War relic's from the Hurtgenwald
Article about: I am impressed by the finds and their significance. I think that it is too bad that relic hunting is prohibited, since most of these items have historic value and it is guys like WW2Hunter w
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The shame was that they broke in my pocket...I've brought some back from Normandie in good shape and I even have some FN Herstal made 7,92mm,but I still need to clean them up.
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I like the finds. Are you using an X-Terra 70?
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I will try to post pictures "after clean-up" this weekend,the button's and rifleman's badge restored verry well, also found a sulfadiazine container for 8 tablets a bit melted and twisted(marked UP-JOHN),so I think this officer got pepperd by a mortar round or another violent explosion,I found a total of 4 button's,his badge and rank(2nd Lt),a piece of his gillet(shaving kit),several brass presure button's(i supose ammo pouches)and at last but not least a dime coin dated 1930's,all spread out in a circle about 10feet across.
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I've tried to identify him and did weeks of research in battle reports, KIA and MIA list's from the different Div. , it gave me a list of +-430 officers who were KIA or MIA in that area alone.
I did not find any other personel stuff or human remains to help me with my research,so my best guess is that the guy was evacuated to the aid-station.
The Hurtgen forrest did deserve its name "The Deathfactory".
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Although I'm always thrilled to see any type of ground-dug relic, I wish to point out that metal-detecting or any kind of digging is illegal in the Huertgenwald. There are signs posted all over...
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