receive a proper burial. My hats off to the recovery team. Excellent work.
That is a lot of responsibility, acting as respectfully as possible, while also getting the archeological work done.
Thanks for the look into a special expedition!
These guys are no joke hardcore!!! Much respect👍
You guys are all such hard working and for an important cause . Truly amazing I'm always so impressed with the finds that you share with all of us . I wish I could be there giving a helping hand. Keep up the noble and heroic service you provide for so many. You are all heroes for sure .
A little story about my great grandpa who served as a Wehrmacht Soldier and his encounter with a red Army Soldier. Both encountered during an urban combat in a house, alone. Both aimed at each other looked at each other then they stopped aiming and just went away without killing. I hope the mercy of my great grandpa was not in vain and the red army soldier could Return home to his family because his mercy towards my great grandpa was not in vain, he survived the war and returned to his family.
Edit: Some people seem to think the story is fake. Lying seems to be a common thing among their families. But not in mine. The story is real.
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2 scared kids.
I think a lot of people have a grandparent with a similar story. The combatants involved change, but same story.
I am a Frenchman of Polish origin and in 1920 I had family deported to the gulag then my family who remained in Poland all died from the SS and in 1944 I had an orphaned great uncle in Caen (after the landing of the 6 June 1944)
@@holster_823 R.I.P 🙏🙏🙏
I’m American, I love how you Russian are taking care of this fallen soldier, you all are true patriots . Thanks for a great video.
Unfortunately, it is not true, at all. Hundreds of thousands of soviet solders are still have a rest in forests, fields, etc, and nobody cares in russia about them (likely, what you see are black archaeologists). Human life costs nothing there. And be sure, Americans are enemy #1 for them.
Wow that was an amazing discovery. Preserving the artifacts and the memory of the pilot is outstanding. Job well done!
Wow! That was brilliant and really respectful too! Glad that pilot was brought out of that hole and his memory reignited! The gun is something special too !👊👊
That was an amazing effort by the team. The preservation of those documents and banknote was startling. Keep up the good work .
Incredible to see the clay preserving everything. Deep respect for the things you do for the people that were lost in a troublesome time.
Thank you for all that you do to bring the soldiers finally home.
A fantastic effort, you deserve a medal for working in them wet conditions. A happy ending and closure for the pilots family by sending him home. Well done. 👍👍👍
That pistol is an amazing find! Especially being in such good shape after being buried in the mud for so long
Look like a Tula Tokarev pistol.
that holster kept the TT in wraps. The whole story is admirable.
@@useryggfdcc It is! Oil and gas are saved him there.
so glad i found this fascinating channel! My respect to the fallen Soldiers & the dedicated & hard working Russians digging up these incredible relics, i can’t imagine digging such a deep hole in such brutal conditions. My father was a USAF Officer & we did 2 post war tours in Germany & i was fortunate enough to bring a few German artifacts back to the States….
You are an amazing group. Thank you for what you do, bringing history to life and recovering our cherished men who sacrificed all for their nations.
Spacibo bolshoi for your honorable, dedicated and tireless efforts in recovering this young patriot pilot. I'm especially happy that his remains and personal items could be returned to his family. Excellent work, comrades and BRAVO ZULU from California!
Incredible undertaking done well and with respect. That pistol looks as though it was dropped just a couple of weeks ago, it's in Incredible shape. Wtg guys and bring that pilot home
Bonjour de Lyon France , bravo 👏 à toute l'équipe et merci pour la vidéo, que ce pilote repose en paix 🙏🙏🙏
Отличная работа! Предлагаю назвать именем Героя школу, где он учился и сделать при ней музей его памяти, личных вещей достаточно.
Well done lads, from the UK. Good to see Russians in a postive light during in these troubled times. Much respect.
Churchill😂😂😂😂😂
Amazing work gentlemen - RIP brave pilot
Awesome job fellas. What a blessing all of you are. I am from USA and was luck enough to have met my Great Grandfather who served in WW2. In his name I salute you're fallen comrad.
I salute this recovery team for bringing home a lost soldier..Bless them all
Great find guys well done I’m sure the Pilots family would be so proud of what you achieved in such an historical find!!! From a Veteran of the Royal Air Force Regiment !! Gary Horsfield
I’m amazed at how well the items made from paper are preserved especially given the wet environment they are in and how many decades they were there.
Well seems a bit odd that metal parts are shiny and good looking and paper and ink are still in fine condition and just how "careless" they are while opening those things. But the pilot suit has holes and is just wet mess and pilot is totally melted, no bones no nothing...
Things like paper & items like that will not decay or rust due to Oxygen not getting to them. No oxidation was able to occur because of this, so they stayed in near perfect condition due to how deep they were.
@@simppa2 The Pilots body most likely dissolved into the surrounding mud they were digging out, it depends on the acidity of the soil & where it is. Sometimes mud can perfectly preserve a body as long as oxygen doesn't get down to it (think of it like buring a body in concrete), other times the entire body, bones & all, will dissolve into the surrounding mud due to what minerals & the acidity of that mud. The clothing & everything else will completely stay in tact tho.
The oil sheen seen in part of the vid is essentially what the guys body turned into, decomposing organic oil.
Wow incredible. Respect from the USA. glad you were able to recover that pilot and get closure
You guys are doing a great service to these fighting mens families. Thank you!
Incredible! I can't believe how well preserved the documents and money were. Also the pistol still worked.
The inscription on the picture, of presumably, his girl friend got to me.
How wonderful that you managed to trace his family too.
Keep up this fantastic work to bring the fallen home.
Well done guys. A great video and a fitting end where the pilot goes home to his family. Many thanks for posting.
God Bless You Men, what you are doing is invaluable. Finding the Men who fought and gave all is a sacred duty and privilege few will ever undertake. As a Veteran I Salute you for your efforts. Returning this Pilot to his Family is such a great achievement after all the years have passed, I’m sure they are forever grateful to you.
Сколько времени прошло. А все как новое и деньги.ТТ вообще огонь сохран.Жалко пацанов вечная память им.
Доступа кислорода не было. Видать конкретно в болотину вонзился парнишка.
Respect and compassion for the war dead of all nations! May your young pilot rest in peace now! From the UK.
Remarkable. Much respect to the pilot; he was a warrior and a patriot. Amazing work by the recovery team. Greetings from Idaho.
For those that may not know, the 12.7mm gun is a 50 caliber. And that plane should have had that one 12.7mm/50 cal, and two 7.62mm/30 cals on it. It is cool that the soil there preserves things like that.
Russia is truly a land lost in time. They still find mammoths and other extinct animals perfectly preserved there.
It could also have had two 12,7mm guns, depending on the exact model
Another excellent example of Tula craftsmanship. Tak!
It is fantastic. The 7.62x25 mm TT pistol wouldn't have been much better if it had been stored in a warehouse.
Низкий поклон вам ребятки за ваш труд не легкий и возвращаете домой с войны наших дедов и отцов .Здоровья вам ,желаю чтобы вы всех вернули домой с именами . Чтобы не остались без вести пропавших они погибли освобождая нашу Родину .
да нет, он освобождал Советскую родину, а у вас другая, та которая напала на СССР.
Thank you for bringing closure to this veteren and their family. Much respect to all who serve and all who help like these folks
I really love your channel the way you build the A frames and dig the deep pits in the ground to get to the pilot and the plane you are one of the best tube channels you always find amazing things I could only imagine what it must be like to live in your country and be able to hunt for all the amazing ww2 things thanks keep up the good work
Спасибо вам , ребята , от всего сердца ,😪❤❤от всего русского народа . Вы вернули с войны нашего Героя .. Вечная память ! Буду помнить его имя всегда .❤💥❤
That is a wonderful find! I'm in the US and I found a belt buckle from a Union Ct. in the Civil war.
It's amazing how well preserved the money and the documents were found. And the pistol as well.
вот оно, болото, вот она, глина, вот и сохранился человек на века. вечная память всем кто погиб за Родину и всем, кто выжил и дал нам жизнь!
Almost one century
Amazing determination and dedication by the recovery team. Full respect sent to you all. This man fought for his country against a cruel and evil invasion. My best thoughts and wishes for his family, heritage and all left behind. 🤝🙏
wow! the work these men are doing is incredible. much thanks and appreciation for their efforts.
Спасибо,мужики,герои не должны быть безымянными и заслужили,что-бы их захоронили по людски.
Amazing job, such care and attention to detail. You honoured this fallen hero, and now his family can see those personal effects and feel themselves closer to him, bring flowers and pray at his final resting place. 🙏
Amazing adventure. Thank you for this content and the end with the pilot’s photo was very emotional
Wow this was amazing to watch. You restored preserved the items so well. I'm happy you found his relatives.
An amazing recovery, now he is home where he belongs. God bless you.
I could not believe the state of preservation of many items, especially the TT! I'm going to put it down to a fairly anerobic environment.
Well done and great respect . We often tend to forget that the people who died also had feelings , felt love , had hope . You showed that in a great way . Rip for the soldier. All the best from Holland .
Respekt für Ihren Job hier. RIP Pilot MiG 3. Sie ehren damit wie der Pilot, seine Familie, Ihr Vaterland. Voller Hochachtung. Grüße aus Deutschland. Und Danke für das Video. Gott schütze Sie. Setzen Sie die Familie in Kenntnis? Ich denke- ja.
Its amazing to see his personal effects. Rest in peace hero of the republic. Fly high.
That was touching.❤😢.I'm from NFLD. and I salute him.
12:44 Hier musste ich auch lachen :-D Super Moment. Super Arbeit und höchsten Respekt. Danke und Gruss aus Deutschland.
A admiral thing you men are doing hard and dangerous work .im glad someone is taking the time and hard work to recover these men and the artifacts important history we all need to know . Great job from north georgia mnts in america much respect for what you are doing
Wow respect and love from 🇨🇦. You people are doing amazing work bringing home the fallen. God bless you all 🙏
This pilot had a girl, a lottery ticket, the inscription on the back of the photo, all of this puts a face on a life. Its very sad. And he was a hero in the war against fascism. Thank you for recovering him.
To be factually correct this was a Russian communist pilot fighting against the socialist of Germany. In English they were called The National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP).
At the 8:01 mark, the star with the arrow on the side of the machine gun indicates that it came from thr Tula armory. I have an all-original 1954 Tula SKS with that same mark on the receiver. Heckin' cool.
The pic pf this handsome young pilot is has left a lump in my throat. May his soul rest in peace. He sacrificed his life for all of us. I hope his close family members have been traced and informed. They can be justifiably proud of their young warrior .
Es ist immer wieder erschütternd,wenn ich solche Beiträge sehe.Aber ich habe großen Respekt für Menschen,die solche Arbeiten Machen,um gefallene Soldaten wieder zu finden und ein ehrenhaftes Begräbnis zu ermöglichen! Eine gute Sache und respektvoll! Es ist einfach erschütternd wenn man diese armen jungen Menschen da liegen sieht!
fantastic video. respect to all men that served their countries and died in wars around the planet. cheers from N.Y.C.
Many thanks to your efforts and for sharing with the world. This is fascinating.
I would like to thank you all for the amount of truly hard work you put into finding and recoveing these men and there stories in the war. Very good job please keep the videos coming.
Absolutely incredible find. As a person old enough to have grandparents who fought in that war and hearing all of the stories from it, this is about as close to a time machine as we can get. Some of this stuff looks like the crash was yesterday. It's a slog but the mud and ice has been a perfect way to store it. A low oxygen low acidity environment. I hope they don't let that stuff dry out before putting it in a controlled environment. You guys did an amazing job excavating it.
Amazing find and your abilities to get that deep into the swamps where he and his plane has been waiting to be discovered sadly for the last 80+ years. God Bless this pilot and crew if there was anyone else aboard? But we hope if he has family still, they'll be able to close this chapter in his life of what became of grandpa or great grandpa by now. You guys do amazing work to get to these places and then going meters deeper into the muddy earth to retrieve these people and their equipment. It's amazing how when there's very little to no oxygen present how preserved these artifacts are. You could almost clean that gun and fire it! The paperwork is in outstanding condition outside of the missing photo. But if that's all that was destroyed, that's really not too bad! 😊👍😉
If the firing pin wasn't frozen the TT pistol could easily be fired. The ammo looked good too but I am sure it is forever dead.
The Mig-3 was a fighter plane manned by a single pilot.
@@MrTruckerfsure, gunpowder is wet, and firing pin probably well oiled and moves - but I bet, after 80 years the spring of the "hammer", that was in fully armed position - is dead, so it's "three times safe". I wonder, why pilot didn't release the hammer, and then pull it half way to safe mode? (((
Great respect from the Netherlands how you'll still trying to find relatives. This no matter what side they are on. We all need peace, even after so many years.
That’s some tough material you guys are digging in, I respect all of you for the things you do ✊🏽
Incredible work! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
Wow. Imagine the terror he must have felt going down. What a beautiful young man/Pilot. May he rest in Peace.
How well preserved everything was... Good work 👏
It was stunning!