Not too long before he died, my uncle told my mother something that he had never shared before with anyone. He said that he always had a rough time at Christmas because it reminded him of his time in Bastonne during the Battle of the Bulge. He was particularly disturbed by the fact that they had to leave so many of the men he had fought beside laying out in the snow. As a result, he became a mortician, and made sure that no one in the town where he lived was denied a proper burial, even if they did not have the money to pay for it. I really enjoy your videos. They keep the history alive for us.
I can imagine that those experiences stay with you for ever. I deeply respect the fact that your uncle fought for our freedom here in Europe. He will not be forgotten. Take care.
Clearly a position that was held by one Army and taken by another to have such a mix of items both military and personal. Great dig!! Those items all found after so many years!! Very cool!
My father was a U.S. soldier in the Bulge, and he told me Nivea crème was a God-Send to those guys whose hands were so chapped by the harsh winter. Not surprising you found so many! Merry Xmas
+Haldane Luttrell I know this Nivea was widely used by the German soldiers. It is actually still a very common brand of creme in Europe. I did not know that the US soldiers also used this a lot! Thanks for that piece of info. Merry Christmas!
Marcus Luttrell, this name make sense for you? Marcus are a hero, only survivor from Red Wings Op./ Afghanistan. July 28. 2005. Also I've been 3th QRF in that damn mountain. God Bless! Have a nice day ma'am!
I’m from USA and use that Nivea creme all the time. Great product. Although I’m disappointed that Nivea now has production done in Mexico instead of Germany.
I enjoyed the video. I am curious as to how dangerous it is to dig up shells. Have you known whether anyone has died digging one up? Have there been cases of any of them going off?@@mdww2battlegrounds
@@antonioacevedo5200 It's risky even if you're pretty positive the munition is a dud. Especially mines. It's always better to be careful digging them up if you dig them up at all. It's probably far less likely something 75+ years old would still be viable. However if you've ever bothered to read up unexploded munitions in the Vietnam region (and various other parts of the world where booby traps/mines and heavy bombing occured) They are still very much killing people to this day even if they weren't being dug up and just simply triggered by mistake. They are still finding S-Mines on the beaches of Normandy
I was in the Army stationed in Germany from 1998-2001 and I spent a few four day weekends in Belgium and Luxembourg touring the Bulge battlefields, what a great experience it was, I went to Bastogne, St. Vith, Clervaux (my favorite little town over there), I slept over in Schoenberg on the Belgium/Germany border and the woman who ran the place was very nice and she made the best breakfasts for me and for all she did the price for my stay was very affordable....I really wish though I had a book about the Bulge with me to orient me better with exactly where certain fights and incidents took place...all I had was a cheap tour guide book that was not of much help....since then I have read many books about the battle and at times I try to think back and remember if I was at the exact spot mentioned in the book......I would love to go back and do it all over again and this time be much more thorough in my walking the area....and I'd also love to go back to those small restaurants and bars that served such good food and fine beer.
I am watching your videos in no particular order and I find them very emotional seeing the things you dig up. 70+ years buried waiting for you to find, amazing. Walking in those men's footsteps must have been a unusual feeling.
It definitely is an extraordinary feeling. Especially if the metal detector starts beeping, it gets your adrenaline going. Everytime we set out on a metal detecting trip, we bump into more history that is worth showing to the world. It truely feels like the best hobby one can have. Cheers!
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My second tour of Germany was at an Air Station (Pruem). It was very near Losheimer Graben (where Joachim Peiper antered Belgium) St Vith, Malmedy, Trois-Pointes and Baugnez Junction were all in the immediate area. The forest directly across L20 was full of old squad huts, fox holes, two smaller bunkers and relics, etc. We used this area for security and defense tactics training. Whenever I was walking in there, I never felt alone....
Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds the day I found my first meteorite, little over 1 oz valued over $1,000, plus all the small gold nuggets I found, nothing can compare to the adrenaline rush, that's priceless
My Uncle Gus was there with supply corp. but he said most of the guys didn't have the proper clothes and he was always cold. When he came back he moved from Ct. to Fla because he said he never wanted to be that cold again. Thanks for the interesting videos.
About 30 years ago my ww2 veteran also know as my grandpa passed away he never liked to talked about the war he wanted to forget about it and lived his life he’s seen many fellow Conrad’s die in front of him he was deployed with his brother he made some friends but a lot slaughtered I know a couple cause talked about them 2 were killed in d-day and 1 killed in battle of the bulge my grandpa served in battle of the bulge he wasn’t hurt but he will never forget battle of the bulge he disliked the violence I still have his relics and he was buried In Iowa I come to visit him and he will never be forgotten by my family he will live on as a corporal hero of WW2
My dad had a WWII vet friend who fought in the Ardennes and became a POW. I asked him about his experiences there but didnt want to mention much about it. His Brother was killed in the pacific a month before he said. He talked about tree burst artillery and his buddies where killed. I would not want to talk about it much either. Thanks to him, his brother and his buddies, WWII ended and they did it for us. Thank you.
I was in the air force and was stationed in Prüm, Germany. The air station in Prüm is located in the forest were the battle of the bulge took place. Around the area of the air station were a lot of blown up bunkers. Some are fenced off so you can't get in while others you can. Through the years quite a few stuff can be dugged up in the area by a lot of the people who were stationed there. We were also told if you find any ordinances that they need to be called in to the German authorities for disposal. Yes, winters are very harsh in the area, but cross country skiing was great in the area since there are a lot of trails were you can cross country ski. In my 20 years in the air force Prüm was by far my best assignment as well as my first. The air station is now abandoned and mother nature has taken over the area.
That brings me right back to every film and TV show I've seen about the Ardennes battles. Eerily like the spirits of those who fought and died there are still keeping watch over it. Some call that sacred ground, I get it.
If you ever hunt in the vicinity of Lutrebois, Belgium; my wife's Grandfather was killed in action during the battle of the bulge, probably on December 30, 1944, and likely in a foxhole. His mess kit may still be in a hole there.
Imagine the story behind each item, from when it was created, the people who created them, and the people who used them and how they found their resting place. Time has taken most of those people away leaving only these items to tell a terrible story.
I loved this video! My father fought on Elsenborn Ridge, so anything with the Bulge brings me closer to his experience. Please make more videos in that region.
I honestly believe that it is very difficult for us who were not there to truly fathom the situation that both sides of the battle were facing. Bitter cold. Fear of being hit or killed. Freezing to death. Little to no food. Whiteouts. Breathing in freezing cold air. The list goes on.
The Camo with the buttons, is likely a Rain Poncho, that the Germans were issued in their kit. They could take up a lot of room and get heavy when wet after time, so they were often left behind, in the heat of battle.
Thank you for taking us along to the Ardennes. Some really special history you dug up. That was a terrible place to be in the winter of 1944-45. Both sides suffered. Thanks for sharing. From Texas, USA
Unfortunately though, they are manufactured in MEXICO and Mexico just had a huge recall of hand sanitizer because they were substituting wood alcohol for isopropyl alcohol. I don't trust their ingredients nor do I trust China's products that you put on your body or ingest into your body. Deception isn't trustworthy.
I wonder if medieval people did this sort of thing years after battles. Did villager kids go out and hunt for Roman battle artifacts? Interesting. My grandfather fought there. I wish I had been older than I was when he told me stories. I know that I could have asked more questions. My great grandfather was in France too. Amazing how much stuff gets left behind.
I just came across your metal detecting site. And I watch this video and the hair is standing up on the back my neck. 2 of my uncles were at the bulge one never returned. It’s got to be an honor just to be there?? but to dig up the Artifacts is a blessing. Keep up the good work. God bless
+Dan Weiss It definitely is an honor to be there, walk around, see the sites, metal detect and actually find traces of the battles that took place there. The winter conditions make it an even more impressing experience. Thanks for watching!
Another great video. Also very well produced and edited with good music and descriptive text. The debris of war has left a sad but exciting treasure trove of relics to discovery. Thanks for all the good work and keep them coming.
My father went in the Ardennes ten days after the Bulge started and was captured. Spent the rest of the war in Stalag 5a. A young 19 from south Texas he said he has never felt cold like that for the rest of his life. 42nd Rainbow Division. That forest is probably beautiful in the summer.
+Enrique Mireles One of my purposes with these videos is reliving and not forgetting ww2 history and its stories. Your story contributes to this purpose. Thank you for sharing it with us! Take care.
My uncle was a US soldier there he said these exact word to me..., I could not bare the cold as neither could my fellow men as we fought on to finish the war men had died of frostbite I could not bare to leave the dead ones behind (he took as much as them as he could and gave them a burial) I have been through all these tough conditions now it still shocks me how many men I had to leave behind
I own several M1 rifles and it would be a privilege and an honor to use clips actually used in battle. To put it another way, as I was watching you unearth those clips, I was thinking that if I found them, I would use them. Even though I have hundreds of them, those would be the ones to use.
I realise,no doubt,that many must have said or thought it before,but it's hard to believe that somewhere so tranquil looking now was the sight of such carnage
Merry Christmas guys. Thanks for another interesting video. My dad was on the north side of the bulge with the signal corp. I feel a connection to him when I watch your videos.
My Dad was also in the Battle of the Bulge. He was captured by the Germans and spent almost a year in a enemy compound. They moved the prisoners frequently as the American forced moved nearer. What he went through, went to his grave with him. The only thing he ever talked about was being marched through the Black Forest and how beautiful he remembered it to be.
working landscaping for years..that sound man..the sound of shovel on near frozen earth.. the signs of season is Over. and the impending winter uneployment......its almost haunting and that of a nails on a chalk board.. lol 3:00
+WW2HistoryHunter Thanks for watching. I wish you and your family a merry christmas and new year as well! Hope to see a lot of metal detecting from you in the new year. Take care!
These Ardennes finds not only interest me as artifacts, but personally. My father and 3 much-older brothers were all there. My father and the 2 eldest brothers were wounded and the youngest, 20 years old at the time, was killed at Bastogne in December 1944. These are important pieces of history-- record and care for them! ALSO- Camouflage was normally only worn by German SS or Paratroopers (interesting fact: in the German forces, paratroopers belonged to the Luftwaffe, not the Army.) Both were involved in the fighting there. What you found is probably SS, since there were far more of them in that battle.
One of my uncles, from east TN, lied about his age (17) to get IN WWII and survived the Battle of the Bulge somehow, among others. I understood later in life why he despised firecrackers and handguns and battled alcohol addiction most of his life.
A man from my church was captured at the Bulge and remained a German POW until the end of the war. He is in his 90s and up until about a year ago was in pretty good health. His wife recently died, they had been married 70 years.
its 75th On June 6th, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops invaded the northern French coast, marking the start of France's liberation from Nazi occupiers. It is remembered as a defining moment of World War II. Here's how 'the longest day' will be commemorated in France this year.i hope to see you there,and anyone else who wants commemorate one of the biggest day D day..
Un vidéo fort intéressant! Déjà le nom de la forêt d'Ardennes. Un nom d'origine celtique provenant d'un nom d'une déesse celte Arduinna citée par Jules César. Certains auteurs modernes pensent le nom provient d'une couleur noire puisque en gaulois Ar Den signiie "la sombre" = " The dark one". Il est intéressant aussi de noter les objets de tous les jours comme "Nivea Creme" une marque allemande (Carl Beiersdorf) mais expropriée après la guerre. La marque confisquée fut rachetée par Beiersdorf par la suite. La marque depuis les années 80 est devenue une marque répandue à travers le monde. Puis la brosse à dent "Nylon" fabriquée par les industries Dupont. Je trouve votre vidéo d'un professionnalisme extraordinaire. J'ai hâte de voir votre prochain vidéo. Je vous souhaite la Bonne Année 2018. Bonne continuation!
Sehr schön. Ich habe eine Frage an dich. Ich bin auf der Suche nach spuren von meinem Onkel der in den Ardennen gefallen ist. Er gilt als vermisst seit 18.12.1944. Er war bei der 25. SS Panzergrenadierregiment HJ. Gefallen im Bereich Krinkelt - Rocherath. Noch im Wald, nahe der Rollbahn A. Warst Du da schon einmal ? Bitte halt Ausschau nach Fundstücken. Er hat den Namen Alfred Pichler . Ist es möglich von Dir Uniformteile die Du gefunden hast zu bekommen? Es ist nur für mich Privat und soll nur eine Erinnerung sein, denn es ist leider nichts mehr vorhanden von ihm. Danke und viele Grüße
Impressive finds given that the entire area is said to be heavily picked over by other relic hunters. Good thing for you that the ground had not yet frozen.
Hi. Two years ago I found Mauser with scoope ,near Malmedy.The mauser was probably weapon one of those paratroopers from HG who wasn`t able to fight because of injuries during night jump. Without bolt unfortunatelly .Greetings from Poland.
The KAR 98 was used in both World Wars. It was a beefed up Gwer 98 which could handle more powder in the breech. It was used for snipers and for light armour plate penetration.
I live not far from the Ardennen and its crazy what we find there wen we were young we played in those forrests my dad once find a panzerschrek bazooka just sticking out of the ground.. And many more items! Its sad lots of people lost their lives in those forrests..
9:26 Theory: There was a medic running through the forest and he got shot and died there,he gad an M1 Garand so that's why clips from it where there and the bottle was a blood sample...
I absolutely love your videos. Everything about it the music the discription the story fantastic massive fan. Keep doing what your doing guys 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That big dump pit was probably a location for a casualty collection point or aid stations where they casualties would be stripped down for treatment and their ruined gear would be dumped into a waste area. Would explain all the glass bottles which looked like plasma bottles
I love your vids👍 i get a sense of sadness and get very overwhelmed watching these relics come out of the ground. Every relic someone has touched, who was it what did they go through and did they make it ? So many questions to be answered. Thanks guys have a great and safe Christmas and look forward to the next dig. 👍👍👍👍🇦🇺
+Paul Veenhuizen Thanks for your comment. These are feelings and questions that we experience ourselves too on these battlegrounds. We feel priviledged to be able to do this and share it with the world. Merry Christmas!
I feel sorry fo all the soldiers in WWII be they American, British, German. Most of be horrid especially in the cold. RIP. Salute and Respect. Yo are remembered
Well, I don’t talk about this much, but i know someone who’s great grandfather was a tiger 1 gunner during WWII, he was awarded the iron cross 1st class for bravery during Kursk, he was stationed at Arnhem, where he was nearly killed by a sherman firefly, great man, total badass.
i like watching this kind of hunting, how i wish i'm their..im from Philippines, through I'm still young but I love to watch WW2 history..infact my Youngest son name was Reich, even I hate nazi..
+Norman Malone Thank you very much for your nice comment! I'm glad you like my style of sharing these kind of adventures/stories. I'll do my best to keep them coming. Cheers
The Mauser KAR 98 was very similiar to the Mauser GWER 98 which was used in the First World War. The Germans were trying to conquer the world with an infantry rifle designed in 1898, incredable. The M1 Gerand was light years better then the KAR 98.
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Not too long before he died, my uncle told my mother something that he had never shared before with anyone. He said that he always had a rough time at Christmas because it reminded him of his time in Bastonne during the Battle of the Bulge. He was particularly disturbed by the fact that they had to leave so many of the men he had fought beside laying out in the snow. As a result, he became a mortician, and made sure that no one in the town where he lived was denied a proper burial, even if they did not have the money to pay for it. I really enjoy your videos. They keep the history alive for us.
I can imagine that those experiences stay with you for ever. I deeply respect the fact that your uncle fought for our freedom here in Europe. He will not be forgotten. Take care.
@@mdww2battlegrounds What an outstanding man. Leaving those men must have been heartbreaking.
God bless your uncle
Was he 101st airborne?
Much respect from the UK.
You must get chills finding this stuff... being the first to touch things since they were dropped in haste...
Clearly a position that was held by one Army and taken by another to have such a mix of items both military and personal. Great dig!! Those items all found after so many years!! Very cool!
My father was a U.S. soldier in the Bulge, and he told me Nivea crème was a God-Send to those guys whose hands were so chapped by the harsh winter. Not surprising you found so many! Merry Xmas
+Haldane Luttrell
I know this Nivea was widely used by the German soldiers. It is actually still a very common brand of creme in Europe. I did not know that the US soldiers also used this a lot! Thanks for that piece of info. Merry Christmas!
Marcus Luttrell, this name make sense for you? Marcus are a hero, only survivor from Red Wings Op./ Afghanistan. July 28. 2005. Also I've been 3th QRF in that damn mountain. God Bless! Have a nice day ma'am!
I’m from USA and use that Nivea creme all the time. Great product. Although I’m disappointed that Nivea now has production done in Mexico instead of Germany.
I enjoyed the video. I am curious as to how dangerous it is to dig up shells. Have you known whether anyone has died digging one up? Have there been cases of any of them going off?@@mdww2battlegrounds
@@antonioacevedo5200 It's risky even if you're pretty positive the munition is a dud.
Especially mines. It's always better to be careful digging them up if you dig them up at all. It's probably far less likely something 75+ years old would still be viable.
However if you've ever bothered to read up unexploded munitions in the Vietnam region (and various other parts of the world where booby traps/mines and heavy bombing occured) They are still very much killing people to this day even if they weren't being dug up and just simply triggered by mistake. They are still finding S-Mines on the beaches of Normandy
I was in the Army stationed in Germany from 1998-2001 and I spent a few four day weekends in Belgium and Luxembourg touring the Bulge battlefields, what a great experience it was, I went to Bastogne, St. Vith, Clervaux (my favorite little town over there), I slept over in Schoenberg on the Belgium/Germany border and the woman who ran the place was very nice and she made the best breakfasts for me and for all she did the price for my stay was very affordable....I really wish though I had a book about the Bulge with me to orient me better with exactly where certain fights and incidents took place...all I had was a cheap tour guide book that was not of much help....since then I have read many books about the battle and at times I try to think back and remember if I was at the exact spot mentioned in the book......I would love to go back and do it all over again and this time be much more thorough in my walking the area....and I'd also love to go back to those small restaurants and bars that served such good food and fine beer.
I am watching your videos in no particular order and I find them very emotional seeing the things you dig up. 70+ years buried waiting for you to find, amazing. Walking in those men's footsteps must have been a unusual feeling.
It definitely is an extraordinary feeling. Especially if the metal detector starts beeping, it gets your adrenaline going. Everytime we set out on a metal detecting trip, we bump into more history that is worth showing to the world. It truely feels like the best hobby one can have. Cheers!
My second tour of Germany was at an Air Station (Pruem). It was very near Losheimer Graben (where Joachim Peiper antered Belgium) St Vith, Malmedy, Trois-Pointes and Baugnez Junction were all in the immediate area. The forest directly across L20 was full of old squad huts, fox holes, two smaller bunkers and relics, etc. We used this area for security and defense tactics training. Whenever I was walking in there, I never felt alone....
Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds the day I found my first meteorite, little over 1 oz valued over $1,000, plus all the small gold nuggets I found, nothing can compare to the adrenaline rush, that's priceless
My Uncle Gus was there with supply corp. but he said most of the guys didn't have the proper clothes and he was always cold. When he came back he moved from Ct. to Fla because he said he never wanted to be that cold again. Thanks for the interesting videos.
About 30 years ago my ww2 veteran also know as my grandpa passed away he never liked to talked about the war he wanted to forget about it and lived his life he’s seen many fellow Conrad’s die in front of him he was deployed with his brother he made some friends but a lot slaughtered I know a couple cause talked about them 2 were killed in d-day and 1 killed in battle of the bulge my grandpa served in battle of the bulge he wasn’t hurt but he will never forget battle of the bulge he disliked the violence I still have his relics and he was buried In Iowa I come to visit him and he will never be forgotten by my family he will live on as a corporal hero of WW2
His brother has gone missing in action
That is one long sentence!! Whew!
My dad had a WWII vet friend who fought in the Ardennes and became a POW. I asked him about his experiences there but didnt want to mention much about it. His Brother was killed in the pacific a month before he said. He talked about tree burst artillery and his buddies where killed. I would not want to talk about it much either. Thanks to him, his brother and his buddies, WWII ended and they did it for us. Thank you.
I was in the air force and was stationed in Prüm, Germany. The air station in Prüm is located in the forest were the battle of the bulge took place. Around the area of the air station were a lot of blown up bunkers. Some are fenced off so you can't get in while others you can. Through the years quite a few stuff can be dugged up in the area by a lot of the people who were stationed there. We were also told if you find any ordinances that they need to be called in to the German authorities for disposal. Yes, winters are very harsh in the area, but cross country skiing was great in the area since there are a lot of trails were you can cross country ski. In my 20 years in the air force Prüm was by far my best assignment as well as my first. The air station is now abandoned and mother nature has taken over the area.
Been watching these videos for about 8 hours now. Fascinating stuff. Are we all assuming the holy grail would be a luger?
Tommy Knockers MG-42
That brings me right back to every film and TV show I've seen about the Ardennes battles. Eerily like the spirits of those who fought and died there are still keeping watch over it. Some call that sacred ground, I get it.
If you ever hunt in the vicinity of Lutrebois, Belgium; my wife's Grandfather was killed in action during the battle of the bulge, probably on December 30, 1944, and likely in a foxhole. His mess kit may still be in a hole there.
I find it amazing how that camouflage German cloth is still intact.
That toothbrush must belong to Perconte.
Bensen210 I wonder if the really dirty toothbrush was used on weapons becoming inoperable in the harsh winter conditions.
Epic : ))))
That’s comedy
Very nice work and video. I appreciate you being respectful of what both sides endured during that terrible conflict.
Imagine the story behind each item, from when it was created, the people who created them, and the people who used them and how they found their resting place. Time has taken most of those people away leaving only these items to tell a terrible story.
Looks so peaceful and serene. It holds a terrible secret.
It's great that you were in the winter it makes it so much easier to imagine what it was like back then keep up the good work
You can not imagine.
I loved this video! My father fought on Elsenborn Ridge, so anything with the Bulge brings me closer to his experience. Please make more videos in that region.
Anyone else find it crazy how this kind of stuff is still buried? Unbelievable
I honestly believe that it is very difficult for us who were not there to truly fathom the situation that both sides of the battle were facing. Bitter cold. Fear of being hit or killed. Freezing to death. Little to no food. Whiteouts. Breathing in freezing cold air. The list goes on.
My grand father was captured at the Buldge. I enjoyed the video and loved the real footage, thank you!
This is very interesting and looks fun to do digging up history and I love how you go back and show how the artifacts were used in the war!👍
The Camo with the buttons, is likely a Rain Poncho, that the Germans were issued in their kit. They could take up a lot of room and get heavy when wet after time, so they were often left behind, in the heat of battle.
Thanks for posting these very good video on WW2 relics. My Dad was with the100th Infantry Division , 1944 thru France and Germany. till wars end 1945.
Thank you for taking us along to the Ardennes. Some really special history you dug up. That was a terrible place to be in the winter of 1944-45. Both sides suffered.
Thanks for sharing.
From Texas, USA
+L Mar
Thanks for being a consistant fan! I'm glad I can share this history with you guys. Always a pleasure! Kind regards from Chris.
Well said, LMar.
those blue "nivea creme" cans are still produced today and look still pretty much like this.
no shit?
@@Confettish1 no just creme.
Unfortunately though, they are manufactured in MEXICO and Mexico just had a huge recall of hand sanitizer because they were substituting wood alcohol for isopropyl alcohol. I don't trust their ingredients nor do I trust China's products that you put on your body or ingest into your body. Deception isn't trustworthy.
I wonder if medieval people did this sort of thing years after battles. Did villager kids go out and hunt for Roman battle artifacts? Interesting. My grandfather fought there. I wish I had been older than I was when he told me stories. I know that I could have asked more questions. My great grandfather was in France too. Amazing how much stuff gets left behind.
My dad arrived at Tongeren, Belgium on Nov 27th as part of the 78th Division (Lightning) 310 Inf Regt. Company K. Celebrated Christmas there
I just came across your metal detecting site. And I watch this video and the hair is standing up on the back my neck. 2 of my uncles were at the bulge one never returned. It’s got to be an honor just to be there?? but to dig up the Artifacts is a blessing. Keep up the good work. God bless
+Dan Weiss
It definitely is an honor to be there, walk around, see the sites, metal detect and actually find traces of the battles that took place there. The winter conditions make it an even more impressing experience. Thanks for watching!
Another great video. Also very well produced and edited with good music and descriptive text. The debris of war has left a sad but exciting treasure trove of relics to discovery.
Thanks for all the good work and keep them coming.
Wow nice finds, thinking about the possible stories behind these relics and the individuals who endured hell in that forest is truly overwhelming
My father went in the Ardennes ten days after the Bulge started and was captured. Spent the rest of the war in Stalag 5a. A young 19 from south Texas he said he has never felt cold like that for the rest of his life. 42nd Rainbow Division. That forest is probably beautiful in the summer.
+Enrique Mireles
One of my purposes with these videos is reliving and not forgetting ww2 history and its stories. Your story contributes to this purpose. Thank you for sharing it with us! Take care.
It is spooky and quiet.
The forest in the Ardens is very famous ... Good relics have been found! Thank you!
My uncle was a US soldier there he said these exact word to me..., I could not bare the cold as neither could my fellow men as we fought on to finish the war men had died of frostbite I could not bare to leave the dead ones behind (he took as much as them as he could and gave them a burial) I have been through all these tough conditions now it still shocks me how many men I had to leave behind
Keiran Bertram so sad to hear 😥
The cloth they found gave me shivers up my spine
Thank you for a great film. Love you USA. You had such a hard battle . but you did it ! Love from Scotland
thanks for sharing! My uncle fault ww2 he was wounded, a bomb went off near by him and scrap metel hit him in the hip he was a drill sergeant
I own several M1 rifles and it would be a privilege and an honor to use clips actually used in battle. To put it another way, as I was watching you unearth those clips, I was thinking that if I found them, I would use them. Even though I have hundreds of them, those would be the ones to use.
Cool finding 👍 from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Brilliant ❤️ thanks for sharing 👍just watched again you guys are seriously dedicated & tough doing this in this cold & snow , well done ❤👌
I realise,no doubt,that many must have said or thought it before,but it's hard to believe that somewhere so tranquil looking now was the sight of such carnage
Wow! Thanks dad was in a tank during that war but never talked bout it
My father was captured in 1945 in the Ardennes. For me very interesting.
Claudia Berger did he ever come back home?
Was he a Kraut or an American troop ?
TROTPTKA BASNBI I don’t know
Merry Christmas guys. Thanks for another interesting video. My dad was on the north side of the bulge with the signal corp. I feel a connection to him when I watch your videos.
+K Kampy
I want to thank your father for his service. Im glad these videos bring you closer to him. Merry Christmas!
My Dad was also in the Battle of the Bulge. He was captured by the Germans and spent almost a year in a enemy compound. They moved the prisoners frequently as the American forced moved nearer. What he went through, went to his grave with him. The only thing he ever talked about was being marched through the Black Forest and how beautiful he remembered it to be.
My grandfather was in the signal Corp also ..I know he was shot up but don't know what battle ...he was also stationed in Puerto Rico
working landscaping for years..that sound man..the sound of shovel on near frozen earth.. the signs of season is Over. and the impending winter uneployment......its almost haunting and that of a nails on a chalk board.. lol 3:00
The type of ordnance at 3.25 is called the un-exploded kind, dangerous to handle.
Very nice my friends and thanks for sharing. Merry Xmas and a happy New year to you from us :) WW2HistoryHunter
+WW2HistoryHunter
Thanks for watching. I wish you and your family a merry christmas and new year as well! Hope to see a lot of metal detecting from you in the new year. Take care!
What detector do you guys use?
1970 olds442
Shame on you! Stop spreading hate. He had nothing to do with how the war's philosophy was conducted and you know this.
These Ardennes finds not only interest me as artifacts, but personally. My father and 3 much-older brothers were all there. My father and the 2 eldest brothers were wounded and the youngest, 20 years old at the time, was killed at Bastogne in December 1944. These are important pieces of history-- record and care for them! ALSO- Camouflage was normally only worn by German SS or Paratroopers (interesting fact: in the German forces, paratroopers belonged to the Luftwaffe, not the Army.) Both were involved in the fighting there. What you found is probably SS, since there were far more of them in that battle.
One of my uncles, from east TN, lied about his age (17) to get IN WWII and survived the Battle of the Bulge somehow, among others. I understood later in life why he despised firecrackers and handguns and battled alcohol addiction most of his life.
Keep History alive ! Great finds great channel
I believe the only German soldiers to wear camo were SS and paratroopers. Great video. Keep it up.
Wonderful video, thanks guys. I'd say you're rather dedicated to be out digging history in the snow. Our ground is frozen here in Wisconsin, U.S.A.
A man from my church was captured at the Bulge and remained a German POW until the end of the war. He is in his 90s and up until about a year ago was in pretty good health. His wife recently died, they had been married 70 years.
its 75th On June 6th, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops invaded the northern French coast, marking the start of France's liberation from Nazi occupiers. It is remembered as a defining moment of World War II. Here's how 'the longest day' will be commemorated in France this year.i hope to see you there,and anyone else who wants commemorate one of the biggest day
D day..
Un vidéo fort intéressant! Déjà le nom de la forêt d'Ardennes. Un nom d'origine celtique provenant d'un nom d'une déesse celte Arduinna citée par Jules César. Certains auteurs modernes pensent le nom provient d'une couleur noire puisque en gaulois Ar Den signiie "la sombre" = " The dark one". Il est intéressant aussi de noter les objets de tous les jours comme "Nivea Creme" une marque allemande (Carl Beiersdorf) mais expropriée après la guerre. La marque confisquée fut rachetée par Beiersdorf par la suite. La marque depuis les années 80 est devenue une marque répandue à travers le monde. Puis la brosse à dent "Nylon" fabriquée par les industries Dupont. Je trouve votre vidéo d'un professionnalisme extraordinaire. J'ai hâte de voir votre prochain vidéo. Je vous souhaite la Bonne Année 2018. Bonne continuation!
Fantastic finds fellas!!
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures pal
Always a pleasure to watch!
+Hooper45
Taking you guys along is our pleasure. Im glad you appreciate it. Cheers!
Here we find some type of shel....🎇🎇🎇BOOOOM!!!🎇🎇🎇🎇
long live our beloved fatherland
Sabrina Yes. Indeed
Sehr schön. Ich habe eine Frage an dich.
Ich bin auf der Suche nach spuren von meinem Onkel der in den Ardennen gefallen ist.
Er gilt als vermisst seit 18.12.1944. Er war bei der 25. SS Panzergrenadierregiment HJ.
Gefallen im Bereich Krinkelt - Rocherath. Noch im Wald, nahe der Rollbahn A. Warst Du da schon einmal ? Bitte halt Ausschau nach Fundstücken. Er hat den Namen Alfred Pichler .
Ist es möglich von Dir Uniformteile die Du gefunden hast zu bekommen? Es ist nur für mich Privat und soll nur eine Erinnerung sein, denn es ist leider nichts mehr vorhanden von ihm.
Danke und viele Grüße
Deutsche? Ich bin
My wife's grandfather drove an ambulance there. Wish i could have met him , he was lost to mental ilness . That ground is very very sacred .
wow so long in the ground if only they could tell the story.Keep them coming
The music is awesome keep playing that 💯🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Impressive finds given that the entire area is said to be heavily picked over by other relic hunters. Good thing for you that the ground had not yet frozen.
Great video and great finds. It's surprising how much is still there to be found I thought it would of been found a long time ago. Tfs
Hi. Two years ago I found Mauser with scoope ,near Malmedy.The mauser was probably weapon one of those paratroopers from HG who wasn`t able to fight because of injuries during night jump. Without bolt unfortunatelly .Greetings from Poland.
jakie województwo jeśli można wiedzieć , pozdro
if the trees could talk. What you guys do is amazing keep up the good work.
The KAR 98 was used in both World Wars. It was a beefed up Gwer 98 which could handle more powder in the breech. It was used for snipers and for light armour plate penetration.
I live not far from the Ardennen and its crazy what we find there wen we were young we played in those forrests my dad once find a panzerschrek bazooka just sticking out of the ground.. And many more items! Its sad lots of people lost their lives in those forrests..
Imagine surviving Stalingrad and being sent to the Arden_of all the places to have to go-awful 🤦♂️
9:26 Theory: There was a medic running through the forest and he got shot and died there,he gad an M1 Garand so that's why clips from it where there and the bottle was a blood sample...
That is absolutely amazing what all you find...thank you for sharing it with us....
Hello from Sweden 🙋♂️🇸🇪
Have yall found out why there was American and German items in the dump pit yall dug up? Keep up the good work .
I absolutely love your videos. Everything about it the music the discription the story fantastic massive fan. Keep doing what your doing guys 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
This is some Mass Effect sounding music. Feel like I'm gearing up to fight the Reapers.
That big dump pit was probably a location for a casualty collection point or aid stations where they casualties would be stripped down for treatment and their ruined gear would be dumped into a waste area. Would explain all the glass bottles which looked like plasma bottles
Love what you are doing… so interesting!
Good tôi rất thích những video như thế này ❤️
I love your vids👍 i get a sense of sadness and get very overwhelmed watching these relics come out of the ground. Every relic someone has touched, who was it what did they go through and did they make it ? So many questions to be answered. Thanks guys have a great and safe Christmas and look forward to the next dig. 👍👍👍👍🇦🇺
+Paul Veenhuizen
Thanks for your comment. These are feelings and questions that we experience ourselves too on these battlegrounds. We feel priviledged to be able to do this and share it with the world. Merry Christmas!
I feel sorry fo all the soldiers in WWII be they American, British, German. Most of be horrid especially in the cold. RIP. Salute and Respect. Yo are remembered
Well, I don’t talk about this much, but i know someone who’s great grandfather was a tiger 1 gunner during WWII, he was awarded the iron cross 1st class for bravery during Kursk, he was stationed at Arnhem, where he was nearly killed by a sherman firefly, great man, total badass.
Ever notice how clean and tidy European forest's are? I live in WA state the only forest's like that are city or state parks.
Top notch video ..very interesting and insightful ...
Great video guys. 👍👍
Outstanding vid, thanks for sharing it with us!!!!!
i like watching this kind of hunting, how i wish i'm their..im from Philippines, through I'm still young but I love to watch WW2 history..infact my Youngest son name was Reich, even I hate nazi..
Those M1 Garand clips have less rust than my 2010 Chevy!
My grandpa was right there... G COMPANY, 423D infantry
Such a cold place to die
My dad was at the northern edge of the bulge with the 51st Engineers
Wow that's alot of historical stuff. I wish I found stuff like that.
Great finds! So much history there.
I enjoyed your video and commend you on the great camera work. I am a subscriber and consider you as one of the best. Thanks for your efforts.
+Norman Malone
Thank you very much for your nice comment! I'm glad you like my style of sharing these kind of adventures/stories. I'll do my best to keep them coming. Cheers
Wow interesting finds must have been a very cold dig. Great video thanks for sharing. 👍
Excellent intro footage and music. I enjoyed it thanks. May I say, it would be even more badass with some drone footages
😱MY GOD WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE😱EPIC
Forget Hollywood, the Bulge front line stretched the equiv from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara Ca. Think in terms of that.
The Mauser KAR 98 was very similiar to the Mauser GWER 98 which was used in the First World War. The Germans were trying to conquer the world with an infantry rifle designed in 1898, incredable. The M1 Gerand was light years better then the KAR 98.