To stay a bit in the Stalingrad mindset, I will show you some other things from my collection that I value a lot, despite their poor condition and the low price I payd on them. It’s a lot of 2 “Patents” given to the same soldier, member of the 37th…
Tag: ww2
Metal detecting in Romania
Small Metal Detecting outing in the Targu Frumos Area – WW2
This spring I went again in the Targu Frumos area where, last year, I found the German mess tin with the nice bullet holes in it. Some Wehrmacht small relics were to be found again, like the backpack strap buclkes, but mostly, I found lots of Russian Army…
Metal detecting in Romania
Romanian Veteran’s story sends us right to WW2 battlefield
As always, reading a lot gets you closer to great metal detecting spots. Recently I’ve finished reading a book by Dan Ramf – “Our grandparents, our heroes”, a book full of war memories gathered from Romanian WW2 Veterans. The main interest for me was first of all learning more about…
Metal detecting in Romania
JASSY AREA 1944 – PART 3 – LATE AUTUMN DIG
Last autumn, in December, went back metal detecting in the area where I found the Sherman Tank lid and had the luck to find some nice items, even though the area has been searched very heavily in the last years. In this outing I found another cool Wehrmacht personal items…
Metal detecting in Romania
Jassy – Kishinev Offensive area 1944 – Part 1 – Personal Items
Got the chance to go and dig in the Jassy area where, in 1944, the Red Army tried in the sping and succeded in autumn to break the Axis front. Lots of interesting personal stuff, and check out the Sherman Tank lid I found near Jassy.
Metal detecting in Romania
Boteni Airfield (Titu, Dambovita)
On Boteni airfiled, also known as Titu, the Luftwaffe 3./JG 4 was stationed from August util November 1943, and from June to July was used by the Romanian VII Fighter Group. Rated for bombers, it had an unpaved runway, a medium curved roof hangar and a workshop, the cement foundation…
