Stalingrad: digging near Gorodisсhe & Gumrak

[BlackCat1982]

Good to see you posting once more Sebastian! Happy season 2020!!

[The Devil's Bank]

"How can a person not love our Hobby! History can at age put the wonderful sparkle in anyone's eye at any age".

Any dug up relic from any battlefield, is a joy to see.

Amazing "finds" and with the unusual/odd bits and pieces, that relieve the boredom of every day life.

To see these guys out and about, digging/scraping/diving and cleaning up these remarkable items for us to look at, is great.

The main thing is the history that's been "refound" with it, bringing it back to life once more.

Long may it continue..

Those tank parts I could look at all day long!

[Sebastien]

Orirginal Marder 2D tool - "pinch-bar"

[Sebastien]

Covers for minition container - 7,62 cm Pak 36.
As you know a Marder 2D used a Soviet anti-tank gun (after German modernization)
7.62 cm Pak 36(r)



White stripe = Panzergranate 39
Red stripe = Panzergranate 40

[Sebastien]

There was another night. That night before I dug out the side armor plate...
In the pit I found covers.





For a long time I could not identify this items.





Thanks to my Facebook friend from Hong Kong
He showed me these covers in the old photos.



These are the covers of the ammunition compartments.



You can always contact me: andrey2km@gmail.com

[AT P Sweep]

Mate ~ Great stuff ~

I can never reply when asked what I did Last Night?

" Oh I just dug half a German stug Tank !" LOL

[Sebastien]

Another visit to the place of the knocked Marder 2D.
It was in autumn.





Gunner's protective shield.



Vizier-aim





For example. On the gun Pak 40





Track link tension tool







Other items







MG34 bag's mount for shells



You can always contact me: andrey2km@gmail.com

[Paul D]

Andrey your research on the sites you visit and on the artifacts you find is really first class and brings history to life

[Sebastien]

Andrey your research on the sites you visit and on the artifacts you find is really first class and brings history to life

Thank you Paul!

Another visit to the place of the knocked Marder 2D in autumn.


The big wheel is for agriculture.

I found the first personal things:
alunm. German canteen (Feldflasche), and surprisingly, in good condition



Steel GMU belt buckle (in poor condition)
Steel ID tag (handmade) but clean





From Mareder 2D there was a seat back.











Technological hole cover in original color.





You can always contact me: andrey2km@gmail.com

[Sebastien]

And one more visit to the place of the knocked Marder 2D in January 2020.

... again personal items.
I found two crew helmets but these two M35 in very poor condition. Fragment of the seat in battle demage condition, mounting spare tracks and other pieces of metal from this tank hunter.



























There should be two more helmets. Crew for Marder 2D - 4 soldiers.