Stalingrad: digging near Gorodisсhe & Gumrak

[Sebastien]

I'm sorry, but this past weekend my friend and I went back to battlefield on north Stalingrad. But I just now found the time to tell you.
As you remember on the battlefield, we found a German bunker, where we dug a German bayonet...

Taxi is very cool for ordinary guys and so we arrived there by public bus))))



my friend in action and the first finds...




And then it was my turn to dig ... some time later, I was shocked

shovel hit the percussion fuzes on shell friom 8-cm Schwerer Granatwerfer 34





and next was buckle

[Sebastien]

and still finds in this day





device for wires of commun


buckle after easy cleaning


That was not all ...

us waiting exit from the bunker. We dug up 2/3 part of the bunker...

[Sebastien]

And the next day ...


again my friend in action


and we did very well hole in the ground

On an exit from the bunker were two German helmets (M40), the cover of German Mess Kit (with the owner's name), bottle of wine, scabbard and Gas Mask Canister box

[Sebastien]

my first helmet in this year






the overall result in this day










this bunker is done

[Sebastien]

The weekend was good ...

[watchcam]

More great posts, thanks!

[bigmacglenn]

Greetings, Sebastien! Always great to hear from you...I knew things would get better for you eventually, and that it was just a matter of time before you found a good spot to dig! The liner on that Stahlhelm is incredibly well-preserved! Great photos as well, thanks for the update!
cheers, Glenn

[Neil Hever]

The cable keeper is for small lengths of wire either for Pioneer use or for field phone grounding cable. NH

[AT P Sweep]

Amazing finds ~ I guess such days as this make those long Winters a lot more tolerable ! LOL

Thank you for sharing these finds ~ A source of inspiration to get otu there and start digging even in our own WWII historic sites ~

[DrPMC]

Fascinating, as always - this is one my favourite threads. Thank you for the update.

Regards, Philip