Tag: World War II
After 79 years, a motor ship “Armenia” was found at the bottom of the Black Sea
The Soviet ship Armenia was sunk by two torpedoes launched by a German bomber near the Crimea in 1941. It was only just found in 2020. ... Read More
1914–15 Star
1914–15 Star - established in 1918 to reward those who served between August 5, 1914 and December 31, 1915 at the military theaters of the First ... Read More
125-mm Soviet AMPULOMET
125-mm Soviet ampulomet was the only model of an ampulomet mass-produced in the USSR. It was widely used with varying success by the Red Army ... Read More
World War II Victory Medal
World War II Victory Medal - was established by the Congress Act on July 6, 1945. Its the design was approved by the Minister of ... Read More
Giant Artillery Dugout (16 photos, 2 videos)
We found this dugout during the last digging. It was an unusual size (very large compared to the rest that we found). As usual, the ... Read More
BK-31 armored boat raised from the bottom of the Volga river
BK-31 - an armored boat of the Volga military flotilla, which took part in the Battle of Stalingrad. From July 24 to December 17, 1942, ... Read More
Incredible finds from the German dugout. (15 photos)
It was a warm and sunny day in August. We arrived at a German position. 70 years ago, Wehrmacht troops were stationed here. I immediately ... Read More
Found T-34 trophy tank from Estonia swamps (8 photos+2 videos)
In 1999, a Soviet abandoned tank T-34 dating back to World War II was found in a swamp in northeast Estonia. The tank was raised ... Read More
Found Tank T-34 from the bottom of the lake (17 photos)
In 2006, a T-34 abandoned destroyed tank was found by divers near the village of Zelenkino. It was located 90 meters into the lake and ... Read More
Cross “For Military Merit”
The Cross of Military Merit (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) is a German military cross/badge established by Adolf Hitler on October 18, 1939 (on the anniversary of the ... Read More
Holocaust General. The grave of Hitler’s “butcher” was opened in Berlin
Reinhard Heydrich was one of the initiators of the "final solution of the Jewish question" (Photo: WIKI) As BBC reports unknown people in Berlin uncovered ... Read More
The story of one flask.
A few weeks ago I finished the excavation season, because winter had already come, and the soil was as hard as asphalt. But the thought ... Read More
Basics of stripping remains of the soldiers.
Search and establishment of the names of soldiers who died during the Second World War II is conducted according to certain rules. Among them, I ... Read More
They returned from the war.
This particular morning, our camp buzzing at dawn. The night before, our team leader announced that local residents had confirmed a site within the nearby ... Read More
22 forgotten lives.
World War II left an indelible mark upon the history of Ukraine. Millions of human destinies, both past and present, are connected with the most ... Read More