Stalingrad: digging near Gorodisсhe & Gumrak

[Deuce]

I got the eternal glory you promised
It felt familiar from my military service in sweden. It is the swedish panzer beret 1960, not ww2.

Militra huvudbonader anvnda i Sverige - Baskrar
Militra huvudbonader anvnda i Sverige - Baskrar
Mössor: Pansarbasker

[Andreas]

Helt rätt!!!:
P7 -92

[Sebastien]

One free day.
Excavations near the German bunker, where I dug up Spanish cross. I had a shovel, and my friend had a metal detector E-Trac.
First we found a Russian coin of 1903.
Near the bunker we found a few Soviet coins. 18 pieces.

[Sebastien]

And then near the next bunker, we found part of the German dog tag. We also found a few detonators ZZ-35 and a T.Mi.Z 35 and german gas mask case.

[Sebastien]

Part of the German badge:
2. / Str.B.Btl. 523
2 Kompanie Straßenbau-Bataillon 523
What can you say about the military unit? Which division?

[Paul D]

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I´ll try to take some pictures of the uniform later...

/Andreas

Andreas can you start your own thread re your grandfather ?

regards

Paul

[Paul D]

Part of the German badge:
2. / Str.B.Btl. 523
2 Kompanie Straßenbau-Bataillon 523
What can you say about the military unit? Which division?

Asd this is a road building Btl it would not have formed part of a Division but would have been a Korps or Armee resource to be deployed whereever it was needed.

cheers

Paul

[packin9]

What's the silver piece with the eagle and swastika? Looks like a broken shoe horn. Looks in perty shape. Ron

[Nordland/Danmark]

What's the silver piece with the eagle and swastika? Looks like a broken shoe horn. Looks in perty shape. Ron

yea what is that, It's look's like som kind of a radio tube or somthing??!!

[Andreas]

sure Paul, tried to find "start a new thread" button. Where do I start?