Berlin's Battlefield: We found another German Soldier. Who was he?

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9 күн бұрын

Going back with our metal detectors to the Berlin area to search for WW2 relics.
We found another German soldier that has fallen right here in the Berlin area. Like we do everytime we found remains, as soon as we discover remains, we stopped digging and reported it.We did receive some feedback about what was on him and if he could be identified.
Besides that we found loads of interesting WWII relics! Maybe even Hitler's lost gold!
You'll just have to check that out ;-)
Please go give my friends a follow on their instagramaccounts:
/ thedutch_relic_diggers
/ ww2_artifacts
Mike's Social media pages:
/ ironmikemetaldet
/ ironmikemetaldet
/ ironmikemetaldetecting
FAQ:
-Do you report things found to the authorities?
Yes, all nasty things found like UXO's and finds that could be important from an archaeology perspective are reported to the local authorities.
-Do you sell finds?
I am a collector myself so I hardly sell relics. But if I do then I'll post it on the social media pages or check out my Patron's website. I share finds with my Patrons (check the Patreon website for more details).
-How do you gain permission for metal detecting?
Check out local laws regarding metal detecting and get permission from the landowner. Or hook up with a local metal detecting club in the area you would like to detect and get your information from them. (I stopped responding to questions like this all together, I'm Iron Mike not Google Mike..)
-Can I come with you?
No.
-Do you love me?
Yes I do!
-Will you marry me?
No, lets just be friends.
-I want to see more!
Go check out the social media pages, or consider becoming a Patron! Patrons have access to much more, special videos, behind the scenes footage and WW2 goodie boxes containing relics me and my friends found over the years.
-What metal detector do you use?
The Garrett Ace Apex or the Garrett AT Max.
-Camera?
Go Pro 7, Go Pro 10 and a Sony handy cam
-Favorite find?
Deep Digger Dan's KZfaq channel.
-What is on your bucket list?
Hitler's lost gold or the missing Nazi gold train everybody is searching for. But until then I am happy with whatever pops up, I even enjoy finding landmines... :-s
-What channels do you recommend?
Deep Digger Dan:
/ @deepdiggerdannet
Viking Jan:
/ @suohtas
The History Underground
/ @thehistoryunderground
Personal friend and a big support to the channel, Anton's Hardware:
Antons Hardware
/ @antonshardware

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@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

What was the best find? The SS Dog tag? SS Cap badge? MG parts? let me know!

@ronnyderocker1786 7 күн бұрын

de SS Cap Badge

@michele5327 7 күн бұрын

SS Dog tag personal item!

@jackmoorehead2036 7 күн бұрын

I like the little optic lens, it looks like a Moartar Sight part.

@pietervanrosse6560 5 күн бұрын

The lost fallen soldier, because he got a proper burial now.

@wadejustanamerican1201 3 күн бұрын

For me, it was finding the soldier. Now he can lay at rest with his fellow soldiers.

@granddaddygermany4532 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for your respectful treatment of these soldiers. Even if this soldier has no name, he is back in his homeland. There are so many more out there

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 2 күн бұрын

He never left

@tavish4699 19 сағат бұрын

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg depends on how you see it the man was probably austrian

@CarbiesChronicles 7 күн бұрын

80 years now and soldiers remains are still being found...

@Norsok92 7 күн бұрын

So sad to be respectful

@subaruadventures 7 күн бұрын

over 100 years for WW1

@magdump4456 6 күн бұрын

I just googled it and it says there are still 1.3 million missing German soldiers unaccounted for so I guess people will be finding German bodies until the end of time.

@magdump4456 6 күн бұрын

Google says 1.3 million German soldiers are still unaccounted for so unfortunately they will be finding them until the end of time.

@FYMASMD 5 күн бұрын

Not surprising

@ACAdventures 6 күн бұрын

Thank you Mike, for the huge respect you express! Thanks for handling it respectfully and reporting it. Now he can finally rest in peace🙏🏻

@clovergrass9439 19 сағат бұрын

Nothing but honor and respect for those fallen and not defending that country.

@StevenMiller-cx4rr 19 сағат бұрын

80 years later you’re the first human hands to touch the rifle parts. I am so glad I found this channel, it’s kinda strange to hear a French accent on a German battlefield. Finding and reporting the remains of the lost is just incredible. I’m watching from Ohio USA 🇺🇸. Soo cool watching from the other side of the world 🌎!

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 16 сағат бұрын

Thanks for dropping by and for your nice comment. i’ve been mistaken for many nationalities but never French! lol I’m actually Dutch but from German decent. So no French blood here. But again thank for watching the video, appreciate you.

@maikstein269 7 күн бұрын

Schöne funde und danke für das sehr gute Verhalten im Falle des gefallenen soldaten! Möge er in Frieden Ruhen! Danke fürs zeigen 👍

@ModelTrainOutsider 7 күн бұрын

Everything you guys do and have done is respectful and interesting, if not sad at times. You do not ever know that anyone is there when you dig. You always handle it with class and proper authority. Anyone who complains is just a clown.

@derdurchblicker5096 3 күн бұрын

Danke das ihr mit unseren Gefallenen ehrenvoll umgeht. Das ist nicht selbstverständlich. Danke. Im Tot (und Verwundung) gibt es keine Feinde. Das habe ich von unseren Veteranen gelernt.

@pietervanrosse6560 5 күн бұрын

Super dat je ook even laat weten dat de gevallen soldaat daadwerkelijk ook is geborgen en een plaats heeft gekregen op een begraafplaats. Dat maakt onze hobby (het rondlopen met een metaaldetector) nog zinvoller en waardevoller. Helaas zijn er nog te veel "cowboys" die er een potje van maken...

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

Dank Pieter! Helaas zijn er inderdaad mensen die ze niet melden.

@Lehmi08. 7 күн бұрын

Wieder einmal ein top Video Mike, das mit dem gefallenen ist sehr respektvoll👍👍..Lg08

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

Danke Lehmi und danke fürs Zuschauen!

@sondelgeister 7 күн бұрын

Fantastic finds ! Great Intro Design. Good Video Mike ! Rest in peace for All under earth people

@garydonnelly8337 7 күн бұрын

Much respect, I appreciate what you do, thanks as always for sharing.

@michaelbronsteijn8492 5 күн бұрын

Vond het weer een geweldige video Mike ❤ Tot snel weer! Groetjes Mike 💛💚

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

bedankt! :-)

@britishmick 7 күн бұрын

Hi guys, love these digs you do!. I don’t have instagram, did the locket have pictures inside?

@matthewardison2541 7 күн бұрын

I like your History Traveler T-shirt, Mike!

@medic1627 7 күн бұрын

Greetings from the United Kingdom. Another brilliant video. The golden eagle cap badge is beautiful, and considering its age is in great shape. I'm glad you don't show any bodies you come across, it's enough to know they are there, and that they will be carefully removed, identified if possible and then laid to rest. The only thing that upsets me, is that the vast majority of those that are found or still to be found, will never be identified, will never have a grave with a name, and a family that will never know what happened to their loved one.

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 2 күн бұрын

No bodies only bone's

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 2 күн бұрын

Also they use DNA in identification

@medic1627 2 күн бұрын

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg Yes I know all that, even so many will never be identified, which is a shame.

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 2 күн бұрын

@@medic1627 everything goes in the sea sink's and dissolves the calcium from bone's to nothing.

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 2 күн бұрын

@@medic1627 becoming elemental again

@wadejustanamerican1201 3 күн бұрын

Thank you for showing respect for the dead.

@leonardonabinger 10 сағат бұрын

We still have in family 2 German soldiers MIA.

@jaakkoseppala6788 7 күн бұрын

I salute you Mike for the respect to fallen,my grandpa was mia in Winter war and newer found..

@bodge6886 7 күн бұрын

Fantastic finds and that rusted out helmet has quite possibly lay Undisturbed since the day it was dropped maybe in the heat of battle👍

@grilledjalapena 6 күн бұрын

OooOoOOoOooOo Another great video Iron Mike 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

lol thanks!

@russjohnson8228 7 күн бұрын

Absolutely great video

@jimmywr32 7 күн бұрын

great video mike

@johnnyappleseed79 7 күн бұрын

You can’t live without water! The woods look great. Hello from New Jersey

@nelsonbattis2763 6 күн бұрын

Kudos to you for respecting the dead

@IRONGUARD2503 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing with us! And thanks for beeing this respectful to these heroes. Keep going my friend. Greets, IG

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! Treated these guys with respect is the least we can do. The battle is long done for and these men deserve respect.

@davidbarton5438 4 күн бұрын

SS were not heroes

@Norsok92 7 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for your sensitive, respectful manner with the body. Question: Do u also report the dig tags? Might help solve something

@raveninblack 3 күн бұрын

Loved this. Good interesting finds. The finest respect to the dead soldier. I’m glad he is now resting in piece.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

thank you, appreciate your comment

@lucca04 7 күн бұрын

Come sempre un grande video per una ricerca professionale

@alainbroekema5000 7 күн бұрын

Mooie vondsten Mike !

@aatdk5264 7 күн бұрын

1:39 that Magazine. It looks like from Beretta M38A. first they came with a 20 round Magazine and then later a 30 round Magazine. good video I'm already looking forward to the next one to see what you find

@garylawless3608 7 күн бұрын

Hi Mike! Some great artefacts found in this location once again. I find it extremely sad that the soldier you found, has laid there for so long without anyone in his family knowing where he was, or what happened to him. I know it is not uncommon, particularly on what was known as the ‘Eastern Front’ when battles were so fluid, that circumstances would lead to this situation. However, it is uplifting to know that he is now in a place that recognises his sacrifice. It is unfortunate that his tags could not be found, so that his current family could be notified. The respect that you and your friends have shown this soldier is more than appropriate, it shows compassion and decency. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!

@davidlongley534 7 күн бұрын

Hello Mike new subscriber from Perth Western Australia

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

Thanks David! Appreciate the sub 🙂

@magdump4456 6 күн бұрын

That bent barrel was bent that way from heat due to it being fired non-stop.

@10mmnuck60 7 күн бұрын

Hello from Raleigh, NC

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

Hi! Thanks for dropping by

@chuckware8573 4 күн бұрын

Are you in the Grunewald? Back in the 80's we would train there but couldn't dig, beware of the grunepigs

@robertchubb5602 18 сағат бұрын

Very good and informative..I have SUBBED....Good luck to you all

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 16 сағат бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for the sub

@estebanp3957 Күн бұрын

Me gusta este tipo de videos, exelente.

@antonreindel7993 6 күн бұрын

My father fought his way through the forest to the Tangemunde Bridge with the remains of the 9th Army.

@pfdrtom 5 күн бұрын

Wow! Not many people survived the 9th Army's journey from Berlin/Halbe Pocket to the Elbe. I hope he lived to be a happy old man.

@claudiaberger9639 7 күн бұрын

Spannende Entdeckungen, wie immer auf diesem Kanal.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

Danke für anschauen Claudia!

@fokkoterpstra4762 3 күн бұрын

Goed gedaan Mike.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

bedankt!

@jastrowdigger1386 4 сағат бұрын

Hej Mike. I'm watching You from Poland. Great wideo!

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 сағат бұрын

Thank you my Polish friend ☺️

@redr1150r 7 күн бұрын

The little lens device ? Could it have been an indicator light assembly of some type ?

@cv9648 7 күн бұрын

Откапывать солдата нужно уметь! Это делают специально обученные люди. Доверяйте это дело им.

@jyrki7307 5 күн бұрын

I admire what you do and your respect for the fallen soldiers 💗

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. Appreciate that.

@ozarksurvivalsupply 7 күн бұрын

First magazine almost looked like a 20 round Thompson smg magazine or maybe a Reising smg magazine

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

That’s what I thought. Heavy rounds like .45 rounds but a thompson there on the eastern front?

@ozarksurvivalsupply 7 күн бұрын

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting could have been from US and UK Lend Lease

@praisebetoJesus_ 7 күн бұрын

⁠@@IronMikeMetaldetectingI believe it’s possible the soviets got some thompsons from the lend and lease program

@KevinSmith-yh6tl 7 күн бұрын

@@ozarksurvivalsupply You are correct,Sir.

@krtacct 5 күн бұрын

reisling mags are single feed

@gregoryburbage7906 6 күн бұрын

At 3:08 I believe it's part of a mg42 bipod leg I think

@IgorKravets81 6 күн бұрын

It is so funny when they say the condition is not too bad. In our region in Leningrad region that is considered really bad condition. And several hours to the north in Karelia - that level is considered fubar.

@johndodson4527 7 күн бұрын

Well spoken.salute.

@jackvanharten1634 4 күн бұрын

Die cap badge op zeker de mooiste vondst

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

Die is wel bijzonder inderdaad :-)

@butchbinion1560 5 күн бұрын

Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

you're welcome

@catu6499 7 күн бұрын

The metal part is the lower part and the mag well from à pps 43

@thomasbrown5081 7 күн бұрын

Hi mike great video lots of fines cant wait for your next video stay safe my friend 🙌👍👍👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@pfdrtom 5 күн бұрын

That sure looks like a 3 on the iron cross. If it is then that's an 1813 (first year ever issued) iron cross!!!

@pleplop3683 3 күн бұрын

No it is from ww2, on the back they have the year 1813 too

@rustyhuntersitaly 3 күн бұрын

The ** dog tag wasn't cavalry as you told but was mountain troops, so it would be probably 6th "Nord" Div.

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

Yeah it was S+S gebirgsjäger, but what I was trying to say in the video is that Raoul found a S+S cavalry dog tag a couple of months prior. You can see that in one of the previous videos.

@redr1150r 7 күн бұрын

Do you have any idea of what this area looked like pre war ? Has this become a pine tree plantation ? Do you consult with maps, or old battle diagrams before you search an area ?

@user-sz4sb8yt9h 7 күн бұрын

This is Grunewald area?

@ernestpaniagua1210 5 сағат бұрын

@@user-sz4sb8yt9hI was going to ask the same it looks familiar.

@ernestpaniagua1210 5 сағат бұрын

@@user-sz4sb8yt9h it looks familiar.

@ВячеславБелоцерковский Күн бұрын

Is it in Grunewald wood?😮

@alexandercurran8179 3 күн бұрын

What did you wipe on the dog tag that helped the lettering stand out better?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

S+S symbols (the two 'lightning' S's)

@alexandercurran8179 2 күн бұрын

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting no I mean, what was the liquid the was put on it that made it stand out? Water doesn’t usually work like that 😃

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

@@alexandercurran8179 probably a spit ball 😀

@ethanmcdowell9677 7 күн бұрын

3:12 is a PPsH-41 lower

@TimothyKepner 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for respecting the soldier and no matter what side he was on he was a brave gentleman. Rest in peace. His name will never come out but the one's of us that saw this video will remember him and that is very important, Thank you and your crew for being the respectful people that you are. God Bless You All

@user-sz4sb8yt9h 7 күн бұрын

Is it the Grunewald forest?😮

@fraudingenskirchen3909 Күн бұрын

This question is not answered.

@kingofsnakes404 5 күн бұрын

At 3:30 I Believe that is a part from a mp40

@thomasweatherford5125 6 күн бұрын

Well done with your level of respect for the fallen. Sadly, even when they’re identified, the people who knew and remembered these soldiers are many times also gone. 80 years is a very long time ago and it’s sad most of these families won’t ever get closure. Thank you for your videos Mike, they always make my day. If you’re ever in Seattle, there’s a meal and a few beers waiting for you. 🍻

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

Hi Thomas, thank you for your long time support and your kind words. It is sad to think that this guy passed away without his family ever got to know what had happened to him. I don't care which side this guy fought for, he was someone's son and his parents most have been devastated not seeing their son return from war. And thanks for the invite, if I'm ever in Seattle we'll most def. have a beer together! :)

@kurlandexpedition 3 күн бұрын

Weapon part was indeed from a PPSH

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

thank you

@trime1851 6 күн бұрын

A sad cemetery

@josephhughes3313 6 күн бұрын

So sad the war was over

@thomasmartin302 3 күн бұрын

Schönes Ringchen 😊 es fehlten Russen Knöpfe und Patronen Hülsen 😅

@Will-zh7re Күн бұрын

Does anyone know if you need a license to metal detect in a Forrest in Germany or a permit no matter what

@jjgreybeard 6 күн бұрын

I was wondering if you report this find to the authorities so they can properly bury this soldier?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

We did report the remains and the soldier was excavated and reburied at a military cemetary.

@gatosimple2354 2 күн бұрын

Pensaba que iban a recuperar osamentas de los caídos, pero nada, solo vestigios de armas, condecoraciones y no sé si esas fotos corresponden a los difuntos

@cirolamanna3873 6 күн бұрын

rip soldati . da quando faccio ricerca e il mio piu grade dramma e trovare dei resti che fortunatamente non mi e capitato un saluto da Salerno

@bobkirk942 7 күн бұрын

I use the garrett at pro cheers

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

great machine! Been using the AT pro for many years before I switched to the Garrett AT Max

@marksanchez3559 5 күн бұрын

The magazine is for a mp 35 or 28

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

thanks!

@johankan3757 7 күн бұрын

Trained with Gebirgsjäger. Have an edelweiss

@justinneill5003 2 күн бұрын

It must be a sobering experience when you discover human remains, but it’s good how you treat them with such respect. I’m just wondering about the insignia and badges, especially those of the Waffen SS; a soldier wouldn’t normally be so careless to drop a prized possession. Do you suppose they were maybe discarded deliberately, to avoid identification when capture or surrender became inevitable?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

Yes, you're correct. We have heard and read alot about the S+S soldiers discarded their ranks and ID's at the end. Because Soviet forces were ordered to shoot SS on sight but also after the war the Soviet forces removed the ID's from the German dead on purpose to 'punish' the Germans because of what they did. That way the loved ones never got to find out what happened to them.

@justinneill5003 2 күн бұрын

@@IronMikeMetaldetecting Thanks for the info. In terms of humanity that war was a race to the bottom!

@dikkevandale9041 5 күн бұрын

WHO is the man by the intro by the tree ?😂

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

Some creep probably

@kaiirrgang5622 5 күн бұрын

R.I.P

@UtopianMatt 2 күн бұрын

The part at 3:17 looks like a Thomspon body

@anxomillaraveiga9404 13 сағат бұрын

poor man R I P

@dorotahajduk8426 9 күн бұрын

Niemcem który walczył za "ojczyzne " a raczej za pana z wonsem

@petergalli2001 16 сағат бұрын

Respeto.

@MarianVoda 6 күн бұрын

1:50 Beretta M38 magazin

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

Indeed, why didnt I think of that :-) Thanks!

@Vicforvictory Күн бұрын

Dat is een lens van een microscoop ik heb hem hier liggen

@walsch80 7 күн бұрын

I would know the name and surname of this fallen S.S....

@fredsierink2738 6 күн бұрын

Was de foto van de persoon in kwestie?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

Nee, een voorbeeld om het Krimschildje goed in beeld te kunnen brengen (hoe het gedragen werd)

@stefanvandervliet5687 7 күн бұрын

Look at the black GHOST left side behind the tree in the beginning of the video !

@lucianopolato8585 7 күн бұрын

Is the black line behind the Tres?

@ddouglas3687 7 күн бұрын

Lol. Dang! :43-:51 Looks like someone is hiding? Jeff or Raul hiding from the camera man! You see the camera man pan right to keep the person behind the tree from being seen but he didn't pan right enough lol. Not a ghost!

@bobstacey9311 5 күн бұрын

Squirrel

@Bass59 3 күн бұрын

If it's possible could you let me know thank you

@janb.2025 5 күн бұрын

Why is it forbidden for me as a German to dig in a forest but people from netherland come and bring lots of equipment and stay for hours and days, digging hole after hole and if you ask them, they tell me to pi$$ off? If I did that and got caught by a forester, my home would be raided and I would probably be sent to jail or sentenced to a fine of 1000s of Euros. Don't misunderstand me, I really appreciate your work, but I think we should have equal rights for everyone in Germany. I know many interesting places, but the more I found, the more I had to hide from other people that might call the police.

@baqaqipekhebi7148 5 күн бұрын

I have a few questions: Don’t you worry about finding an unexploded bomb? And what do you do with all this stuff? And do you inform the Russian Embassy when you find Soviet soldiers? Do they even care or they just leave them like they abandon their soldiers in Ukraine?

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 4 күн бұрын

Bombs are reported to the kampfmittelraumdienst (German Bombsquad) and I don't clear the remains myself, so I don't do the whole recovery proces. But I know that they are reported to the right authorities when they the deceased has an ID on him. What happens after that I don't know.

@holgervitt8175 6 күн бұрын

Roual is the iron men😅

@stephaniecarlson525 7 күн бұрын

Hello from Ohio

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 7 күн бұрын

hi! Stephanie. Thanks for watching

@KawasakiVersys-bt8cc 7 сағат бұрын

Always awful .The brother of my grand farher falled in march 1915 ,in the Vosges mountains with the french chasseurs alpins... In the sectot of HArtsmannwillerkopf, Reichtakerkopf... Called HWK, this mountain is called mangeuse d'hommes, mens eaters. The fights with german were crazy, and the chasseurs alpins were called blue devils by them. The fighrs were so terrible that canadians dogs were imported to bring materials, bring injured people to infermeries ..The températures were often under 20 degrees .. My grandfather made his possible to bring his body back in the pyrenean mountains near spain. He succeeded. One day, he said to my father ... I think that the body in the coffin is perhaps not from our family... 🥴 After all, when he spoke about german prisonners during WWI orWWII, we understood he had no hate with regular guys of this army .

@Bass59 3 күн бұрын

Just a question do you got like I see artifacts from the German officers and stuff like that see I'm into the war artifacts including the American civil war what you know the history on that is I like collecting war artifacts I got a couple of civil war musket balls is there a way I could get artifacts from world war II like German artifacts American artifacts is there a way to get some of them cuz I live in New York lichen offices of patch pins so if you can can you let me know it's like I said I'm an American civil war re-enactor I like collecting a couple of things history is important

@IronMikeMetaldetecting 2 күн бұрын

We hardly sell anything but I know a Dutch dealer that sells artifacts (like the ones we find). just google 'Rocksteady Militaria'. Dealer's name is Bas, he's a good guy and does World Wide shipping.