WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
Article about: by Scout Amazing finds ..., amazing what what was dropped there...and amazing what still can be found. That conflict is hard to grasp the magnitude of in retrospect. PS Quality pic of you (?
-
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
some very nasty looking stuff! thanks for sharing
regards Mad.ideas
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
very nice and interesting finds well done
tom
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
Not seen the blue marker paint before - usually just red/orange used to mark bones as well as shells! any idea if it some sort of colour coding for the demineurs?
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
Very cool! I enjoy seeing any relic and WW1 stuff.
-
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
Last edited by gerrit; 09-29-2011 at 07:42 AM.
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
Stayed at Charny Sur Meuse this year and spent a couple of days in the Argonne - it was the same there - I was expecting the usual bulldozer tracks and lots to see, but no such luck, just old tracks to get the trucks in which looked like they had been there since before the (relatively recent) trees were planted and the trees cut down with chainsaws - before they could not do this as the trees took up shell splinters as they grew and broke the chains on the saws. Been going there regularly for 25 years and recall the sights when they cleared the first growth of trees since WWI - piles of shells, grenades, wine bottles, metal water bottles, full boxes of ammunition everywhere and lots of bones - even the odd complete skeleton - certainly made you stop & think! Rarely saw helmets or rifles, even though I was often there just after the bulldozer - I think the machine operators took most of those. Have never taken a detector and these days only take photos - managed to find quite a lot of debris to photograph in the Argonne, but obvious signs of detecting there - Visited the Ravin du Genie, which was very interesting.
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
Europe is so war-torn. I can't believe there is that much ordinance just laying around.
If some soccer mom here found a shell like that in her backyard she would have a hissy fit and it would be on CNN within a few minutes. They would probably blame it on terrorists, too.
The only stuff we can find here is Civil War lead shot and whatnot, although where I live, one can go down to where the old French portage that ran down from Lake Erie used to be and he or she could find all sorts of stuff like hoseshoes, shot, muskets, etc.
Thanks for posting this thread! Verdun is on my bucket list.
-
Re: WW1 Battelfields of Verdun in 2011, whats still to been seen on sight only
by
NickW
Stayed at Charny Sur Meuse this year and spent a couple of days in the Argonne - it was the same there - I was expecting the usual bulldozer tracks and lots to see, but no such luck, just old tracks to get the trucks in which looked like they had been there since before the (relatively recent) trees were planted and the trees cut down with chainsaws - before they could not do this as the trees took up shell splinters as they grew and broke the chains on the saws. Been going there regularly for 25 years and recall the sights when they cleared the first growth of trees since WWI - piles of shells, grenades, wine bottles, metal water bottles, full boxes of ammunition everywhere and lots of bones - even the odd complete skeleton - certainly made you stop & think! Rarely saw helmets or rifles, even though I was often there just after the bulldozer - I think the machine operators took most of those. Have never taken a detector and these days only take photos - managed to find quite a lot of debris to photograph in the Argonne, but obvious signs of detecting there - Visited the Ravin du Genie, which was very interesting.
25 years ago we did use detectors, not knowing the penalty was that big.
found rifles, lots of bajonets etc...luckely we were not caught then......
Piles of 75 mm cartridges made by the Remington plant were found at the ravins just outside the red triangle...those where the days.
I was in the Argonne too this year, i found the lice comb in the trenches by the Kaiser Tunnel, visisted also the large Argonne US monuments and cemetery.
Very impressive.
Also did the Butte de Vauquis, great too, found a 75 HE shell on the walking path 25 yards from the entry point where they give you the helmets.
No one noticed it in all these years, only a rim off the back was visible.
They where very excited, LOL
Searched for years, np for me to see that old one....LOL
Ive also found a nickeled copper basket of a german fieldkitchen, very weird.
the regiment stamp on the site was clearly visible.
Donated that one to the Argonne 14-18 museum.
Fellow dutchman is running it, nice museum , only has finds of the battlefields.
Ger
Similar Threads
-
In Imperial Germany and Austro-Hungary
-
In Other militaria: wanted
-
In Battlefield history and relics
-
In WW1 Allies: Great Britain, France, USA, etc 1914 - 1918
-
In Battlefield history and relics
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
Bookmarks