Helmets in Stalingrad

[KRIM 1944]

[KRIM 1944]

[KRIM 1944]

[Hummel]

Pi Bunker in Don Steppe..

[Kesselberg]

Super cool.

[M3A1Mats]

Very nice find!!

[mcmike]

Hole in ID tag...

the half ID tag shows a clear hole puncture at the break. Looks like a grouping of personal items. Nice find!

[Hummel]

Regiment stab Romanian 20 infantry Division,West Stalingrad.

[sniper11]

Really enjoyed viewing the finds thanks for sharing.
Troy

[iguana15]

Sometimes we might forget the horrors associated with our helmets and other collectibles. This brings it back into focus for me. Looking at my helmet shelf a little differently right now. Immeasurable respect is due the men and women of that era.

OK back to playing with my fun helmets!

[Hummel]

German Airfield.

[Kesselberg]

Living the dream so darn cool. I tried magnet fishing some creeks before but never dug.

[JanC]

Very cool helmet. I’m stunned by the condition of it after all these years in the earth. Very special with the name and FP number.
Would love to have it 😉

👍🏻

[nutmeg]

How did you clean it so nicely?

[TWS]

Fantastic finds Hummel. I think it would be quite thrilling to find and recover and study items from Stalingrad. Before anyone jumps on that, I would be seeking battlefield discarded equipment, not trying to find graves - and if I found one I would stop digging and report it.


I visited Volgograd way back in December of 2000. No time or connections to attempt to discover anything myself, but I did get my guide to help me find a shop selling some local finds so I could bring back mementos of my trip for my collection.