Former Wehrmacht Base still loaded with WW2 Equipment

- We're looking for some dirt here. Look what just dropped. Sorry, I'm shaking a little because I never found a complete copy of this, let me show you. That bird is

still

very recognizable. Mike and I just got to the Wehrmacht barracks dump, where we've been several times, and Mike was doing some sort of sifting, this is part of it and the other part is here. So let's try that, let's sift some sand. We just did a little test pit here and there's porcelain glass everywhere. So let's assemble the strainer. Let's see if we can find some World War II history. - Today's video is presented by Mech Arena.

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So don't expect too much. - Some finds have already come out and Mike just pulled out this bottle of Opekta. And Opekta was a very famous brand at that time. In reality, it was Anne Frank's father who had, say, a fruit juice company in Amsterdam. He had a factory there and these bottles are very, very popular with collectors. I just noticed something red there. I have yet to examine this, but I saw a red piece here and from my experience at other military dumps I know it is a WHW, Winterhilfswerk badge, and the Hitler Youth went door to door selling them.

In reality, it was a show of charity. - It's a hat, a very girlish hat because it has a little flower underneath. And I think it's Edelweiss, but we have to check. Edelweiss, the German mountain troops had that on their cap, right? - Yes it's correct. And, and it is, it is a small flower that grows very high in the mountains of southern Germany and in Austria. - I'm just shoveling some sand here to see if there are any relics. And you will never believe this. In fact, I'm going to shovel this away and I can see some white here.

Check it out. He has a funny name, it's a name tag. Oh, wow. It's a last name and a first name, Mike. - What her name? - Full name, Reissner Otto. That's really very personal guys. Really a great find, very happy with it. The next interesting item that will appear is this piece of fabric. Check it out. What do you think that is? I can give you a little clue. We think it's from a German uniform indicating rank, I think. This piece is actually a German officer's color tag. So that will probably clean up quite a bit.

Again, something you will never find with a metal detector. It is very special to have this type of relic in my hands. Let's see if there's something here. Did you hear that? Let's start digging. Well we've been at this for quite a few hours and we

still

haven't found any eagles, so far I was working here and this piece of porcelain just fell off. And this is the kind of thing we want to find. You see something there. Let me get that out of the way. We'll see. It is a complete German eagle. It even has the year, guys.

Look at those Bavarians from 1940. Mike and I are still shoveling all the sand here. And we had a great moment because Mike just pointed out that some of the dirt we just threw up resulted in that beauty. I think it was something like this. - Yes, it was on its side, yes - On its side, like that. - Enter some dirt. - So yeah, I mean, that certainly stands out. And yes, look at it, it is a very pretty decorative silver ring. There's some kind of gem in there. And I think it's there too, there's a silver code, a mark, code - 8 2 5, that's a silver code. - Yes.

Yes. Wow. That's a beauty. A minute ago I was ready to put more sand in this strainer and Mike said, wait a minute because he found that silver ring and actually in that second shovel was a knife with a wooden handle, I think. There are some remains of it, they still remain. It's usually all rotten, but it's still in good condition. I think almost every soldier carried one of those pocket knives. So there's something, ah, it's a German belt hook, look at the aluminum version. It's a good find. Oh, and there is, there is more. This is a smoke filter.

I think we've already found about 10 in this place. So that piece of land over there where my shovel is, they are fertile boys. So the day is almost over. You can see many finds there. So Mike and I are desperately trying to get some sand in the strainer and look, you know what? If we can find some last minute ones, great finds. You never know, right? I just checked it with my hands. And suddenly I see something shiny and Mike and I were talking in the car. What was my number one find? And I told him, it's a R.E.D pin, a cap, a cap badge for the Reich Labor Service.

I have seen them found many times, but I never found it. And I think that's going to change now. Check it out. Look at that red and silver color, let me get it out. So yes, the time has finally come. We found it. It is an emblem of the R.A.D. cap. Now we can only hope that it is in good condition. There should be a swastika there too. Don't know. I can't wait any longer, Mike. Please help me with this part. I'll see what I can do for you. - Oh, I think you're doing a good job.

Yes. - And the back. - Yes. Is the pin still there? - Yes. The pin is still there. - Yes. Both pins are still there. - Oh, are there two pins? Oh yes yes. Yes. - I think it is indicated there. - Let's see if I can concentrate on that. Yes. You can see some writing there next to the pins. - Yes it's correct. - I'll do a little more cleaning at home guys and give you a better close-up. - Let me show you the front again. - And of course I can also show you the cleaning version.

Really happy with this one. - Yeah. - So this time we were actually doing the last shovelful of sand and then the R.A.D pin came off that edge. But we still have not finished. Look at that plane. W H W badge and Mike also found one here in the past. And I'm not sure if it's exactly at the same time. - No, I think it's someone else. Now, look at it. - Yes, different plane. Yes, yes, fighter plane, German fighter plane. They are also the crosses on the wings. It's a very beautiful one. Yeah, here's some of the good stuff, you know, like the badges and the shoulder pads, that we found and the night comes and whatever.

There is a lot here, a lot to look at. So we'll figure it out. And look what the final result is. Take some photos and uh, oh yeah. Before I forget, we also found a lot of bottles here. We also found this beer mug. It is not complete. - Yes. And the Opekta bottle... Great, the Opekta bottle. Indeed. Yes. Nice and cool things. So in a few weeks, we'll set it up and continue our work here. So I'm back with Iron Mike metal detecting, you can see it there. Also Ray from the Dutch relic diggers, let's get the sifting going and see if we can find metals, personal items and gemstones from World War II.

Great piece of porcelain there. I'm not sure if it's complete or not, but I don't think we've found a complete sign here. This will be the first time and I don't think it's complete, but Oh, look at those guys. Here we go. The Eagle is not complete, but includes a swastika. Good. That's one. A very consolidated layer is seen. There is a lot to find here. And I already found a lot of interesting china, a comb, now it's just a matter of hoping that maybe a medal will fall off, Hey, what's that? Hey guys? I'm not kidding.

I was just talking about medals. Well, this is not a medal, but this is part of an officer's cap, an emblem, man, look, this is the centerpiece. It comes from cocaine. I can show you a picture of that now. So look at that. This is part of it, and it's a really cool find. Well, we'll be right back after that coke, check to see if there's more here. I hear a lot of metal and glass sounds, you know? Well. So I'm not saying this sifter doesn't work, but what I'm saying is that I still find things with my eyes.

I don't even need that thing. Um, so we found the coke there, that comb, the Nazi porcelain. And I was just digging this wall here. Look what, it just disappeared. You see that, that aluminum color. I'm sorry. I'm shaking a little because I never found a complete copy of this. Let me show you. Come on, we have to check this. We'll see. I think now is the time. Wow. Innocent. - Oh. - The pins are still there. That bird is still very recognizable. Happy with that one. Okay, so we're sifting through some dirt here. More and more discoveries emerge, but I still find things with my eye.

I don't even need that thing. Um, so we found the coke there, that comb, the Nazi porcelain. And I was just digging this wall here. Look what, it just disappeared. You see that, that aluminum color. I'm sorry. I'm shaking a little because I never found a complete copy of this. Let me show you. Come on, we have to check this. We'll see. I think now is the time. Wow. Innocent. - Oh. - The pins are still there. That bird is still very recognizable. Happy with that one. Okay, so we're sifting through some dirt here. More and more discoveries emerge, but I still find things with my eye.

Well, some are larger objects, others are smaller. You'll have to keep your eyes open, but I just pulled out this leather item. And I think this is actually a glove. And look, there's another one, a button. Maybe it's an officer's glove. It has certainly been used and lost militarily. - Don't you get tired of us? Become a Patreon and get access to exclusive content. The bonus scenes for this episode are now available on Patreon. - I was digging here before Ray took over my shift and I was actually standing next to the sieve and literally in the first pile of sand that was thrown in I saw something yellow and well, we had already polished it.

So let me show you that it's WHW time again, Winterhilfswerk. Look at this beautiful badge. I think it says Hultschin, and there were... like thousands of different WHW badges, but this particular type shows the coat of arms of a city. And I think there were about 10 or 15 of these, but I've never seen this one and it's actually a year old. Looks like, 1569. I think I'll be hanging by the sieve for a while. I know they say the winning team never has a chance, but it looks like I'm on a winning team again. So we were actually on our lunch break.

And then all of a sudden we had this little moment of victory because while we were digging this edge here and we were scraping off the top layer of soil here and Mike suddenly points out a visual find, and we've already polished it off. Upstairs, here you have a little party. Check out this WHW badge. Yes. I don't know what's wrong with those Germans. I mean, count the swastikas, they should be there. No, I'm not. I can read it in its entirety but it might say something about vehicles. I'm not sure, but then it's a very nice WHW badge.

Congratulations Mike on this. - Thank you. - We have one more personal item, guys. Look at that, it's a soldier's name tag. Heinz says. Well, that's a pretty iconic name. I think everyone can agree with that and see if the last name is also readable. Let me, let me bring my camera closer. Yes, here we go, Heinz Bunz. 'Heinz, grab the Flammenwerfer!' 'Hans' Oh, was that Hans? - That is a very personal article. In fact, even the dog tag that these German soldiers carried with them did not even have the full name on it. So this is really extraordinary to find, really unique.

Well, we moved the sieve about 20 meters and Mike and Ray were there taking a well-deserved break from work, and I was doing some testing on this soil here. Some little bottles and things like that came out. But I think I just discovered something really interesting: you see that red thing there. Well, I have already discovered it, some write about it from afar. So let's find out together what exactly this is. Look, look at all that writing. OK that's fine. Then there is some plastic wrapped around a piece of paper, which is of course what is holding this piece of paper.

Wait a second. Is there a golden eagle there? Maybe this is some kind of, I don't know, like an 'Ausweis', some documents, papers to get your holiday pass, you know? to return home for a few days. I think this could be something very special. - Finished? - Yes. Relax. - Oh - The eagle isthere, right? - Yes. - Be very careful when sitting there. Some tears in the plastic. Okay, but the writing is clear as day, man. There has to be some kind of pass, some documents, some security clearance. Here you see the eagle with the circle.

This is stamped. Wait a second. Yes. I think my idea is correct. He says "Nachturlaubskarte". That's what he said, vacation pass number 174. Doesn't that say something else about the soldier himself? I think he says something about the regiment the soldier was in. He says something about the weather there. He says four o'clock. Wow. We need to clean this up more and see how we can preserve it. This is a great part of the story, I'm very happy with it. I never found anything like it. Ray and Mike came to help sift the sand from the dig where I just found that vacation pass.

And the first thing that appears interesting is a WHW badge. Is it that time again? And I know it is, it's only half of it, but it has some markings and actually a lot of swastikas. So yeah, another one, they keep coming. So God bless the sieve and God bless Mike's technical skills. - Yes. - He wanted me to say that, so I'll do it now. By the way, go check out his channel if you haven't already, I'll post the link below. - It's much more fun on my channel. - I'll probably cut it here.