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D-day Omaha beach MG barrel found.

Article about: this is amazing ! Next to the little tree is the "Artillerie-beobachtungs-Stelle" where the soldiers called "Frerking" and "Fack" observed the beach. They sent

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    About 30 years ago I found 2 MG barrels ,one German helmet ,100 75mm shells and other relics at the location at the first division monument on Omaha beach before they clean-up the area
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    Last edited by cricketchris1944; 07-23-2013 at 04:24 AM.

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    That's a really nice find Chris. I'm amazed anything metal survived that many years around the salty water.

    Take care,
    Jay

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    Quote by sitges1990 View Post
    That's a really nice find Chris. I'm amazed anything metal survived that many years around the salty water.

    Take care,
    Jay
    It was not close to the water it was more in the cliff.The helmet did not survive or the shells they were really more like rust buckets. But I was able to save some German pouch from the same location.

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    You are one lucky man Chris to have been able to find this stuff on your own. Must have been thrilling to find these. Thanks for showing.

    Jay

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    That's something to keep

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    Great relic It must be great to be able to find something like that, but it also gets me thinking....how many of the bullets fired down that barrel ended up in allied soldiers?

    Thanks

    Danny

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    Quote by GasMasksUK View Post
    Great relic It must be great to be able to find something like that, but it also gets me thinking....how many of the bullets fired down that barrel ended up in allied soldiers?

    Thanks

    Danny
    You are totaly correct because of the location I found them I know thoses 2 barrels must have killed alot of are boys.Someone offer me alot of money for one of thoses barrels. I told him I could not sell it to him because I knew what damage they did to our troop.

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    Some items from the same location.
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    Did you find these things on WN62?
    The last items are german ammunition carriers arent they?
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    best wishes,
    0.S.

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    Quote by OrangSoldier View Post
    Did you find these things on WN62?
    The last items are german ammunition carriers arent they?
    I recommend to everyone to read these:

    http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...3.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

    http://images.buch.de/images-Tieffli...7403c9ed30.jpg

    best wishes,
    0.S.
    IF you can see a small tree on the left side that is the area where I found the items years ago before they clean-up all the weads.YES they are German pouches with the date 1939,
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