Stalingrad: digging near Gorodisсhe & Gumrak

[Alan M]

Andrey , this thread never ages or gets tiresome . It gets much attention and is a credit to you . There are many members here on the WRF who would love the opportunity to be involved in this activity Keep up the good work my friend and please keep posting ....i am a regular reader !!

[Sebastien]

Thank you for kind words friends!

You know my success is very changeable... but I do not lie to you, this year has been good for my excavations.
I have several interesting finds and I will show you during cold winter months
I want say thank to all members who are watching my thread.

Paul K., Jared G., Ian H. - THANK YOU SO MUCH guys for your help and donate


all who celebrate Christmas - Merry Christmas!

and a Happy New Year!

[Wagriff]

Your thread was one of the very first that I ever "followed" and it is still on the list! About the only frustrating thing is, that we can never Buy any of the treasures you unearth! lol

[bob32268]

Very nice helmet that you found Sebastien. It cleaned up very nice. The cartridge case is in very good condition
for all those years underground ! Even the maker and 1940 date is just as it was made in 1940.
Thanks so much for the work that you do in and near Stalingrad. I and almost all of the guys on this forum
really appreciate what you do and for all your postings to this thread.
Tks,
Bob32268

[Sebastien]

Two days ago, my friend and I came back on the field.

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remembering last summer

[Sebastien]

Stalingrad: digging near Gorodisсhe & Gumrak

It was a good holiday ...

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Yes, and I have a request of you. Read the message below...

[Sebastien]

Last summer I had not much time to dig

it was a free day and I went to the north of Stalingrad - Orlovka point.

on the photo you can see the valley of the ravine



Orlovka village



These are my finds that I found when I walked through the field next to the ravine

[Sebastien]

a few days later I back there ...



on the field, I found a place where a Soviet tank burned (I think it was the T-34 and KV-1)
I found a fragment of a burned disc to Degtyaryov machine gun (DT-29) and another piece of metal









I walked across the field...



This hill 147.6 near Orlovka

[Sebastien]

the end of July 2016

Nordriegelstellungen or Erzovka Point

spring and summer this year has been a lot of rain so we had a very tall grass on fields



* Atriplex ... the grass was taller than me ... about 2 meters




we found pieces from the Soviet bomber











DB-3 long-range bomber

[Sebastien]

You often ask me about "what do you do with finds ..."

here's a video that's my answer

LW container as a brazier

bayonet Boucher as a machete

bowler and shells 10.5 cm as a feeder for rabbits