1. This is what they would have looked like.
2. This a how they were worn by the Russian NCO's.
1. Site were the remains of several Russian soldiers were found. Judging by the haphazard placement of bones, I'd guess that these guys took a direct mortar or artillery hit.
2. Same as above - cropped, showing bones and a Russian helmet.
3. Same.
4. Various German items.
5. Russian "Order of the Patriotic War" medal.
6. As the above would look brand new.
1. A broken German stick grenade, paint and lettering on explosive head still intact.
2. Well preserved German MG42 and the remains of a rifle.
3. Russian helmet with 2 bullet holes.
4. Warped German ID tag.
5. Small pit yielding alot of ammo and what look like jars.
6. A small German battle map. These were often kept rolled up in a small metal cylinder for easy concealment.
1. This is what that pistol would have looked like without all the corrosion and missing pieces.
1. German helmets, artillery and mortar shells, German mess kits, wine bottle and a Russian PPS41 machine gu.
2. German K98 Mauser rifle sticking out of the mud in a dig hole.
3. Russian helmets, ammo, grenade, gas mask and an artillery shell casing.
4. Relic hunter poses with the skeletal remains of a German soldier, holding a fragment of the skull.
5. Rifle cartridges still in their cartons.
6. Remains of a soldier appear during a dig.
2. This a how they were worn by the Russian NCO's.
1. Site were the remains of several Russian soldiers were found. Judging by the haphazard placement of bones, I'd guess that these guys took a direct mortar or artillery hit.
2. Same as above - cropped, showing bones and a Russian helmet.
3. Same.
4. Various German items.
5. Russian "Order of the Patriotic War" medal.
6. As the above would look brand new.
1. A broken German stick grenade, paint and lettering on explosive head still intact.
2. Well preserved German MG42 and the remains of a rifle.
3. Russian helmet with 2 bullet holes.
4. Warped German ID tag.
5. Small pit yielding alot of ammo and what look like jars.
6. A small German battle map. These were often kept rolled up in a small metal cylinder for easy concealment.
1. This is what that pistol would have looked like without all the corrosion and missing pieces.
2. German K98 Mauser rifle sticking out of the mud in a dig hole.
3. Russian helmets, ammo, grenade, gas mask and an artillery shell casing.
4. Relic hunter poses with the skeletal remains of a German soldier, holding a fragment of the skull.
5. Rifle cartridges still in their cartons.
6. Remains of a soldier appear during a dig.
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