Stalingrad: digging near Gorodisсhe & Gumrak

[Sebastien]

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This photo was taken in late December. I together with my classmate went to dig right after the exam.
I think this photo confirms that global warming is true.
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/milit...227_134650.jpg

Yesterday after work I went to the battlefield, where we have been with my friend in December 2010 ...

there is next to the University, where I studied...





Ammo Box




and again my modest outcome ...

[Scout]

Thats a (w)hole lot of digging!

[Glenn66]

My back gets sore just looking at it!

[Sebastien]

it's all in three hours ...
secret of the fact that the weather was cold, strong wind and I needed to warm up ... together with a shovel was better :-)

[me109g4]

I am surprised any digging is possible, I would imagine the ground is pretty frozen at this time of year.

[Sebastien]

I am surprised any digging is possible, I would imagine the ground is pretty frozen at this time of year.

ground is not frozen... Until January 13 , here was very warm for winter ... about + 7 degrees Celsius (40 degrees Fahrenheit)...

today, about - 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit)... there was a lot of snow, but it melted and already the ground has frozen crust...

[gurov]

The weather conditions close to a historical conditions of that days. Frozen. That's a pity you doing such a big hole and found only brushes (to take). But it's typical. How many useless holes we made and most of them were empty - nothing to take, just scrap, like that ammo box.
What is that on a 5 th photo with the blue strip?

[Sebastien]

What is that on a 5 th photo with the blue strip?

this paper tag out of the ammo box on 4 th photo. http://dzromon.narod.ru/gun/push/foto/16.jpg

this ammo box is 100 cartridges 2 cm for Flak 38, production in 1942.

[Sebastien]

Today we have a real winter ...

temperature is about - 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) ...

a lot of snow ...

I tried to go to dig ....



near the village Gumrak I went down into the ravine ... there is next to the battlefield... I wanted to get there...

but I could not go upstairs
lots of snow and bad tires ...


and then I had a surprise ...
I could not go back


but I had a shovel ... I cleared the snow ...



this day was fun ...

[Datrus]

I saw you video Very nice weather. The same here. Lada Niva Rules

Cheers