Stalingrad: digging near Gorodisсhe & Gumrak

[norsemen]

Hello Sebastien, I have followed this thread for sometime now, and never posted, You are a hard working young man, and I really enjoy your post's, Please keep posting,, you have friends all over the world that support you.

[Sebastien]

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1st January, I totally dug the bunker. I did not look for the next bunker on the field. Search bunker much better in the spring. The next day I dug in a ravine.
My finds are modest: a shovel-pickaxe (British), German gas mask and metal ...

[Sebastien]

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The next day I dug together with friends. We drove in the neighborhood Gumrak. We dug in a ravine near village Gontchary (the village was in the war, now it does not exist).
We dug a bunker, there lived Romanian soldiers (we think so).
Our finds: a small shovel, Czech bayonet for Mauser rifles. I also found a grenade M-34

[Sebastien]

Oh my GOD!
Out-of-doors was the 3rd of January ...
I felt that оut-of-doors the 3rd of April , it was very warm for this time of year ...
...or the nature gone mad or we...

P.S. The bayonet was used like a poker for the stove.

[Glenn66]

Not even snow?!? I would have expected permafrost, blizzards and a metre of snow on the ground! I think you should prepare for a hot summer this year.

[Sebastien]

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4th of January, next excavation, in a ravine near from my University.
Interesting finds not enough: ammo box for the rifle SVT 40 (bad condition), two Soviet coins

[Sebastien]

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The next excavation happened on the next day
The 5th of January was snow and was cold. Winter came!!!
This work was heavy, wet soil quickly freeze. But I could find some good finds.

I dug in the ravine near the University, аgain !

[Sebastien]

I dug up a tin can. Inside this tin were German ANZ 29 Igniter.
I think it was German (or Romanian) sapper put down these Igniters in the tin.

[Sebastien]

Bottom line: I dug up a liner for the German helmet, 10 units ANZ 29 and steel Tie clip.

[packin9]

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The next excavation happened on the next day
The 5th of January was snow and was cold. Winter came!!!
This work was heavy, wet soil quickly freeze. But I could find some good finds.

I dug in the ravine near the University, аgain !

Great stuff and I'm sure there's almost an infinite amount left to recover. Hope you enjoyed the 'global warming' while it lasted. I was kinda wondering what that white stuff was. (just bustin a few chops) Look forward to seeing more of your finds. Ron